Jarrad Marshall Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 G'day everyone, I am delighted to lift the lid on our very first Australian destination for XP11 - Broome International Airport! A project I originally developed for FSX a few years ago, Broome has been meticulously brought to X-Plane with the expertise of Mac Ottlinger and Chris Vezirgiannis. For those not familiar, Broome is a highly-popular tourist destination situated in the rugged Kimberley region of North-Western Australia. A tropical oasis straddling the red desert sands and crystal blue waters of the world-famous Cable Beach, Broome is a melting pot of culture and history. The town has a fascinating and diverse history, much of it centred around the pearling industry that was set up in the 1880s - indeed one of the many visual icons of the town is the sight of a pearling lugger sailing past Cable Beach at sunset. The town also came to prominence during World War II, when the airport (home to USAAF B-17 and B-24 bombers) and town centre were bombed by the Japanese. The most well-known casualties of this raid were a fleet of Dutch flying boats anchored at Roebuck Bay - these aircraft were on their way from the Dutch East Indies to Perth at the time. The airport itself is quite iconic due to its proximity to the town centre - the main runway at YBRM essentially cuts the town in half. From an eastern approach, short (short) finals take you low over the middle of downtown - when visiting the local outdoor cinema (Sun Cinemas - incidentally the oldest outdoor cinema in the world), it is common to be interrupted by a 737 flying over only dozens of feet overhead! When approaching from the west, short finals take you over the impeccably white sand of Cable Beach, passing just to the south of the Cable Beach Resort. Broome Airport is the major regional hub for the Kimberley and north-east Pilbara regions - expect to see a busy mix of airline traffic (Qantas, Virgin Australia, Skippers, AirNorth & Silkair), domestic and international corporate jets, and of course regional GA and heli ops. The airport is a daily host to a wide variety of aircraft, including B738, A320, F100, B717, E170 and DHC8 airliners, S-92 and AS332 helicopters, G550s and even the occasional Il-76. Over on the general aviation ramp, expect to see a flurry of aircraft activity; many small charter companies operating flights to rural and remote communities, in combination with local scenic helicopter flights, and a busy Royal Flying Doctor Service ramp. In recent times, Broome Airport has seen the re-introduction of international flights to Singapore, development of a large heliport to cater for the booming offshore mining industry, and a new control tower. On a personal note, this airport project has always been a bit of a favourite of mine - I spent a fair amount of time here as a kid, and to me it encapsulates the very essence of a unique northern Australian location. I have been very excited to see the development of this project progress; Mac and Chris have done a great job bringing our first "local" destination to life in X-Plane. An enormous amount of passion went into both the original development and the porting to XP, I really hope you all enjoy flying around the area as much as we all did creating it. A perfect fit for any style of simming, Broome really is the best way to start your Australian XP11 collection! KEY FEATURES Superbly-detailed rendition of Broome International Airport Ultra-HD imagery at 7cm/50cm/80cm Professionally colour balanced and edited Includes the entire town of Broome15 static aircraft unique to YBRM Advanced rendering techniques Dozens of local landmarks & POIsCustom tropical vegetation library Atmospheric dynamic lighting Hand-placed autogen Painstakingly ported to XP11 by Mac Ottlinger and Chris Vezirgiannis Originally developed by Jarrad Marshall COVERAGE Development has progressed quite far down the track; we're now deep into testing and final adjustments. Whilst we don't have an ETA yet, we'll have more news soon, and be sure to keep an eye out for more shots from Emmsie next week. Enjoy! Jarrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoZeSM Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 wow stunning great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.a Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Wow! Looking really nice. This water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangjuice81 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Damn, that looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie123 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Wonderful Scenery! I have been enjoying flying around Broome in P3D for a while. This XP version 'takes it to a new higher level' Nice detail in all of the shots above including the Broome Peal Luggers Museum. (Very small observation, [and I feel embarrassed to mention it] the Museum building is a few metres off the ground and misplaced) The water and the mangrove coast detail is particularly nice. The earthworks surrounding the strip is terrific and enhances the 3D effect. Wonderful work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Excellent news for the XP community and for those thinking of joining it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Amazing pictures and a quite compellling history. You made me purchase Broome for P3D actually. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryM Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Awesome work.....this is looking so much better than the P3D version; If this is the way forward I may start spending more time in XPlane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcmarple Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Stunning screenshots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike707 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 This looks amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flsm (Frank) Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Is there a version of this for Mac please? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Harmes Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 3 hours ago, flsm (Frank) said: Is there a version of this for Mac please? Cheers. Hi Frank. Yes there is. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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