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Hi all, we are pleased to announce the following 3 Digital Design airports are now available on OrbxDirect!
- EGGP Liverpool John Lennon Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator
- LFLL Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport for X-Plane 11
- LFLL Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport for P3Dv4+
Purchase them from the Digital Design Partner page.
For OrbxDirect customers that have the P3D/XP11 version of EGGP in their account, they can purchase the MSFS at a 30% discount for the next 9 days.
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We are pleased to announce our next exciting Landmark City Packs - Paris!
Paris, the capital of France, has been one of Europe's major centres of diplomacy, finance, commerce, fashion, science and the arts for the past 300 years. Paris, known for having beauty, elegance, and for being a boldly romantic city is transformed for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Our TrueEarth team, led by the legendary Tony Wroblewski, have packaged together 200 Points of Interest (POI) with 15 high-detail POIs. These carefully selected hero-asset POIs allow you to get up close and explore, whilst still maintaining excellent performance across the city.
The 200 medium-detail POIs are the perfect balance between quality and performance. They allow us to capture the essence of the city’s unique architecture, without impacting performance.
Other refinements, such as night lighting, custom terraforming and custom orthos brings the city to life in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be revealing more exciting Landmarks products for Microsoft Flight Simulator — so keep an eye out!
Key Features
- 15 high-detail custom landmarks including Notre Dame, Panthéon, The Centre Pompidou, École Militaire, and Église Saint-Sulpice
- 200 medium-detail custom landmarks, balancing quality and performance
- External night lighting for all default landmark objects, including Tour Eiffel, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Sacre Coeur, and Grand Palaise
- Extensive terraforming across the coverage area, enhancing how our custom landmarks sit within the simulator’s terrain
- Flattening of the Seine River and correcting riverbank heights
- Custom orthoimagery patches across the city to cover the blurred-out military areas in the default simulator
Enjoy these previews! Note that they are from the current beta build and we look to release in early January.
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Explore the Charming Canary Islands in X-Plane 11!
TrueEarth Canary Islands for X-Plane 11 delivers nine idyllic islands to explore in phenomenal detail and also includes the fully hand-crafted and highly detailed GCLA La Palma Airport.
Discover the sun, sea and serenity of this stunning archipelago in an experience that only TrueEarth can deliver as you cruise along the coasts of Gran Canaria or marvel at Mount Teide as it towers above the island of Tenerife.
Combining detailed hand-corrected aerial imagery and refined mesh means the islands are more lifelike in X-Plane 11 than ever before.
Complete or start your tour of the Canary Islands at the La Palma Airport, developed by the Orbx Havant Studio. Sporting a single north-south runway on the east side of the island, expect challenges from prevailing winds and coastal turbulence. Test your instrument approach skills with the NDB approaches from the north and south. This included hand-crafted airport is ideal for those looking to perform numerous island-hops or take their favourite 737 or A320 back towards mainland Europe for those leisure flights. Located on the island of the same name, La Palma Airport is the perfect hub to start your journey around the Canary Islands.
Each of the Canary Islands in the archipelago has its own characteristics and charm that have been stunningly recreated. From local hotels and resorts in Santa Cruz to seaside towns and harbours across the lakes of Arrecife, each island has unique locations to explore from the skies. The beautiful coastlines across the Canary Islands provide those perfect picturesque moments you can only experience with a TrueEarth product.
TrueEarth Canary Islands goes beyond remarkable aerial imagery, with custom Spanish themed autogen that has been expertly made and placed accurately throughout each of the nine islands. Millions of pieces of vegetation, buildings, and miles of road are all placed accurately meaning you can easily navigate the islands low and slow.
TrueEarth Canary Islands is truly the definitive way to explore these idyllic islands!
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- Complete coverage for all nine Canary Islands (El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, Lanzarote, Chinijo Archipelago, La Palma, Tenerife and La Graciosa)
- Explore each island in exquisite detail with hundreds of points of interest to seek out
- Includes Orbx payware quality rendition of La Palma Airport, featuring stunning PBR material texturing, detailed modelling and SAM jetways
- Hand-crafted and colour-matched aerial imagery bringing each island to life
- Accurately placed hotels, resorts, towns and other landmarks easily identifiable as you fly
- Discover natural attractions such as Maspalomas, Teide National Park and Mount Teide in rich detail
- Expertly crafted coastlines with beautiful watermasking for famous beaches such as El Medano, Sotavento and El Cotillo
- Millions of accurately placed trees, forests and custom building autogen to provide authentic Spanish vibes across the archipelago
- Project led by legendary developer Tony Wroblewski
- GCLA La Palma Airport developed by the Orbx Havant Studio
TrueEarth Canary Islands will release next week on 26 December with a special 20% launch discount!
