October 23, 20223 yr Saw Orbx tweet about the following upcoming airport for MSFS - Yet to be released but looking at the screenshots it looks pretty good. Quote We are pleased to announce that one of the most scenic airports in Alaska has finally found its way to Microsoft Flight Simulator - PADU Unalaska Airport! This is the latest from Matteo Venanziani whose previous works include Burbank, Skiathos and Van Nuys for Microsoft Flight Simulator. PADU is located on Unalaska Bay on the Aleutian Island of Umaknak and is sometimes referred to as Dutch Harbor Airport. It was renamed "Tom Madsen Airport" in honour of a bush pilot who was killed in an aeroplane accident in 2022. The airport features a short 4,500ft runway bordered on one side by a steep drop-off into the ocean and a hill to the North. With the ocean at both runway ends, this airport presents a very challenging approach and landing. Considering that 1/5th of all flights are cancelled due to the weather and short runway, Unalaska Airport is not for the faint-hearted! In addition to the airport that has been beautifully recreated by Matteo, the entire town has been modelled as well as historical landmarks such as Holy Ascension Orthodox Church and WWII remnants on Bunker Hill. More details and screenshots at: https://forum.orbxdirect.com/topic/215515-announcing-padu-unalaska-airport-for-microsoft-flight-simulator/ Vote to fix transparent sun visors having no effect on the sun glare effect in MSFS at: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/sun-shades-sun-visors-not-influencing-light-in-cockpit/691565/
October 23, 20223 yr Wow beautyful!! Finally the Canada update a few weeks ago also awakens the Alaska area a little bit for Asobo and third party developers so we will get some interesting adventurous harbors bases and airports.
October 23, 20223 yr screams for a DHC8😃 Rig Specs; CPU AMD Ryzen 9950X3d, GPU 5090 32gb, Memory 64GB 2x32 CL28 , WD-SN710 Black 500 GB, WD-SN710 Black 2TB, MSI x870XeTomahawk, Be Quit Straight power 1200 Watt platinum. LG Oled C4
October 23, 20223 yr 34 minutes ago, pilotter said: screams for a DHC8😃 I was just thinking the exact same thing 5800X3D, 4090FE, 64GB DDR4 3600C16, Gigabyte X570S MB, EVO 970 M.2's, Alienware 3821DW and 2 22" monitors, Corsair RM1000x PSU, 360MM MSI MEG, MFG Crosswind, T16000M Stick, Boeing TCA Yoke/Throttle, Skalarki MCDU and FCU, Logitech Radio Panel/Switch Panel, Spad.Next
October 23, 20223 yr I wish MSFS had a few more water runways so Amphibians and float planes which are all over in Alaska could be flown more often. Onlyh one I know of is Lake Hood next to PANC .
October 23, 20223 yr 14 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said: I wish MSFS had a few more water runways so Amphibians and float planes which are all over in Alaska could be flown more often. Onlyh one I know of is Lake Hood next to PANC . Ketchikan, Junuea and a really good freeware of PAKD all have seaplane bases that I know off of the top of my head. Not sure about the default Juneau but the one that comes with the ORBX Alaska mesh has it. But on to the topic, this Unalaska looks incredible, like the old ORBX we used to know. We need more of these please! Is it done yet? When will it be released? Will it be freeware or payware? How much will it cost? Any updates on the progress? Will it work for Xbox? Can I be a beta tester? How's the performance in VR?
October 23, 20223 yr What, no Deadliest Catch reference, LOL. Now we can fly the Snow Crab fisherman to Dutch Harbor. Dan i9-13900K / Asus Maximus Hero Z790 / RTX 4090 FE / G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64 GB DDR5-6400 CL32 / Artic Liquid Freezer II 360 / Samsung 980 PRO SSD 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 / Samsung 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 / Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 / EVGA 1000W G3, 80+ Gold / Phanteks Eclipse P600S ATX Mid Tower / Arctic P14 PWM Case Fans / LG C2 42 Inch Class 4K OLED TV/Monitor / Windows 11 Pro / 1Ghz AT&T Fiber
October 23, 20223 yr This is one of those where you didn't know you wanted it till you saw it...That'll make this landing challenge fun! AMD 9950X3D | 64 GB RAM | RTX 5090 FMR: 747 FO, 757/767 CAPT, 737 Check Airman Current 777 CAPT
October 28, 20223 yr Author This is now out: https://orbxdirect.com/product/padu-msfs Vote to fix transparent sun visors having no effect on the sun glare effect in MSFS at: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/sun-shades-sun-visors-not-influencing-light-in-cockpit/691565/
October 28, 20223 yr Well, as long as Asobo does not get this bloody snow coverage fixed and implemented correctly, I will for now pass all addons that are in areas affected by this. No fun in using those addons 90% of the time with weather presets instead of live weather just because Asobo is unable to get this sorted... btw: if you are also annoyed by this snow coverage "bug", plz head over and vote: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/will-snow-coverage-be-improved-some-day/552109 Greetings, Chris AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 2x32GB DDR5 6000MT/s RAM, MSI RTX 4090 Ventus 3X, Windows 11 Home, MSFS2024
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