21 hours ago, Sky_Pilot071 said:

There is not a clear winner between the 3 as expected. since I fly at FL300 my choice is still the default.

Cheers

dd

There is indeed. Bijan has wider coverage and note the palm trees and overall tree size being more correct.

Edited September 15Sep 15 by udidwht

9 hours ago, Christopher Low said:

Based on my observations when watching that video, I am more than happy to stick with the default trees.

• Corrections for PG blobs are obviously irrelevant to me.

• The tree density with the Burning Blue product seems to be less than default.

• The visual look from the air in Europe does not seem to be all that much different between all three.

• The palm trees in Los Angeles with the Burning Blue product were reducing in size at close range!

• The default trees in Los Angeles look massive when compared to the other versions. That does not seem to be the case in other areas.

BB's palm trees are blobs.

36 minutes ago, udidwht said:

BB's palm trees are blobs.

Only if you have PG enabled, which I do not.

On 9/15/2026 at 10:29 AM, Christopher Low said:

Based on my observations when watching that video, I am more than happy to stick with the default trees.

• The palm trees in Los Angeles with the Burning Blue product were reducing in size at close range!

Hey Christopher, I noticed this only today when moving around Ibiza airport. Surely it's some kind of bug. It looks ridiculous! I will contact the dev and log a bug report mefinks.

On 9/15/2026 at 1:36 PM, udidwht said:

There is indeed. Bijan has wider coverage and note the palm trees and overall tree size being more correct.

Bijan also has years of updates behind their product at this point. Nothing against BB, but we don't exactly know what their track record will be with this product in the future. We do know that Bijan has been receptive to tweaks of certain areas over the years, down to individual airports (or even individual trees like we see in LA along the beach), so I think that should be factored in when you look at the cost differences.

I use and have enjoyed Bijan's enhanced seasons, but sometimes I turn it off for troubleshooting and then forget to turn it on and stick with the default for a few months. Just like that video shows, it's all highly dependent of the area you fly in.

I like what I see so far BBD, but I am not really that difficult so I am happy. Course I had no real problem with the default.

I used to use Bijan in the past in 2020, but it was a big hassle changing the seasons, even the downloads

Is this still the case with 2024 or has the setup been streamlined to a simple plug in setup.

Also do you know if there is a rebate if you own the older version

I've been flipping between the two on an ad lib basis and I'm pretty well convinced by......Bijan!

I'll try BB again if there's an update.

1 minute ago, Ron Attwood said:

I'll try BB again if there's an update.

Which is what I'm waiting for before deciding for good. I'm not expecting Bijan style 'update or three a week', but I was hoping for more than we've had already which was just two little ones. It does need some further work. I noticed that yesterday, flying up the Thames. Tall Italian Cypress trees everywhere 🤔

Bijan's is up to v5.0 in case you're not an update hound.

1 hour ago, Ron Lefebvre said:

I like what I see so far BBD, but I am not really that difficult so I am happy. Course I had no real problem with the default.

I used to use Bijan in the past in 2020, but it was a big hassle changing the seasons, even the downloads

Is this still the case with 2024 or has the setup been streamlined to a simple plug in setup.

Also do you know if there is a rebate if you own the older version

Seasons are all handled by the sim in the 2024 version, so just one addon to keep track of. Not sure about the rebate, might be tied to whatever store you bought the 2020 version from.

I was curious so I just enabled Bijan's again and removed BB after a few weeks of having it. I'm going to stick with Bijan I think. More realistic density of trees for sure. The banks of the Thames look much better too.

Yes, same for me: the thing that let me return to Bijan is the low density of trees with BBD, really not good to look at.

6 hours ago, St Mawgan said:

Which is what I'm waiting for before deciding for good. I'm not expecting Bijan style 'update or three a week', but I was hoping for more than we've had already which was just two little ones. It does need some further work. I noticed that yesterday, flying up the Thames. Tall Italian Cypress trees everywhere 🤔

There is now an update.

T45

5 hours ago, Treetops45 said:

There is now an update.

T45

Still on 1.5.5

Bought Bijans 2024 today. Looks great.

dd