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We are delighted to announce Matteo Veneziani's next airport - Bastia Poretta for Microsoft Flight Simulator!
Located on the idyllic Mediterranean island of Corsica, Bastia airport is nestled between the mountains and the sea which makes for some challenging flying conditions. As a popular holiday destination, the airport sees a mix of airline, corporate, GA traffic and helicopters and acts as a base for coastguard and firefighting aircraft. One thing is for sure though, spectacular views are guaranteed!
The scenery encompasses both the airport in complete detail, as well the surrounding area. Particular attention has also been given to the landside part of the airport where the car parking, car rental, farms and industrial area has been recreated with a high level of detail. The airport development has been based on the latest reference material and includes the brand new expansion of the terminal. The unique architectural design of the tower and terminal has been expertly captured by Matteo using extensive onsite on-site photography.
Using the latest MSFS SDK, all textures come with PBR as standard and high resolution artwork has been used throughout. All new GSE and static aircraft types have been added and careful attention has been given to the apron markings, sloping runway and detailed vegetation placement to ensure a realistic as possible depiction of the airport. Innovative night lighting techniques have been used along with custom wig-wag and dynamic taxiway lighting - all of these complement the comprehensive mix of apron, terminal and runway effects.
The airport Bastia Poretta is at an advanced stage of development, with more information and screenshots to be rolled out during the coming week!
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We are pleased to announce the second of our Landmark City Packs - Singapore!
Singapore, the bustling city-state in Southeast Asia, is famous for its booming economy and multiculturalism. A former British colonial outpost in the monsoonal Indian Ocean trade circuit, Singapore today boasts one of the world's busiest ports, as well as thriving finance and services sectors.
Our TrueEarth team, led by the renowned Holger Sandmann, have packaged together 150 Points of Interest (POI) with 20 high-detail POIs being developed in-house by our Havant Studio (Newcastle, Graz and the upcoming Brisbane). These carefully selected high-detail POIs allow you to get up close and personal, whilst still maintaining excellent performance across the city.
The 130 medium-detail POIs are the perfect balance between quality and performance. They allow us to capture the essence of the city’s unique architecture, without impacting performance.
Other refinements, such as night lighting and custom terraforming, completely transform the city in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be revealing more exciting Landmarks products for Microsoft Flight Simulator — so keep an eye out!
Key Features- 20 high-detail custom landmarks including Supertree Grove, Helix Bridge, The Fullerton Hotel and the Old and New Supreme Courts
- 130 medium-detail custom landmarks, balancing quality and performance.
- Extensive terraforming across the coverage area, enhancing how our custom landmarks sit within the simulator’s terrain.
- Unique laser lights on the Marina Bay Sands Hotel
- Custom night lighting based on real-world photography.
- Enhancements to harbour, port, and industrial areas between Jurong Island and Changi Airport
Enjoy these early previews! Note that they are from the current work-in-progress build and are not the final product.
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We are thrilled to welcome REX Simulations as a new Partner, with their highly successful Weather Force Pro!
Weather Force is the new metar-based dynamic real-time weather engine for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
By utilizing inter-process communication with the simulator via fine granular control, you will experience automated, dynamic, and smooth weather transitions from real-world reporting metar stations. Weather Force also includes a wide range of proprietary dynamic, changing (non-static) weather scenarios. These scenarios are unlike the static weather presets that ship with Microsoft Flight Simulator.
With real-time metar data as the foundation, the Weather Force weather engine provides a more realistic weather experience.
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We are pleased to welcome Simworks Studios to OrbxDirect. Known for their aircraft carriers and F-4 Phantom on the ESP platform, they make their airport scenery debut with a Portuguese GA airfield - Maia-Vilar de Luz for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
A small heaven for GA pilots, Maia-Vilar de Luz airport makes for a spectacular view of the Portuguese countryside's rolling hills and the city of Porto. Featuring custom animations, three aircraft repaints and a VFR landmark, Maia airport offers great detail and value aimed at the VFR pilots!
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- High detail buildings and surrounding area of Maia airport
- High detail interior of the terminal building
- Animated hangar that will open its doors in the morning and close at night with the airport.
- Custom tunnel, under the threshold of Runway 16
- Planespotters are scattered around the airport, appearing at different times of day
- Animated workers are about doing their job.
- High-detail rendition of Torre do Lidador, home of Maia's town hall. Created in high detail, the 20-storey tower is a visual landmark for pilots flying to Maia airport and we have made sure to add it as one in the simulator.
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Andreas Hegi brings to life another classic Orbx destination for a new generation with 3W5 Concrete Municipal Airport. A complete overhaul of this scenic Pacific Northwest destination, Concrete is a must-have for all bush pilots looking to explore the scenic North Cascades Mountains.
