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|| ''Hawaii environment'': Hawaii and surrounding islands have some of the most developed terrain & environment, as well as great natural beauty. [[Volcanoes|Kiluea volcanic activity]] and the "[http://wiki.flightgear.org/images/f/f6/SOTM_2019-09_Welcome_to_the_Mesozoic_by_vnts.jpg Weeping Wall]" waterfalls near Lihue (PHLI) are modeled. Regional definitions use latest features such as overlays and have multiple layers of vegetation (2020). A detailed [[Howto:Carrier|carrier]], Truman, is positioned off PHNL. ''Environment menu suggestions'': Experiment with storms and winds at noon. Tropics and wind blowing up rugged mountain ranges can create spectacular storms. (2020)

| Bergen (ENBR) || Bergen, Norway || [[Areas_populated_with_osm2city_scenery|Yes]]. Buildings only in Terrasync. || screens || ''Norway environment'': very well developed scenery showcasing fjords. Regional definitions using recent features like overlays. ''Environment menu suggestions'': Try autumn. Try tweaking wetness & moss (high rainfall often makes ground in Bergen wet). (2020)

|| ''Spain environment'': Detailed terrain. Well developed Mediterranean regional definitions using recent features like overlays. Buildings in Barcelona are particularly developed. ''Performance'': High density OSM2City scenery in Barcelona when not using 2020.1+ OSM2City buildings can be demanding on older systems, try reducing [[Level_Of_Detail_(LOD)_Ranges#Scenery_ranges|LoD range: rough]]. (2020)

| Keflavik (BIVK) || Reykjavik, Iceland, south || [[Areas_populated_with_osm2city_scenery|Yes]] || [[File:Bell_412_in_Iceland_(Flightgear_2019.x).jpg|100px]] || ''Iceland environment'': Detailed terrain. Many [[Volcanos|volcanoes]] are modeled including Eyjafjallajökull which caused severe disruption to aviation in 2010. Regional definitions are very well developed using recent features with detailed overlays. Iceland's striking natural beauty is showcased well. ''Environment menu suggestions'': Remember to switch on [[:File:Aurora_Borealis_and_Sun_halo_in_Northern_Norway_in_Autumn_(Flightgear_2019.x).jpg|Auroras]]. Try mosses, ground haze, & wetness (high rainfall), & seasons. Try overlays - even on older GPUs there may be enough spare performance for overlays as the volcanic terrain lacks lots of trees & shrubs. (2020)

|| ''Flying'': Non-standard approach involving a steep decent. Note: FG actually simulates mountain windfields based on terrain if [[Weather#Advanced_configuration|terrain effects]] are turned on in Advanced weather. Trouble NoE flying or manually landing? Try turning down [[Weather#Thermic_and_visibility_settings|turbulence & convection]] sliders in Advanced Weather, choosing gentler weather, turning off damage in craft that support it like the C172p, or use ctrl+U to gain altitude in most craft : ). ''Austrian Alps environment'': Detailed terrain with a lot of natural beauty. Well developed regional definitions. Mountains and forest floor have overlay detail. ''Performance'': A lot of space on mountain slopes can mean a lot of things to load at a shorter distance from your craft. On old systems try reducing [[Level_Of_Detail_(LOD)_Ranges#Scenery_ranges|LoD range: rough]], or turn down tree density. ''Environment suggestions'': Try autumn. Try winter: In environment menu unselect the nominal snow level and vary snowline (presence of snow depends on weather history). Try tweaking snow thickness. Experiment with advanced weather with terrain sampling & effects. Weather and haze in rugged mountain regions can be spectacular. (2020)

|| ''Zurich environment'': Nice area well detailed by OSM2City scenery on the shore of lake Zurich. Forest regional definitions are well detailed. ''Environment menu suggestions'': Try autumn. (2020)

* If your GPU supports shaders you should use the [[Atmospheric_light_scattering|ALS renderer]] to see recent scenery features (including overlays). When ALS shader quality sliders are turned down, ALS looks better and is faster than the default (legacy) renderer which doesn't use shaders at all. Rembrandt is an old, unmaintained, less physically correct, less perceptually correct renderer that is slower than it should be. Rembrandt is set to not be maintained in the upcoming [[Compositor]] framework when remaining distinguishing features are folded into ALS.