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Reviews (by William)

PRO MODS - AIRBUS A380 CUSTOM MODS FSX/P3D1-6

PRO MODS - AIRBUS A380 CUSTOM MODS FSX/P3D1-6

Leaving aside the fact that the A340 cockpit that comes with this does not really reflect the A380 cockpit, this product fails to replicate the Airbus systems or FMC. It is therefore very much an A380 ‘light’ version, which may satisfy those who simply want to have a flyable A380 but will fail to satisfy those sim pilots who  want to fly using the Airbus methods.

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FSXCENERY - FCBB MAYA MAYA BRAZZAVILLE FSX P3D

FSXCENERY - FCBB MAYA MAYA BRAZZAVILLE FSX P3D

Having been very critical of some other products from this developer, I am pleased to be able to give Brazzaville a good review. The airport has been produced with a fair amount of detail and although the textures are not quite up to FSDT or Fly Tampa standards, the overall appearance of the airport is good and it looks real. More importantly, unlike some of his other airports, this one seems to have been well optimised,

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ANTS AIRPLANES - TIGER MOTH PRO FSX P3D

ANTS AIRPLANES - TIGER MOTH PRO FSX P3D

This is a great simulation of this classic biplane - the VC and external modelling are excellent as are the flight dynamics and the sounds which are a very true replication of the Gypsy Major engine. It also comes with a very useful and innovative interactive pilots handbook. Highly recommended and great value!

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LIVINGFS - LAGOS X FSX P3D

LIVINGFS - LAGOS X FSX P3D

This has the potential to be a good product but it is unfortunately let down by poor textures of many of the buildings, the quality of which is variable though some are really only freeware quality. Much of this large download is taken up by photoscenery which I plan to deactivate if possible as I feel that it doesn't add anything to this product. On the positive side it's good to have another large African airport as a destination and it is not very resource intensive. So come on LivingFS revise Lagos X so that truly reaches FSX standards.

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FSXCENERY - KSYR SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FSX P3D1-3

FSXCENERY - KSYR SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FSX P3D1-3

This airport addon is pretty good, although the textures of buildings, etc are not quite up to what one expects of airports developed for FSX today, being more reminiscent of airports developed during the FS9 era or before. This developer seems to be producing a considerable number of very welcome new 'secondary' airports but I feel, for their quality their price is a little on the high side and I would suggest that they might achieve a much larger volume of sales by dropping their asking price by a few dollars.

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AEROSOFT - SAMOS FSX P3D

AEROSOFT - SAMOS FSX P3D

This is one really high quality product with excellent airport detail and a very good rendition of the island as a whole, particularly the area around the airport itself with all the landmarks you need to look for on the approach. In addition, the VAS usage is low and the FPS achieved flying in the area (if you are interested in FPS) is surprisingly high. Very highly recommended!

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DIGITAL DESIGN - LOWS SALZBURG W.A. MOZART FSX P3D

DIGITAL DESIGN - LOWS SALZBURG W.A. MOZART FSX P3D

Incredible scenery - as other reviewers have said great frame rates and very reasonable VAS usage for the degree of detail included. I run FSX on what I would describe as a mid range system (certainly not fast) and, at times, my system struggles with detailed scenery but not with LOWS. I can highly recommend this scenery, both for its amazing performance and its very accurate reproduction of not just the airport but of this beautiful old city, which I have visited a number of times and with which I am very familiar.

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VIRTUALCOL - SAAB REGIONAL PACK FOR FSX P3D

VIRTUALCOL - SAAB REGIONAL PACK FOR FSX P3D

As a big fan of turbo-prop airliners and not wanting to wait for the pending Razbam Saab 340, I decided to buy this, tempted by the reasonable price for essentially two different airliners coupled with a huge variety of colour schemes. I was not expecting too much but I have been pleasantly surprised by these aircraft and have ended up flying them quite a bit, The external models are moderately well detailed and reasonably accurate although perhaps the finish is just a little too shiny! The sounds, certainly for the Saab 2000, seems quite realistic. Furthermore, although I have never flown either in real life, the handling characteristics seem reasonable. Internally, unfortunately, these airliners really are not up to the standard one expects from cockpits in FSX today - I almost always fly from the virtual cockpit and VCs on these two models can only be described as being of pre-FS9 standard in terms of appearance. On the positive side however, all the cockpit systems that I have used so far seem functional. I am giving this package 3 stars as it is good value for two airliners and has proven very enjoyable. If VirtualCol improved the virtual cockpit to FSX standards then this would warrant 4 if not 5 stars.

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BLUEPRINT SIMULATIONS - TORONTO PEARSON CYYZ FSX

BLUEPRINT SIMULATIONS - TORONTO PEARSON CYYZ FSX

When you purchase Blueprint scenery you know what you will get - a reasonable product at a very fair price but without many of the autogen and AI features that you get with other developers and which certainly contribute to the level of immersion. In saying that however, this is one of the better Blueprint products.

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AEROSOFT - MEGA AIRPORT DUBLIN FSX P3D/FS2004 (DOWNLOAD)

AEROSOFT - MEGA AIRPORT DUBLIN FSX P3D/FS2004 (DOWNLOAD)

An excellent airport addon and a vastly superior replacement for the alternative payware versions of EIDW. Beautiful, realistic and authentic replication of Dublin Airport with plenty of autogen and traffic - this product manages to make the airport look 'alive', which is the overall feeling I am always looking for with a new addon. No problems with OOMs here and surprisingly very good frame rates for an airport of this detail, which actually drop when I fly away from the airport scenery over Dublin city (an Orbx issue not an Aerosoft issue). Can highly recommend this!

