Rongor Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 If you wait for the nearing release of openLC Africa as eagerly as me, you are probably also on the lookout for some African destinations and therefore airport sceneries, which may then serve as points of entry for your upcoming ventures into this great continent. Recently the number of destinations for P3Dv4 is increasing steadily and with gaining momentum, which is growing excitement towards the oLC Africa release even stronger. Looking up the usual scenery vendors, I so far found: DTTJ, Djerba, Tunisia DAAG, Algiers, Algeria GMAD, Agadir, Morocco GOBD, Dakar, Senegal GBYD, Banjul, Gambia GABS, Bamako, Mali DGAA, Accra, Ghana DXXX, Lome, Togo DNAA, Abuja, Nigeria FACT, Cape Town, South Africa FAOR, Johannesburg, South Africa HECA, Cairo, Egypt HESH, Sharm El-Sheikh HEGN, Hurghada, Egypt HDAM, Djibouti The eastern coasts are yet to be discovered, though there are some island bodies available in the eastern vicinity of the Indian Ocean: Mauritius Réunion Seychelles Let's hope for a soon release! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vora Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Two addendums... FTTJ, N'Djamena, Tchad, by Skydesigners (french air base) HTKJ, Kilimanjaro, Tansania, by Aerosoft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F737MAX Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Three 'Lite' versions on the way from FSDG: DTNH - Enfidha–Hammamet Int'l GMMN - Casablanca Mohamed V Int'l HKJK - Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Int'l And an alternative to the two already released versions of FAOR - Johannesburg, is the anticipated one by new developer South World Scenery. There's also a decent freeware HAAB - Addis Ababa Bole Int'l from whitedotsim. 3 hours ago, Rongor said: Let's hope for a soon release! Yes! I'm looking forward to doing many more flights across the continent as soon as OLC Africa is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryisenor Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 GMMX- Marrakech Morrocco is available in the Global Freeware Airport Pack. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 We should not forget the Canary Islands, as they were missing in OLC Europe: payware is GCHI El Hierro GCLA La Palma plus the freeware for GCLP las Palmas https://www.rikoooo.com/downloads/viewdownload/88/752 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rongor Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 Great replies, keep those news coming, we may gather them here. Regarding the Canary islands, GCFV, GCRR and GCTS and GCXO are also already covered by payware for P3Dv4... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petfy Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 No scenery available, but if you have Ultimate Traffic 2 (not UTL), Wilson HKNW is a very active GA airport with shuttle flights to the various game reserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiFlyer99 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Thanks for the list, really appreciate it! I was not aware that so many major hubs are exists for Africa since the continent was pretty much ignored from every big developer (orbx, aerosoft, Flytampa etc.) I hope that OLC Africa will be a success sales wise, since it should have like a monopoly for scenery content. Maybe that ORBX is motivated to bring even more content, would love to see Johannesburg citescene and/or Cape Town, since they have both a beautiful skyline and scenery. Cape Town with high mountains in the background. Besides South Africa which is already a magnificent land with very unique landscapes the whole continent Africa offers almost everything. Huge deserts, thickest jungles, bush land, tremendous amounts of grassland, steppe and of course high mountains with Kilimandscharo for example. And almost every climate zone in the world. There is more to discover here than anywhere else. (Okay maybe OLC Asia with Himalaya etc. Please bring that next UK is boring ) For me OLC Africa is probably the most interesting release of all time here, because I never was there in real life, and probably wont in the near future. Plus Africa in real life is sooo big & in many places very unsafe to travel there like in the US, Asia or Canada or so. So almost impossible to travel the whole continent without excessive planing & contacts. Johannesburg: Cape Town: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Nice idea. There's quite acceptable to good freeware: HTZA Zanzibar FNLU Luanda FLKK Lusaka FHAW Ascension FHSH St. Helena And payware: FMCZ Mayotte by FSDG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim123 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 you forgot also madeira P3D V4 Kigali P3D V3 Lagos Nigeria FSX Monastir Tunesia FSX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickel Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Me thinks there will be a degree of build it and they will come. I doubt a recently announced Quito would have been decided upon without OpenLC SA to put in on. I'd love a decent Addis Ababa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohamed Amin Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 i really hope to see Tunis DTTA one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Mickel said: I'd love a decent Addis Ababa. What about this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard McDonald Woods Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Updates to the DCTRY app would make an updated list available to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I could imagine there are quite some problems with access to the airports in Africa? I remember some comments by various developers, for example Aerosoft, who proudly announced JNB, began development just to learn that they would never get access to the airside to take photos a year later and to announce the cancellation of the project. While that certainly wasn't a very wise plan to develp an airport, it seems hard to produce them, right? I would love to fly over the savanna, for example in South Africa, but that would only make sense if there were some more atmospheric airfields in one specific area. And I don't only mean the big hubs. For example, I've been to South Africa (and Namibia) twice, and I found an amazing, exotic landscape and atmosphere that I never saw before. If such things could ever be seen or felt in the sim, it would only make sense with an airport collection like for example Eastern South Africa/Kruger park with Nelspruit, Hazyview, Phalaborwa, Skukuza,... as more detailed airports. Or any other African country / area filled with quality airports. For the case of South Africa, unfurtunately there is only NMG for the smaller fields, which simply lacks quality too much. And I wouldn't know about any other African Country that has a virtual airport infrastructure even close to the PNW, California, Eastern Australia, Southern England (all ORBX), France (FranceVFR + LLH) Denmark (Vidan Design),... unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 7 hours ago, Mickel said: I'd love a decent Addis Ababa. 