http://www.traveller24.com/News/Flights/update-cape-towns-new-runway-approved-20180201

 

16 minutes ago, ErichB said:

http://www.traveller24.com/News/Flights/update-cape-towns-new-runway-approved-20180201

 

Assuming we still have water! 

1 minute ago, Peter Webber said:

Assuming we still have water! 

Yeah, let's not even go there.    The first time a city has ever run out of water.  Cities in deserts don't even run out of water.  Viva Africa.

15 minutes ago, ErichB said:

Yeah, let's not even go there.    The first time a city has ever run out of water.  Cities in deserts don't even run out of water.  Viva Africa.

I intend to use my pool as a personal "reservoir"! Shhhh..don't tell the neighbours!! Anyway, back to the topic. Good news indeed. Nico from NMG will have to upgrade his scenery!

Just now, Peter Webber said:

Nico from NMG will have to upgrade his scenery!

I wish Nico would update his scenery design techniques.  It's primitive by modern standards of scenery design where everyone else has moved on.  

 

 

6 minutes ago, ErichB said:

I wish Nico would update his scenery design techniques.  It's primitive by modern standards of scenery design where everyone else has moved on.  

 

 

Agree...but other developers have not caught on yet that there's a huge market down here so that's all we have for now..someone will hopefully realise and fill the gap and their business accounts at the same time....and I'm sure expats would also love some decent scenery...

Just now, Peter Webber said:

Agree...but other developers have not caught on yet that there's a huge market down here..someone will hopefully realise and fill the gap and their business accounts at the same time....and I'm sure expats would also love some decent scenery...

It's not that no-one has caught on, as the failure of Aerosoft's Johannesburg project can testify too.  Very difficult to get Zuma's government officials at the airport or ACSA to provide any support and provide any airport related information or allow access for photography.    Unless of course you hand them a bag of cash - which might get them off their backsides.. 

52 minutes ago, ErichB said:

It's not that no-one has caught on, as the failure of Aerosoft's Johannesburg project can testify too.  Very difficult to get Zuma's government officials at the airport or ACSA to provide any support and provide any airport related information or allow access for photography.    Unless of course you hand them a bag of cash - which might get them off their backsides.. 

Or send one of the Gupta bro's. They can access any airport, even military bases...

Aeroworx's freeware South African scenery for FSX & FS9 look FAR better. Railway lines, pylons & wind farms as as mesh work very well.

Cape Town looks great.

2 minutes ago, Wobbie said:

Aeroworx's freeware South African scenery for FSX & FS9 look FAR better. Railway lines, pylons & wind farms as as mesh work very well.

Cape Town looks great.

I have all of the Aeroworx addons installed.  LC, Mesh, harbour, non-airport scenery, dams and vector data, Ysterplaat, the refinery.    CT does look good with it, especially the mountain.   Although, the mountain textures still look very brown (granite looks more blue from a distance) so that's annoying.

 

Me too, somehow, in FS9, I've ended up with 'sand banks' around the Milnerton area & also in the harbour.

I'm using Howards 'The Natural World' for my ground textures. Looks far better.

http://biggles11.wixsite.com/the-natural-world/about

& have dropped an aircraft carrier into Tablebay harbour to practice carrier landings with an Impala. (with our Impala simulator)

 

 

1 hour ago, Wobbie said:

 have dropped an aircraft carrier into Tablebay harbour to practice carrier landings 

 

 

That's brilliant!    

Try touch and go's with 1722 :)

I've flight-simmed into Cape Town several times over the years, and I guess the sim airport will also need updating someday.      

Don't know if they have one, but Cape Town would seem to be the ideal location for a de-salination plant.  Even Tampa  Bay, Florida has one (non-nuke), and they usually have enough water available thru rainfall.  (But their population has grown considerably).  

   

 

10 minutes ago, overspeed3 said:

I've flight-simmed into Cape Town several times over the years, and I guess the sim airport will also need updating someday.      

Don't know if they have one, but Cape Town would seem to be the ideal location for a de-salination plant.  Even Tampa  Bay, Florida has one (non-nuke), and they usually have enough water available thru rainfall.  (But their population has grown considerably).  

   

 

Cape Town's population has been booming for years.  In fact, it was forcecast about 20 years ago that the city would run short of water if existing infrastructure capacity was not increased.  Well, that day has come. 

The government too busy stealing money and driving fancy cars to be be concerned with issues regarding government and stability. 

This is typically why half of Africa is arriving on European shores in boats.

 

South Africa, have 2 great friends there that i met in Angola, very good reminds i have from Africa!

Impressive that photo on the article!