Tim Harris Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Welcome to KAVX Catalina Airport, the Airport in the Sky! This project forms the 4th experience package created by Tim Harris and Ken Hall, following up after the highly popular South Pacific based Papua New Guinea and Samoan experience packages of AYPY, NSTU and TAP, we finally arrive in the United States of America to develop the world famous island of Santa Catalina, and the Airport in the Sky Features: Entire island of Santa Catalina HD rendition of KAVX Catalina Airport HD rendition of Pebbly Beach heliport and Wrigley Marine Science center helipad Beautiful crisp 7cm and 30cm photoreal Sharp accurate 5m terrain mesh that combines with the photoreal to show off all the terrain features perfectly Pristine autogen all lovingly hand-annotated...tree by tree covering the entire island! The city of Avalon modeled in great detail, including the Catalina Casino, The Green Pier, Tuna club, yacht club, Antonio's Pizza and Caberet and many other well known buildings Countless piers, docks and harbors located all around the island to moor up a boat or seaplane Stand alone product - only requires the Orbx libraries Coming very very soon, so prepare your favorite aircraft, seaplane, boat, ship, car (or even hiking boots!) and get ready to get out there and experience Catalina Island in true Orbx style!!! A map the island And a sample of just some of the little hidden treasures scattered around the island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan King Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Well I'll be damned! The whole island in typical ORBX style. This will be a HUGE hit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Harrell Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Tim, you and Ken are just dudes when it comes to experience packages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Harmes Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Awesome looking! Visited there as a kid as I grew up in SoCal, so it was just a short boat trip away. Will be cool to see virtually from the air! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkterry Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Amazing. Beautiful shots. Will be flying above the island to enjoy the scenery when it is released. Good work Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilby Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Great stuff, i cannot wait....still loving your Papua New Guinea scenery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Cheese Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I've booked a table at Antonio's for a pizza tonight Looks fantastic Tim and Ken, will enjoy this one. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Well done Ken and Tim, yet another winner, theres another place I don't have to visit in RL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Mason Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 At last Something really cool ! Dom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinfirth Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Looks like the best rendition of this island so far - will the slope of the runway be modelled please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Instant purchase. Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester945271 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 That looks amazing, From a flight sim perspective as well as the fact I think I want to retire there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabnz Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 A place for Amphibians!! Looks great. Well done. Where's the lawn mower & long drop? TTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 26 minutes ago, TigerTigerM said: Where's the lawn mower & long drop? there is a long drop alright, alas no lawnmower, but plenty of cactus. buy a boat for this one, and you can drive from the airport to Avalon,so a 4WD might also be usefull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregmorin Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Very, very nice! Thanks Ken & Tim! Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Dodger Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Pristine autogen all lovingly hand-annotated...tree by tree covering the entire island! Proof you guys really love your job! Looking forward to this Tim and Ken, looks great. Regards, Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonvs Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Tim and Ken, another awesome effort. I will look forward to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Ken Hall said: no lawnmower, but plenty of cactus No lawnmower, Ken? I can not (and do not want to) believe that! A thorough inspection needs to be done, and I strongly hope you drop the green one somewhere for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 2 minutes ago, Stillwater said: No lawnmower, Ken? I can not (and do not want to) believe that! A thorough inspection needs to be done, and I strongly hope you drop the green one somewhere for me... There is a submarine, scuba tanks and old cranes on the docks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Always one of my most favorite places to fly in the sim. Man I hope it'll be released soon. Looks like you guys are really upping your game, there's some serious talent here. What a beautiful job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Ken Hall said: There is a submarine, scuba tanks and old cranes on the docks ... will be checked.... but do you really manage to let a running joke come to an end ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 SOLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD... well I would buy anything you do anyway. Give me a copy, I'll do a promo video Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 21 minutes ago, Stillwater said: ... will be checked.... but do you really manage to let a running joke come to an end ? Let me get back to you on that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kane Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I remember trying to guess the next Pacific Island. I didn't think of Catalina Island. Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 You misspelled harbor, but the rest looks like it is right up to par! So many have done this little spot, some have done it pretty well, but nobody has done it to THIS level of detail. Truly amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Great scenery..Looking forward to this one..Teecee. @Ripcord.. Come on mate, it's you yanks that butcher the English language..Harbor?? what sort of a word is that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addman Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I have the freeware Aerosoft version, which is great, but this looks amazing! Release this weekend? 10 minutes ago, Ripcord said: You misspelled harbor, but the rest looks like it is right up to par! So many have done this little spot, some have done it pretty well, but nobody has done it to THIS level of detail. Truly amazing. Actually, you, misspelled harbour. I guess it depends which English-speaking country you're from. This goes for the word, colour, too of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 21 minutes ago, Ripcord said: You misspelled harbor, but the rest looks like it is right up to par! So many have done this little spot, some have done it pretty well, but nobody has done it to THIS level of detail. Truly amazing. Very true, and I thought about changing it, but my Aussie blood just wouldn't let me, maybe two harbors means one of each. As long as you enjoy it I'm very happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchbv Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Wow-wow-wow, absolutely wow. A huge kudos Tim to you and the rest of the development team. I have been very tempted to purchase other payware offerings of KAVX, but could not pull the trigger on the purchase. Then this morning it was like Christmas snuck up on me when I opened this forum, the whole of Santa Catalina Island in all it's living detail that only Orbx can deliver. The funny thing is when I first saw "Welcome to the Airport in the Sky" my minds eye started imagining what the captures would look like. Well my minds eye did not do them justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDFlyer Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Any buffalo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff974 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 yeah day 1 looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Matthew Kane said: I remember trying to guess the next Pacific Island. I didn't think of Catalina Island. Fantastic I too remember us trying to guess th next Pacific Island, and like you Matthew, Catalina was no where on my radar...haha. Boy is it looking goog in Orbx style, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockliffe Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSRobert Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I like the words " coming very very soon ". KAVX woohoo,my SCA is becoming more complete only L35 is needed. Departing Martin Avation KSNA ...lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanRegionalPilot Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 A bit disappointed to see you leave the oceanic area for now, really hoped that you would continue on with another island paradise, still so many white dots in the sim world, especially since Catalina Island already has a rendition in FSX/P3D but anyways with your love to detail the scenery will be amazing as always and probably be better than the rendition from the other developer! But for the next experience package please move westwards again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 2 hours ago, SDFlyer said: Any buffalo? There is the Buffalo Nickle restaurant at pebbly beach, there's so much already, but the buffalo will be in an update at some point, we have Jorge back with us and his animated beasties would look better than my statics, the buffalo are a feature and hopefully we can get them grazing before too long, thanks for the interest. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 3 hours ago, addman said: I have the freeware Aerosoft version, which is great, but this looks amazing! Release this weekend? Actually, you, misspelled harbour. I guess it depends which English-speaking country you're from. This goes for the word, colour, too of course. Exactly. I am from the same country where this scenery is located, and so I feel like have a handle on how the local spell it out there in So Cal. And this was meant to be a form of humor (or humour, if you must) : ) Not going to debate which version of our rather scrambled language is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 3 hours ago, Ken Hall said: Very true, and I thought about changing it, but my Aussie blood just wouldn't let me, maybe two harbors means one of each. As long as you enjoy it I'm very happy Oh buddy, believe me, I am happy. You and Tim could have done something in inner (or outer) Mongolia and I would have been happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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