2 hours ago, Captain Lars said: What about this one? It's nice that it was done at all. And not bad for freeware. But it's far away from the quality we are used to by ORBX, FT, FSDT, FB,... I would also appreciate a good HAAB. Really not a pleasure inside the real terminal, but still one of the most important hubs in Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 52 minutes ago, DeeJay said: It's nice that it was done at all. And not bad for freeware. But it's far away from the quality we are used to by ORBX, FT, FSDT, FB,... I would also appreciate a good HAAB. Really not a pleasure inside the real terminal, but still one of the most important hubs in Africa. Do you really only start flying in an area when someone brings you a "full fat" region? I'm sorry to hear that. I'd encourage Orbx anyday to bring a "full fat" Krüger National Park, Serengeti or Victoria Falls, but I have strong doubts that it's going to happen soon. Regarding the quality of HAAB: it's already good. It's very good for freeware standards. He doesn't take any money for his work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Captain Lars said: Do you really only start flying in an area when someone brings you a "full fat" region? No, it's not too much about a "full fat" region, but more about "airport density". That's why I spend more time flying in Denmark, Alaska, PNW, Eastern Australia,... than for example in Ireland or the Netherlands. No need to feel sorry. There are still a ton of destinations on my sim. Still I would appreciate a bit more life in Africa or South America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Webber Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 1:50 AM, HiFlyer99 said: Thanks for the list, really appreciate it! I was not aware that so many major hubs are exists for Africa since the continent was pretty much ignored from every big developer (orbx, aerosoft, Flytampa etc.) I hope that OLC Africa will be a success sales wise, since it should have like a monopoly for scenery content. Maybe that ORBX is motivated to bring even more content, would love to see Johannesburg citescene and/or Cape Town, since they have both a beautiful skyline and scenery. Cape Town with high mountains in the background. Besides South Africa which is already a magnificent land with very unique landscapes the whole continent Africa offers almost everything. Huge deserts, thickest jungles, bush land, tremendous amounts of grassland, steppe and of course high mountains with Kilimandscharo for example. And almost every climate zone in the world. There is more to discover here than anywhere else. (Okay maybe OLC Asia with Himalaya etc. Please bring that next UK is boring ) For me OLC Africa is probably the most interesting release of all time here, because I never was there in real life, and probably wont in the near future. Plus Africa in real life is sooo big & in many places very unsafe to travel there like in the US, Asia or Canada or so. So almost impossible to travel the whole continent without excessive planing & contacts. Johannesburg: Cape Town: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tygerr Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 On 1/28/2019 at 8:23 PM, DeeJay said: I remember some comments by various developers, for example Aerosoft, who proudly announced JNB, began development just to learn that they would never get access to the airside to take photos a year later and to announce the cancellation of the project. Do you have any links to the discussion around this? What were the reasons for them not being able to get aerial photos, for instance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKar Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I'd love a good Entebbe (HUEN). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 2/6/2019 at 3:37 PM, Tygerr said: Do you have any links to the discussion around this? What were the reasons for them not being able to get aerial photos, for instance? I can't find the forum thread anymore. I guess they deleted it after it has become worthless. As far as I remember they got aerial images, but they haven't been let in to the airside by the airport authorities to take photos from the ground. I don't know any further details. However exactly that company obviously had no problems getting in at EDDF where the Flightbeam developers haven't been let in at the same time. That's all I know. No idea what's behind such decisions.. At least Gaffer Simulation's rendition of FAOR, which came out some weeks ago, unfortunately doesn't look like it's based on real photos… neither does NMG's.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauer Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Having resided on the African continent for many years, I can't wait for ORBX to release software!!! Please, please, please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aktorsyl Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 27 minutes ago, Herman Auer said: Having resided on the African continent for many years, I can't wait for ORBX to release software!!! Please, please, please... Don't worry, you're not the only one :P I've got a whole team of South African ATC's aching to receive some new pilots once openLC Africa releases :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 5 hours ago, DeeJay said: where the Flightbeam developers haven't been let in at the same time. Now EDDF by Flightbeam would have been cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rongor Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 Including your replies and recent releases, here is the current list of explicit P3Dv4(-capable) payware airports for the African mainland and the Middle East (assuming the area will also be included): clockwise around Africa: GMAD, Agadir, Morocco GMME, Rabat, Morocco GMMX, Marrakech, Morocco (included in the Orbx freeware-collection, needs Global base, therefore rated payware for this matter) DAAG, Algiers, Algeria DTTJ, Djerba, Tunisia HECA, Cairo, Egypt HEGN, Hurghada, Egypt HEMA, Marsa Alam, Egypt HESH, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt HDAM, Djibouti HTKJ, Kilimanjaro, Tansania FACT, Cape Town, South Africa FAOR, Johannesburg, South Africa FKYS, Yaounde, Cameroon FTTJ, N'Djamena, Tchad DNAA, Abuja, Nigeria DNKN, Kano, Nigeria DXXX, Lome, Togo DGAA, Accra, Ghana GABS, Bamako, Mali GUCY, Conakry, Guinea GBYD, Banjul, Gambia GOBD, Dakar, Senegal GQNO, Nouakchott, Mauretania and the Middle East: OIIE, Tehran, Iran OJAI, Amman, Jordan OJAQ, Aqaba, Jordan OMAA, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. OMDB, Dubai, U.A.E. OOMS, Muscat, Oman OTHH, Doha, Qatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rongor Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 observed entries since last post: GMMN, Casablanca, Morocco HEAX, Alexandria, Egypt HESN, Aswan, Egypt DIAP, Abidjan, Ivory Coast DNAA, Abuja, Nigeria DNKN, Kano, Nigeria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Ben Gurion needs a redux ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobP1 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 The FSX version of Nairobi - Jomo Kenyatta (HKJK) by OrientalSim works in P3Dv4 as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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