December 15, 20178 yr Can anyone comment on how well Sim720's Santa Barbara and McClellan airports work with Orbx SoCal? I know that Orbx had announced KSBA, but for now it seems to be a dead project. It would be nice to have a GA reliever airport in the San Diego area as well. With Sim720's Christmas sale these two together would be 25% off. They advertise compatibility with MSE and Orbx Global, but not the full-fat SoCal region. Orbx' compatibility forum references a patch for McClellan, but the link to it is dead. Any thoughts much appreciated, Scott
December 15, 20178 yr Hi Scott, I have Palomar but when researching prior to purchase - I remember extremely critical posts about their Santa Barbara product... I haven't tried Palomar in v4 and I don't have SOCAL - that said - it was OK in v3 with Global - nothing really to write home about - after a cursory look and a few times around the pattern - I don't think I ever went back... LOL - I thought I recalled posts about ORBX Santa Barbara - then nothing... Regards, Scott
December 15, 20178 yr I own Sim720 Santa Barbara. It looks fine and does integrate well into SCA (color etc.), however, it was only marinally usable until Prepar3d3. While performance got a certain boost with Prepar3d4 (as did all sceneries), it's still at the lower end, even more considering the airport is not in the EGLL class. I don't think the ORBX version is dead. It has been a project of Misha Cajic https://fselite.net/originals/developer-month/developer-month-orbx-developer-misha-cajic/ That's from spring. From memory I recall he needed some time for school later, then he completed Dubrovnik and KSBA schould be his current project. Personally, I would wait for the ORBX version at that point. Or you may ask at their forum with a 5% chance to get an answer. Kind regards, Michael Intel i7-13700K / AsRock Z790 / Crucial 32 GB DDR 5 / ASUS RTX 4080OC 16GB / BeQuiet ATX 1000W / WD m.2 NVMe 2TB (System) / WD m.2 NVMe 4 TB (MSFS) / WD HDD 10 TB / XTOP+Saitek hardware panel / LG 34UM95 3440 x 1440 / HP Reverb 1 (2160x2160 per eye) / Win 11
December 15, 20178 yr Hi Scott, One follow up - if you don't have Turbulent Designs "Big Bear" or 29Palms "Twentynine Palms" - they are both top shelf and a must buy for anyone interested in SOCAL flying... Both are incredible... Regards, Scott
December 15, 20178 yr Author Thanks to both of you for the comments. Yeah, I recall people weren't hugely complimentary about SBA. The problem is, it fills a nice hole in that part of CA. Back when I used Blue Sky photoscenery, I had a fairly nice freeware version designed to work with that photoscenery but I don't want to go that route anymore. Michael, I strongly agree that I'd rather wait for Orbx - it's just that it has been so long... Scott - yes I do have both Big Bear and Twentynine Palms and I completely agree. They're both absolutely top tier sceneries. I wish the 29Palms guys would do more US airports, and Turbulent have shot to the top of the pile in terms of developers who's work is almost an automatic buy for me. I've also been enjoying KIDA from them as well as 2O3. I don't have KMBS as that's simply not a part of the country I fly in. Scott
December 15, 20178 yr Hi Scott, I just bought McClellan Palomar from Sim720 today and it works perfectly with ORBX SoCal. : ) The control panel of the airport has a SoCal compatibility bullet option. Simulators: Prepar3D v5.4 | X-Plane 12 | DCS World | MSFS 2024 | PC Hardware: Dell U3417W | AMD Ryzen 7 9800 X3D | ASUS TUF 5070 Ti | ASUS TUF B580 Plus Wifi | G.Skill Z5 Neo 64GB 3000Mhz CL30 | Samsung 990 Pro 2TB + 970 EVO Plus 1TB + 860 EVO 2TB + 850 EVO 1TB, Western Digital Black Caviar Black 6TB | Corsair RM1000i | Corsair 280 Titan RX | VRM Fan | Fractal Design Define S2 Gunmetal | Flight Controls: Fulcrum One Yoke | Virpil VPC WarBRD Base | Virpil VPC MongoosT-50CM Grip, Thrustmaster Warthog+F/A-18C Grip | VIER IM POTT Sidestick CPT Side | Thrustmaster TPR Rudder Pedals | Virtual Fly TQ6+Throttle Quadrant | Sismo B737 Max Gear Lever | Monsterteck Desk Mounts | WINWING EfisL+FCU+MCDU | My fleet catalog: Link
December 15, 20178 yr Author 1 hour ago, Daedalus said: I just bought McClellan Palomar from Sim720 today and it works perfectly with ORBX SoCal. : ) The control panel of the airport has a SoCal compatibility bullet option. Excellent. Glad to hear they've added direct support, but a bit surprised it isn't mentioned on their web pages. Thanks for letting me know! Scott
December 15, 20178 yr 41 minutes ago, tttocs said: Excellent. Glad to hear they've added direct support, but a bit surprised it isn't mentioned on their web pages. Thanks for letting me know! Scott I was never impressed with the Sim720 photos of their own KSBA. On the other hand, there's a pretty good freeware version I used a while back. Pretty nice. There was a rumour Orbx was going to make a version a while back. Gregg Seipp "A good landing is when you can walk away from the airplane. A great landing is when you can reuse it." i9 64GB RAM, GTX-5090
December 15, 20178 yr Author 33 minutes ago, Gregg_Seipp said: I was never impressed with the Sim720 photos of their own KSBA. On the other hand, there's a pretty good freeware version I used a while back. Pretty nice. There was a rumour Orbx was going to make a version a while back. I used that freeware version a while back as well (in fact, I think you're the one who put me on to it) - but it's really matched to photoscenery and would likely look pretty rough with SoCal. As Michael notes above, there's still hope for an Orbx release, so I think I'll forget about the Sim720 version for now. Still on the fence about McClellan, but at least I now know it's SoCal compatible. Scott
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