Seems to have been neglected as far as world updates go and I doubt I'm alone in considering it a continent crying out for exploration in the Sim.

Anyone have recommendations for scenery addons both free and payware worth getting? (especially covering small airstrips and such)

 

You're right about SA needing a world update.  Angel Falls would be a great mod...I'll have to look for one.
Other than (orbx?) South America mesh, I don't know of any "large area" sceneries down there, but, as far as airports go, anything by Paulo Ricardo should be purchased.

The aforementioned SA mesh is ok, but I'm not sure if its enough of a difference.  I use it and enjoy it.

There are also probably some Taburet large-area scenery mods available for SA but I don't have any of them.  Paulo Ricardo makes Brazilian airports and like I said -- should be insta-buy if you fly down there at all.

SKPS (Pasto, Colombia) is an airport worth flying to.  I have the SierraSim scenery for it and it's quite an approach.  The scenery is ok but the setting is spectacular.

20 hours ago, Lonesome Cowboy Burt said:

Seems to have been neglected as far as world updates go and I doubt I'm alone in considering it a continent crying out for exploration in the Sim.

Anyone have recommendations for scenery addons both free and payware worth getting? (especially covering small airstrips and such)

UK2000 have released SBSM Santa Maria (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). Runway 11/29 is 2694 metres long, so plenty of room for just about anything

Edited January 22, 20242 yr by Christopher Low

6 hours ago, Mace said:

You're right about SA needing a world update.  Angel Falls would be a great mod...I'll have to look for one.
Other than (orbx?) South America mesh, I don't know of any "large area" sceneries down there, but, as far as airports go, anything by Paulo Ricardo should be purchased.

The aforementioned SA mesh is ok, but I'm not sure if its enough of a difference.  I use it and enjoy it.

There are also probably some Taburet large-area scenery mods available for SA but I don't have any of them.  Paulo Ricardo makes Brazilian airports and like I said -- should be insta-buy if you fly down there at all.

SKPS (Pasto, Colombia) is an airport worth flying to.  I have the SierraSim scenery for it and it's quite an approach.  The scenery is ok but the setting is spectacular.

His Santos Dmont (SBRJ)  is excellent and there are a few decent freeware addons at flightsim.com

Edited January 22, 20242 yr by cianpars

SEQM Quito(Asobo handcrafted airport) is also worth visiting.
Two years ago I did a tour in GA aicraft from the southern tip of South America to Mexico, along the westcoast.
I used a mix of commercial and freeware addons, and some default airports as well. It was very satifying.

I flew that trip in several aircraft, amongst others the JP C152, Carenado C170, the Justflight Piper Arrows and the Milviz C310.

That trip made me appreciate how long that west coast actually us. I must have done over 100 takeoffs and almost as many landings on that trip.
 

Edited January 22, 20242 yr by orchestra_nl
added tour

Thanks, I'll check these suggestions out

 I'm more a backcountry flyer and tend to avoid large slabs of Tarmac/concrete, but if they have interesting approaches or wow surroundings then I enjoy even the big airports

16 minutes ago, Lonesome Cowboy Burt said:

Thanks, I'll check these suggestions out

 I'm more a backcountry flyer and tend to avoid large slabs of Tarmac/concrete, but if they have interesting approaches or wow surroundings then I enjoy even the big airports

If you are I can post the airports I visited on that trip but since that was 2 years ago a lot more airports might be available as addons nowadays.
But it is also fun to plan your own route. Although South America could use a few WU's the current default is already very nice to fly. The Patagonia region I found quite gloomy (but beautiful). Once past that the scenery became happier.

I do a lot of MSFS flying in Argentina. Simulacion Extrema has published many of the airports along the eastern side of the Andes along the whole length of Argentina. Wonderful scenery and, depending on the time of year, interesting weather. 

Edited January 22, 20242 yr by hs118

Thanks Orch, Id appreciate that plan. Ive just started to put one together but yours would be great help/inspiration

 

On 1/21/2024 at 6:52 AM, Lonesome Cowboy Burt said:

Seems to have been neglected as far as world updates go and I doubt I'm alone in considering it a continent crying out for exploration in the Sim.

Anyone have recommendations for scenery addons both free and payware worth getting? (especially covering small airstrips and such)

 

Try this..  

 

7 hours ago, Lonesome Cowboy Burt said:

Thanks, I'll check these suggestions out

 I'm more a backcountry flyer and tend to avoid large slabs of Tarmac/concrete, but if they have interesting approaches or wow surroundings then I enjoy even the big airports

Pasto (Colombia), Quito (Ecuador), Chagual (Peru), Cuzco (Peru) -- those 4 airports have amazing approaches.

Also, MSFS comes with an enhanced Chagual Airport in Peru.  It's a small airport but a tough approach.

Edited January 22, 20242 yr by Mace
can't count

4 hours ago, Lonesome Cowboy Burt said:

Thanks Orch, Id appreciate that plan. Ive just started to put one together but yours would be great help/inspiration

Here is the flightplan, as far as I could retrieve from my logs:

SCGZ-SCDW-SCCI-SCNT-SAWC-SCOH-SCRB-SCRF-SCBA-SCCY-SCAS-SCIH-SCMK-SCPQ-SCGO-SCIE-SCRG-SCRD-SCSE-SCAT-SCFA-SCDA-SCAR-SLLP-SPZO-SPSO-SPJC-SPRU-SPGL-SPQT-SWJV-SPBC-SPQT-SECU-SEGU-SEQM-SKPS-SJMZ-SKBO-SKBG-SKGY-SKMD-SKJU-SKJA-SKUQ-MPMU-MPPS-MRSN

I mainly planned the route between available freeware or payware airports, or places that looked interesting from the map.
Some of these airports are a bit larger than you'd prefer I guess, although a few times the runway length is more indicative of the airport altitude then of its size.

I mainly followd the coast as much as possible but one or two times I deviated from that in order to see what was on the other side of the Andes.

Aircraft used: Cessna 152, Cessna 170b, Piper Warrior, Piper Arrow, Pilatus Turbo Porter, Cessna 310, Sting S4, Cessna caravan.

Never knew about Bert, cheers..Oh just looked lots of scenery addons suggested too

Mace yea I've been into Cuzco irl so that's definitely on the list.

Orch looks epic, nice one

Edited January 22, 20242 yr by Lonesome Cowboy Burt