Jarrad Marshall Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 G'day everyone, I am delighted to lift the veil off my latest project, KSEZ Sedona Airport for FTX Global. Following on from the recent Palm Springs Intl, I have decided to tackle a different type of airport, heading a little further east into the heart of the American Southwest. This product not only includes a highly-detailed rendition of Sedona Airport, it also includes a huge coverage area encompassing the northern portion of the Verde Valley, as well as the escarpment and canyons heading north towards Flagstaff. Not for the faint-hearted aviator, Sedona is a challenging airport suitable for GA, small-large business jets, military aircraft and helicopters. Situated in central Arizona, Sedona is conveniently located a short flight away from other scenic destinations such as Grand Canyon Airport, Pheonix, Las Vegas, Monument Valley and Palm Springs. As an added bonus, I've also included a "lite" airfield just beyond the southern perimeter of the coverage area; Cottonwood Airport (P52) is located in the lower portion of the Verde Valley. Sedona is a city straddling the northern Verde Valley in central Arizona. Famous for its scenic beauty, Sedona is home to dramatic red sandstone formations that provide a dramatic skyline from all areas of the city. The area came to prominence in the Hollywood Golden Age, with dozens of Western movies shot on location, including 3:10 to Yuma (1957), Guitar Johnny (1954) and Angel and the Badman (1947), amongst many others. In more recent years, Sedona has become a major tourist hub, with hiking, mountain-biking and other outdoor activities proving highly popular around the nearby canyons and mesas. Arguably as famous as the town itself, Sedona Airport (KSEZ) is often given the moniker of "America's Most Scenic Airport" - they even put up a sign at the airport saying as much! A small non-towered airport, the airfield is nonetheless highly popular with pilots and tourists due to its scenic location. KSEZ is perched atop a high mesa approximately 500ft above the surrounding townsite; this coupled with the surrounding terrain makes Sedona a highly dangerous airfield for landings from either runway direction. Turblence and "hot-and-high" conditions have been factors in many crashes at the airport over the years. Home to dozens of GA aircraft of all sizes, the airport is also home to all types of business jets, with even the largest of types (Gulfstream VI, Global Express etc) able to make use of the 5200ft runway. As well as these types, the airport regularly hosts visits from nearby USMC and USAF bases; the large helipad situated at the southern end of the field was specifically constructed to cater for CH-53 helicopters. Regular tourist flights are conducted from the airfield; several FBOs provide scenic charters utilising Jetranger helicopters and WACO YMF-5 biplanes. Additionally, I'd like to use this opportunity to let you all know that it is very important to install the latest ORBXlibs alongside Sedona. Whilst it always important to ensure you have the latest ORBXlibs installed, it is even more so with Sedona as the new custom autogen variants are included - a vital component of the scenery package. As such, if you are looking forward to purchasing KSEZ I'd recommend running the following steps: 1. Go to fullterrain,com/support and download the latest version of the ORBX Libraries 2. Once installed, open FTX-Central via the shortcut on your desktop, select a region and press apply. This will cycle and update core autogen files to the latest versions. 3. This process can be done either before or after installing your purchased copy of Sedona. I hope these screenshots give a good idea of what to expect with this scenery - keep an eye on the forums over the next week for more information and screenshots! FEATURES- Ultra-detailed rendition of KSEZ Sedona Airport - Huge coverage area at 30cm and 1m resolution - over 800 sq km in total! - Entirely new Custom HD Autogen Vegetation exclusive to Sedona; over 21 new desert types heavily optimised for best performance.- Custom Static Aircraft unique to KSEZ, including WACO YMF-5 and Learjet 35 types. - Ten new ground vehicle types specific to Sedona Airport- Advanced rendering, ambient occlusion and unique night-lighting methods used for maximum realism - Custom landclass, vector data, custom seasons file and 10m Holgermesh to ensure maximum fidelity. - Plenty of VFR landmarks and POI to explore including the Midgley Bridge, Chapel of the Holy Cross, Teal Arches McDonalds, City Lookout, Shrine of the Red Rocks and many more. - "Lite" rendition of nearby Cottonwood Airport (P52) featured, including 30cm resolution photoreal underlay. - Unique animated wind-chimes dynamically controlled by wind speed.- Full suite of ObjectFlow, PeopleFlow2, TextureFlow and more included - Strongly optimised for good performance with complex aircraft types - Designed to blend seamlessly with FTX GLOBAL (Base) in both P3Dv2 and FSX/P3Dv1.4. COVERAGE AREA Enjoy! Jarrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew47 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 AWESOME!! Looks GREAT Jarrad! Once again, you come through with a GREAT SCENERY. I WILL be getting this one!! Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breeze Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Fantastic! Waiting a long time for this airport. Scenic for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertPilot Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Oh wow. A must buy for me, especially as Sedona is one place I've explored in person. I got fully on board with Orbx only last December, but it seems to me that 2015 is going to be Orbx's biggest year yet, with so many amazing, high-quality products coming out in a short period of time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaseman007 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Jarrad, This looks like more awesome work my friend. On the buy list for sure.....it seems well advanced. Good work on keeping this quiet hey. Can't wait bud. Jas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTK1972 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Holy shi... ! Thats awesome Jarrad ! Is there a parking slot for my a318 ? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddler Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Another beautiful piece of work Jarrad. Nice to see these airports jump around just outside of full regions and that we are not confined only to development within them. Open LC NA will also be another "plus" to GA flyers like me to improve the overall experience in flying from a "full region" to one of these other fully developed airports. Bring them all on! Thanks Jarrad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 OMG - This could be the holy grail of Orbx scenery !! . Cheers Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan King Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I didnt think KPSP/KTVL could be outdone. But this may very well be the GREATEST ORBX scenery of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick66 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Oh boy love this one, 5000ft Rwy should be able to get a bus or 73 in here no worries, eagerly awaiting release. