jaydor Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 This is the first UK airport to be released in the new ORBX X-Plane 11 range of scenery titles. It has long been wanted that a major FSX player turned it's eye towards X-Plane, as most FSX simmers have been graduating to XP rather than upgrading to P3D, as it was the first to offer a 64bit system. I realize that most ORBX forum members are with P3D, but that does not stop you from having a look see at XP. I went the XP route instead of P3D and have not looked back. So I along with most of the XP community are pleased that ORBX have decided to produce items for XP community also. So without further lets have a close look at ORBX latest UK offering Barton EGCB. Barton EGCB also known as Manchester city Airport is a grass GA aerodrome along with Manchester Heliport. My aircraft today has been relocated to Barton from Cardiff. We pick up G-ZIVA on the grass parking area near the tower. G-ZIVA is a type Cessna 172 in blue and white with checked ribbon adornments. After final checks and clearence for touch and go circuits, we take off from 26L Now we will have a close look at the surrounding scenery that comes with Barton: Manchester City Heliport: The Manchester Ski Center: The Bell Stadium: Makro: Remember in X-Plane if you are out and about on the main roads. Keep a check on your speed as The Police are very active on the highways. Now we will have a look at approach to runway 02 at different lighting levels: Bright Day: Overcast: Dusk: ORBX have made a brilliant debut in the European arena and Barton has excelled in being a First Class rendition of a UK airport. Barton has been a good choice to start off for the XP community. Well done and thank you ORBX... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 A topping collection of shots from this marvelous destination! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Terrific X shot's from Barton James !! . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbxtreme Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Very interesting insight in your route towards X-Plane. The last PC Pilot magazine tested the fltsim actually available and it was surprising to see that all six cores on the newest CPUs available on the market were equally used, which meant that high FPS were really easy to achieve and that there was place for some more complex scenery or aircraft when comes the time. I like your images that compare the tones of light according to the time of day, this is really a beautiful transition and quite realistic. As for the forum that is mostly used by P3D, well it's a free world and nobody who likes flight simulation will be against anything that brings superb results. What people are against is when someone says "my sim is better than yours". Everyone makes his own choice and lives with the plus and minus that goes with it. Great set of shots Jaydor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I am finding these XP post so interesting to see what else is available. You have shown off the scenery so well and it looks well worth having. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Great set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 These look so good I'm almost ready to buy it now. But on this PC no more room, and what room I have is being held for the 77GB behemoth Netherlands. But I will be buying it soon as well as what Orbx has on offer for it. Another learning curve though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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