aujeffk Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 What are the yellow fields scattered all throughout western Germany in FTX Global? Nice flight into Bitburg (although Bitburg was dead)...nice approach and beautiful scenery. Just don't know what those yellow fields are???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTK1972 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 These are rape fields. cheers, Carsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack-daniels Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 And they look absolutely like reality ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Hi there, here's a real-world airphoto for comparison: Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard McDonald Woods Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I believe that in the USA rapeseed is referred to as canola (Brassica napus). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vora Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 2 hours ago, mcdonar said: I believe that in the USA rapeseed is referred to as canola (Brassica napus). I was under the impression that only the oil of the rape seed is called "Canola" (instead of "rape oil", understandably), kinda like "Mazola" is for corn oil. The ending of the words seem to be derived from Latin "oleum", or so I thought. Was I wrong all the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoopy Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Thank you VERY much for the clarification. Like many others my brain's first reaction was to take the second post in this thread literally. It will be interesting to see if they change with the seasons - are they yellow just in Spring/Summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Schnibben Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 3 hours ago, Stoopy said: It will be interesting to see if they change with the seasons - are they yellow just in Spring/Summer? They are yellow only during the time of the rapeseed blossom in Spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryisenor Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Canola is a derivative of rapeseed developed in Canada. It is less acidic than natural rapeseed and produces better oil. It is the main oil seed crop here but not sure about the rest of the world. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vora Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 10 minutes ago, larryisenor said: Canola is a derivative of rapeseed developed in Canada. It is less acidic than natural rapeseed and produces better oil. It is the main oil seed crop here but not sure about the rest of the world. Larry The Canadian 00-hybrid is also widely used in Europe as it's considered the only edible version. When the German Institute of Health recommended Canola for its optimal Omega-3 to -6 ratio the demand exploded here. But that is not the reason for the enormous abundance of rapeseed fields across Europe, it's because it is the crop of choice for biofuels and as such heavily subsidized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeffk Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 One of the reasons I love orbx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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