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- Completely new version of 3W5 for MSFS
- Located in the heart of the Pacific Northwest
- Full PBR UHD texturing
- Charming bespoke details
- Extensive updates to the surrounding scenery
- Major POIs and landmarks around town
- Completely new weather-influenced ground polygon
- Sloped runway
- Complete dynamic & emissive night lighting
- Ultra high-definition GSE
- Perfect for bush pilots
- A classic Orbx destination brought to life for MSFS
- Developed by Andreas Hegi
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Rasha Tucakov makes his debut for Microsoft Flight Simulator with this charming airport & cityscape scenery depicting one of the most important cities in Serbia. Jam-packed with beautiful custom aircraft, vehicles and objects exclusive to this project (including a host of obscure Soviet-era static aircraft and helicopters), this project is a true labour of love from Rasha. Using innovative texture-mapping techniques (building upon techniques seen with Graz and Bryce Canyon), the airport balances extremely high PBR detail with clever performance optimization. Beyond the airport perimeter, an entire city awaits, with dozens of custom landmarks and POI, substantive terrain and vegetation improvements, and custom navaid corrections for the famous runway 29 approach.
LYNI Niš Constantine the Great Airport heralds the first of several exciting new Balkans destinations from Rasha for Microsoft Flight Simulator!
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- A complete airport & cityscape package
- Beautifully detailed rendition of LYNI Niš Constantine the Great Airport in Serbia
- Dozens of landmarks and POI across the city
- Charming bespoke details
- Plenty of unique static aircraft and GSE, including Soviet-era aircraft and helicopters
- Custom weather-influenced ground polygon with unique textures and markings
- Innovative new texture mapping techniques for high detail and optimization
- Custom-edited navaid data to correct faults with the default database
- Complete dynamic & emissive lighting
- Sloped runway
- Full PBR
- Completely ready for AI
- Detailed approach to runway 29
- Serbia's second busiest airport
- The first MSFS project from developer Rasha Tucakov
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Newcastle International Airport is located north of the university city of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the North East of England. Once an industrial superpower of the shipbuilding era Newcastle has now transformed into a buzzing cultural hub. Over 5 million visitors a year pass through the doors from leisure routes operated by narrow-body jets to Las Palmas & Santorini and long-haul visits to Dubai in a 777-300ER. This is the perfect airport for those wanting something a bit more regional, but with an international appeal. The 7,600ft runway provides quite the challenge when operating those heavier aircraft, especially during the typical rainy weather of the north of England.
Our UK team based in Havant have taken care and attention when developing Newcastle International Airport and it shows. With high-quality texture work throughout and plenty of features to enjoy, Newcastle is a great addition to the UK set of airports for X-Plane 11.
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Acclaimed developer Marcus Nyberg has released the next installment in his highly popular Swedish Series of airports for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Brimming with exquisite details, ultra crisp 4k PBR texturing, custom ground poly and hand-edited custom aerial imagery, Malmö Airport is one of the most recognizable airports in Scandinavia with it's distinctive yellow terminal. Building upon the original P3D release, ESMS-MSFS includes a host of new content and features exclusive to this new package for the next generation of simulators.
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- Exquisitely detailed 4k depiction of ESMS Malmö Airport
- Ultra-detailed 4K textures with completely overhauled PBR texturing
- Highly detailed ground poly with custom lines and markings
- Incredibly detailed 3D modelling, including terminal interiors
- Beautiful hand-coloured custom aerial imagery
- New custom static aircraft & GSE unique to Malmö Airport
- Sloped runway
- Stunning dynamic night lighting
- Weather-influenced ground textures
- Completely AI-compatible
- Painstakingly optimized for very high performance
- The latest airport from our Swedish Series for MSFS
- From acclaimed developer Marcus Nyberg
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Version 1.1.0 for the Long-EZ is now available on Orbx Central.
Changelog
- Redone flight model to implement new canard settings
- Minor tweaks to engine performance
- Minor tweaks to aircraft maneuverability
- Increased detail and polycount of several cockpit objects
- Retextured cockpit with higher res textures
- Fixed miscellaneous animations and mouse areas
- Added missing lubber line to compass
- Minor improvements to sound package
- Miscellaneous fixes in configuration files
- Cleaned canopy textures
- Replaced library pilot figures with custom models including possibility to remove the pilot figures (beware not to tilt the aircraft!)
- Sound package entirely redone in WWise-
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They say good things comes to those that wait and we are finally pleased to announce that EGNT Newcastle International Airport is close to release. Not only for the X-Plane but also for Microsoft Flight Simulator!
Newcastle International Airport is located north of the university city of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the North East of England. Once an industrial superpower of the shipbuilding era Newcastle has now transformed into a buzzing cultural hub. Over 5 million visitors a year pass through the doors from leisure routes operated by narrow-body jets to Las Palmas & Santorini and long-haul visits to Dubai in a 777-300ER. This is the perfect airport for those wanting something a bit more regional, but with an international appeal.
