Matteo Veneziani Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Chester airport - KSNC Welcome all to my next project! This time is the turn of KSNC Chester airport. Chester airport (KSNC) is a public use airport located 5 km southwest of the central business district of Chester, a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut. Chester airport has a runway (17/35) measuring 782x15m. The airport is sourrunded by very big forest and to many lakes. The particularity of this airport is it's runway and apron, in fact the runway has a moderate slopes and one part of the apron is about 3mt under the runway level, and to acces to the apron zone there are two sloped ramps. The airport has been recreated carefully, the runway is not flat but i have recreated every single slopes! The same is for the buildings which they follow the terrain slopes and them are not flat. Compatibility: Available for FSX, FSX:SE, and Prepar3D v1, 2, 3, and 4 Requires only FTX GLOBAL Coverage: The photoreal it's composed by 7cm/px near the airport and with 50cm/px for the sourrounding. The coverage area is extended untill Essex City and is present the part of river running along the city with the marshy area. Features: Carefully reproduction of Chester Aiport (KSNC) with sloped runway, apron and buildings. Realistic night illumination of the runway and apron. Dynamic lights (P3DV4 only). Realistic specular map over the entire runway and apron ( FSX and P3D ). Orbx objectflow controlled, which change the colours of the trees, terrain, buildings etc.. due to season. Volumetric grass with different colour for every season. Different colours of the terrain for every season. Snow covers airport runway, apron and buildings during hard winter season with unique specular effect. 3D rocks ( deactivable ) on the runway hill. Animated trees. Smoke from the terminal chimney's. Animated peoples. animated flag with different speed and angle due to wind. animated windsocks with different speed and angle due to wind. animated insects . Maining POI's of the zone, example: Essex''s station with trains and Luna park . Blended extremely well with sourrounding. Custom mesh of the zone. San Diego airport - Service pack 1 This is the much-anticipated update for San Diego! I have done my best to improve this scenery, first i'd like to remember to all, the San Diego region is one of the most difficult area of the sim to develop. I have done my best to improve the grapich and in the same time improve the usability, I hope you appreciate it!. This update includes: New GSE vehicle, much more optimized than old and unique for Ksan with the iconic purple-blue luggage vehicles, TUG, push-back vehicles etc.. Dynamic lights (P3DV4 only). New Jetways. Now you could decide if you want to use the old animated jetways or new high detailed static jetways with 3 different kind of jetways in the airport ( like in the reality ). Fixed autogen xml. Removed some bugs ( misplaced apron light, removed the block that did not allow to see autogen trees in the city, bigger guardlights etc..) better blending of the photoreal of the airport zone with the photoreal of the sourrounding better night illumination near the aiport ( removed red colours and added more realistic tone ) Improved performance ( may not be perceived in all systems ) Regardings CTD error reported by some users; I think that with these updates the error may not occur. This kind of errors they can come as no, so it's up to you to see if it still happens, in case, we will see how to proceed! From what I can say, now the scenary is more optimized and by removing some bugs the ctd may be less or disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregmorin Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Very nice Matteo! I will be looking forward to the release. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Awesome Matteo! I just went to Orbx Direct so I could buy it but alas, not there yet. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianV Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Outstanding addition, and I thought you were busy with an airport in Australia Great choice, close to Block Island and several other jewels. I am ready for KSNC. How you also found time to bring an update of KSAN is beyond my understanding. Fantastic news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I'm in , CC ready and waiting . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilstorm Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Some New England love..awesome! Field looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1bmsgt Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Does the scenery go as far as Goodspeed Airport, Goodspeed Opera House, and Gillette Castle? Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianU Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Yes! Just recently flew to Chester to look at an RV -4 and fly over it often on my way to East Haddam for lunch at Goodspeed Airport 42B. Looks awesome! KSAN looks great. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Chester - nice work. Looks to be a tricky little airport. Welcome addition to the East Coast. TTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfko Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Yess!! Sloped Runway!! Mille grazie, Matteo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt1 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Chester looks awesome, just so much character to this airport. I was hoping to see some environmental sounds listed in the feature list, but otherwise it looks perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb613 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Hi Matteo, You've caught my attention - sir... We're starting to get a reasonable selection of high quality airports in New England lately and it is GREATLY appreciated... KBHB, KBID, 2B2, 6B6, KACK, and possibly a 42B in the works (fingers crossed) - and now this... If you're ever looking for anything else in the area KMTP (Montauk Airport) is very cool - has water - beach - boats - and resort town for high visual interest... Can I ask - LOL - how you possibly chose Chester - seems obscure - especially on the international scene ? Thanks... Regards, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Veneziani Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 Thank you all for your feedback! I have found Chester very interesting because of the characteristic runway and apron, it is a quite challenging airport. Cheers, Matteo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac14 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 First off, Wonderful work on KSNC and KSAN so far! If you are working in that area I would LOVE to see 42B AND if you are looking for another airport that is close to KBID I would be very Quick to suggest my home airport KHTO it has tons of traffic during the summer and would be a great area to develop. Also I am loving this upcoming update to KSAN but I would very much like to see the option of using those fantastic new jetways as animated jetways. Preferably with SODE but CTRL + J is fine too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Veneziani Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 Hi, At the moment new jetways will be static ( animated only for old type ). Maybe in the