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Another ORBX beauty for sure!! Lots of great stuff on the horizon! It's gonna be a great year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmanix Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Thats mah boy!!! And the Oscar goes to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkterry Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 WOW. Awesome, every shot like a piece of art that is why I like to fly the helicopter to enjoy every inch of your art work. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Mason Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Oh My God ! Jarrad is back... Joy to the world.. Jarrad is back ! Sedona ? Perfect choice ! So many new sceneries in the tube, i need a second credit card ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbazillio Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 This is a great news. KSEZ is one of my (real) favorite field when flying Arizona. Nor only, the approach make you fly around a outstanding scenic aera (mostly on left hand runway 21) but I'm always too low on final, afraid of being too long ;-) It's also surprising to make left hand runway 21 to avoid the urban area, but makes you fly close to MESA ;-) Airport in the sky ! A shot to compare with screen shots preview : Enjoy, a real landing, I shot in 2011, on board a Cessna 182 G1000 on runway 21 : >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZczJNY2Hbo Can't wait for this Jarrad scenery !! Will be first buyer ! PS: Could we expect Red Rock scenarii by Frank Dainese ? ;-) Just a joke, it's great so far to have yet the KSEZ scenery ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabnz Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Wow - Another great looking project. Looking forward to it Cheers Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilby Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 The hammer to my piggy pank.........great stuff. Anything you do i buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Once again I'm left speechless - pure beauty! Cheers Mallard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 OH please stop...please..please go on vacation or something ........... my wallet can not keep up ...... want want want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Pugwash Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Perfect Jarrad! Sedona to Palm Springs is going to be a great short hop in everything from my Cherokee to my 737 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Museumkeeper Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Hi My investment in FTX Global is now bearing fruit. AYPY, KPSP, CNK4, EDVY and now KSEZ. Jarrad, from your pictures I would say a very worthy successor to KPSP. Looking forward to once more getting my card out of my pocket. Kind regards Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vora Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Oh wow, just friggin' WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff974 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 instant buy Bravo ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev D Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Jarrad, To use an English phrase - This is gobsmackingly good!! When I worked at Davis-Monthan AB inear Tucson we used to go up regularly to Flagstaff on business, and we always came back to Phoenix via the "scenic route" through Sedona. Your detail is fantastic, and I've stopped several times outside Sedona at the metal span bridge you feature in your screen shots above. Can't wait for this one. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonhutchison Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Yet ANOTHER U.S scenery.....?!?! C'mon Orbx, show some other regions some love! p.s. Jarrads' work looks amazing though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianV Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Beautiful and surely a must, I can almost see John Wayne near the Cathedral Rock! I only wish that an ORBX region would eventually see the daylight here being so near to Grand Canyon, FTX Monument Valley, and the Saguaro National Park just south to Tucson, and a short flight from California. Arizona does truely have a lot to offer that would show its best in a full-fat region. Great work Jarrad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Oh dear, not another airport to buy! This looks like a winner for sure. You guys are really giving us a fine and varied world to fly in. Flown this one in the freeware version and I thought that was excellent. I think I will be paying this area another visit (along with a mass of other simmers) sometimes soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venturi Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anfield ace Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Looks amazing...I've said this many times, FSX doesn't exist anymore, it should be called FTX Orbx Flight Sim 2015 (LOL) Well done Guys, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franck66 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 excellent Jarrad, another great scenery for us. unfortunatly i'm not a FTX Global customer. I'm just use FTX Region so I will waiting a future US FTX Region to use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseCFII Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 WOW! These textures remind me of Broome. Is mesh included with this scenery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabble Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 By chance I caught "The Last Wagon" on TV the other day, and was so impressed with the scenery I looked it up - Another Sedona location. Checking it out on Google Earth I thought "now that place would make a great Orbx-quality airport". Thanks Jarrad, you've made a wish come true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilstorm Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnR Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Blown away, great work as always Jarrad !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double J Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 My second home will look better than my first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 All we need now is Frank to do Arches National Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregmorin Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Thank You Jarrad! Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olli4740 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 It's a mere 240 nm between KSEZ and KPSP - two very scenic locations, with some cool scenery between them. Another great pick, Jarrad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superglide Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Have flown into here. Beautiful arrivals, tricky approaches. Great sunsets at the Mesa Grill. Watch out for the tricky winds and thermals. Really looking forward to this beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansommers Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Good Gobly Goo! I never knew the desert could be so stunning! This begs for a virtual flying club to be stationed here - anyone interested when this comes out? Let me know. I belong to Digital Theme Park and they have a TS3 setup and a FSX server or we could do FSCloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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