The 7,600ft runway provides quite the challenge when operating those heavier aircraft, especially during the typical rainy weather of the north of England.
Our UK team based in Havant (LOWG Graz, KSJC San Jose, EGLC London City and many more) have taken care and attention when developing Newcastle International Airport. With high-quality texture work throughout and plenty of features to enjoy, Newcastle is a great addition to the UK set of airports for both X-Plane and Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Both versions feature:
- Detailed and stunning PBR texturing
- Ultra-high quality modelling work throughout
- Stunning 3D modelling
- Custom ortho
- Highly detailed GSE and static aircraft
Enjoy these screenshots from both platforms!
X-Plane 11 previews
Microsoft Flight Simulator previews
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Hi all,
As hinted last week, here is an update regarding our plans with openLC Asia.
From the very beginning, Orbx's vision has been to cover the globe with updated textures and accurate landclass but that's obviously a monumental task, especially in areas for which we don't already have FTX Regions. Our experience with South America and Africa showed that to create a complete and accurate product we needed to invest a significant amount of time and effort. If anything, the great landscape diversity across Asia makes this an even more challenging product, especially in the face of a new sim platform launching and some uncertainty in the market for our landclass products.
However, Lockheed Martin's continuing development of P3D is a strong indicator that simmers are still enjoying the platform and, in turn, we remain committed to expanding its base. What better way than to complete the openLC series?
So here is the plan for the rollout of openLC Asia:
The product will be developed in three stages and areas, as indicated in the map below, and in the order of the numbered areas. Areas 1 & 2 are less complex in terms of landclass textures and autogen, hence them being released sooner. Area 3 is the bigger challenge requiring many new texture sets and custom autogen and thus will take the longest to deliver.
We will release Areas 1 and 2 at early-bird prices (still to be determined) that will give you the whole product once completed. That way early adopters will end up paying less for the final product and enjoy the areas right when they become available.
In terms of a very rough release schedule: we anticipate Area 1 to be in testing late December, and thus a release in the first quarter of 2021, with the other two areas to follow over the next 8 - 12 months.
Happy to hear your feedback.
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Developer Andreas Hegi continues his journey across the Pacific Northwest with his latest Cascades scenery - Concrete Municipal Airport! Reinvigorating this classic Orbx destination, 3W5 is located between Orcas Island, Anacortes and Darrington in Skagit County, perfect for short hops exploring the jaw-dropping scenery of this corner of Washington State.
Building upon the standards set with his first two airfields for Microsoft Flight Simulator, Andreas has completely reworked Concrete from the original ESP release. New ultra-high-definition artwork, comprehensive PBR, new modelling and terraforming are found throughout. Real-world updates to the airfield are also reflected in this new scenery; the new fuel farm, several hangars under construction, and movement areas have all been created from scratch using up-to-date source material.
Beyond the airfield, explore the townsite and surrounding scenery with a host of landmarks, including the well-known Portland Cement Silos, the historic bridge over the Sauk River, the school and plenty more. Major updates to the ground textures, elevations, vegetation and terraforming extend well beyond the airport perimeter too.
Already in advanced beta testing as we speak, Concrete will be a must-have for PNW bush pilots - we'll have more screenshots and info coming out over the coming week!
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We are pleased to announce EGPN Dundee Airport as the next airport to be released for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Dundee Airport being south facing over the River Tay, you can expect stunning views across the glorious waterfront and natural landscaping around the airport. As Scotland’s Culture Capital, there is a lot of reason to visit Dundee. Built originally on the back of the Firth of Tay, Dundee quickly became an important airport in Scotland due to its close connections to the famous golf courses such as St Andrews, Gleneagles and Carnoustie.
The water dominating one side of your view on approach makes for incredible eye-candy in the scenic surroundings, especially with the fantastic weather engine of Microsoft Flight Simulator. The airport features detailed PBR texturing as standard, custom ortho, POIs such as the Mills Observatory and Tay Rail Bridge and custom GSE.
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Existing customers of EGPN Dundee for P3D/XPlane will receive a 20% discount.
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A surprise announcement of a charming new scenery from Rasha Tucakov - Niš Constantine the Great Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator! Following on from the success of his Rijeka International Airport for P3D, Rasha brings us his debut for the new simulator - a complete airport and cityscape product for this historic Balkans destination.
