Aerosoft has released Anchorage!

[Tim-HH]

Finally a good scenery of Anchorage

Anchorage X costs US$ 29.87 and is available at aerosoft.com

Greetings
Tim

 

[flaviossa]

3.2Gb ....

 

[wilycoyote4]

from the website

Installation-Size: 3.2 GB
Download-Size: 2.5 GB

quite a download
last I knew PANC was a major hub for UPS and FEDEX as well

 

[Gdavis101]

How are the frame rates? I have never had good frame rates in Anchorage for some reason..

 

[CodyValkyrie]

How are the frame rates? I have never had good frame rates in Anchorage for some reason..

I'm not seeing any discernible drop in frame rates. I'm working on the video for the product right now.

 

[Gdavis101]

If it replaces all of the default scenery I think it would probably help.. there was always just something about the default Anchorage that I couldn't put my finger on as far as frame rates went for me.

 

[jmig]

Does it include nearby ELMENDORF AFB?

 

[mfitch]

Yippee! I have been waiting for this. Probably I will use the Lake Hood portion more than than PANC. A quick pair of flights this afternoon left me quite happy. There are plenty of custom buildings that make flights seem familiar (upside-down DOT building, Alaska Airline cargo, Alaska Airmen's building on LHD, and many more). They even improved the appearance of the mud flats.

Elmendorf is not included. This package is just the west tip of Anchorage (from west to some line east of both airports).

 

[wilycoyote4]

upside down DOT ?? lol, what's, uh, that, eh?I suppose that fly747 fella has his supercub at Lake Hood.

 

[mfitch]

upside down DOT ?? lol, what's, uh, that, eh?

The AKDOTPF has their main building in Anchorage at the airport. Due to the external supports it looks like it is upside down and so gained a nickname.

To see it in the Aerosoft scenery take of from runway 13 at PALH and watch below.

 

[wilycoyote4]

tanx mfitch

 

[jmig]

Yippee! I have been waiting for this. Probably I will use the Lake Hood portion more than than PANC. A quick pair of flights this afternoon left me quite happy. There are plenty of custom buildings that make flights seem familiar (upside-down DOT building, Alaska Airline cargo, Alaska Airmen's building on LHD, and many more). They even improved the appearance of the mud flats.

Elmendorf is not included. This package is just the west tip of Anchorage (from west to some line east of both airports).

Thanks! I will probably get it anyway. But, I think I will wait for the boxed version. That way I shouldn't have to dick with the security stuff.

 

[strykerpsg]

Yippee! I have been waiting for this. Probably I will use the Lake Hood portion more than than PANC. A quick pair of flights this afternoon left me quite happy. There are plenty of custom buildings that make flights seem familiar (upside-down DOT building, Alaska Airline cargo, Alaska Airmen's building on LHD, and many more). They even improved the appearance of the mud flats.

Elmendorf is not included. This package is just the west tip of Anchorage (from west to some line east of both airports).

Does that imply there will be an additional release that includes the rest of Anchorage, including Elmendorf? I assumed(knowing what's said about assumptions) that Anchorage X would cover the entire Anchorage, not just a tip of it.

Matt

 

[wilycoyote4]

It covers PANC which includes Z41 (a gravel strip) and Lake Hood. That is my understanding. An airport scenery not a city although PANC is very big with 3 long runways over 10,000 feet at least.

Gotta agree, love to see it in a box.

 

[strykerpsg]

OK, I misunderstood that it was a city release, much like their other city releases, not just an airport and surrounding areas. Although I am suprised Elmendorf isn't covered, as it literally right next door.

Matt

 

[mfitch]

As far as I know Anchorage X is an airport release. My description of it as a "tip" of Anchorage references that PANC + PALH geographically is the western tip of the Anchorage bowl. The Anchorage bowl is a triangle with the tip on the west side.

Elmendorf and Merrill Field are not contiguous with the other two airports though their airspace is. I would love it if someone did those as well, since I fly out of Merrill (sim and real life).

 

[olderndirt]

I would love it if someone did those as well, since I fly out of Merrill (sim and real life).

Back in the early nineties, I tied down at Merrill after being evicted from O'Malley. Used to work in the old tower, by Spernak's, from '71-'74 - those were the days.

 

[mfitch]

Back in the early nineties, I tied down at Merrill after being evicted from O'Malley. Used to work in the old tower, by Spernak's, from '71-'74 - those were the days.

Spernak is still there flying C207's. The top of the old tower is now at the Aviation Heritage Museum which is in the Aerosoft scenery.

 

[wilycoyote4]

The aerosoft website has a pdf manual for download at 2 mb.
http://www.aerosoft.com/cgi-local/us/iboshop.cgi?showd480!0,5913684550,D12064
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did a little digging, may help others

http://www.airnav.com/airport/PANC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchorage_International_Airport

http://dot.state.ak.us/anc/
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<DT>http://www.ourairports.com/airports/PANC/pilot-info.html
below is data on 3 PABC runways not including Lake Hood or Z41 gravel strip

07L/25R</DT><DD>10,600 x 150 ft (3,231 x 46 m) — paved — lighted</DD><DT>07R/25L</DT><DD>10,900 x 150 ft (3,322 x 46 m) — paved — lighted</DD><DT>14/32</DT><DD>11,584 x 150 ft (3,531 x 46 m) — paved — lighted— threshold 14 displaced 200 ft (61 m) — threshold 32 displaced 893 ft (272 m) </DD>

 

[CrisGer]

wow, a train...does it move? i have always wondered why there are no trains in FSX...at least not that I have seen....