Anyone knows what I need as a prerequisite if I buy ORBX KHAF? I own TE NC, do I have to also buy NA NC as stated on their Website?

https://orbxdirect.com/product/khaf

 

As stated on their website I would then have installed: NA NC, TE NC and KHAF.

 

Same goes for 1WA6 in Washington and a lot of other airports.

 

Karl

Karl,

No, if you have Nor Cal True Earth that has everything the previous NA NC has and more so no need to buy NA NC as well.

In fact this whole issue of “needing “ the likes of NA NC to use the orbx  airports in regions came to a head a year or so ago , highlighted by frooglesim on YouTube.

The upshot is you don’t actually “ need “ the region , it’s just that the airport will blend in visually and topographically better if you do have it, that’s all. So it is really just a recommendation, not a requirement.

I have to say though having orbx airports blend in perfectly with TE makes for an absolutely gorgeous experience. I really do love their work.

A question: I have 890gb left on my HD and when I try to install true earth Northern Cal I am getting an error message that I have not enough disk space. I thought the requirement os about 210GB? Can you help Please?

 

Thanks

 

Bernd

I think this has something to do with the location where the downloaded files are before unzipping and installation. Your best solution is to reach out to the official support at the Orbx forums.

Already owning Norcal TE for X-pane I was  hesitant to purchase the P3D version because as was initially  seen with the P3D release of TE GB south there was a large performance difference between the way the two platforms handled the scenery.

However having both XP and P3D versions of the UK volumes of TE that disparity  now seems to have been addressed.

I've just pressure tested my newly installed  P3D NC TE by flying the Milviz T38 around the Bay area at high speed and low level...in VR. I'm pleased to report good smooth performance on my system. A buzz along the Embarcadero sea front at 300ft and 550kts caused no issues and remained smooth.

A supersonic low level cruise south along the coast did cause some object and topography popping in the distance, but as I say I was supersonic so it was a pretty extreme task.

I've so far only noted a couple of issues, there don't seem to be any boats in the Marinas around the bay area, Monterey for example the boats are all moored in their marinas correctly just none around the bay area. Indeed rather than boats the Marinas at Sausalito seem to be populated by floating houses.

On the way to Monterey I overflew a small airport ( Monterey bay academy I think) and experienced one of those " hand of god" errors as reported by P3D V5 users where the aircraft was at 500ft and was then smashed into the ground by some unknown force. This may be just a one off, I had just paused to open up the map to confirm my position, my navigational references for the Monterey area have all  been gained while  riding motorcycles in the area and not flying. Once I closed the map and restated the flight that's when the crash happened , but it was directly over an airport at the time.

Can anyone tell me if the buildings used in Norcal TE are just the stock autogen or are they bespoke to the TE package? The ones on the climbout from KHAF don't look great to me, if they're just the stock autogen I might invest in orbx buildings HD if that would replace the buildings I'm currently seeing?

 

I've just finished a flight from KMRY to KSQL with EA in a a2a C172 ... absolutely stunning when approaching the Bay area.

18 minutes ago, Nemo said:

I've just finished a flight from KMRY to KSQL with EA in a a2a C172 ... absolutely stunning when approaching the Bay area.

What are the bridge models like in the Bay area? The Golden Gate bridge looks very good indeed in screenshots, but the single screenshot that I have seen of the western section of the Bay bridge shows a model that does not match reality in several significant details. That being the case, I am curious about the accuracy of the Richmond-San Rafael, San Mateo, and Dumbarton bridges (and also the Carquinez and Martinez bridges at the other side of San Pablo Bay). Large bridge models are (IMO) the most important landmark models in a scenery package like this, so they need to be realistic.

Edited June 14, 20205 yr by Christopher Low

16 minutes ago, Noel said:

Haze is FAR FAR superior as are all visuals in 4.5 w/ ASN4/REX Skyforce so that conclusion is nonsense.  You have a habit of assuming you understand everyone's particular values better than they do.  v4.5 is ample ticket until what looks to be far superior to v5 debuts.   

I have 4.5, with Active Sky and Rex Skyforce. I have hundreds of flight hours with that combo.

How many flight hours do you have in Prepar3d v5 to call my opinion "nonsense"?

I don't have a "habit of assuming you understand everyone's particular values better than they do", by the way. What I do have is a habit of getting sick of people talking about MSFS all the time in the Prepar3d forum. There's another forum for that sim if you wish to go and sing its praises there.

Edited June 14, 20205 yr by OzWhitey

29 minutes ago, Christopher Low said:

What are the bridge models like in the Bay area? The Golden Gate bridge looks very good indeed in screenshots, but the single screenshot that I have seen of the western section of the Bay bridge shows a model that does not match reality in several significant details. That being the case, I am curious about the accuracy of the Richmond-San Rafael, San Mateo, and Dumbarton bridges (and also the Carquinez and Martinez bridges at the other side of San Pablo Bay). Large bridge models are (IMO) the most important landmark models in a scenery package like this, so they need to be realistic.

The Golden Gate Bridge looks fine from above, but if you should fly underneath it,  and let’s face it we all do that at some point , we even used to do it in the full motion level D sim for a bit of fun sometimes, then the freeway disappears and you just see sky.

50 minutes ago, Christopher Low said:

What are the bridge models like in the Bay area?

For me the east end of the Bay Bridge is in the water.  It's not a problem though... cars only have to drive on the water a 1/4 mile or so and then they're back on the bridge or terra firma to finish their trip into S.F. or Oakland.

Greg

Maybe they had just experienced a tsunami when you were passing by? The waters may have receded if you check again On a side note, I would love to see screenshots of the other bridges throughout the Bay area....

Edited June 14, 20205 yr by Christopher Low

59 minutes ago, Noel said:

Yes, you do, by the way, again!

OK, great psychoanalysis, well done. 🙄

So, back on topic...
 

Completed a series of low and slow flights, KEKA - KRDD - 2O1 - KBLU - KTVL and a couple of spins around the Bay Area.

I surprised myself by just how much I enjoyed it.

Over Redding

 

4 hours ago, lownslo said:

For me the east end of the Bay Bridge is in the water.  It's not a problem though... cars only have to drive on the water a 1/4 mile or so and then they're back on the bridge or terra firma to finish their trip into S.F. or Oakland.

Have you logged that as an issue that needs fixing over on Orbx's forums?
 

3 hours ago, OzWhitey said:

OK, great psychoanalysis, well done. 🙄

Thank you, there is hope for you after all.

4 hours ago, Dirk98 said:

Poor, effort, Noel, being on the loosing end of the argument, and your bye bye speaks of you being immature, go have a cookie with a glass of milk

 

Edited June 14, 20205 yr by Noel
Not worth the effort.