As the second busiest airfield in Serbia, Niš Airport serves both LCC and mainline carriers such as Air Serbia, Swiss, Wizz Air and Ryanair. Well known for his specialization in Southeastern European destinations, Rasha brings his attention for unusual details to the fore with this project. As a mixed-use military/civilian airfield, expect to see a swathe of Soviet-era static aircraft including Kamov and Mil helicopters, MiG, Illushin and Antonov aircraft of differing types and sizes. Custom vehicles, GSE, buses and trains are dotted around the airport and city, with the railyards close to the airfield receiving particular attention. Making the most of the new simulator's capabilities, Rasha has implemented new texturing techniques (building on the tech pioneered with Graz and Bryce Canyon) that harness the best balance of high detail and performance. Full PBR materials, LOD optimization, sloped runways, dynamic lighting, complete AI integration and custom terrain edits further build upon the latest MSFS SDK capabilities.
Beyond the airport, an entire city has been recreated. Famous as the birthplace of three Roman emperors (including the airport's namesake), and later as a pivotal city of the Byzantine Empire, the city features dozens of custom points of interest and countless details. Explore historic landmarks such as Niš Fortress, modern architecture such as the Hotel Ambassador and tons of incidental models that add a great deal of character to this scenery. Special attention has been spent on the approach to rwy29, with all major POI visible on extended finals recreated.
With a beautiful (though complicated) approach over surrounding mountainous terrain, and just a short flight to classic Orbx destinations such as Belgrade, Rijeka, Pula and Dubrovnik, Niš Constantine the Great Airport heralds the first of several exciting new destinations from Rasha Tucakov for Microsoft Flight Simulator!
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Matteo Veneziani brings his charming rendition of Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Microsoft Flight Simulator! A total overhaul over this idyllic Mediterranean destination, Olbia is a complete airport & city package encompassing many innovative features.
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- Complete airport & city package
- Highly detailed rendition of Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Totally overhauled from the previous P3D release
- Custom animated jetways
- Hand-coloured custom aerial imagery for airport precinct
- Dozens of custom POI around the city
- Custom ground poly (projected mesh) for complete accuracy
- Working wig-wags lighting
- Innovated dynamic lighting techniques
- New custom GSE & static aircraft
- Incredibly detailed airside & landside areas
- Hand-corrected coastlines, terraforming and vegetation
- Original ship models
- Sloped runway
- Complete PBR textures
- Custom static ground crew
- Perfectly located for regional to flights to Innsbruck, Dubrovnik, Rijeka and more.
- From developer Matteo Veneziani
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Hi all,
Wow, what an exciting few weeks since we announced Volanta! Our team is thankful to all of you who signed up. We’ll be in touch very soon with steps to gain access to the invite-only beta.
The feedback we’ve been receiving from everyone has been great. With this, we’ve been able to implement some of the most requested features and shape our roadmap for the future.
We’re starting with small numbers of invites to ensure everything is stable, then we’ll invite more people in batches. We’re excited to give you all access!
Our team has been working hard (and expanding!) since the announcement. Here are some new features we’ve added:
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Support for two of the simulators most requested by our community: DCS World and Aerofly FS 2.
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Many of you asked for more control over the aircraft in your account. We added the ability to add images to your aircraft, and have them viewable on the map. We’ll be adding more features here in the coming weeks.
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Volanta offers many possibilities for visualising your data. When clicking on airports, you can now see how many flights you’ve done there, as well as statistics from all Volanta users.
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Importing data into Volanta was a very common request. We’ve improved the importing UI, and will be ensuring it’s extra robust at launch.
As a reminder, if you haven’t already signed up for the invite-only beta, it isn’t too late! If you’re interested in Volanta and want to learn more, please see our first announcement.
The Volanta Team
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Located in the heart of the city of San Jose, Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport is the perfect airport for regional and long-haul hops to and from the centre of Silicon Valley. San Jose International Airport is the second largest airport in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Whether you’re looking for a new destination to fly short regional hops or an alternative for long-haul flying to the San Francisco area, San Jose International Airport will give you the choice and flexibility you’re looking for in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
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Our hugely successful and popular Californian airport, San Jose International Airport, is coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator!
Located in the heart of the city of San Jose, Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport is the perfect airport for regional and long-haul hops to and from the centre of Silicon Valley. San Jose International Airport is the second largest airport in the San Francisco Bay Area, providing unique opportunities to fly to long-haul destinations such as Tokyo, Beijing and London. Alternatively, take flight in a large number of domestic routes across the country to classic Orbx destinations like Eagle County, Santa Barbara and Burbank.
Stunning dynamic lighting brings the airport to life during the late nights and advanced PBR materials make the main terminal buildings look life-like from all perspectives giving you the ultimate experience at San Jose International Airport.
Whether you’re looking for a new destination to fly short regional hops or an alternative for long-haul flying to the San Francisco area, San Jose International Airport will give you the choice and flexibility you’re looking for in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
At a glance
- Complete ultra-HD rendition of San Jose International Airport
- Detailed PBR textures as standard
- Exquisite modelling work for the entire airport
- Nestled in default photogrammetry area
- Enhanced groundpoly with weathering effects
- Custom PBR GSE and static aircraft
- POIs surrounding the airport
Keep an eye out for more screenshots!
