Jarrad Marshall Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 G'day all, As many of you know, Graham Eccleston has been working very hard to get many of our Australian airports up to P3D2 compatibility for you all to enjoy alongside FTX_AU. I'd like to showcase a small set of shots with the latest three releases; Jandakot YPJT, Cunderdin YCUN and Busselton YBLN, all of which are located in south-west Western Australia. These airports were the first three that I made for ORBX, and given that they date back to late 2008/early 2009, I thought I'd offer a quick re-introduction for those that are newer members to the forum. JANDAKOT AIRPORT YPJT Jandakot Airport is the major general aviation airport serving the city of Perth, Western Australia. One of Australia's busiest airports, in 2011 Jandakot had the highest number of annual movements for any airfield in the country. The Royal Aero Club of Western Australia, China Southern Airlines Flying College, Singapore Airlines Flying College, Heliwest, Air Australia and the Royal Flying Doctor Service are some of the larger operators at YPJT, making this the major hub for the GA industry in Western Australia. A lot of love went into this project; being my local airport I was keen to make it as real as possible. FEATURES - Very high-detailed rendition of Jandakot Airport (YPJT), surrounds and approaches. - Coverage area at 25cm/1m resolution, including extended circuit area, approaches and other POI's including Forrestdale Lake- Numerous custom static aircraft made exclusively for Jandakot including WA Police BK117, RAAF Rescue S-76, FCI Nanchang, Dromader water-bombers, R22/R44s and others. - Landmarks and POI's within the circuit area - Canningvale industrial area, shopping centres, schools and other reference points.- Peopleflow and other newer content added in v1.3 - Designed to blend seamlessly with FTX AU Blue PRODUCT PAGE - P3D2 UPDATE COMING SHORTLY BUSSELTON REGIONAL AIRPORT YBLN (Freeware!) Busselton is a thriving tourist city located a short distance south of Perth. As gateway to the iconic Margaret River wine region, as well being home to a growing population of FIFO (fly-in/fly-out) workers, Busselton airport serves as both a true regional airport and local GA operator. Suitable for both low-and-slow GA flyers and small airliners, the airport features a small passenger terminal, Flying Doctors station, flying school and several other operators. FEATURES - High detailed rendition of Busselton Regional Airport - Coverage area at 30cm- Numerous custom static aircraft made exclusively for Busselton including WA Police BK117, Dromader water-bombers and others- Peopleflow and other newer content added - Designed to blend seamlessly with FTX AU Blue FREE TO DOWNLOAD - P3D2 INSTALLER AVAILABLE HERE CUNDERDIN AIRPORT (Freeware!) Built during World War II to originally serve as a training base, Cunderdin is a regional airport located east of Perth in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. During the war, RAAF Tigermoth trainers and later B-24 Squadrons, were based at the field, operating missions as far afield as Java. After the war, the Gliding Club of WA took over many of the old hangars and buidlings, and now operate the largest gliding club in WA (side note: for an excellent account of real-life adventures at the field, I strongly recommend reading Derek's accounts in this thread). As well as gliding ops, the airport is a favourite for both civilian and airforce students operating out of Perth; it is not uncommon for the circuit to be shared between a Cessna 152 and RAAF PC-9 or BAe Hawk! Due to it's wartime legacy, Cunderdin features two large runways, though caution should be advised as only the centre section of both runways are kept in serviceable condition. As well as the airport, Cunderdin includes a very extensive coverage area, including the airport circuit, salt flats to the east and west, and the entire township of Cunderdin. FEATURES - High detailed rendition of Cunderdin Airport (YCUN) - Very large coverage are at 60cm, including the airport, salt flats and entire town of Cunderdin- Numerous custom static aircraft made exclusively for Cunderdin including Neptune and Dromader models. - Many POI's outside of the airport perimeter, including Ettomngah Pub, Tigermoth memorial (in town), wheat silos and trains, agricultural school and many others. - Caution cattle on short finals to some runways! - Peopleflow and other newer content added - Designed to blend seamlessly with FTX AU Blue FREE TO DOWNLOAD - P3D2 INSTALLER AVAILABLE HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I just did a short flight around Busselton tonight , what a beautiful part of WA . Thanks Jarrad for the info and the fantastic screenies . Cheers Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabnz Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Wow - Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartolomeus Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Awesome, looks really amazing! Marko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sightseer Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 looks great , Jarrad. I can't wait for you to get Fetts and KJAC into P3D2 (R2D2's cousin... I think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Cheese Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Oh boy - Jandakot was one of my all time favourite ORBX airports in FSX, will be nice to see this in P3D2. Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robair Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Jarrad, just to say thank you. As a Perth guy also who has been enjoying your work for years these airports are home to me and you have replicated them beautifully and to soon be using them in P3DV2 is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autogyro Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Jandakot is also my home airport so I've been waiting for the P3Dv2 update for it, boy have I missed it. Was out at Jandakot having lunch at the cafe next to the tower 2 weeks back in fact! Looking great as always and thanks to you Jarrad and everyone else at Orbx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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