Visit Switzerland in FSX !

[expat]

If you have not already, do some flying in Switzerland in FSX using the current November/winter season and default/freeware scenery available. This is already a favorite place to fly for me in FS9 and also with my MP buddies, using Holger Sandmann's wonderful freeware mesh and scenery and a number of freeware airports available. Transforms the elevations and gives you great "Star Wars" like flights eg. in Hunters and Mirages down through the canyon floors where many civil and military airbases abound.

The FSX default scenery - plus some freeware mesh for the alps you can get at Simaviation - is equally, if not more impressive than FS9, though if you like you can go for the uber expensive Pro Switzerland payware scenery which is highly rated. I did add the freeware Interlakken airport recently posted at SOH, which is a great starting off point. From there, use your FS map to get bearings on some of the other airfields hidden in the mountain valleys. There are very challenging approaches into favorite mountain airfields like St. Stephan, Saanen (nr Gstaad) and Ambri and these are all REAL airports with these approaches IRL. Gives you respect for the Swiss Air Force pilots! Try some dusk/dawn flights. Summer green textures are a completely different but equally pleasing visual experience. Happy flying.


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[CodyValkyrie]

Yeah, I'm waiting for my copy of Switzerland Pro from Aerosoft. I can't wait to get it, but I cannot imagine all the HD space it will take up!

[Daube]

It's the place I spend most of my FS time actually.
You mentionned the mesh from Holger Sandmann, excellent choice. I would also recommend the Switzerland landclass that was made for FS9, and works perfect in FSX: ebch3tot.zip !!

[gera]

Yeah, I'm waiting for my copy of Switzerland Pro from Aerosoft. I can't wait to get it, but I cannot imagine all the HD space it will take up!

If it is as bad as the "Austria" one you are going to be very mad !!!!!!:kilroy:

[mike_cyul]

What's wrong with the Austria package? I'm curious, as I was thinking about getting it....


Mike

[gera]

What's wrong with the Austria package? I'm curious, as I was thinking about getting it....


Mike

nothing is wrong with it except that Austria looks like a Walt Disney Production!!!!!...I bought it, used it for about 3 days:stop:....and quickly took it out.:stop:......... Get yourself UTEurope where Austria really looks nice, besides you get all Europe for a nice price.

[mike_cyul]

Thanks, Gera. :)

Mike

[n4gix]

In addition, I highly recommend Frank Dainese's wonderful hi-res photoreal scenery of the Swiss/Italian Alps' most famous mountains... Here's a link to a video of his Matterhorn (Cervino) scenery:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-G-VRTEXpg

All of Frank's freeware stuff may be found on his blog:

http://scenarialpinifsx.blogspot.com/

Note: Frank is Italian, and so his blog is in Italian... ;) Be sure to click the "Translate" button provided among the items in the left menu!
After discovering Franks' stuff last February, I had a very difficult leaving the area! :ernae:

[CodyValkyrie]

I can't imagine Switzerland Pro being all that bad. I have heard good reviews of it, plus unlike Austria X, it utilizes photo terrain and then every building is hand placed, which covers the whole country. Another plus is that unlike most photo terrain, this has winter textures as well.

I'm curious what you mean by it looks like Disneyland. I got the pictures from the product page here:
http://www.aerosoft.de/_php_projekte/_php_screenshots2/screenshots.php?sp=fsx&p=austriaprox

It looks great to me?

[gera]

In addition, I highly recommend Frank Dainese's wonderful hi-res photoreal scenery of the Swiss/Italian Alps' most famous mountains... Here's a link to a video of his Matterhorn (Cervino) scenery:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-G-VRTEXpg

All of Frank's freeware stuff may be found on his blog:

http://scenarialpinifsx.blogspot.com/

Note: Frank is Italian, and so his blog is in Italian... ;) Be sure to click the "Translate" button provided among the items in the left menu!
After discovering Franks' stuff last February, I had a very difficult leaving the area! :ernae:

I visit my mother´s home town every year since I still have family there. It is in the mountains a town called Sagliano Micca only 54 km from Torino. We sometimes fly out of Caselle to the Alps and it is Heaven on earth!!!!!!! I too fly around in the sim almost constantly all over the area which always has new vistas!!!!!!!.......There are many Italian Addons of the area as well as much of Italy....:applause::applause::applause: Frank´s Blog is a must read.