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Your personal flight tracker, powered by Orbx
The Orbx software development team is proud to announce Volanta.
Volanta is an easy to use smart flight tracker that integrates all your flight data across all major sims. Volanta gives you one more reason to fly.
Take flight with our easy-to-use interface, which takes all the paperwork out of setting up a flight in your simulator - leaving you more time to enjoy your flight. For those of us who like to complete detailed planning, we support that too.
The core features in Volanta will always be free, with added premium features at a later date.
You are invited to sign up for the invite-only beta.
We hope to see you in our flying community soon!
Key Features
- Automatically track your flights in all major simulators, on all operating systems
- Fun and fresh challenges to complete
- Regular giveaways from Orbx and selected partners for active pilots
- Performance focused. Super fast application on every page
- Detailed GPU rendered map with advanced filtering options tailored to aviation
- Unlimited flight storage and retrieval
- Detailed statistics for aircraft, airports and routes
- Generate a flight plan with SimBrief, or import one you’ve already made
- Keep up with your friends flying activity and view detailed statistics
- Security focused. Adjust who can search for you, see your flight history, or see you on the map. TOTP multi-factor authentication supported.
- Access your flights from anywhere in the world via the web and mobile
- Connect with Navigraph to see up-to-date navdata on the map
- And more… keep reading to see detailed information
Volanta: In Depth
Map
The core of any flight tracking service should, rightfully, be the map. In fact, our whole user experience is built using the map as a base. Almost all pages include a beautiful, full-screen map.
We have invested a lot of time into finding the best solution for displaying thousands of concurrent flights on our map, while still maintaining a fluid and smooth user experience. Using GPU rendering technology, we can show every airport, every waypoint, every airway, and every flight all at once, smoothly.
At higher zoom levels, more details are progressively added to the data we show, and the underlying map itself. This keeps the map less cluttered and easier to digest.
When flying online, or with friends, it’s important to know where they are. We aggregate live data for VATSIM, IVAO, PilotEdge, FSCloud and of course, Volanta. This is displayed in one integrated map. This aggregated flight data also allows you to import network flights that you did not fly on Volanta.
Further, when a user is flying on both Volanta and an online network (for example, VATSIM), we automatically hide their network flight so that you only see the more frequently updated Volanta data. This results in a cleaner map, without unnecessary duplicates.
As in real life, not all aircraft look the same. With Volanta, you can see various details about an aircraft at a glance, just by its icon and colour. We have icons for over 40 aircraft types, with more being added soon. The colour of an aircraft’s icon changes based on the network, and whether you’re friends with them.
With so many possible map layers, including for online networks and navdata, it’s important that they’re easy to toggle on and off. This is easy in Volanta! Simply open the slide-out Map Settings on the right, then you can instantly turn layers on and off, with the results instantly reflected on the map.
All of the information you’ll need is at your fingertips. When clicking on an aircraft on the map, we show graphs of the aircraft’s height and the ground, as well as rendering their full route on the map. We even render SIDs and STARs if they’re provided. This allows you to see if an aircraft is deviating from its planned route, and get a beautiful representation of the route on the map.
We also display navigation data on the map. We’ve partnered with Navigraph to supply data for us. If you have a Navigraph subscription, we’ll show you data from the latest AIRAC cycle. If not, you’ll be shown data that is slightly out of date.
Using OpenStreetMap data, when zooming into an airport, you’ll see runways, taxiways (including their identifiers), and gates all drawn in their correct locations.
Flying requires thinking in three dimensions. Because of this, we include the aircraft’s altitude in position reports, and we draw it on the map. You can explore all of your past flights in 3D detail - see how well you flew the challenging approaches into airports like Innsbruck, Tivat or Calvi, then share it with your friends!
Intelligent Tracking
Flight tracking is at Volanta’s core, so we’ve put a lot of thought into efficiently tracking flights, so you can focus on what’s important. We call this “get in and fly.” The premise is simple: you shouldn’t have to complete a long process just to set up your flight tracking software.
Here’s how it works. Make sure Volanta is running (can either be before or after starting your sim). Our tracking automatically starts - no more taking off then realising that you forgot to start tracking your flight! You can then just fly from your origin to your destination.
Volanta will try to infer as much information about your flight as possible. For example, Volanta will try to autofill:
- Origin and Destination based on the position of your aircraft.
- Your Aircraft including registration and type, is automatically selected based on the aircraft you’re flying in the simulator.
If you’re flying on a multiplayer network, we auto-fill as much information as we can. This reduces your workload and makes Volanta the smartest flight tracking app available.
That said, if we do guess information incorrectly, or if you’d like to enter it yourself, you can override any information about your flight that Volanta has inferred.