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AEROSOFT - MEGA AIRPORT ROME FS2004 (DOWNLOAD)

AEROSOFT - MEGA AIRPORT ROME FS2004 (DOWNLOAD)

Very pleased with this latest Mega Airport product. It appears to be a thoroughly well-modelled version of LIRF, with a generous amount of autogen and AI vehicles. The background landclass features within the airport perimeter fit in very well with the autogen buildings and despite all these features, there appears to be no framerate hit. Highly recommended!

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LATINVFR - BERMUDA TXKF

LATINVFR - BERMUDA TXKF

Great scenery, great frame rates and a huge amount of autogen buildings, ships and boats covering the islands. This is from just using the FS2004 version - I haven't tried the FSX version yet but I am sure it is as good if not better! Latin VFR have, in my opinion, now joined the developers at the top of the league for high quality FS2004 scenery. Highly recommended.

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FBS - DA NANG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FS2004

FBS - DA NANG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FS2004

A very nice addon for this airport - not quite up to the very high standards now achieved by some other developers but not far off anf certainly deserving of a score of 5. I particularly liked the attention payed to proving plenty of autogen in the surrounding area - this works extremely well although I would not get too close to the buildings close to the airport perimeter which have the appearence of a Hollywood facade, but from a distance (ie within the airport) the effect is very good. All of this also comes at a very reasonable price!

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LATINVFR - COZUMEL INTL AIRPORT MMCZ FS9/FSX

LATINVFR - COZUMEL INTL AIRPORT MMCZ FS9/FSX

A beautiful scenery addon for FS9, not just providing a very detailed airport but also a large amount of autogen scenery for the surrounding area, giving a great sense of realism both while on the ground at the airport and in the air. Also achieves excellent frame rates. Overall this is an airport that it is a pleasure to fly from. Once again, a great product from Latin VFR and good value for money especially considering it includes both FS9 and FSX versions. Highly recommended!

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ONET VALLEY - KRABI AIRPORT FS2004

ONET VALLEY - KRABI AIRPORT FS2004

A nice scenery addon but I too do not like the surrounding square area of photoscenery which unfortunately does not blend in well with the default scenery. There is also a reasonable amount of autogen around the perimeter which I feel enhances the sense of realism of any airport addon.

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AEROSOFT - YEKATERINBURG X (DOWNLOAD)

AEROSOFT - YEKATERINBURG X (DOWNLOAD)

An excellent addon for a very much neglected part of the flight simulator world! In addition to beautiful modelling of the airport buildings, the developers have added a good amount of autogen around the airport which always adds considerably to the sense of realism and which some developers still seem to omit. Also good value particularly if you use both FS9 and FSX. Thank you to Aerosoft for continuing to support FS9.

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VIENTIANE WATTAY INTL LAOS VLVT

VIENTIANE WATTAY INTL LAOS VLVT

Although it doesn't quite have the lifelike feeling of absolute realism that you get with the best airport addons today, I can't really find any fault with this product! I note with some of the other Onet Valley products that reviewers have said they have had problems with bleed-through of textures, but I certainly have no such problems with this quite nice scenery addon. Might have been rated a five had there been a little more around or just outside the airport perimeter which seems very empty!

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TROPICALSIM - TIRANA LATI FS9 FSX P3D

TROPICALSIM - TIRANA LATI FS9 FSX P3D

A very nice addon for a country for which, as far as I know, there is no other airport scenery available. Not quite up to the extremely high standard of the very best available FS9 airports produced today, but nevertheless still very realistic and enjoyable at a fair price considering it includes both FS9 and FSX versions - particularly now that it is on special offer!

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A_A SCENERIES - SAMUI INTL VTSM FS2004

A_A SCENERIES - SAMUI INTL VTSM FS2004

Potentially amazing scenery at a very good price which would have scored 5 stars were it not for the large number of trees which seem to float around in the area of the terminal and which largely obscure the unique terminal structures! I have installed the Thai mesh as recommended but the problem still persists amd I have not found the homepage/forum on Facebook helpful in this regard

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BORISFORERO - GUAYAQUIL - RUTA DEL SOL - ECUADOR

BORISFORERO - GUAYAQUIL - RUTA DEL SOL - ECUADOR

Just bought the updated version of this product and was very pleasantly surprised. Not only do you get a very good quality version of Guayaquil Airport but you also get 3 other airports of reasonably good quality with some surrounding autogen scenery in addition. In Guayaquil there is a good amount of autogen including active road traffic on the road under the approach and a fair amount of autogen features of the surrounding city, Experienced very good frame rates at Guayaquil Airport itself (average 46 with Captain Sim 757!)and overall I am very happy with this addon.

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RURAL VISTAS - PAUMA VALLEY AIRSTRIPS

RURAL VISTAS - PAUMA VALLEY AIRSTRIPS

A nice little addon in a nice area to fly (particularly if combined with Megascenery Southern California) with some good eye-candy and other effects and also some realistic looking orange groves on which to practice your crop spraying, if you enjoy that sort of thing! A little expensive however for what you get!

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CARENADO - CESSNA C152 II FS2004

CARENADO - CESSNA C152 II FS2004

A beautiful rendition of this little aircraft in which I spent numerous happy hours flying many years ago! From personal experience I can say this is an accurate simulation of the real thing - not just the model and panel but even the sounds and flying characteristics are perfect. Would be a great sim to practice on for someone learning to fly on this type of aircraft.

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