This was one of my favorite national airports in the southwest, and now even more so since it has been updated for P3Dv3 and P3Dv4. Easy on frames, great destination for many of the regional flights, corporate jets, and general aviation.
I don't know how I must have skipped buying this scenery all these years. I guess it's because I mostly fly in the US, and because I normally relate Brazil with the Rio scenery, didn't realize Salvador International is in Brazil too. For some reason I thought this was an airport in the country of El Salvador. Never the less, what an amazing scenery! Purchased it during a sale event, and I have no regrets. Looks great in both FSX and P3D, lots of visual points and great frame rates and VAS usage. I recommend this scenery without hesitation.
What's with the "Beware, this is not compatible with DX10 or P3Dv3"??? I have to say, that this is one, if not, the only business jet even by Eaglesoft Standards, that has exceeded any other business jet addon in our hobby. I've had the CX since fs9, fsx, and now P3Dv3. Never had any major issues that weren't addressed and correctly, mostly because of human error. I still fly FSX with DX10, and P3Dv3, and It's the only aircraft worth flying around the world, which I did once with the FSX version a couple of years back. I've been flying and painting this addon for years, and I'm yet to see any other vendor come even close to the quality this old Citation has, bar none. I bought mine directly from Eaglesoft, not from SimMarket, but it's all the same, and updates are sync with whom ever you buy it from.
What's with the low star ratings? The only issue I had in the beginning was with a file that is used by Orbx, and it was causing the default buildings to over lap this scenery. Once I figured that out, everything was great. I don't have the latest or the greatest when it comes to CPU, but I'm getting smooth framerates, and great VAS numbers. I purchased my copy from the Aerosoft store, but it's all the same, here or there. I love it.
I didn't purchase my copy here, I purchased it at another site that had the sale going on before SimMarket launched their sale, but the sale price was the same. If for nothing else, I gave it a 3 star just for the price, but in reality this scenery has a lot of potential, but falls short of expectations. I hope the developer comes up with a fix for the wrong runway, gates do not move, and it's in the middle of no where! They should have at least added some photoreal scenery in the surrounding areas, but you find instead flying in the middle of empty space, and all of the sudden, the airport is there. Not a fun approach. I say again, lots of potential for improvement, but at the current sale price, I couldn't let it go by.
Update Review: I initially gave this scenery a 3 star, but after having a great interaction with the developers, I've come back to give it the highest rating because I didn't take into consideration that there are support documents and updated files that has made this scenery a must have if you fly into San Juan Puerto Rico, and use LatinVFR. These two scenery work well together, as long as you follow the instructions in deleting one file, adding another, and setting maximizing your system VAS tolerance correctly. There is only one issue, which for now I can live with, given the fact that the developers are aware and looking for ways to address it in the future, and that is a couple of buildings flicker.
Blends well with LatinVFR TJSJ and surrounding area, but in order to see El Moro and other buildings, you really need to crank up the scenery detail way up, other wise, you won't see it. That's not a deal breaker, but if you are trying to watch your VAS usage, you are going to suffer a bit, unless you're not flying a heavies. If you are generally a GA or Corporate pilot, then this is a great addon, but if you are a heavy pilot, this scenery adds no value as you fly into TJSJ. I use ChasePlane, and it was interesting to see my VAS go from -1.56Gb with just LatinVFR, to -0.25Gb in combination with this scenery, using the Aerosoft Airbus, and PMDG 737 NGX.
I've gone to Viegues several times, and I would say that this is a pretty good rendition of the actual airport. Would have liked for the whole small island to have been addressed, specially those beautiful beaches like Caracas Beach, but for the price, you can't beat this scenery. The only other thing I would have loved to see would be animation at the airport, such as flapping flags, wind socks, or people.
I didn't purchase this scenery through simMarket. I purchased it directly from FSDT's website. I'm not sure what the main reason for low star reviews, but I give it a 5 star, because this is a great scenery. FSDT is known for putting out top notch sceneries, and a great support forum to boot. I use it for FSX and P3Dv3, and I'm getting great frame rates. It's an awesome airport to land and take off. Very sharp, and a must have if you like flying to southern Texas.
I'm going to just add my two cents as best as I can. In the past I had purchased DRZEWIECKI DESIGN products for FSX, and it was a mix bag. In one hand, Miami was good enough to use, but NYC was terrible. So, to say the least that I was very hesitant to every buy one of their products again, was a real understatement. However, I've moved on from FSX and all it's problems, and I'm now running P3Dv3. Being born in NYC, I was really looking for something that would really represent my town, and do so in a good way. I gave this company a 2nd carefull look at what they have put out for NYC, and this time around I'm surprisingly pleased to say that they have come a long way. Is it perfect? No, but then again I said I was looking for something good, not perfect that would do my city some justice. You may still need to scale down, or tweat very little to get this city to run well, but it's way better than before, and lets face it, no one else out there has dared to tackle NYC since Aerosoft. DRZEWIECKI DESIGN has listen to their customers, and I think they have taken it as far as they can to give you the eye candy you expect as a New Yorker, without killing your frame rates. Have they won me over again as a customer, and will I buy another product from this company again? Yes.
I don't have the top of the line graphic cards, but it doesn't need it! Great addition to the Caribbean Islands. This is a superb and long time neglected scenery. Well done by LatinVFR! Finally, we have it all, from El Morro, Moscoso Bridge with it's US and PR flags, the downtown beach resort hotels, and a great rendition of the San Juan airports.