Matthew Kane Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Just curious how you guys are making out with the FTX NZ South Island. As we say in my workplace......Take your time but hurry up. :D I'm looking forward to this one as I think quite a few others are as well. What can I say...NGX landing in Queenstown in FTX = Perfection. If any Beta Testers have tried landing the NGX in Queenstown let us know what it is like. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I have and it works fine If someone around my office tells me to take my time but hurry up, I just light another cigar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kane Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 Yea I hate that 'Take Your Time but Hurry Up' term as well. But it is very representative of the culture in many work places. I'm just glad it is coming soon. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mra Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Any chance on a HU on how it's going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kane Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 Oh..I get the strategy. DO NOT RELEASE until AFTER the NEW ZEALAND ELECTION.... Did John Key give you a call. LOL If you lanched the product BEFORE the New Zealand Election, perhaps it would have had an effect on the election results as the FTX ones would have been too busy to vote. LOL Cheers PS. Anyone in New Zealand GO OUT AND VOTE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kane Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 My last post was a bit of humour. I will turn this thread into a non partisan and GO OUT AND VOTE thread now for all of those that live in New Zealand....If you don't vote then you give up your right to complain things for the next three years And for ORBX folks. We look forward to the FTX NZ South Island and North Island when it comes Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I am surprised that the two small island's to the East of Australia still have voluntary voting!. That's an important part of Australia's democracy. A right to vote is also a civic and legal obligation. Australia is fast becoming a bit of a "nanny" country, but I for one agree with the legal obligation which is one that only takes a very small amount of time and inconvenience is minimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Careful with the politics, let's get back on topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca22au Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Agreed: JK but you must be pleased at how much interest there is in the South Island of NZ amongst simmers; in demographic terms our two countries are well and truly mixed together, and we both leave it to Samoans to play rugby and league for us. I know it probably won't sell the 10000 copies, that a North American scenery can do, but I would think that very few of us down under will not purchase it. So forget the NZ election and release the scenery to a panting local market. PS John and JK: I for one am not really interested in buying another PNW grass strip. There are only so many days left in my life to fly the sim - and lately much of that has been in one of the recently released 737s. Great add-ons but a bit too fast to squeeze into most of the strips. But NZ with a few all-up Orbx airports (vehicle, people and nature flow) will have us returning to you in spades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Returning to us? I am not sure people are leaving; in fact our customer base is growing in leaps and bounds and the NA airports are more popular than ever. But I agree that NZ will be a lot of fun for everyone and we'll be sure to make plenty of airports for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Indeed JV.........not going anywhere, and even tho I'm from the PNW I'm really looking forward to NZ and any airports you develop for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydor Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Although I am a dedicated PNW fan, as I love the mountain and Islands hopping in ("as my daughter used to say") my Kelihopter. I am also looking forward to NZ as those Southern Alps and inlets look superb. Screenshot #19 in the Gallery, "is that Milford"? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca22au Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Fair enough John: carelessly worded I confess. No your fan and customer base is well out there, but I also meant what I said. NZ and yes GB will be a tonic for me, and I am sure a continuing, happy and contented customer base for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kane Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 I am looking forward to the release as it will allow others on here to discover this amazing country as we have all been exploring Australia, Canada and the United States with FTX It will be great to see all the screenshots coming and places people explore. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtualwombat Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 NZ South Island will never be realistic enough for the dedicated simmer unless Orbx releases 'Sandfly Flow' for Milford Sound. This will simulate clouds of black midges that will decend upon your aircraft. The effect would be a little like icing, adding weight and disrupting airflow, unless the simmer persuades the sandflys to all take off at once whilst maintaining their grip, considerably reducing takeoff distances even for commercial aircraft. I've been there. I kid you not...! Cheers, Noel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamJSS Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I am really looking forward to this. I am going to seriously update my old ATI 5770 for it, but that has been needed for a while now. All the pictures look excellent, and well detailed. I am not sure how many airports are around there, but it should still be fun. I will probably have to buy the Australia scenery also, as I don't see myself making too many flights from there to the PNW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickel Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 46 South Island airports/airfields in my two year out of date NZ AIP, varying between 747/C-5 capable Christchurch to erm... the other end of the scale. Some lovely spots such as Mt Cook airport, Queenstown, Milford Sound, Omaka. Any word on the DVD release yet? Downloading airports is one thing, but multi-Gb terrain is another... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gredes Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Like everyone else I am excited about the new south island release. I have been flying there for quite awhile using the red baron mesh and topo that has been around since Fs9. It is an improvment on the default but I am sure way short of the comming orbx release. I would imagine that I will need to do a bit of juggling to get rid of the old red baron files. I have a few nz airport sceneries that will probably be replaced by orbx ones. I suppose that I will have some questions about getting every thing running smothly in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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