In real world flying, birds present a unique and dynamic challenge that pilots must always avoid. Each year, in the United States alone, thousands of aircraft encounter bird strikes that account for millions of dollars worth of damages. Pilots must be vigilant in the low altitude environment to avoid hitting birds, and many times evasive maneuvers must be taken. Add a unique challenge and increase your simulator’s realism by using FS Birds!
FS Birds Northeast USA Features:
-Bird coverage for the entire area of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine
-Multiple types of birds including pigeons, buzzards, eagles, seagulls, and geese
-All birds are fully animated
-Flying birds range in altitudes from the surface up to 11,000 ft with random flight tracks
-Ground birds at all major international airports
-Flying bird animations include soaring raptors, circling seagulls, formation geese, random pigeon flights, and soaring eagles
-LOD optimization results in a negligible impact on simulator frame rates
I bought MS2020 when it was released and was blown away by the realism of the sim, especially the scenery. Since I purchased it, I have tried to increase the overall experience by adding airports, REX seasons and weather, a virtual airline (Cape Air), as well as FS Realistic in order to emulate the addition of passengers during flight. My latest add if this excellent product by South Oak that interjects birds into the simulation. It's so neat to be taxing out of KBOS and to encounter a flock of pigeons on the tarmac, or a group of geese flying overhead upon takeoff.
What I like about the program is that the bird sightings are random, just like in real life. Some flights you may have one sighting, other times many. Another thing I like is you can tailor your purchase to the area(s) where you do most of your flying. It's not a "one size fits all" product, and you can buy as few or as many of the regions offered as you want.
Great job, South Oak. You have hit the ball out of the park with this one!
1st flight out of my home airport N49 Long Island, NY in the SWS Zenith 701 a flock of geese flew over! Beautiful addon for that extra realism. Terrific job!
This add-on brings life to the virtual world.
Of course, after installation, birds won't be buzzing around everywhere.
Is that different in the real world?
Again, my third pack. Can't live without my pidgeons. Great immersive addon for that little extra. Don't expect a bird watching simulator, you'll forget about them then be pleasantly surprised when you catch them flying off to the side or over the airplane.
Very immersive add-on for MSFS 2020. Nice variety of birds at different altitudes and the frequency and volume seem accurate
To real life. No impact on frame rates, I highly recommend this product and hope they cover more global locations.