OERK KING KHALID FS2004

Unlike Lee I found the shimmering intolerable, as bad as at Newark. Although cured by adding mipmaps this had other consequences. A worthwhile purchase, yes, but without animation the airport is certainly not state of the art.

I agree with Lee, all I can say is the airport look very good with the best detail of terminal, tower and other hanger. I don't have to say so much because as what Lee mention already. The only thing that Armi would update the scenery is with more moving vehicle such as ground vehicle and fuel tanks. That will be great. I hope there will be update soon

Jackson, Malaysia

Review of ARMI Project King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia (OERK) for FS9. This is probably one of the few sceneries for the Middle East to come out in recent times, certainly for FS9. Whilst Sharm El Shiekh, also released this year, is in the Middle East, this scenery could well be described as a major development, certainly for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Riyadh in particular to be finally put on the scenery map! I slewed, flew and taxi-ied around this airport for around 50 minutes to have a good look at how the scenery has been put together. First impression that hits you is the ground. The airport is layered onto a photo ground scenery, but this photo layer is one of the best I have seen on a scenery like this! Not only is it clear with hardly any blurring at ground level, but the airport scenery that is placed upon it, actually works and fits in properly with it. Its really encouraging and overall gives an extremely realistic feel to the place. Next big thing for me was the way that the desert has been rendered and again, the little attention to detail that makes the airport blend in really well with the desert ground scenery layer. I found a fair bit of shimmering around the scenery but I did not find that a detraction. It might be my graphics card or it might be due to the method used to keep the frame rates so good - I never got lower than 32fps (locked at 43fps) even in the densest part of the airport! Absolutely wonderful! For me, this is a complete scenery, extremely well done with great attention to detail. The Main Passenger Terminal, along with the Royal Terminal and Cargo and General Aviation Terminals have all been done in faithful detail. Even the Tank Farm and the Military Hangers have been modelled! Have I mentioned the trees? You need to fly low over the field (with the Tower's permission!) to view the wonderful tree-lined avenues. The extensive use of trees (palm as well as ordinary trees) is excellent and reflects the modern way that this airport has been built. Another item worthy of mention is the airport fencing. There is lots of it all in the right places as far as I can see. Overall, this scenery is quite exciting if only for the level of detail and the attention paid to getting it to look right on top of a well made photo ground layer. I also looked at the airport during dusk, dawn and night time and I can happily say that the lighting from the many lighting posts around the various ramps, along with the illuminated ramp areas, is excellent. In general the airport looks lovely around dawn and will be a great place to land at. Runways, taxiways and ramp detail are excellent and well up to standard. The really unique look and feel of the airport ramp at Riyadh has certainly been captured here, along with how it looks right there in the middle of the desert. Whilst the ramp is littered with static airport vehicles of all types, my only little gripe is the lack of dynamic (moving) vehicle traffic and no static aircraft. Would have been nice to add this to just show a little life on the field. However, make no mistake, this scenery is lovely and is well worth the price and the time and effort to install it and explore it. Just wonderful! Lee James, West Sussex UK