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==Scenery corner== | ==Scenery corner== | ||
===Night Flying at London Gatwick=== | |||
The new version of [[London Gatwick Airport]] (EGKK) is available and has improved textures and features. It claims to be one of the few ''(two?)'' major international airports in [[FlightGear]] suitable for night flying with full lighting textures on all buildings, hazard lights and approximately one hundred lighting masts. The tower even has lit instrumentation visible in the control room. Images are shown at [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8363 the forum topic]. | |||
The taxiways at night are complex but made easier if the official charts are downloaded from [http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com]. Many taxiway and runway signs have been included to help you on your way. Additional [[AI]] ground network and AI traffic have made this into a very busy airport and a single gate at each pier has been thoughtfully reserved so you can find a parking space when you land here (see the readme file for details). | |||
In daytime the airport is fully modelled with detailed textures and even the roofs of buildings having accurate features. Stock model jetways, cargoes and ground vehicles have been added in quantity to give an authentic look to the airport. Large areas of open air car parks are distributed around the perimeter with novel layering of textures to enhance the 3D effect of the parked cars. Similarly, woods and trees have been added in surrounding areas to add more to the overall feel of the airport. | |||
London Gatwick EGKK may be downloaded from [http://www.mediafire.com/?t2ml5ezmgwv MediaFire]. | |||
London Gatwick EGKK may be downloaded from http://www.mediafire.com/?t2ml5ezmgwv | |||
==Aircraft review== | ==Aircraft review== | ||