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[ghutchison14078]

Orbx and UK2000 link

http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/50277-ftx-eng-with-uk2000-airports/

Orbx sale is on..

Cant decide whether or not to make the change from a GenX VFR UK to an ORBX UK or not????

 

[!bluetonic!]

If you fly VFR and need roads, roundabouts and villages, then stick to photo scenery. I haven't got any Scottish scenery, so may invest in Scottish Orbx when it's out.

 

[ghutchison14078]

Guys,

Having installed FTX England I'm getting a file missing report.

After a bit of digging it looks as though it was a road file that UTX Europe excluded (i've since uninstalled UTX)

Would anyone be kind enough to email me the file (i think its quite small)

\FSX\Scenery\Global\Texture\BridgeRoads.dds


If anyone would be so kind

You could upload it to http://www.zippyshare.com/

or
PM me for my email address

 

[Vuvuzela]

http://www41.zippyshare.com/v/24114683/file.html

 

[ghutchison14078]

http://www41.zippyshare.com/v/24114683/file.html

Cheers

 

[Vuvuzela]

You welcome mate. Hope it sorts the issue out.

 

[ghutchison14078]

You welcome mate. Hope it sorts the issue out.

Yep, sorted!

 

[stevie_vee]

I have Gatwick and Bristol from UK2000 and I think they fit pretty well with ORBX EU.....



Also, if you buy EU Wales you get EGFF with it. BONUS!!

 

[!bluetonic!]

http://www.flightsimulatorcenter.com/virtualtour/IFR737/Index.html

 

[stevie_vee]

http://www.flightsimulatorcenter.com/virtualtour/IFR737/Index.html

Is this the new thing....to carry a hanger in the fuselage!!!!...lol

I almost forgot....Been flying Vatsim today. EGKK to EGGP to EGHI and back to EGKK. It took all day. Awesome time once you get the hang of it. I'm addicted already.

 

[!bluetonic!]

I almost forgot....Been flying Vatsim today. EGKK to EGGP to EGHI and back to EGKK. It took all day. Awesome time once you get the hang of it. I'm addicted already.

That's really great to hear. Well done!

I'm away this weekend, but hope to be around to fly next week.

 

[stevie_vee]

Yeah it was really good. If I fly from EGAA to EGBB I would use this route....
LISBO L603 IOM L10 WAL.

What do these abbreveations mean?

 

[!bluetonic!]

LISBO is a waypoint
L603 is the line of travel between that and the IOM (Isle Of Man) waypoint
L10 is the line of travel between IOM and WAL (Wallasey)

Then from WAL, it would be a CHASE 'STAR' into EGBB.

http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=30&Itemid=79.html

 

[stevie_vee]

So L603 and L10 are references to what? Grid reference? What do the numbers mean?

 

[!bluetonic!]

A picture paints a thousand words.. (Thanks to EFB)

The numbers refer to the highway in the sky between the waypoints.

EFB really made things clearer for me.

 

[stevie_vee]

Ahhhh riiight...I get it. I have EFB too, 30 day trial. Did you create that route within it?

 

[!bluetonic!]

You put your route with the Airport Codes in here:-

 

[stevie_vee]

Sweet. Do you have the paid version? Is it expensive? LOL...So many questions, sorry mate.

 

[!bluetonic!]

Don't worry and keep asking questions.

Yes it is expensive.. I have the paid version, but it's a worthwhile addition.

It does what you've just seen, making a flight plan easier to understand for me.

It deals with Sids / Stars
Calculates Top Of Descent / Early Descents
Gives Airport Metars
Holds a flight log
Shows AI / Vatsim traffic
Outputs flight plans to iFly 737 and FSX GPS
Shows frequencies for Com and Nav for airports
Updates with Navigraph data
You can use it for aircraft checklists
Run the Display unit on a networked PC
Provides a graphical view at each stage of flight: top down at the start airfield, the departure, enroute, descent, arrival, airfield

I'm sure it has loads more features I'm yet to find.

 

[stevie_vee]

Very nice...I'll get my free month out of it and decide then.