Popular Post Orbx Posted January 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2023 Veteran Orbx Indie, Ken Hall, has done it again with YMLT Launceston Airport! Launceston Airport started out as the Western Junction Aerodrome in 1931 and is conveniently located in one of Tasmania's most scenic locations surrounded by stunning landscapes and wilderness. The airport is perfectly situated for exploring many of Tasmania's beauty such as Cradle Mountain and the Tamar Valley. Nestled between the Great Western Tiers and Tasmania's highest mountain, Ben Lomond, YMLT appears in the top 15 busiest airports in Australia with direct flights to Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and recently Perth with seasonal flights operated by Virgin Australia. Sharp Airlines flies daily from Launceston to Flinders and King Islands in the Bass Strait. Ken, who resides on the Apple Island (aka Tasmania), had exclusive access in and around the airport to take hundreds of photographs, used to create realistic textures, all with PBR. Coupled with his famous eye for details, this brings an immersive experience as you explore the airport. At a glance Home to the North East Royal Flying Doctor Service, its hanger and main building are modelled in detail PBR textures created from hundreds of recent airside photos All airside buildings and hangars faithfully created in high detail Static Sharp Airlines Metroliners 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaseman007 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Looking good Ken!!! Can't wait to have this in the sim.... Jase 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Comes down to what the price is now Nice to see another airport that I have been and out of so many times in my life I like to see a good payware for YDPO Next 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Any Ken creation is a must buy, looks fantastic! :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanna Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 9 hours ago, Empire said: Comes down to what the price is now Nice to see another airport that I have been and out of so many times in my life I like to see a good payware for YDPO Next Mark Boyce at Avalonweb Scenery has done an excellent YDPO http://members.iinet.net.au/~markstephenboyce/MSFS/tasmania.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanna Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 This looks amazing Ken, such beautiful and detailed work. I'm often flying from my home airport YDPO to YMLT and I cant wait to see this when I arrive there, so much better than the boring default airport! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transair Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 agree..this looks excellent and most welcome......BUT where is YMML? Together with YMHB and YMLT, Melbourne is so needed!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Deanna said: This looks amazing Ken, such beautiful and detailed work. I'm often flying from my home airport YDPO to YMLT and I cant wait to see this when I arrive there, so much better than the boring default airport! Thanks Deanna, I lived at Latrobe for years and was going to do YDPO then got distracted with the PNG stuff, I love Lonny top place to fly into ,the hills around are awesome, often fly St Helens to Lonny as my relaxing flight, Ben Lomond is a nice landmark along the route. Agree with the Avalon web version of YDPO, top notch work. Hope Lonny doesn't dissapoint cheers Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator49 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Hello Team, What a beauty Ken. I have missed this gem from Orbx. Had it with P3D and it was awesome. Great work indeed. Some of my early stomping grounds, and it looks amazing. Thank you for the heads up mate. Keen as mustard for this release. Regards Sam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Always had a soft spot for Lonny, hope I did it justice cheers Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingclip Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 (edited) Does anyone know what aircraft that 3-bladed prop goes to? Rich PS: 7th pic from the top Edited January 14, 2023 by wingclip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 I have no Idea, something very old though I imagine, there were no members around when taking photos to ask, there is a small monument just below Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingclip Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Ah, yes the monument! I didn't notice that before. I can pull a few tricks with my photo editor and enlarge it so I can read it when I have a few minutes. I'll post what it says here when I get the results but I don't think I'll be able to do it today. Whatever this prop was to, I think it was likely a single-engine plane... Oh wait, it could have been a P38 prop! It kind off has that thin profile for the twin-engine P-38 lightning, no? Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator49 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Great Stuff, My uncle use to fly with TAA many moons ago. Sighhhh!. Interesting Prop. Thing is, was it 2 prop or 1? P38 Hmmm. Regardsa Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 so the mast was from a shipwreck but no clues on the Prop, you should be able to read the writing on that plaque in the sim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingclip Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 41 minutes ago, Ken Hall said: so the mast was from a shipwreck but no clues on the Prop, you should be able to read the writing on that plaque in the sim AH! Thanks for that! I don't own this addon so I couldn't read it that way but that's good to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfko Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 7 hours ago, Ken Hall said: Ken, this must be a different Toroa, because according to the plaque the other was already wrecked in 1916. