Capitol Buildings!
I was surprised enough when I got FS2004 and found that it:
1. Included this little tiny airport in Fryeburg, Maine that I knew well from when my Aunt Sharon would fly in to visit us in her Cessna.
2. Had the correct dimensions and height of Pleasant Mountain, which is in my hometown of Bridgton, Maine.
3. Had the right kinds of trees in the general area.
But I'm even more surprised now. Recently I took off in a Mooney Bravo from Augusta State Airport, in Augusta (state Capital). And I bank a little and glance out the window...
And there's a little tiny domed building with columns, right where the Maine State Capitol is supposed to be! Impressive!
Since then I found the State Capitol in Concord, NH, which looked slightly different from Maine's building, so they didn't just slap down the same picture for all 50.
Hmmm...a virtual expedition across country, to all 50 capitals, with screenshots? Maybe....!
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If you ever feel like flying outside the U.S., you can look at the Colosseum in Rome, the Akropolis in Athens, the Pyramids near Cairo, and try and fly your 737 between Dr. Mahathir's Twin-Tower monstrosities near KL.
There are many others -- have fun 😀
where were those towers..in what country?
amermel wrote:
where were those towers..in what country?
Kuala Lumpur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronas_Towers
nvr heard of it...
oooo those i knew what there were once i saw the pic...
I'm glad that you noticed the details in Maine. Everyone seems to only see the short comings of Flight Simulator 2004 but they really have done a great job. The locations change their look with the seasons. The lighting effects at dawn and sunset are great. It's good to take the time and notice the details and realize that it was not designed as a hardcore training simulator for jets but a general, all around simulation of the world of flying. They had to leave out many details to keep it at $60(price when it first came out). I'm amazed at the details that they were able to include. I think they did a fine job and can't wait to buy the next version.🙂
The scenery is very good apart from one small detail ive noticed. On EGGP, in FS2000 it had the runcorn bridge on there which was pretty accurate but in FS9 it has disappeared! It hasnt vanished, infact I drive over it a couple of times a week 😂
Doyley wrote:
The scenery is very good apart from one small detail ive noticed. On EGGP, in FS2000 it had the runcorn bridge on there which was pretty accurate but in FS9 it has disappeared! It hasnt vanished, infact I drive over it a couple of times a week 😂
If you update the sim with the 9.1 patch that bridge may show up. A large number of them were included in it.
If you use the patch, follow the directions step by step, one error and it wont "take". You also have to use a different no-cd crack, we have it here for download, 9.1.
Don't forget to back up anything (dll."s) you change.
https://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/files/2795/flight-simulator-2004-update-v91/#download
Ill try that out... cheers...again 😀
Dr. Mahathir's Twin-Tower monstrosities near KL.
As Radarman's link suggests, they are actually called the "Petronas Towers" and are not near KL but right in the middle of the city centre. I would know, I have been up inside them on vacation.
Mahathir is just an old Malay prime-minister. The twin towers are owned by the Petronas oil company who are well known for sponsering F1 cars.
Heres a photo I took when I was on the skybridge there:
Sorry for taking this post off-topic, but if you are after facts, you need the correct facts 😉
I just want to see some moving vehicles on the highways......
the roads are all like muddy paths....hope they will improve in
next version 🙂
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