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Power lines

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Do you think they will have power lines on the power towers? I hope so! :unsure:

Edited by jpc55

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33 minutes ago, jpc55 said:

Do you think they will have power lines on the power towers? I hope so! :unsure:

Don't have your answer. Can't remember seen in official videos. But as Asobo claimed FS2020 will be VFR ready, I can't imagine not using this very common landmark. Power lines, what-ever-tower (obstacle), windturbine... the list of VFR landmark is long.

 

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Well, I don't think we will get it.

Often, the transport and distribution network is a strategic data, so unlikely to be open source and it's about the most difficult thing to render using photogrammetry.

Edit : On OSM outdoor map, you can see some transport lines, so we might get some

 

Edited by bendead

39 minutes ago, bendead said:

Edit : On OSM outdoor map, you can see some transport lines, so we might get some

High tension power lines are a common feature in default X-Plane scenery, based on the same OSM data used for roads and rail lines. It shouldn't be that difficult to add as an layer on top of the MSFS scenery data.

One potential problem would be seeing 2D images of transmission towers in the ortho image underneath the 3D autogen towers. Maybe Azure AI can handle that, as an automated function where if the OSM data exists for major power lines, the same area underneath is automatically scrubbed and filled with nearby texture. 

Edited by Paraffin

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Dominique

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I hope so. One of my favorite lessons for dead stick landings was how deadly and sneaky power lines could be. ESPECIALLY at night; they'll single handedly make or break your emergency landing.

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It's better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air, than in the air wishing you were on the ground.

4 minutes ago, WestAir said:

I hope so. One of my favorite lessons for dead stick landings was how deadly and sneaky power lines could be. ESPECIALLY at night; they'll single handedly make or break your emergency landing.

Power lines show up in a significant number of helicopter accidents too, day or night. 

So it's not just eye candy for increased immersion -- it's a real-world aviation hazard that should ideally be included in every flight sim. Although, it probably does cause a CPU hit if the lines are calculated with collision boxes. They don't trigger a collision in X-Plane, probably for performance reasons. 

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