Your flight data gets sent to our servers every 10 seconds. This results in beautiful 3D flight paths on our map. However, we’ve implemented some smarts in this area too. As part of our Intelligent Tracking system, we have made Variable Rate Position Reports.
When you are cruising we will reduce the rate of position reports if your aircraft remains almost exactly straight and level. The instant you start a turn, or change altitude, the position reports will go back to the highest frequency. This feature saves resources on your PC, and our servers - allowing us to keep Volanta fast and free for everyone without compromising on the quality of the data.
We are careful to maintain the quality of the data we log for you. If you are slewing, or using replay mode, we will not send position reports to our servers. This keeps the data for your flight looking clean and beautiful.
Sometimes, the real world can get in the way of your simulator time. If you need to pause, or use time acceleration, we handle that too. For every flight, we calculate both the real-world time, and the effective in-sim time. This gives you the ultimate flexibility to fly how you want, without giving any users an unfair advantage.
After you’ve finished your flight and shut down your engines, Volanta will automatically end your flight after one minute. Then, when you’re ready, you can take off and fly to your next destination and have it all automatically logged by Volanta.
This intelligent tracking technology allows you to leave Volanta minimised for a whole series of flights, then view it at the end of the day to see the beautiful visualisations we’ve created for you.
We hope you enjoy tracking your flights with ease!
Flights
Once you’ve tracked your flight, you can view it from anywhere, at any time - we won’t make you pay just to access your past flight data.
Each airport pair is drawn on the map, along with the frequency. The more you fly a route, the more vibrant the line will be. We also show your full virtual logbook in an easy timeline.
Clicking on a past flight will reveal comprehensive data that we’ve stored for you.
You can see the full 3D path of your flight, as well as useful metrics such as block time, flight time and fuel burned.
Furthermore, you can see exactly where you touched down on the runway, as well as the landing rate, ground speed, wind direction and wind speed.
Aircraft
Volanta keeps track of your aircraft, anywhere in the world.
Each unique aircraft has its own location, flight history, and accumulates flight hours (along with many other statistics).
This allows you to track your favourite aircraft, and see which aircraft you need to pull out of the hangar more!
Aircraft are automatically created for you when you start a flight - no manual work is required. If you already have an aircraft in your account, Volanta will automatically find it and assign it to your flight. Keeping your data accurate.
This is just the start, we have many more features planned in this area.
Planning
One of the most important aspects of flying happens before you enter the aircraft. A detailed flight plan provides you with all the information you need to arrive safely at your destination. With Volanta, we can do the planning for you, or import a plan you already have.
We’ve partnered with SimBrief, flight simulation’s best free flight planner, to make planning your flight even easier than before.
You can plan your flight completely in Volanta, or plan it on SimBrief’s website - importing the details into your Volanta flight with a single click.
Volanta’s intelligent tracking technology helps save you time here too. We already know your aircraft’s type, so you don’t need to enter it again just to plan your flight.
If you’re flying on an online network like VATSIM, PilotEdge or IVAO, and you’ve filed a flight plan, you can import all of the details with one click. This is one of the easiest ways to get started with your flight.
We’ve made it easy so you can focus on flying.
If you use another planning tool like PFPX, you can import your flight plans using a saved route file or by pasting the route. You can do this at any time during your flight - you don’t need to do this before you start flying.
That said, planning your flight is optional. If you don’t want to use a flight plan, you don’t have to. You don’t even need to know where your destination is, that’s fine. You shouldn’t have to change the way you fly just to use a flight tracking tool.
Challenges
As many flight simmers know, deciding where to fly can sometimes be challenging. In Volanta, we’ve built a robust and powerful challenge system to help.
Challenges in Volanta can come in many shapes and sizes. Some challenges may be as simple as flying from A to B. Others may involve flying under a bridge, flying a route accurately, or a time trial. These truly test your abilities as a pilot and expand your horizons to new and exciting places.
Completing challenges gives rewards, including achievements, experience and prizes.
Some challenges are hand-crafted by our team, and others are automatically generated by our system. Exciting new challenges await every day.
This is just the beginning for challenges. The challenge system will be one of our primary focus areas going forward, with new minigames in the works. We’re very excited to hear your ideas.
Friends & Profiles
One of the most rewarding aspects of flight simulation is flying with others. Volanta makes this fast and easy with our built-in friend system.
Clicking on a friend in your friends list gives you easy access to a plethora of statistics on their profile. See their total number of hours, number of flights, distance flown, and their detailed flight history all from one place.
With rich status, you can see where and what your friends are flying at a glance. If you’re a Discord user, we also forward your rich status there.
Volanta profiles are the perfect way to share (or show off!) your flying to others. Although, the friend and profile system is optional - if you prefer to fly solo, you can. Volanta has robust privacy settings. You can control who sees your data.
