Are P3D Airports Updated To Their Current Configurations?

[ivo09 23]

Many things in the airports have changed since FSX. Does P3D include new airports runways and such? Thanks.

[sgreen91 182]

No,  still uses the same data as FSX (2006 circa).

[LHookins 3,103]

KORL has been upgraded to a high definition airport and is somewhat different than the FSX version.  There may be others.  All other airports I've landed at so far have been the same as stock FSX.

 

Hook

[ivo09 23]

Its kind of disappointing that they are still using 10 year old data. KORD for example has underwent major construction and so have many other airports. Would the AVSIM files that fixed FSX work for P3D?

[mgh 89]

Lockheed Martin's philosopy has decided that people who really need updated airports will be prepared to buy them - that applies to other aspects such as  navaids etc and even aircraft.

[RoboRay 126]

Honestly, considering their primary target audience, that's a reasonable philosophy to take.  Most of their users will need just a small subset of the available airports updated, and they will either do it themselves, contract someone to do it for them, or buy an off-the-shelf product that already meets their needs.

[mgh 89]

Exactly, P3D isn't intended for the consumer market.

[twharrell 38]

I think LM is leaving the airports up to the many developers that are already doing it.  Every payware developer I know of includes P3D installers in their releases, and almost every FSX freeware airport you can get from the library will work just fine in P3D.

 

Todd

[vonmar 122]

Its kind of disappointing that they are still using 10 year old data. KORD for example has underwent major construction and so have many other airports. Would the AVSIM files that fixed FSX work for P3D?

 

I have a KORD for FSX by Ray Smith.. I will give it a try in P3D V2.2 today.

 

Edit :

Initially the airport showed up but one terminal building was missing .. just jetways there in mid air ... so no, it did not work.

Turns out I needed to add another install file .. missed it first time .. so I will install it and test it again now.

 

Quick check, go the jetways and terminal buildings but :

Missing taxi ways!

 

So, no it is not working like in FSX ... Darn!

[twharrell 38]

Taxiways will work. Do you know how to use Airport Design Editor? There is a known issue with taxiway flags in FSX that prevents them from being drawn in P3D. Install ADE then make sure it is in P3D mode (you'll be prompted everytime the ptogram is opened). Open up the AFCAD then recompile. Taxiways should appear after doing that.

 

Todd

[vonmar 122]

Taxiways will work. Do you know how to use Airport Design Editor? There is a known issue with taxiway flags in FSX that prevents them from being drawn in P3D. Install ADE then make sure it is in P3D mode (you'll be prompted everytime the ptogram is opened). Open up the AFCAD then recompile. Taxiways should appear after doing that.

 

Todd

 

Todd,

Thanks for the "how to" ... no, I have never done the ADE edit/recompile although I do have ADE 1.61 installed for a long time now and have used it to check out Afcads.

 

I will reinstall into Ray's KORD into P3D V2.2 and then give the ADE editing/recompile a try.

 

This is what I see prior to editing:

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/90gr2onrxi79cg3/ORD-NoTaxi.JPG

[Brian Doney 127]

I have a KORD for FSX by Ray Smith.. I will give it a try in P3D V2.2 today.

 

Edit :

Initially the airport showed up but one terminal building was missing .. just jetways there in mid air ... so no, it did not work.

Turns out I needed to add another install file .. missed it first time .. so I will install it and test it again now.

 

Quick check, go the jetways and terminal buildings but :

Missing taxi ways!

 

So, no it is not working like in FSX ... Darn!

 

 

Try this if ya like, just a recompiled version of the FSX one I uploaded.

 

Here is the project file for direct editing in ADE.

 

[vonmar 122]

Brian,

 

Got your files.

Will have a look now.

Thanks.

[vonmar 122]

Brian,

 

Got your two scenery files into P3D V2.2 ok.

 

But, in the airport selection .. runway dropdown box only 4 of the runways are listed.

 

Top down view shows all runways and so does ADE when I look at your bgl.

 

 

Was I supposed to use that project file ? I missed something?

[Brian Doney 127]

Brian,

 

Got your two scenery files into P3D V2.2 ok.

 

But, in the airport selection .. runway dropdown box only 4 of the runways are listed.

 

Top down view shows all runways and so does ADE when I look at your bgl.

 

 

Was I supposed to use that project file ? I missed something?

 

Ahh yes...when you close a runway for takeoff, it has long been recommended to also delete the start location in the AFD file as well.

 

In fact, ADE will specifically highlight this when running an error check.

 

The runways are otherwise fully operational/utilized, they just will not show in the selection menu as a start option, as they are configured as landing-only.