future i will add animation also for new jetways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Beautiful and interesting little airport. With the slopes everywhere and the hangars either side of the runway it appears to be a challenging place to fly into. I like the steam engine too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb613 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Hi Folks, FYI: Bill Womack may be doing 42B - in fact I may be flying in this weekend to photograph the airport for textures... Regards, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmb Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 26 minutes ago, scottb613 said: Hi Folks, FYI: Bill Womack may be doing 42B - in fact I may be flying in this weekend to photograph the airport for textures... That's good news. I fly nearly exclusively GA and I need regions with nearby nice airports. Thus I will happily get anything I can fly to within, say, one hour with a Cessna. Bill's of course a master, but ORBX Chester from the pix above looks beautiful as well. Kind regards, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Pergau Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Looks fantastic! Another east coast airport for my collection. Thank you for your hard work! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdavart Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 The update to KSAN looks great. Any chance you can revisit the AFCAD? Still cargo aircraft at the gates and vica versa. Also there is a regional ramp if you look on google. I noticed that all the parking is tagged as Large GA. Really should be small, medium and large gates for the terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Regarding animated Jetways, our in-house team is making good progress on our new Jetways module using ESSA as the guinea pig. We hope to have this module tested and released in the new year sometime. At that point KSAN can be patched to take advantage of this new tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddler Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Great looking work Matteo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Can't wait! This is so great. The Essex area has long been our Summer vacation destination, and the old freeware version has been a favorite. I too would love to see nearby 42B, and would hope to see included POIs Goodspeed Opera House, the swing bridge and Gillette's Castle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCLTM3 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Hi Matteo, I have KSAN at present, but when I open FTX Central V3, there is no update for KSAN SP1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Veneziani Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 2 hours ago, XCLTM3 said: Hi Matteo, I have KSAN at present, but when I open FTX Central V3, there is no update for KSAN SP1? Hi, KSAN SP1 has not been already released. Matteo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCLTM3 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 9 hours ago, Matteo Veneziani said: Hi, KSAN SP1 has not been already released. Matteo Thanks for clarifying this Matteo. I was going to edit my post to ask you "when will KSAN SP1 be ready?" when I realized in your statement that KSAN SP1 and KSNC were still in development......but couldn't edit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1bmsgt Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 On 12/4/2017 at 10:00 AM, Ken Q said: Can't wait! This is so great. The Essex area has long been our Summer vacation destination, and the old freeware version has been a favorite. I too would love to see nearby 42B, and would hope to see included POIs Goodspeed Opera House, the swing bridge and Gillette's Castle. Which old freeware version are you referring to? Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 It's in the Orbx NA Airports freeware package, along with Goodspeeds, Groton-New London, New Haven, Hartford, Robertson, and a few other Connecticut airports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Wonderful work, thanks for the pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1bmsgt Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 4 hours ago, Ken Q said: It's in the Orbx NA Airports freeware package, along with Goodspeeds, Groton-New London, New Haven, Hartford, Robertson, and a few other Connecticut airports. Oh, OK... I was hoping there was some other scenery that I hadn't known about... Thanks, Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 No, Russ, not any that I know of. Orbx freeware is great, but the fully developed pay ware is really special, especially since it always covers some of the surrounding area. Couldn't help but notice your B1B service. My wife worked for AIL Systems back in the late '80s and early '90s. They had a contract for much of the avionics for the B1B. She wrote the manuals for much of the EW software. I'm a Navy retiree. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wswartzell Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Matteo, it's about 3AM here in Chester and I literally just woke up for work today only to think I was still dreaming when I picked up my phone and saw a Gmail notification that someone at Orbx had done my little hometown airport! I just finished taking a look at the screenshots and I have to say you have done my airport a great service. I used to fly out of there with a neighbor of mine in his Piper when I was a teenager and that's how I got my obsession with flying. This airport has sentimental value to me, every day I hear little single engine aircraft take off and fly over my house and my place of work. I happen to be good friends with the vice president of aviation at Whelen, he will be absolutely thrilled when I show him this next time I see him. I've been a customer of Orbx for a little over a year now but somehow I haven't been registered on the forums since I made my account today to post this. Well done sir, you have made my YEAR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyChays Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 What a small world! I went to college in New London and my beautiful wife happens to be from Chester, I've actually walked up to the airport to look at renting a plane to take her dad flying, nice one ORBX, love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcondrvr Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Wow you nailed Chester pretty good. Back when I lived in Connecticut, I used to go there every year to get my medical done by Dr. Winter. He does FAA medicals right in his T hangar just across from the Whelan plant. Has a nice V tail Bonanza in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medx421 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Rhetorical perhaps, but did I miss the release of SAN SP1? Kind of had the though these may come out together or close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Veneziani Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 1 hour ago, medx421 said: Rhetorical perhaps, but did I miss the release of SAN SP1? Kind of had the though these may come out together or close. Hi, KSAN - SP1 is still in development. Regards, Matteo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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