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Flying Photoreal with SpainUHD

spain_uhdYou always wanted to fly photo-real Spain with your GA aircraft?

Now you can with the complete collection of SpainUHD. SpainUHD scenario is a new high-resolution photorealistic mesh in Spain, with 17 zoom levels (ZL17) on the mainland and on islands 18 and elevation data 25 meter resolution for the flight simulator X-Plane 10. Just in case you think … the data source is 100% free, orthophotos as both elevation data and water bodies and there;s no legal impediments for distribution.

Want to know al about it? Then you should check out SpainUHD or go directly to the download section.

Lotnisko Chopina

impression_dd_chopinA day at EPWA … any idea which airport this is? When you’re a Polish simmer, you probably know which airport I mean, otherwise there’s a big chance you don’t have a clue!

But that will change after you’ve taken the time to read this comprehensive Drzewiecki Design Chopin International Airport impression.

The overall 3D modeling and texturing is really of a high quality. The passenger terminal, the gates, the jet ways, the aprons, the markings, even the ground equipment, it’s all gorgeous. No more words needed. Just follow this impression link.

X-Plane Mobile 10.2 for Android

xplane_androidThe X-Plane Mobile 10.2 for Android update is making it’s way through Google’s servers now. Be on the look out for it on your devices shortly! iOS users, your build is pending Apple release. I would expect it to be done by the weekend, week 50 2015.

This is a pretty cool update. Some of the highlights are below:
– Added Game Controller Support!
– Added support for Android TV devices…specifically the Nvidia Shield TV
– Added ‘wing-view’ as an available view now (based on numerous user requests)
– Added the Boeing 747-400 for in-app purchase (includes 3 liveries)
– Fixed difficulties using the map with the throttle
– Fixed bug preventing speedbrakes/spoilers from working properly
– Fixed bug preventing purchases from being available when offline
– Numerous other miscellaneous bug fixes

Check it out at this link.

Freeware Antonov An-2 v3.0

avsim_ru_antonov_an2Found this at the AVSIM.ru website and it seems a quite interesting aircraft package … the Antonov An-2 version 3.0 for X-Plane 9.x and X-Plane 10.

According to the uploader “After thinking for a long time, I’ve decided to open the source files for the Antonov An-2. Since I don’t have time to continue the development, I’m giving this opportunitiy to the community to continue the development. Feel free to update this repo to keep developments in one place. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.”

Check it out at their dedicated web page.

What’s possible with SketchUp?

belga_peterbilt_red1What’s possible with SketchUp by Marc C. Leydecker a.k.a. Belga12345.

The reason of this article is not only showing his amazing work, but also to trigger my mind after I did some investigation of a payer American airport. Although Angelique likes writing reviews, I’m not a skilled SketchUp user at all. Perhaps that will come, but for the moment, I’ve got other priorities. But Marc Leydecker woulds like to share with you a couple of things regarding modelling with SketchUp Make.

Check it out at his dedicated SketchUp article.