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Title: Best freeware scenery?
Post by: EHM-1199 Philip on February 21, 2005, 06:44:02 pm

Having just responded to a scenery thread I thought I'd start one of my own.

What is your favourite piece of freeware scenery?

I used to go for the surrounding area scenery and the Balearic scenery available from I think flightsim.com was therefore great.

Now however my tastes have moved on and I enjoy the well designed airports more.

Personal favourites are:
Suisse 2004 - A really superb series of airports in Switzerland that brings the world to life.
Real CDG - Paris Charles De Gaulle in great detail and not too framerate heavy.
Essa - the superb Stansted available from flightsim.com - this one has astonishing detail right up to the gate.
and finally my personal favourites of the moment ...

Anything from ISD - Italian Scenery Design group - there Milano is superb.

So, what do others think - what's the best piece of freeware scenery that you currently have installed?:>

Title: Best freeware scenery?
Post by: EHM-1343 Jonathan on February 21, 2005, 07:18:07 pm

I agree on two counts, Real Charles De Gaulle by FS France and ISD, especialy Rome Fiume!

I also am a great fan of Bill Melichars scenery of Hawaii, Tahiti and the surrounding islands. He has created many scenery projects!
All of these products are great on FPS!;D

Title: Best freeware scenery?
Post by: EHM-1358 Tim on February 21, 2005, 08:23:24 pm

Not freeware, but any FlyTampa products are just great! Well worth the money.

Title: Best freeware scenery?
Post by: EHM-1459 Jonny on February 22, 2005, 07:52:07 pm

Can we start a small discussion space where we can post and find various freeware sceneries for European airports. I cannot seem to find any good ones that do not drop my FPS for Europe. Also I am curious as to what people have in the way of AI, I have most of PAI's planes but I am looking to expand a bit more.

Thanks a Million,
Jonny

Title: Best freeware scenery?
Post by: EHM-1199 Philip on February 22, 2005, 08:24:51 pm

A good place to start for any airports is:

http://walhalla.mine.nu/fs2004.php

However hosting and posting raises far too many issues IMHO as authors still 'own' scenery even if copyright and there are often rules about distributing.

Title: Best freeware scenery?
Post by: EHM-0654 Murray on February 22, 2005, 10:14:19 pm

Not exactly scenery, but the FSGenesis UK terrain mesh (even if you do go out and buy the JustFlight VFR Terrain)...

Title: Best freeware scenery?
Post by: EHM-1199 Philip on February 22, 2005, 10:19:17 pm

I'm all for terrain mesh scenery. My only problem is lazy terrain mesh designers who don't take a look at the airports after the terrain has been applied. I remember posting some pics on this forum of mesh scenery I had when flying the Autumn in the Alps tour before BC. The scenery looked wonderful but some airports were literally in a hole hundreds of feet deep with sheer walls! My current UK mesh isn't bad but does have a few airports sitting on a platform which looks a bit odd on approach as you allow the altitude to ensure you miss the cliff at the end ofthe runway!