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Hey all,

 

After two weeks solid flying in Orbx NorCal, I need a change !

 

Prior to that, I was flying exclusively in Alaska over the winter, so now I want a break from snowy textures, and I want some SUN!

 

Therefore I'm headed for a few weeks virtual flying in the Caribbean.  My base will be FlyTampa St. Maarten, (including Saba and St.Barts).  

 

I also own FlyTamps Grenadines, so will be flying there too, but can you give me any other recommendation for good quality sceneries for the Caribbean?  (payware or good quality freeware) ?

 

Thanks :smile:

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For the Caribbean, look for scenery by Art Poole.  I think he has done some really nice stuff for Florida and the Caribbean.

 

You will also want to install Ultimate Terrain Tropical America and Caribbean.  This payware improves coastlines and puts islands where they are supposed to be, not where MS just banged them in.  Art's scenery is generally built with UT Tropical in mind.

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Yes I have all those, to really provide an eye-candy feast of island hopping flying! I have the Flight 1 Islander and Aerosoft Twin Otter ... I am ready for anything ...

 

With so many layers of scenery though, there were a couple of complications I had to overcome.

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Dave,

 

A good area to fly.  Suggest visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico.  While LatinVFR completes its scenery project for TJSJ, BluePrint Simulations has freeware scenery to tie you over.  You could invest in ImagineSim TSJS scenery, but it's a legacy product, making waiting for LatinVFR the better choice... unless you just can't wait.   :rolleyes:

 

Have fun.

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The best TJSJ is made by Imaginesim. I never thought I'd say "the best & Imaginesim" together. :lol:  But, their patch makes TJSJ awesome.

 

I have a collection of Caribben airports and sceneries icluding freeware and payware airports by TaziGate.

 

Dave, let me know if you want me to make a list.

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Barbados - Grantley Adams Int'l (TBPB/BGI) from Blueprint Simulations for FSX/FS9. Beautifully done airport with great attention to detail and a lush tropical ambience. And it's free! Get it here.

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Of course you have to do some WinAir flights. TNCM - TFFJ - TNCM - SABA - TNCM - TNCE - TNCM.

TNCE St. Eustatius is a nice little freeware photo scenery and airport found here in the library as 

 

"fsx_st-eustatius_photo_scenery-photoreal_tower_and_terminal.zip"

 

by Harald Sandvik
 
Do some Caribbean Airlines 737-800 real life routes too, between TTPP - TNCM - MKJS - TNCM - TTPP
 
Latin VFR has TTPP/MKJS and while they are older they still suffice. (TTPP is the better of the two IMO).
 
You could even do American Airlines route KMIA - TNCM - KMIA (KMIA V2 is also by Latin VFR and very well done)

 

Be sure to check out some LIAT flights too, while I was there (TNCM) a couple years back I seen a bunch of LIAT DH8's coming and going. LIAT do not use the Q400 but I did see a livery for LIAT and the Q400 here in the library.

 

Do you have a Maddog? Both Dutch Antilles Express and Insel Airlines fly MD-80's into and out of TNCM.

 

I know Insel Air has a route TNCM - MTPP - TNCM and the payware MTPP by Spectre is a nice scenery that flew in under the radar and is not well known, while it does not include anything off airport it is a fantastic rendition of MTPP.

 

That should keep you busy Dave

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I have a whole lot of good Caribbean scenery from the Avsim Library authored by Paul Wheeler and named PW Sceneries there are several volumes. However, it may have been lost when the Avsim library got hacked a few years ago.

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I breezed through this post...and even if they've already been suggested...Taxi2Gate has come out with 2 very high quality Carribean addons, on par with their high end releases of KMCO and MMMX recently:

 

George F. L. Charles TLPC: http://secure.simmarket.com/taxi2gate-george-f.-l.-charles-airport-saint-lucia-fsx.phtml

 

E. T. Joshua TVSV: http://secure.simmarket.com/taxi2gate-e.t.-joshua-airport-saint-vincent-fsx.phtml

 

Both are fantastic hops to FT Grenadines or to eachother.

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Wow, I clearly chose the right area :lol: .... I'm amazed how much FREE stuff is out there (and thanks for the recommendations of it, as I didn;t know about most of it), for the Caribbean.

 

I must admit, for the last day I've just been having a blast flying between FlyTampa TNCM, TFFJ and TNCM/SABA (although the latter isn't in the Reality XP database... shock horror! :lol:)

 

I'm about to start checking out all the other recommendations today though. :cool:

 

I visited St. Maarten for real in 2003; to attend the wedding of two Cirque du soleil trapeze artists :smile: .. Flew in on an Air France 747 from Paris.  I also had my first Honeymoon in 2006 in Antigua, so I'm interested in any good sceneries for there, so I can revisit in the FS world.

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