Reviews (by Jean-Claude)

I was looking forward to buying this scenery but felt thoroughly disappointed after reviewing the airport and island. This work might have been acceptable in FSX and P3D but not in MSFS. Textures are wishy washy, colours (greens in particular are far too agressive, details designing is not sharp, the island scenery is a joke at the time of photogrammetry. I was so shocked that I thought the scenery was not installed properly, uninstalled it and re-installed just to make sure this was the actual product! As far as I am concerned, this will be my last FSDG product for MSFS and I sincerely regret it because I love Mauritius and the Seychelles, but really no thank you!

I like this scenery and the amount of details, I used it extensively as I fly often to Asia. The only thing I regret really - not specifically for this DD product but for all of them - is the impossibility to install them where I want (outside of MSFS) using a link to the Community folder so as to manage my inventory of sceneries the way I see fit. It should not be a big challenge for DD to make their installers in such a way that we have an option i.e. to install by default to the Community folder, or to a folder of our choice.

I was looking forward to "go back" virtually to Fernando de Noronha that I visited ten years ago by ship, and was surprised - and disappointed - to see that the unique landmark of this tiny island (the huge rock pointing to the sky) was not even modeled, making this otherwise attractive destination unrealistically represented for anybody who has been there (think about Paris without the Eiffel tower or New-York without the Chrysler building). Not to mention the rather poor rendition of the airport itself! Very disappointing especially after having owned an excellent product for FSX years ago, but obviously not from the same developer.

I happen to know that part off the world quite well having been posted in the area eight years, and Gilgit being one of my several destinations. Your rendition of the region is well done, the mesh is first class and you captured the amazing colours of the river very nicely. I would like though to draw your attention on a few details that are spoiling the experience: 1/ First and foremost, it is rather frustrating after a first difficult approach to realise that you land... underground!!! on the elevation of the default scenery, a patch is in order presto! 2/ A simple AFCAD file would be welcome and appreciated, there are usually up to a maximum of three parking spaces lined up in front of the terminal 3/ Where is the AKF helicopter facility located on the left of the terminal (looking toward the runway), I looked for it but could not see it? 4/ This approach is obviously not managed by the ATC of FSX due to the terrain, requiring to cancel IFR prior to starting descent. It would have been a nice gesture to include in your package an approach chart of that airport as the same is not available on Internet 5/ On the way from Islamabad, one flies by the mighty Nanga Parbat and descent usually starts a short while after. May I suggest you work on this scenery as well to link it with the Gilgit one, this would be a game changer since the Indus valley is the only approach corridor to OPGT? It is indeed one of the most difficult approach existing in the world, an extremely dangerous one since the last turn is only a few meters away from the mountain flank and a very short distance from the runway, you can't go wrong and have to play by the numbers, provided you know them! I had countless cancelled flights due to weather including in flight turnaround going back to Islamabad when we were already by the Nanga Parbat, delays of several days were not surprising, needless to say this is a VFR airport only!!! Good idea and good job, now if you only wish to follow a couple of the above advices (first one is a must) this could become an attractive destination for many simmers looking for challenges.