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfko Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 7 hours ago, wingclip said: AH! Thanks for that! I don't own this addon so I couldn't read it that way but that's good to know! Yes, you can't own it, because it is not released yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 29 minutes ago, wolfko said: Ken, this must be a different Toroa, because according to the plaque the other was already wrecked in 1916. That'll teach me to read , who new there was more than one, might try and track down the shipwrecked one cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Mystery solved 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wolfko Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Yes, with this vessel the word "mast" makes a bit more sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Burgess Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Fascinating. One of the great things about Flight Sim is that you find out about wonderful parts of the world you would never even have heard of otherwise. Don't know how far it spreads but we have a 'quiz' show called University Challenge in the UK. One question last week was along the lines of 'where in Australia would you find Launceston'. Made my day. I got one right All the best, John 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingclip Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 I don't understand something; how does this have anything to do with the propeller? LOL. I know it's not the ship's 'screw'. I guess they used this old prop simply to gain attention to the marker about the Toroa. Still, that prop seems so familiar but I don't know why... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingclip Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 @John Burgess: I agree! I, for one, must confess that I did terrible in grammar school and high school when it came to History and Geography. However, when I started in the flight sim hobby with FSX around late 2010, I became much more knowledgeable on both subjects. The flight sim hobby would make me ask questions that I would then go and research. If I had half the understanding of Geography, (and history) back in my early school years that I have now, I would have passed those courses with a stellar grade, (instead of the poor grades that I did get). I have no idea how most schools in the US teach those courses these days, (or if they even teach them at all!), but I think the application of a flight simulator-like tool would greatly help to make the subjects more interesting and memorable for the students. Back in 4th grade to 8th grade grammar school, (for me, that spanned 66' to 70'), we had a class that was called "Social Studies", which study lifestyles and traditions from around the world. I don't know if they even teach that course anymore but I'm sure if they do, it's probably called something else. Anyway, that class always fascinated me and it was one of the few courses that I did well in. However, the teachers didn’t understand how I could do so well in Social Studies and so poorly in Geography. Personally, I think it had to do with the way the teachers approached each subject. I remember that the Social Studies teacher had a unique and interesting way of introducing each of the locations she taught about. It made a difference, I’m sure. FWIW, Rich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyS Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Looks stunning, Ken-the static Metroliners appeal to me heaps. Can't wait until YMLT comes out-will be sure to do a flight from YMEN to it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 thanks Anthony, those metroliners were painted by Tim Harris, did an awesome job on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Sibbritt Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Scenery looks fantastic,but its a ghost town.Where are all the people & ground crew ? Hope there is a plan to populate the airfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 30 minutes ago, Kim Sibbritt said: Scenery looks fantastic,but its a ghost town.Where are all the people & ground crew ? Hope there is a plan to populate the airfield. passengers do not get access to the apron until boarding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 7 hours ago, Ken Hall said: passengers do not get access to the apron until boarding Here´s the proof, not much movement on the apron...: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 24 minutes ago, Stillwater said: Here´s the proof, not much movement on the apron...: Thanks for that shot, it is tempting to place a whole crowd of people to add life, we have an amazing library of scanned people, but I prefer to keep it real, the day I was driven around to take photos, there was literally no one on the apron until an aircraft taxied to the gate. I recommend FSLTL for traffic, the ai aircraft are superb and each aircraft has lots own sounds, lights and while parked workers and support vehicles appear, for me the advantage of this rather than placing a permanent static aircraft is that it becomes dynamic, never the same, FSLTL uses real time traffic from flight radar, there is a few minutes delay, but to have real live traffic gives the airport that authenticity that’s lost when we see the same static aircraft in the same place all the time, with the same wooden people who are always in the same place. For me Dynamic feels better. FSLTL is free, download using the Fly by wire installer, all your airports will come to life. cheers Ken 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingclip Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Thanks for that tip Ken! I'm going to check it out but it sounds like it could be resource intensive. Have you seen any indication of that? Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 5 hours ago, wingclip said: Thanks for that tip Ken! I'm going to check it out but it sounds like it could be resource intensive. Have you seen any indication of that? Rich FSLTL is very easy on frames there are many you Tube videos to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 9 hours ago, Ken Hall said: with the same wooden people who are always in the same place. Though we all are looking for the famous person in red: Her dress would be inappropriate, given Lonny´s usual temperatures. But a lawn mower could fit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Just now, Stillwater said: Though we all are looking for the famous person in red: Her dress would be inappropriate, given Lonny´s usual temperatures. But a lawn mower could fit... what is it with you guys and the lady in red, maybe in an update in the RFDS hanger or close even sitting near the clubhouse, might work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transair Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Ken in the release version, do you happen to know if the bay numbers appear on the taxi-ways for lead-in to the bays - ala attached? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvdboomen Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 12 hours ago, Stillwater said: Here´s the proof, not much movement on the apron...: For a moment I thought I was looking at an MSFS screen capture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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