aviator1213 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I live in Southern California, and was really excited about FTX SoCal. While it seems to capture the look and feel of SoCal, in my limited flights in FTX SoCal so far, I have been disappointed by many missing landmarks. 1) The Catalina airport (aka "Airport in the Sky") is a very distinctive airport with the "tower" (it's a nontowered airport) being part of the whole airport. 2) The Santa Barbara harbor and Stearns Wharf - this is a major attraction with many sailboats; probably the first thing any pilot looks for when in SB. It's completely neglected in FTX SoCal. 3) University of California, Santa Barbara lagoon: it's dry land in FTX SoCal! 4) The famous Hollywood Bowl: Not found at all in FTX SoCal; not even as a flat, photoreal feature. 5) Knott's Berry Farm and the huge radio tower northwest of the Fullerton Airport: these are major attractions protruding high into the airspace in the otherwise flat area. The radio tower is found in FTX SoCal, but not as prominent as I remember, while Knott's Berry Farm's large rollercoasters are missing. 6) The famous Rose Bowl in Pasadena: completely missing in FTX SoCal. I realize SoCal is a large area and there are many famous landmarks...but these are pretty obvious omissions. Hopefully these and many other landmarks can be added in a future update. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Hi, Feel free to add some screenshots. Devs can check then if there is something odd or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator1213 Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 Santa Barbara's Stearns Wharf. (Lower right is the USS Ronald Reagan - got lucky that day; not usually in Santa Barbara) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator1213 Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 University of California, Santa Barbara. Notice the lagoon is missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator1213 Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 Rose Bowl, Pasadena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator1213 Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 Knott's Berry Farm - Buena Park, CA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator1213 Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 Limited to 4mb...can't add anymore. Walt Disney Concert Hall (now the face of Los Angeles, its photo is prominently displayed at KLAX) and the adjacent new Broad Museum are also missing. The older Dorothy Chandler Pavilion building (Music Center in downtown LA) next door is there though. Staples Center is found, but the impressive Ritz Carlton next to it is not.... I am sure there are others. I know I am probably asking a lot or even too much, but hopefully some of the very high-profile landmarks will be added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 If you upload your pictures to a hosting site such as this, you can add as many as you wish. I should say that without coordinates, it will be difficult to reproduce the shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator1213 Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 These landmarks can easily be found on Google Map...I attempted to show what's missing in these photos (real aerial vs. FTX SoCal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Yes, I am sure they can, however not so easy to find in the simulator. With co-ordinates (Shift+Z) in the shot it becomes very easy. Sometimes missing landmarks can be because of a fault in an installation, so it is useful to be able to check the locations. Here is the answer to your first shot. I think this is the answer to your second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator1213 Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Thanks for the tip re Shift+Z. Location of missing Knotts Berry Farm: http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/GGC3 The antenna tower to its northwest is in the KFUL traffic pattern and has killed pilots. There is a water tower southwest of KEMT, which is quite distinctive for that airport. For some reason antenna towers are very slim and almost invisible day or night in P3D. In real life, the towers' red lights are quite prominent at night, and the towers are not hard to find either during the day. Are the antennas default P3D objects? It'd be great to make them more visible in FTX.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B77X Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Great detailed bug report. Please Orbx add this for those of us who love landmarks when flying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailspin45 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Love SoCal, these are not complaints, just observations. Some key landmarks need attention or are missing: The powerplant on the coast west of KCRQ appears to be single story, actually it's about 10. And the 4 oil tanks just east of it are HUGE. Need to be about half as big. The big red water tank WNW of KOKB is missing altogether. The Crystal Pier, west of the Mission Bay VOR is missing. Catalina Is. airport has distinct hump in the middle but it's missing. Great job! Eager to buy add-on airports as they're released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flya150 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Also would like to add LEGOLAND California located just west of KCRQ "N33.7.39 - W117.18.41" Thanks, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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