Alex Goff Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Kia ora, welcome to NZWR Whangarei Airport, Orbx's first North Island airport; located in the northernmost city in New Zealand in the Northland region of the North Island. Whangarei has been on my radar for several years now, and with the assistance of one of our forums members (tuisong) for on-site photography this beautiful NZ destination has been made possible. This project includes the airport itself along with a large amount of photoreal coverage of the bay and valley that the city of Whangarei itself is in. There are some additional locations included in this package, including 3 helipads and many important points of interest for navigation and visiting. Whangarei is the northernmost city in New Zealand, and the regional capital of the Northland region. Situated in a river valley at the back end of its large harbor, Whangarei is an important industrial area producing cement, refining oil, and shipping industrial goods via its ports. The city is host to Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST) which operates helicopter rescue operations in surrounding Northland. The NEST Helicopter Base north of the city, NZJR Whangarei Hospital Helipad, and McLeod Bay Rescue Helipad have all been modeled in addition to the airport. Whangarei Airport is situated on the Onerahi peninsula, southeast of the city center. While limited by the geography of the area, it has two runways, a sealed asphalt runway of 3,599ft and a grass runway of 1,558ft. The airport is served by regular flights to Auckland operated by Air New Zealand Link on Dash 8 Q300 aircraft. A smaller air taxi service, Sunair, operates flights to Claris, Hamilton, Tauranga, and Rotorua using Piper PA-23 Aztec's and Cessna 172's. The airport has been previously served by Beechcraft 1900's and ATR 72's. This project has just entered beta, so all going well it should be available this holiday season. Compatibility Available for FSX, FSX:SE, and Prepar3D v1, 2, 3, and 4 Requires FTX NZ New Zealand North Island (NZNI) Coverage 60sq mi/155sq km of photoreal coverage at 10cm/30cm/60cm/1m Airports and heliports NZWR Whangarei Airport - HD airport NZJR Whangarei Hospital Heliport - helipad atop the city hospital, west of the city center NEST Helicopter Base - rescue helicopter base north of the city center McLeod Bay Helipad - new helipad at the entrance of Whangarei Harbor, built for rescue operations Features Detailed rendition of NZWR Whangarei Airport Three additional helicopter pads around the city and surrounds Color blended and fully autogen annotated photoreal coverage of Whangarei airport, city, and harbor Advanced rendering techniques for realistic materials at the airport, including precipitation effects on the ground surfaces, specular shine, and bump mapping Dynamic lighting in Prepar3D v4, provided by Jon Murchison APX designed for AI Traffic Australia and New Zealand package, designed by Graham Eccleston POI's including Marsden Point refinery, Portland cement plant, Te Matau bridge, and detailed city center ObjectFlow, PeopleFlow2, TextureFlow, and StaticFlow included Airport modeled with on-site photography provided by Roger Alchin. And without further ado, screenshots. Many of these shots were produced for these previews by our very own Adam Banks. His New Zealand screenshots are finely tuned to reflect the real locations and as such I wanted to have his input by providing preview images that look the closest to setups that flight sim users from New Zealand might have for their daily flying. NEST Helicopter Base NEST Helicopter Base NEST Helicopter Base NZWR 24 Approach NZWR 24 Approach Advanced materials for precipitation on sealed surfaces NZWR terminal area NZWR terminal landside entrance NZWR landside parking area NZWR fueling NZWR Air New Zealand Link gates NZWR Sunair terminal and parking NZWR Skywork Helicopters operations area NZWR general aviation area NZWR 06 holding point NZWR 24 approach NZWR overview NZWR 06 overview Te Matau Bridge Whangarei city center, looking south Whangarei suburbs, looking north NZJR Whangarei Hospital Helipad NZJR Whangarei Hospital Helipad Marsden Point refinery Marsden Point refinery McLeod Bay helipad area (helipad is by the road on the right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 That....looks....amazing! Wow Alex, what a grand job!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Well done Alex! That looks great. It is very good to see an airport release for North Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabnz Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Yay - Some New Zealand love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiley Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Wow that is fantastic and glad to see NZ getting some love again. Cheers Miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikael Cedergren Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Day 1 purchase for me. Could have been a little bigger coverage photoreal area or perhaps I am just getting used to airport in the FTX Global range like Innsbruck or all the latest talk about The Netherlands etc. Still amazing though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkH Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Next Day 1 purchase also for me. Pity that there are so few NZ airports considering the fact that NZ North and South Island exist now for quiet some years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Harmes Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 This is a surprise, and a great surprise at that. Fantastic, flawless work Alex. It looks great. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Hunter-Graham Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Such great news to hear!! So glad that NZNI will have a new airport to fly to and an incredible looking one at that. Great work Alex, really looking forward to its release! I am loving the S-76 in the heliport, it looks great!! Anyone interested in additional NZ scenery, check out Godzone Virtual Flight (http://windowlight.co.nz/godzoneWP/) They are hard at work also and specialise in NZ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vora Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Cozy little airport and huge surroundings. I love it. With NZ being my favourit FTX regions this made my day. You can never have too many NZ airports. Wonderful details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fischkopp Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Very well done Alex. Phantastic work for a phantastic destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkH Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 BTW: is there any good scenery for NZAA on the market that works in P3Dv4.1? Would be nice to do some VFR flights out of the bigger Airport to NZWR then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Hunter-Graham Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 44 minutes ago, AnkH said: BTW: is there any good scenery for NZAA on the market that works in P3Dv4.1? Would be nice to do some VFR flights out of the bigger Airport to NZWR then... NZAA is on its way from FlightBeam, last I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkH Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Yes, I know. But according to their forums, a release in 2017 is rather unlikely... So I wondered if there is something already available... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Hanley Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 wow..that looks sensational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmb Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Wow, thanks so much for returning to beautiful NZ!. Is it possible to give two hearts at a time...? Kind regards, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 OH HAPPY MONDAY for all the ORBX Minions around the globe! This is a piece of history here, as we have, at long last, reached the North Island Region with a proper airport! Really a perfect location to choose, guys, well done! The shots are stunning. Quality looks off the charts, even for Alex G. The river estuary there looks incredible, as do all the POI objects. A lot of extra scenery, this is not just an airport or even a town but from the looks here, it is a sizeable area - will be another playground for rotor-heads. I am loving this. Why can't all Mondays start like this? I think I will go purchase a few lotto tickets today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianV Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 This is looking stunning! Well chosen location indeed. Congratulations Alex on your outstanding work. You keep on adding wonders to the ORBX world! I hope too that someday we will see Donegal airport in Ireland which has a similar beautiful approach: https://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/donegal-airport-voted-second-most-scenic-landing-on-earth-35656392.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Finally a NZ airport again!! Oh please some more of them! I never bought NZNI and NZSI is fading away at my system because of the lack of good quality airports.. Now this could be a new start maybe? And as soon as there is FB Auckland there will be a place that connects the dots. Very nice decision! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregmorin Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Outstanding Alex! Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadtom65 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Absolutely fabulous, well guess I will have to buy New Zealand now. Poor wallet. Derek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce e Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Already flight planning a future OZxFC online flight to and from NZWR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Will you please stop this nonsense. I keep telling my wife I don't need any more scenery, then you pull something like this.. plus I am saving for Aus when it comes out next year. Only jokin' lads.. Magic, Bring it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 41 minutes ago, teecee said: Will you please stop this nonsense. I keep telling my wife I don't need any more scenery, then you pull something like this.. plus I am saving for Aus when it comes out next year. Only jokin' lads.. Magic, Bring it on. Exactly the same direction I needed to tell my wife, too. But some things we can´t resist (and why should we?)