VH-KDK Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Just happened to notice that this eagerly awaited product has been released. Quite surprised, even though Iain had put up his final shots I was not expecting this so soon. Must have got in before the rush as downloading to flying took less than half an hour. So I have now taken my first flight from FAQ and I must say what an incredible scenery this is. Plenty to explore over the next few days, long week end here in Oz but I have to work on Monday. Anyway Tim and Ken this is work of the highest quality and many thanks to you both. Now when are you going to let us know what your next excellent project is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiri Kocman Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Downloading, right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Dodger Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Excellent download speed, little over 1Gb in about 2m 30s using IDM. Registration details in my inbox by the time I finished the download. Now to install, fly and explore ...... Regards, Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anfield ace Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 + 1, Looks amazing guys, thanks...and once again...well done Tim and Ken for another brilliant job! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdguy Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Being proactive here before the complaining starts. Downloaded in 20 minutes with IDM Unzipped instantly with WinZip Installed in 4 minutes. On the runway ready to take off in 3.5 minutes. 20 dollars US with the senior discount. Another win-win-win for Orbx. Noel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 [ . . . ] Anyway Tim and Ken this is work of the highest quality and many thanks to you both. [ . . . ] Let me Martin highjack your thread to add: Plenty to see, to explore ... In any case, by my first impressions: really high quality - in details and textures, not to mention the high FPS! Thank you Ken and Tim, your sceneries are increasingly raising the level of elaboration! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLighT Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Looks like a must have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabble Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Dang, I'm several hours late to the party - downloading now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertPilot Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Just purchased, about six hours after release (and late morning western US time). Download took just two minutes using IDM--one of my fastest Orbx downloads ever at about 9MB per second (I have 100+ Mbps Internet service). Install was a breeze, about 4 minutes. As the FSS download capacity was improved during the May sale, Pago Pago downloads hopefully should remain fast in the days ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabble Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 ...but now I've joined the club. Fast download & unwrap, no problems. Thank you Ken & Tim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flapsdown Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 It is not overstating the case to say that this package is a "work of art" - well done Gentlemen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Downloading as we speak. I join everyone else in saying Thanks, Ken and Tim. Many happy hours ahead for us island hoppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac_Maddog88 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Being proactive here before the complaining starts. Downloaded in 20 minutes with IDM Unzipped instantly with WinZip Installed in 4 minutes. On the runway ready to take off in 3.5 minutes. 20 dollars US with the senior discount. Another win-win-win for Orbx. Noel You can also take off 5% if you use "OZXMEMBER"! That is, if you're a member of OZx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Thank you for another amazing product!! Also picked up AYPY too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabs79 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Just bought and downloaded it while flying from Kokoda to Emo mission, one of my favourite flights ever, going low and slow in the A2A Piper Cub. If your second experience is anything like your first I'm sure I'll be blown away by the quality, I hope I'll have some time to try it out tomorrow. And though I made a suggestion for the 3rd experience, I'll be happy with anything you do because you obviously put so much love and enthusiasm into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilot061 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Just purchased, about six hours after release (and late morning western US time). Download took just two minutes using IDM--one of my fastest Orbx downloads ever at about 9MB per second (I have 100+ Mbps Internet service). Install was a breeze, about 4 minutes. As the FSS download capacity was improved during the May sale, Pago Pago downloads hopefully should remain fast in the days ahead. Wow, lucky you - I live in eastern Melbourne and boast a whopping 450kb/sec! And that is an increase from my previous ISP. Talk about state of the art in dear old Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 WOW indeed! Definitely looks like a "must have". One question though .... it says "Designed to work best with the FTX Global basepack" , which I don't have at present. I plan to update my hardware later this year, and will certainly be moving down the global path then, but as for now, all my limited flying is within the AU and NA regions. Will I be frustrated if I install Pago Pago WITHOUT the Global basepack ? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregmorin Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Thank you Ken and Tim! Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Will I be frustrated if I install Pago Pago WITHOUT the Global basepack ? Cheers No not at all, Ken said it best here http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/98719-nstu-pago-pago-my-final-shots/?p=893835 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Thanks Tim .... I'm off to FSS. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kane Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I would also like to add my thanks, I used to share a house with a Samoan Family a few years back and they were awesome, kept me well fed and lots of good times. I still haven't been to Samoa but there is a large Samoan population where I live in Wellington so I have lots of Samoan friends. This is awesome to be able to explore Samoa before having a chance to go there. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff974 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 One of my favourite, if not the one. Look forward your next projects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge1047 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Nice one, thx guys, another great package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmb Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Plainly wonderful and a big winner. Will keep me in the South Seas for some time to discover. Kind regards Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Being proactive here before the complaining starts. Downloaded in 20 minutes with IDM Unzipped instantly with WinZip Installed in 4 minutes. On the runway ready to take off in 3.5 minutes. 