ACTIVE GTN750 water not showing & what are those big sandy areas?

[Jack Sawyer]

Hello, I have noticed that the GTN750 in my A2A 182 shows oceans, rivers, and lakes fine but not estuaries from the ocean into the land.  Instead of blue it shows a light green.  Anyone else notice this?  It's just with my new Orbx stuff, England and Scotland.

 

Also, other question, I notice some ares below my plane that look like large sand pits with a couple of trees in them.  What are they?  

 

I'd post a picture but I don't know how to.  Any advice on that too?  How do I post a screenshot?

 

Thanks,

 

Jack

[Museumkeeper]

Hi Jack

 

Here is how to post a screenshot:

 

http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/38447-how-to-post-a-screenshot-on-the-orbx-forums/

 

Kind regards

 

Ian

[Jack Sawyer]

Thanks Ian.

 

Also, who can I talk to about the way I get email notifications?

 

It comes to me all messed up.

 

Then when I click on the link to take me to the post I get this:

 

bad url - reference number: UV_EKQNxFHB6SFWwszOfuQ

 

I don't understand.

 

Maybe someone will help…

 

Jack

[Museumkeeper]

Hi

 

Perhaps a moderator could step in here and help

 

Kind regards

 

Ian

[Jack Sawyer]

Is this "sand" normal?

 

 

Notice GTN750 is showing light green when water is below?

 

[Jim Robinson]

Hi Jack,

 

What you see in the Flight1 GTN has no connection whatsoever with what you see in the sim. It doesn't read "GPS_hydro_polys" embedded in the scenery like the default GPS does, what you see is a totally self-contained terrain database provided by Garmin with the Garmin trainer. Try going into "map setup", then on the "Land" tab set "River/Lake detail" to "Most". That's the best you can do.

 

Jim

[Jack Sawyer]

Ok, not a problem, just wondering.

 

What about the sand pits?  Is this normal?  Just asking.

[Jim Robinson]

I honestly don't know, it looks like a landclass poly to me which would mean someone put it there intentionally. You might check out the location in google earth, chances are there's a mine or a gravel pit there.

[Jack Sawyer]

It's not just that one, they're all over England and Scotland.  

 

I have GEX Europe and UTX Europe.

 

But FTX is layered at the top of my scenery list.

 

Not sure how this stuff works, sorry for being a pain..

[Jim Robinson]

You're not being a pain, lol. Sorry though, I'm afraid I can't give you an answer.

[teecee]

The grey area dotted around are a "quarry" texture that does not really work..Teecee.

[Jack Sawyer]

Thank you guys, I appreciate your helping me.  So now I know, it indeed does look like a quarry, cool!  I like the way it looks, at first I thought it was a giant golf sand trap.  

 

I wish I had the money for MORE.  Will have to wait a few weeks.  I'm gonna finish off the UK with Ireland and Wales then move to the USA.

 

I was flying over Scotland today and was blown away by how nice it looks, wind farms, snow covered mountains, very nice.