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangjuice81 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Wow! Outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Didn't see this till now. When? Holy cow this and the Netherlands are Instant buys! Can't wait as it looks like 64 bit is making things look better all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Very impressive level of detail throughout. For example, referring to the shot labelled "NZWR Landside Parking area", the white car on the right is a Honda, I can pick the badge & the tail lights look correct - no longer are cars rectangular blobs! Well done. A must have for NZ flying. TTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftxpolo Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 That's a great selection! Beautiful airport, located in a gorgeous area. Question: Will Runway lead-in lights system be simulated for night-time approaches? That will be fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpreou Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 I have no money. I'm still buying it; 2 minute noodles for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Goff Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 21 hours ago, mikced76 said: Day 1 purchase for me. Could have been a little bigger coverage photoreal area or perhaps I am just getting used to airport in the FTX Global range like Innsbruck or all the latest talk about The Netherlands etc. Still amazing though The coverage is much smaller than Innsbruck for sure, the overview image minimizes the township area due to the viewing angle and some lens distortion. I'll post a KML that gives a clearer picture later, but for comparison the photoreal area is roughly the same size as KMRY, KRDD, and PAKT. 16 hours ago, Ripcord said: OH HAPPY MONDAY for all the ORBX Minions around the globe! This is a piece of history here, as we have, at long last, reached the North Island Region with a proper airport! Really a perfect location to choose, guys, well done! The shots are stunning. Quality looks off the charts, even for Alex G. The river estuary there looks incredible, as do all the POI objects. A lot of extra scenery, this is not just an airport or even a town but from the looks here, it is a sizeable area - will be another playground for rotor-heads. I am loving this. Why can't all Mondays start like this? I think I will go purchase a few lotto tickets today. The helicopter playground is a really big part of this project, there are quite a few rescue ops that can be carried out 1 hour ago, Jack Sawyer said: Didn't see this till now. When? Holy cow this and the Netherlands are Instant buys! Can't wait as it looks like 64 bit is making things look better all the time! Hopefully by the start of the holiday season if all testing and final development goes according to plan. 1 hour ago, TigerTigerM said: Very impressive level of detail throughout. For example, referring to the shot labelled "NZWR Landside Parking area", the white car on the right is a Honda, I can pick the badge & the tail lights look correct - no longer are cars rectangular blobs! Well done. A must have for NZ flying. TTM Those are some of our newest car models, I have scattered them around the highest detail areas, you'll see more than a handful at Whangarei. 1 hour ago, ftxpolo said: That's a great selection! Beautiful airport, located in a gorgeous area. Question: Will Runway lead-in lights system be simulated for night-time approaches? That will be fantastic. The lead-in lights in the bay are present, with flashing lights at night. Thanks for looking everyone, this has been a long project and it is well worth it hearing your feedback so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Absolutely perfect Alex, very well done. What a wonderful array of teasing views too. So good to see an airport in the Antipodes after all this while and I do understand why! 1 hour ago, Jack Sawyer said: Didn't see this till now. When? Holy cow this and the Netherlands are Instant buys! Can't wait as it looks like 64 bit is making things look better all the time! Same here Jack, strange isn't it. 1 hour ago, TigerTigerM said: For example, referring to the shot labelled "NZWR Landside Parking area", the white car on the right is a Honda, I can pick the badge & the tail lights look correct - no longer are cars rectangular blobs! Well done. A must have for NZ flying. TTM Yeah, a Honda Civic no less. Call them prawn cars as those red tail light look like cooked prawns when lit up at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ255 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Sweet, needs a couple of St John ambos though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Looking forward Alex , Well done , the Scenery looks fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseCFII Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 A+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 8 hours ago, Alex Goff said: Hopefully by the start of the holiday season if all testing and final development goes according to plan. Thanks Alex! Money is waiting, really look forward to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 On 06/11/2017 at 2:05 AM, mikced76 said: Day 1 purchase for me Same for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow and wow!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Alex Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay109 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Would love to see this for AFS2. Beautiful work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulFWatts Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Looks fantastic. A must buy for me also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt sl Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimNZ Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 What a surprise to wake too. Beg, borrow or steal the money this is mine. Alex, congratulations. You are so talented. Believe me world, scenery in this area is magnificent you'll love it. Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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