Powerlines and Solar Farms Update

[Tuskin38 6,635]

https://flightsim.to/file/26186/powerlines-and-solar-farms

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New countries added:
- USA
- Canada
- Japan
- South Africa
- Brazil

- fixed a bug placing some erroneous cables in most countries
- better lod management, all done in compliance with Asobo's rules
(CPU limited users can still experience occasionally stutters)

- added cables missing between Fjords in Norway
- added missin pylons over the Elbe crossing near Hamburg

 

[fakeflyer737 1,012]

Wish we had a map where I could actually see what this addons does, you know what I mean? 

[Tuskin38 6,635]

1 minute ago, fakeflyer737 said:

Wish we had a map where I could actually see what this addons does, you know what I mean? 

The description explains what it does. Plus there's plenty of screenshots on the addon page...

Edited April 18, 2022 by Tuskin38

[fakeflyer737 1,012]

Just now, Tuskin38 said:

The description explains what it does.

I know what it does. I mean locations of certain Solar Farms that it add, you know, so I can go have a look. 

[Tuskin38 6,635]

4 minutes ago, fakeflyer737 said:

I know what it does. I mean locations of certain Solar Farms that it add, you know, so I can go have a look. 

Try Wikipedia. They usually have articles on solar fields with coordinates. For example here's a page for Canada
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_photovoltaic_power_stations_in_Canada

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_photovoltaic_power_stations

Edited April 18, 2022 by Tuskin38

[cianpars 1,179]

If you want to see powerlines and pylons, fly low and slow.  Solar farms are clearly visiible from most heights flying VFR.  The world is sow littered with these things that it's hard to miss them wherever you fly.

BTW, I find these 2 addons to be excellent for VFR, though not so much at 30k feet in a tubeliner 

[mamu82 278]

Sorry guys for misleading indication in the description,

i have updated it with actual POWERLINES coverage and SOLARFARMS coverage

(on flightsim.to The green map screenshot Is Powerlines, the Yellow sun Is SOLARFARMS)

 

 

8 hours ago, fakeflyer737 said:

I know what it does. I mean locations of certain Solar Farms that it add, you know, so I can go have a look. 

 

If you Need a specific map of a included Country i can provided It to you as kml (google erath format)

 

 

 

[sttovo 10]

I did a flight last night from KMIA to KEYW, following along the Florida Keys at 2500 ft. That was probably the most immersive flight I've had in a long time. Didn't get a screenshot, but the powerlines through the Keys really made the environment come alive.

Well done! 

[Waldo Pepper 1,953]

Did you spot Puffin's T.A.R.S. site at Cudjoe Key (We Love VFR Region 2)?     The ground station has a dirigible and there is another tethered to the ground @ approx 10,000ft.

Also, 

Mr.Coffee's Key West Water Masks    (Fixes the missing bridges,  cleans up coastal areas like shorelines, piers and jetties.  Makes the sunken marinas visbile)

Mr.Coffee's Miami Dade Water Masks

Bijan's Payware Islands and Boats adds boats to the Key West marinas,   and he did some tweaks to parts of the Everglades.   And this is one area where South Oak's birds are very easy to spot all along the coast.

Edited April 18, 2022 by Waldo Pepper

[mamu82 278]

2 hours ago, Waldo Pepper said:

Did you spot Puffin's T.A.R.S. site at Cudjoe Key (We Love VFR Region 2)?     The ground station has a dirigible and there is another tethered to the ground @ approx 10,000ft.

Also, 

Mr.Coffee's Key West Water Masks    (Fixes the missing bridges,  cleans up coastal areas like shorelines, piers and jetties.  Makes the sunken marinas visbile)

Mr.Coffee's Miami Dade Water Masks

Bijan's Payware Islands and Boats adds boats to the Key West marinas,   and he did some tweaks to parts of the Everglades.   And this is one area where South Oak's birds are very easy to spot all along the coast.

You know what? 

I was testing the Powerlines there in Florida and was flying in the Keys, than I saw that little thing up in the sky, lean the mixture and full power and finally discovered that was the TARS , great work Puff, lovely!

[Pugilist2 880]

Very nice, thank you for adding the US!

[davenicoll 104]

14 hours ago, fakeflyer737 said:

I know what it does. I mean locations of certain Solar Farms that it add, you know, so I can go have a look. 

I think we should all know by now what a solar farm looks like and would imagine they are good VFR reference point.

[sttovo 10]

23 hours ago, Waldo Pepper said:

Did you spot Puffin's T.A.R.S. site at Cudjoe Key (We Love VFR Region 2)?     The ground station has a dirigible and there is another tethered to the ground @ approx 10,000ft.

Also, 

Mr.Coffee's Key West Water Masks    (Fixes the missing bridges,  cleans up coastal areas like shorelines, piers and jetties.  Makes the sunken marinas visbile)

Mr.Coffee's Miami Dade Water Masks

Bijan's Payware Islands and Boats adds boats to the Key West marinas,   and he did some tweaks to parts of the Everglades.   And this is one area where South Oak's birds are very easy to spot all along the coast.

YES!!! I have all those addons, pretty close to how I think MSFS should look 🙂

[solwell1 43]

So far I've been unable to spot any powerlines.  I droned around the Florida Keys and didn't see any.  Can someone give me a specific location to spot some powerlines so I can verify?

[SuperKaro2014 280]

1 hour ago, solwell1 said:

So far I've been unable to spot any powerlines.  I droned around the Florida Keys and didn't see any.  Can someone give me a specific location to spot some powerlines so I can verify?

You can make a quick check in your Content Manager to see if the mod is actually registered properly.

sttovo posted above on a flight in the Keys, so they should be there 😉