Airport Enhancement Services (AES) - Buy 10 credits for AES. Airport Enhancement Services is a set of modules that runs INSIDE FSX and FS2004 and that will change the way how you will experience your airports.
Bonus system !
Since version 1.20 AES uses a bonus system that automatically adds additional free credits when you bought a certain number of serial codes. From version 1.99 this system is changed:
If you bought between 3 and 6 credit packs you get 1 free credit per credit pack you bought (so 10% additional free credits).
If you bought 6 credit packs you get 2 free credits per credit pack (so 20% additional credits).
If you bought 9 credit packs you get 3 free credits per credit pack (so 30% additional credits).
If you bought 15 credit packs you get 4 free credits per credit pack (so 40% additional credits).
AES - What it is and how it works:
Right after you landed and departed on the runway, a follow me van will be waiting for you that brings you to the gate or parking of YOUR CHOICE. It adapts its speed to your taxi speed and even blinks its turn signals to alert you to a turn! As you get close to the gate you will see a 3d marshaller with detailed animation (far better than any being part of scenery products!) that guides you to your location and even signs you to cut your enigine(s). Then he plugs in his headphone and tells you the blocks are in location. At the same moment the jetway starts moving towards your aircraft and will PERFECTLY align to the door on your aircraft (any aircraft!). If the gate has dual jetways BOTH will work. Even the rubber seal that keeps out the rain is animated.
When you depart the jetway is moved back (you even hear the warning siren) and the ground crew will hook up the push back truck. Of course they will inform you of progress and tell you what to do. The push back is fully automated and AES even knows EXACTLY where to put the aircraft. The push back truck looks great and even has engine sound. During the push back you are told that you can start engines (but only when the area is clear). At the end of the push back the ground crew will signal you all is clear. Fully realistic!
Features:
Pushback with sound, animated objects and automatic perfect alignment
Push-In for backward parking positions
Animated gates that link up perfect to the doors of the aircraft (unlike other system),
Moving service vehicles that link up perfectly to the aircraft (catering, air stairs, cargo, buses, cleaning and refueling services)
De-icing in winter
Boarding passengers with sound
Follow me car to show the way to the parking position (looks a lot better than those strange arrows used by Microsoft!)
Sound effects while rolling over the centerline lights at the runway
Simulation of water or snow at the runway
Highly detailed (3d) marshaller at all parking positions that do not have docking assistance systems
Detailed configuration of door/hatch location on aircraft, sound effects and vehicles
Alternative configurationfor AES Airports, momentarily in EDDT
New sponsor mode for special airports e.g. LSZH from FreeZ
The AES Base Pack is totally free of charge and includes numerous credit free airports (see list below). Please note that AES requires 3rd party airports to be installed previously, these are available as separate purchases, with the exception of the default Nuremberg airport. To unlock full AES service on an airport you need to buy credits. Large complex airports will need 5 credits, medium airports 3 or less.
All airports marked with 0 credits will be supported for free and without any limitations, all others can be used for 5 minutes before AES switches off (leaving the airport as it was). The others can be activated with the credits you buy.
I have been fighting getting AES for quite a while. And I'd like to say my fears were unfounded. But.. They were not. I had a choice long ago between GSX and AES. I chose GSX because I always have a feeling this was a subpar product. I fly a lot in Germany. I have pretty much every Aerosoft German airport made. Like many people I was very disappointed in the static gateways and what I perceived to be a money grab from Aerosoft. I believe I was right. Why? If you own GSX you are not getting anything but moving jetways essentially. I noticed the pushback system is inferior to GSX. It's very jerky, unpredictable, leaves your airplane in weird spots. On push back your wheels don't roll with PA airbuses (with GSX they do.) The vehicles are non-descript and the graphics aren't as good as GSX. You dont get name brands like Swissport, or Dtna or Menzies or the airlines you get one fake handling company. With GSX you have animated baggage handlers throwing luggage and luggage entering the cargo hold. Catering people push a cart to and from the air plane in GSX. You don't get any of that with AES. You also dont get a de-icer truck at the gate.
At least my jetways move now.
Really an extremely wonderful job that have added an amazing and extreme realism for the game this beautiful version AES 2.37 quite perfect hoping in your next release to add more airports particularly from Skysoft and to make luggages animated at cargo doors. Really worth to buy credits for this newly released version that has completely circumvented the bugs and errors that was in AES 2.35a and actually these errors were corrected in the previous version AES 2.36 . For myself I bought many credits . Worth to have it and I do believe this program is indispensable for everyone who is playing FSX .
KLARE KAUFEMPFEHLUNG!!! Leute: Anfangs war ich wirklich skeptisch ob der stolze Preis dieser Credits gerechtfertigt sind und ich war sehr zurückhaltend. Doch man muss einfach sagen das kein ADDON Flughafen wirklich perfekt OHNE die Unterstützung durch AES ist! Ich persönlich fliege eigentlich kaum noch Szenerien ohne AES an. Die vielen Funktionen und Updates, welche regelmäßig neue Flughäfen in die "AES-Familie" intigrieren, sind einfach umwerfend. Deswegen bin ich froh das ich nun nach und Nach mehr AES-Credits anschaffe und dies auch nicht bereue!
I have tried it out. But the Realistic feeling you get on the Aerosoft Airports is incredible!
Some services works also with GA airplanes. Everything is wonderfull to look at!
This software is Amazing and I am very happy with it! I surely buy more AES-Credits in the future.
But for the best results, start up Boeing or Airbus! From FSX-Junkie, Richard.
Ehrlich gesagt, würde ich gerne zwei Wertungen abgeben...
für die technischen Aspekte, die Wartung, das Ambiente finde ich fünf Sterne eher noch unterbewertet. Nahezu perfekt und optisch ein echter Gewinn.
Was mich hingegen echt stört, sind die immensen Folgekosten. Für einen guten Hub-Airport braucht man i.d.R. Fünf Gummicredits, und schon nach zweien davon sind dann wieder 15 € zusätzlich fällig. Die Staffelboni für Vielzahler sind da gar kein Trost, einzige Abhilfe wäre mal eine "Megabox" mit zB 50 Credits, deutlich preisreduziert gegenüber fünf Einzelpacks, oder eine generell Flatrate. Mit der derzeitigen Preisgestaltung ist man zusätzlich zu den Szenerie-Kosten nochmal schnell 75 Euro los, nur um seine "wichtigsten" Airports zu verschönern.
Einfach fantastisch. Schon vor der Version 2.21 war es ausgezeichnet, aber jetzt ist es noch, wenn überhaupt möglich, besser. Ich kaufe auch nur noch Szenerien mit AES-Unterstützung !!