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As a quick follow up - in case others with the same issue find this thread - the only solution that worked was uninstalling via ORBX Central - getting a refund, then re-purchasing via the MSFS Marketplace itself. Not sure why this worked as the files are identical but work it did.

Thanks guys, So far I have deleted KSBA using the orbx Central utility, cleared rolling cache, reinstalled it but no joy. The orbx utility indicates that it is properly installed, and I've been through the Santa Barbara file structure within the Community folder and confirmed all is in there correctly. I've also tried removing everything else from the Community folder, rebooting the PC and then launching MSFS with only the Santa Barbara folder in the Community folder. Still no joy. Photogrammetry and Bing data are enabled. I've tried deleting the Content.xml file then restarting MSFS - it rebuilds it as expected. That didn't work. I've also done the deleting, then uninstalling KSBA, rebooting the PC, reinstalling KSBA, and relaunching MSFP - Nope. The in-game Content Manager shows that KSBA is installed (v 1.0.1) - actually in game I can see parts of the install like the jetways and cargo containers on the runway nearby, but not a single building. The issue can be replicated by removing the modelLib.BGL, which suggests that for some reason MSFS is not reading this file. (File location: KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport\Community\orbx-airport-ksba-santa-barbara\scenery\Orbx\KSBA\modelLib.BGL) The last suggestion was to remove that BGL file then use orbx Central to check the whole folder for integrity and let it install the latest version, which it did. No change. So any further suggestions will be warmly received! Cheers, Nick

I wanted to resurrect this thread as I too have been enjoying ORBX's KSBA airport, but somewhere between their own update via the ORBX Central utility and the most recent MSFS update the rather fun hispanic styled airport buildings have disappeared. I sense the ORBX support guys on their dedicated forum are running out of suggestions, so just thought I'd ask if anyone else has experienced this sort of issue with KSBA or any other scenery for that matter... Cheers, Nick

Grrr! Woof! Down boy! No one bit you Zach... :) I rather thought that FSX dust was also sensitive to wind direction, but I might well be wrong...

Haha - of course... Music while I drive to work, music when I ride a bike, and definitely music when I 'fly'. Only this morning I was playing some of Enya's winter/Christmas music, flying the Cub over a thousand Alaskan Christmas trees, as I realised just how featureless Alaska can be in winter as rivers and lakes freeze over into an endless whiteness... Cheers, Nick

Yeah - seeing that yesterday did make me smile...

@JC - yeah - it was a static wave - I checked the location on Googlemaps and reckon the mesh has lifted up over the untextured Fairway Rock @DM - If we had gigantic animated icebergs then we'd all be insisting they roll over every now and then. It would certainly make landings on them more interesting...

Any one else seen one of these? I'm guessing it's the Fairway Rock, which I spotted on a flight out to the Diomede Islands... From a distance it looked like a ship - but the 'wave' was pretty cool too... :)

I really don't agree that article is "a wonderful parody" - Yes, the concept is quite amusing, but as noted above the bitterness shines through and detracts... It's neither particularly witty, nor a thing of wonder... As it happens I've just returned from a 'Flight' out over the pack ice to the Diomede Islands. As I found happened with Hawaii, I am looking far more closely at Alaska then I ever would if the whole world was available. I read about the islands first (and never knew they were 2.5 miles but 20 hours apart!). I was surprised just how low the sun stayed at those latitudes, but then it was February... Now that flight, with the low sun glinting on the icy sea, and reflections dancing in and around the cockpit, had greater wonder in it than Austin's attempt at parody :)

You mean a 'poke' would actually make you jump?! Lol...

Ha! Just back from a week's holiday in the sun, with that 'post-vacation-blues' feeling - so this IS a nice surprise. Will be dusting off the TrackIR kit very shortly...

Looking at that wingspan, I think we'd need a BIGGER hanger!

I enjoy both Flight and Aerofly and in some respects Aerofly feels impressive. It supports TrackIR which is handy, and the photorealistic scenery is mapped onto sharp looking mountains which are just breathtaking. The planes are modelled nicely - and have cockpits. Though they do not have VORs DME etc, some do have a GPS style moving map... There are limited airfields that are nicely modelled (seeing those fluttering flags was a Wow! moment) - and many are basic. Zurich international is just a big flat space... So, no multi-player (yet), no AI planes, no ATC, no changing time of day (or night) - in short, not very lively, all a bit Swiss in fact ;)

My wow was not just the delightful smoothness of the sim but the complex modelling of shadows and reflections in and around the cockpit. One evening, with the sun low, I had just entered the cockpit, and then sat in amazement looking at the swaying shadows of palm fronds playing across the instruments of the RV. Double wow!

Good call Jeroen... I can only speak for myself, of course, but I don't generally read this forum for info about FS9 or for anything other than objective comparisons with any other sim. Sadly I have never been able to justify 'investing thousands' in add-ons, but if I ever did I would surely classify such spending as 'expenditure' rather than kid myself it's an 'investment' ;-) In that spirit I am ready and waiting to expend dollars on Alaska :)