TigerTigerM Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Elsewhere there was a complaint that Orbx Sandane had a flat runway. Of course I had to have a look myself & can report it is indeed not flat. The whole airport is nicely put together, located in some spectacular scenery, & throws in a white knuckle approach in a cross winds. Well done Andreas. It is also an interesting one for capturing shots as the sun doesn't shine directly on to the airport for much of the day, it being tucked up near some fascinating rock formations. A selection of shots at different times of the day as I set off for ENAL, from Sandane. TTM (MSFS) Not flat - You can pick up the undulations by following the white line on either side of the runway Sand & rock, in shadow. Managed to get some light in here. More rock. Did I mention I love rock walls? & this is back lit, so it is very creative in its structure, execution & toning's. & the prize for the bravest man in Norway goes to the gentleman in the Hawaiian shirt! Hideaways below one end of the runway. Kingair departing at dusk Heading along the cliff face. Sandane is out of view, to the left. Just stunning Norwegian scenery, not far from Sandane. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Grand first shots from Sandane T !! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 And the flat runway myth is solved! Great expose on this conspiracy theory TTM In other news, this is very well executed and nice set of shots showing off the great terrain and views of this scenery. Well done! Cheers! Landon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Marvelous captures T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dow Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 The flat runway issue is just an inconsistency of the MSFS scenery with the real world. In the real world the runway is higher in the middle. In MSFS the mesh puts the middle of the runway a bit lower than the ends. Without extensive terraforming that would probably introduce many more issues, airports have to either be on a flatten, or follow the mesh in the sim, as far as I know. It's certainly not enough of an issue to make landings unrealistic, which would be the case somewhere like Courchevel. It's a fantastic piece of scenery and should always be appreciated as such! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Hegi Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Very nice captures Tiger! Thanks for sharing! To terraforming: the scenery contains over a dozen of flatten polys already. It has to be applied very carefully. If you interfere with the default mesh too much you create more problems than you can solve. So I tried to find a good compromise between reality and the sim as we have it by ASOBO. Personally I love the slopes on runways and a bit bumpy ride with the smaller aircrafts. It gives a much realistic feel to it. So enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Grand set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 6 hours ago, Andreas Hegi said: Very nice captures Tiger! Thanks for sharing! To terraforming: the scenery contains over a dozen of flatten polys already. It has to be applied very carefully. If you interfere with the default mesh too much you create more problems than you can solve. So I tried to find a good compromise between reality and the sim as we have it by ASOBO. Personally I love the slopes on runways and a bit bumpy ride with the smaller aircrafts. It gives a much realistic feel to it. So enjoy! I think the protagonists on fselite.net are about to descend on Sandane with their theodolites. Nit picking in extremis. You compromise is fine, Andreas. TTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Super shots TTM!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 great shots there TTM, sunglasses to be issued with shirts like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LN-KAS Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Nice screenshots from ENSD. The airport is beautifully done. And I would like to buy this version, but there is one thing that holds me back and that is that the runway profile is completely wrong (opposite of the real one). The real runway has a distinct uphill profile towards the center, not a dump. Otherwise, the buildings and the surrounding area are beautifully rendered, and with a future fix I will buy this version as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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