Work-in-Progress of Gillespie v4. The west part with the Transient Parking and the runup at 9L is done. Let's say it's a quarter of the whole airfield. And it's the easiest part ;)

The process of the update is in place working with Gimp, Blender, MSFS2020 and MSFS2024. Internet search to get the last picture of anything related to the field is also part of the toolbox.

Now, it's just a matter of finding some spare time ;)

Slow progress. Lake of spare time. There's really a huge number of signs with a lot of specifics like double sided. But overall, looks good in the sim, right?

1 hour ago, vbazillio said:

Slow progress. Lake of spare time. There's really a huge number of signs with a lot of specifics like double sided. But overall, looks good in the sim, right?

Looks VERY good...well worth it!

Looks great Vincent, KSEE my virtual home base and where I store my Cows DA40 and DA42 :)
A huge thank you for your continuous efforts with the San Diego airfields. Your work brings a lot of extra joy to my flight sim hobby for sure.

Hard to imagine when my dad introduced me to Microsoft Flight Simulator some 37 years ago when this 13 year old guy was so amazed flying back and forth between Meigs Field and O'hare in Chicago, that MSFS would look this good so many years later. San Diego especially being a beautiful city as it is in real life and with all the nice TIN city detail in MSFS, your airports thrown in the mix and a little Say Intentions ATC. Hard to complain really :)

Edited August 24Aug 24 by mikced

Thank your for your feedback

2 hours ago, mikced said:

San Diego especially being a beautiful city as it is in real life and with all the nice TIN city detail in MSFS, your airports thrown in the mix and a little Say Intentions ATC. Hard to complain really :)

it looks like we have the same combo : MSFS2024 San Diego and SoCal + SayIntentions for ATC and trafic injection is a must-have.

Really appreciate your continued work on Socal airports!!!

Reminds me that I need to get back on Pilot Edge someday soon!

Cant wait to make it there. Redoing my tour of CA. 90 % your airports. A little more then a 1/4 done.

First time in the Comanche. This time on the Commander. Love your airports.

As always, thanks for what you do!!

Next v4 update will not only rely on new taxiway signs. It will also included updates on colors and textures. Dozen of new patches here and here based on more recent satellite images. And better texture on runway shoulder. As seen for example, at threshold runway 27R:

It will also includes re-alignment of dozens of ground marking because the ground satellite image has changed. For example with this edge painted line. Details that no-one will notice. Just a matter of doing stuff properly :)

when you update to v4 can you have a look at the east transient parking. There is an extremely low quality car parken almost right on the taxi line. Not only does it block taxi but darn does it detract from the immersion. Can it be removed? 😁 The times I have noticed it its white but I dont know if default assets change. Default vehicles are ugly though.

New WIP screen shots: https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/700835-san-diego-gillespie-field-ksee-california-version-4/

3 hours ago, mikced said:

when you update to v4 can you have a look at the east transient parking. There is an extremely low quality car parken almost right on the taxi line. Not only does it block taxi but darn does it detract from the immersion. Can it be removed? 😁 The times I have noticed it its white but I dont know if default assets change. Default vehicles are ugly though.

Sure! But what car are we talking about? At tge "East Transient Parking". You mean the "new" one? Didn't put any car there, as far as I know :) (MSFS2020 screenshot)

EDIT 5.35pm UTC: found cars! On MSFS2024 only, seem to be Ai Generated. Will remove them!

Edited Sunday at 06:02 PM3 days by vbazillio

Version 4.0 is officially live! San Diego Gillespie Field (KSEE) - MSFS Add-on - Flightsim.to

I can tell you that it’s a huge major update. The result of hours of work, bringing significant overhauls to ground layout accuracy, signs, and overall immersion around the field. Built as-real-as-it-gets for General Aviation pilot lovers who want that true California vibe.

Major Highlights in v4.0

• Complete Pavement & Line Overhaul: All aprons, taxiway yellow lines, holding points, and edge lines have been reworked to perfectly align with current aerial imagery.

• 118 Custom Taxiway Signs: Handcrafted and manually positioned around the entire airfield.

• Toggleable Static Aircraft (Community Request): 80 static aircraft and parking objects can now be easily toggled on/off using the included Toggle-Static-On-Off.bat batch file.

If you notice anything off, please let me know. And if you enjoy flying around KSEE, feedback and ratings on the page are always greatly appreciated! Enjoy my freeware!

25 minutes ago, vbazillio said:

Version 4.0 is officially live! San Diego Gillespie Field (KSEE) - MSFS Add-on - Flightsim.to

I can tell you that it’s a huge major update. The result of hours of work, bringing significant overhauls to ground layout accuracy, signs, and overall immersion around the field. Built as-real-as-it-gets for General Aviation pilot lovers who want that true California vibe.

Major Highlights in v4.0

• Complete Pavement & Line Overhaul: All aprons, taxiway yellow lines, holding points, and edge lines have been reworked to perfectly align with current aerial imagery.

• 118 Custom Taxiway Signs: Handcrafted and manually positioned around the entire airfield.

• Toggleable Static Aircraft (Community Request): 80 static aircraft and parking objects can now be easily toggled on/off using the included Toggle-Static-On-Off.bat batch file.

If you notice anything off, please let me know. And if you enjoy flying around KSEE, feedback and ratings on the page are always greatly appreciated! Enjoy my freeware!

Keep up the AMAZING work!!!

Finally a no static option for Gillespie, one more of your San Diego fields where we can have away with those static aircraft. Hurray and thank you 🎉🎈