• Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

    Post 17 Warning old domain name stealing credentials

  • Special Server Maintenance

    Just when you think you have everything running some what better...

    You get a message from the Hosting company. Short story they need to move us to a new server. I have been working with them to plan a good date for all concerned. Here is what we have come up with as a schedule.

    1. November 4th 17:00 -5UTC shut off the forums and start backup proceedures. During this time there will be no access to the forums or the Resource Section.
    2. November 5th Continue with Backups and download same until complete.
    3. November 6th 7:00 turn over server to hosting company to move system to new server
    4. November 7th - 8th restore backups and upgrade forum software.

    If all goes well we should be back online on November 8th.

    To keep you updated we will post updates on AVSIM forums.

    Thank you for your support.

old map data

dcc

dcc

P-38 nut
Some of the map data is much older than I thought it would be. I live in the States, in central Illinois, which I thought was one of the areas that got updated data in last week's update (at least from what I could tell from the map they showed)

But I flew just north of my city and over my work complex, and noted that the streets and buildings as they were back in 2000. I looked on Bing maps and sure enough, that's what was there. The city appears to have updated imagery (about 5 years old based on my neighborhood), but just north of the city hasn't been updated in nearly two decades. Google maps has features in this same area north of the city that are as recent as two years ago. MS has some catching up to do. Makes me wonder how often they will update the data.

Still quite fun to see familiar buildings, parks, roads, etc. even if the data is a bit dated.

- dcc
 
Indeed, I just saw a trailer for the new US World Scenery update and Kennedy Space Center looks like it did a long time ago with the Saturn 5 outside......unless I'm seeing things. Its minor, but when it's an update, you'd think it would use newer imagery? Its minor I guess.
 
Yep - there is a major interstate missing from the GSO area. Oddly enough, the road location is there, because if you take a drone to the location, there are cars and trucks driving around on the ground!
 
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