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Here is the next part of my trip to the ABC islands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_islands_(Lesser_Antilles) . Though Aruba is one of the four countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands, along with the Netherlands, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten, I was surprised to see it is not part of Netherlands TrueEarth :D. So I have put a freeware add-on on top of Orbx: Aruba photoreal taken from http://www.freewarescenery.com/fsx/antilles.html .

Oranjestad, ...

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... the west end of Aruba, ...

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... and its east end. The Lago refinery and the nearby one on Curacao formed the two biggest oil refineries in the world before WW2. Don´t think it might have been dutch , it belonged to Standard Oil. 

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A view back over the Island, with the PR scenery active and with pure FTX Global. The autogen of FTXG is much better, but the Islands character takes profit from PR.

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Henriks ships make the sea passage more lively...

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... before the second ABC island comes into view. As we all have learned in school, A like Aruba is followed directly by ... C. Curacao.

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Willemstad Hato Intl. airport, perfectly equipped with ILS or whatever you need. And most probably with a huge duty free area... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curaçao_(liqueur)

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7 hours ago, lifejogger said:

Looks great Gerold!!!!!!! Enjoyed looking at the shots!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you John. As I said I had to pimp up FTX here...

 

7 hours ago, Bermuda425 said:

Numero uno set of shots! Love those tropical vacation views. B)

Grazie Bermuda. Not a bad idea to go on vacation there - if affordable...

 

7 hours ago, Captain Lars said:

Very nice set of screenshots, Gerold! The problem of Photoreal is almost always that they look so washed out when you get closer. I wonder though if the ABC and Caribbean Islands are part of any openLC.

Thank you Lars. According to the OLC manuals the entire islands are part of OLC NA or SA, respectively.

Flying low over the photoscenery was awful. At least 2500 ft are required to get an acceptable impression.

 

6 hours ago, mikee said:

Very Nice set of Shots Gerold :)

Thanks Mikee!

 

3 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said:

That was a cool flight Gerold!  I loved it, that water is so blue and inviting!

And I am sure the temperature would be ok as well!

 

1 hour ago, VH-KDK said:

An excellent set from the Tropics Gerold.

It is a long time since I was at skool learning the alfrabanet.:wacko:

Thets the rieson why I treid to repeat these lessons here ower the islands. So C follows to A, and wot´s next? :D

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1 minute ago, Stillwater said:

Thets the rieson why I treid to repeat these lessons here ower the islands. So C follows to A, and wot´s next? :D

Duuuuuuuuuuuh. I fink it's seven.

Uuuuuurrrrh no, it's breakfast.

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22 minutes ago, VH-KDK said:

Duuuuuuuuuuuh. I fink it's seven.

Uuuuuurrrrh no, it's breakfast.

Ohno, time for red wine here!

 

22 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said:

As ,long as there ain't no great whites! :o

I would think for great whites it is too warm there. But don´t worry, the smaller variations have sharp teeth, too...!

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1 hour ago, Jack Sawyer said:

As ,long as there ain't no great whites! :o

Just chum the waters with some of your delectable Seafood Haggis Jack, and that will keep any sharks quite busy for you to slip by ;) Heck, as far as we know, your Haggis may even kill them! :D

 

Gerold, my man, a wonderful Caribbean flight and nice fun with the alphabet :) 

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22 hours ago, Sniper31 said:

Gerold, my man, a wonderful Caribbean flight and nice fun with the alphabet :) 

Thanks for the compliment and your trust in my learning skills, Landon :D.

 

15 hours ago, paulb said:

Beautiful shots of a beautiful location Gerold! :)

Thank you Paul. I am sure with TrueEarth this area would look so much better. There is a glimpse of future around...!

 

17 hours ago, adambar said:

Great shots from the Caribbean Gerold! :)

Thanks, Adam!

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