Simulator and OS Support
Our goal is to enable any flight simmer, no matter their operating system or simulator, the ability to use Volanta.
Our desktop app works on Windows, macOS and Linux.
You can also use Volanta on the web, or on your phone to track your flight from anywhere in the world. The web and mobile versions have all the features you love from the desktop.
For simulators, we currently support FSX (including Steam Edition), all versions of Prepar3D, X-Plane 11, and Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Support for other simulators is coming soon!
Data Imports and Exports
If you already use existing flight tracking software, all of your data can be safely imported into Volanta. We currently support importing data from projectFLY and SimToolkitPro. We plan to add more soon - let us know where you want to import your data from.
With Volanta, your data is truly yours. Through our data manager, you can export your data with only a few clicks. The data will be exported into easy to use .json files that you can import into other tools.
This system is completely automated and usually finishes within an hour. You can export data on your schedule - no need to contact support.
Roadmap
This is just the beginning. We want to see Volanta grow into a tool everyone in our community uses.
- Integrations: we plan to integrate with many more simulators and services. DCS World, Infinite Flight and FlightGear are just some of the things on our list.
- Notifications: get notifications to your mobile device when you’re reaching top of descent. Get notified when your friends go online and start flying.
- Schedules: imitate real-world flights with up-to-date real-world schedules.
- Streaming tools: including a comprehensive overlay, a Twitch bot and a Twitch extension (plus more).
- More challenges: minigames, interactive challenges, multiplayer challenges.
- Translations into many other languages (let us know if you want to help!)
- Other community driven features
Keep in mind that the roadmap above isn’t a commitment. It will be heavily shaped by what you, our community, want to see.
Invite-only Beta
We hope you are as excited as we are about the new opportunities and enhanced smart flight experience Volanta has to offer.
You are invited to join Volanta’s invite-only beta and connect with the global community before it is officially launched.
Register for the invite-only beta.
Expand your horizons with Volanta today!
Psst, we also have some social media accounts. Check us out on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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IRIS Simulations joins OrbxDirect as our latest exciting partner!
We are launching with their newly released Jabiru for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Exported to countries around the globe, Jabiru aircraft is a tried and tested concept in Australian aviation, being used for recreational flying, flight training, rural property management, commuting, surveillance and surveying. The Jabiru J160/J170 aircraft are powered by a Jabiru 4 cylinder 4 stroke 2200cc air cooled engine which makes the aircraft a joy to fly, with a 100 knot cruise speed and a very economical engine, it is a popular training aircraft for Australia's Recreational Aviation certification.
Features
- Two airframes for the price of one! The Jabiru J160 & J170!
- Four custom instrument panels over a variety of aircraft layouts.
- A superb soundset recorded directly from the Jabiru engine using Wwise techniques.
- A BONUS Bush Trip! Explore the Gippsland Lakes area of Eastern Victoria and visit locations close to the heart of the IRIS Simulations team!
- High resolution paintkit available separately
- An in-simulator aircraft manager allows the user to toggle on or off various visual parts.
- A superb flight model for the light handling and excellent characteristics of the Jabiru J160 & J170 aircraft tested and flown by Jabiru pilots and instructors.
- A total of sixteen high resolution paint schemes over two aircraft.
$35.00 AUD
US$25 | €21 | £19
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Stay tuned for more IRIS SImulations aircraft coming to OrbxDirect.
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Quickly following on from the successful release of his Ålesund Vigra, developer Finn Hansen brings to life this delightful general aviation airfield located in the south of Norway. Brimming with charming details, ENNO encompasses both the airport and surrounding townsite, packing plenty of POI and off-airfield areas to explore.
Continuing the theme of other recent Orbx releases, Notodden is a major upgrade of the original ESP release, with updated textures, complete PBR texturing, and many other small changes and improvements.
Perfectly located as a base for VFR flying, Notodden is a short flight away from Oslo, situated in a valley at the edge of Heddalsvannet.
Perfect for $100 hamburger flights (note the restaurant faithfully modelled!), the airfield is also located nearby to other Orbx classics such as Alesund, Gothenburg, **Malmo **and Scandinavian Mountain Airport.
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An exciting new Partner - FlyTampa!
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We are thrilled to announce our newest Partner - FlyTampa!
FlyTampa needs no introduction and are legends in the flightsim development world. We at Orbx have been huge fans and admirers of their work which for us has always served as a benchmark.
We will soon be publishing their upcoming YSSY Sydney Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator and the recently updated Version 2 of Sydney for P3Dv4 & v5. Keep an eye out here for the announcement of their availability of OrbxDirect.
YSSY Sydney Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator blends in seamlessly with our Cityscape Sydney product and the two make for an incredible airport/city pair in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Being Australian based, this could not make us any happier.