20 dollars US with the senior discount. Another win-win-win for Orbx. Noel Senior discount?? As in age based ? Could you kindly elaborate Thanks TTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike62 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Here you go: http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/54483-senior-discounts-a-joint-orbxfss-initiative/?hl=%2Bsenior+%2Bdiscount Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mareak Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I love Pago Pago. Fly my PMDG 777-200 from NSTU to VHHH. What an awesome flying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Cheese Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Absolutely wonderful scenery - will definitely become a quick favourite of mine. Well done lads and thanks! Cheers Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iflygary Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I picked up it yesterday after some hesitation because along with most everyone else here, I blew things out with the sale. I figured I had plenty of new scenery to keep me busy for quite a while. However, talk about a WOW!!! I absolutely love Pago Pago!! Along with Alabeo's Titan I'm having so much fun island hopping it's just crazy. And then once I get to an island, helicopter tours as well as scenic tours in the A2A Cessna 172 keeps me flying for hours. A definite way to go guys!! Two thumbs up once again ORBX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Here you go: http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/54483-senior-discounts-a-joint-orbxfss-initiative/?hl=%2Bsenior+%2Bdiscount Mike Thanks Mike I qualify. It would be a nice gesture if FSS gave it to me retrospectively on the several hundred dollars I have put through their tills at full price in ignorance of its existence. But it does beg the question about how prominent it is on their web site. Must check that out & perhaps have a chat with them. TTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Harmes Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Like iflygary I purchased a lot of Airports (and Global) in the recent sale, but for the first time since Essendon was released, I actually got Pago Pago right off the bat, within probably ten minutes of receiving the email notification that it had been released. Of course it still took me until today to actually get flying there, as my FSX crashed late last night after loading it up (nothing to do with Pago Pago, but the stupid FSX Kneeboard causing FSX to crash, which I forgot about). Congratulations Tim and Ken on an outstanding product. I still have plenty of exploring to do, which is always a good thing. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Well finally got around to it yesterday, and just have to add my congrats to Tim and Ken - fantastic package guys. Apart from the fun of flying around the islands, there are some great challenge's in those small strips. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billhuntsman Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 One of the marks of a truly outstanding scenery experience for me is that it convinces me to tour it by helicopter. Even my usual airplanes of choice (C172 and C182) seem too fast to take in all the wonderful detail of this scenery. Great job guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbearsailor Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 It's always been too much to hope for a Samoa in FSX/P3D, but now we have the whole thing and it is stunning. In late 1998 my wife and I entered Pago Pago Harbor in our sailboat planning to interrupt our wandering for a couple of years so we could replenish our cruising funds. I hopped on a local bus and headed to the airport wearing my best pair of flip flops. After being ignored for a couple of hours the chief pilot saw my resume and came out to speak to me. I'd never flown a Twin Otter but had several thousand hours with the same PT-6 engines in King Airs. I wound up flying two years with them as a line captain. I generally had the first flight in the morning, a 0600 departure from Pago to the Manua islands with Ofu and Tau. Neither had fuel nor power carts, so it was quick turns with only the left engine shut down. The Orbx versions of both are very accurate with virtually no ramp at Ofu, a short runway with water at both ends. You would touch down close to the end, go into reverse, and as soon as speed allowed shut down the left so it would be stopped by the east end of the runway where we loaded. I'd hop out and help with loading while the FO was very busy with weight and balance with onloads and offloads for the two airports. Three minute turns could be done as we headed for the same routine at the less difficult Fitiuta. The FO had the leg back to Pago and if the wind, almost always from the southeast, was not too strong I'd encourage a downwind landing on 26, saving a few minutes that could give us time to grab coffee before two or three round trips to Fagalii in the other Samoa. The afternoon and evening flights went to the other crews, using just Pago and Faleolo after dark. We had two Twin Otters as did Polynesian and they also used an Islander. There were a couple of flights to Maota from Pago each week. That tiny ramp is accurate and I can remember using reverse there a couple of times to clear another plane on the ramp. A memory that will stay with me always is a ramp guy bringing an ice cold liter of raw milk out to the plane for me-- it tasted so good. Don't know where he got it as cows were very rare and powdered or boxed long life milk was the norm. It was quite the honor. In bad weather, the wind came from the north and turned Ofu into the most difficult airport of my flying career. The wind would flow over the island and downdraft onto the airport and the approaches. Often it was just impossible and it became a judgment call for each captain. You really wanted to get in too as there were no boats supplying Ofu and Tau, just our two planes. The other flight I had was a once a week trip to Vavau in Tonga, a lengthy over water flight for the Otter. We'd cross the dateline on that flight arriving in Tonga a day before leaving Pago, but a day later than Tonga on the return. It was the most fun flying I had in my career. I loved the people and their islands. The challenge was always there in the flying. Now I get to go back there. Thanks so much to Orbx and Tim and Ken for this jewel. Cheers, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabs79 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I just finished a helicopter trip around Tutuila and I'm totally blown away. Every turn opens up new, fantastic views into bays, upon beaches, rocky cliffs, villages...it's paradise. I hope that sales numbers will reflect how great your scenery is. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabnz Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 This is fantastic scenery!! I job very well done. This has to be one of the best scenery packages ORBX has done. Very well done guys. Cheers, Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Thank you so much for all the kind words! And Steve, that is great story, makes me want to do the same thing, except my resume would probably more likely get me a job fixing the roof on the terminal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Thanks to all for the kind words, great story Steve, your a lucky man to have been able to do all that, very pleased that the scenery is bringing back memories for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Thanks to all for the kind words, great story Steve, your a lucky man to have been able to do all that, very pleased that the scenery is bringing back memories for you I just realize that your THE KEN!!!! ha ha ha. I understand now why you said on my video: dare I say you've still only scratched the surface. Let me have a fifth look!!!! ha ha Great work guys and very well chosen location. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthin Delahunt Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Great Job Tim and Ken.Just what FSX needed. Regards Anthin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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