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The Caribbean - USA WW2 + Present-Day Iconic Airfields By Frank's MS Flight Sim Following MSFS's recent World Update of The Caribbean, plus additional water-masking, now is a good time to visit The Caribbean in MSFS. So come learn about the little-known importance of The Caribbean in WW2 and visit some of the American WW2 airfields there. We'll also take the opportunity to visit three present-day iconic airfields. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. Frank's MS Flight Sim https://www.youtube.com/@FranksMSFlightSimulator About Frank's MS Flight Sim New channel begun in 2021. Visit notable airfields and areas in Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS). Themes so far include: WW2; Bush/Mt./Water/Outback strips; “Golden Oldie” strips; heritage/vintage strips; and aircraft accident investigations. More different themes to come. Expect a new video roughly each week. Provides brief, interesting information, often with history, geography, maps, pictures etc, and great places to fly in MSFS. Focus is on interesting content rather than production values.
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/images/notams/notams22/cari0211.jpgThe function of this mod is to clear misplaced trees aroundcoastlines. It has a range of action of around 50 m; this means that treesup to 25 m into the sea and up to 25 m inland are removed. It does notremove photogrammetry or photogrammetry trees. The mod has now been improved further so that we can now not onlyclear the trees but clearing while shaping the trees around coastlinesas we have improved the precision of the areas this mod interactswith. Coastlines now show at their best with nice naturally shapedvegetation, sloping and precisely shaped on cliffs or beaches;changing coastline flight views to a far more credible sight. Purchase Taburet - Caribbean Coastlines Trees Clearing MSFS See other Taburet scenery for MSFS 2020
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/images/notams/notams21/bean0816/bean0816.jpgExplore unforgettable destinations on this private journey thatwill lead you to discover naturalistic paradises, wonderful beaches,exotic locations. The tour covers a vast geographical region of the Americas whichincludes all countries bathed by the Caribbean Sea, the Antillesislands and the coasts of some continental countries of Central andSouth America. With your all new-brand XCub you will be immersed in a successionof emotions, between sky, sea and mainland. Hours and hours ofnavigation to admire enchanting and paradisiacal landscapes. /images/notams/notams21/bean0816/perfect-flight-1.jpgFeaturesCaribbean Tour - Product includes a complete andesauxtive Caribbean Tour with over 150 points of interest. Each POIhas photo and description available in the Navlog. Particularattention was paid to historical-geographical informations. Thus thejourney becomes a real tour guide. Cub Crafter XCub livery - Product also includesnew livery for default Cub Crafter XCub in Caribbean Airlinescolors Easy to fly - You can easily follow the flightplan from the PFD but you will receive also routing instruction aswell. So enjoy beautiful views and incredible landscapes. Hours andhours of pure fun, indulging your passion for flying at the sametime. TTS technology - Missions take advantage of theMicrosoft TTS technology and you will receive instructions andinformation about the flight by voice. Custom Settings - You can fly the missions withpreset settings or change weather, season, date and time. You canrefuel the plane in any time. Multiplayer feature is enabled, so youcan fly online with your friends. /images/notams/notams21/bean0816/perfect-flight-2.jpg /images/notams/notams21/bean0816/perfect-flight-3.jpgPurchase Perfect Flight - Caribbean Private Journey for MSFS See other Perfect Flight add-ons for MSFS 2020
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Rolling Cumulus - Central America Caribbean Coast Trip And Mission
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/images/notams/notams21/rcs0314/rcs0314.jpgWelcome pilots--Central America is a region of the Americas. It isbordered by Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, theCaribbean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west andsouth. Central America consists of seven countries: El Salvador, CostaRica, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. The combinedpopulation is estimated at 44.53 million (2016). Central America is a part of the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot,which extends from northern Guatemala to central Panama. Due to thepresence of several active geologic faults and the Central AmericaVolcanic Arc, there is a great deal of seismic activity in the region,such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, which has resulted indeath, injury and property damage. /images/notams/notams21/rcs0314/rcs-1.jpgThis "Bush Trip" covers around 1249 NM of the Atlantic or CaribbeanOcean shores of five countries, giving you many hours of flying overthese coasts. We encourage you to "customize" the trip by diverting toother airfields along the way as well as fly over towns and citiesnear by. Our "Little Pilots" will be giving you information about themany places you will be going to. As a bonus, you will find the complete flight plan which you canalternatively fly as a mission which is somewhat more difficult. /images/notams/notams21/rcs0314/rcs-2.jpgFeaturesFly in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama14 stops in grass, dirt and paved runways in cities, towns, villages and in the middle of junglesOptimized for MSFS 2020Detailed route indicated along the flightsFlights can be followed in several freeware moving mapsBonus...RCS/mission optionOld type knee board for the trip or mission /images/notams/notams21/rcs0314/rcs-3.jpgPurchase Rolling Cumulus - Central America Caribbean Coast Trip And Mission for MSFS 2020 See other Rolling Cumulus add-ons for MSFS 2020 -
/images/notams/notams21/dsky0209/dsky0209.jpgGrenadines Islands Vol. 1 offers you the experience of inter-islandconnections between Union island and Carriacou, a perfect destinationfor GA flights or some commercial flights with STOL capacity planessuch as the well-known Twin Otter. Operations on Union represent a real challenge with its smallrunway of 750 m (2460 ft) and a hill in the axis it is the second mostdifficult airport in the Caribbean after the well-known Gustaf IIIAirport. /images/notams/notams21/dsky0209/grenadines-1.jpg /images/notams/notams21/dsky0209/grenadines-4.jpgFeaturesAccurate and detailed rendition of Union airport (ICAO) TVSU and Lauriston airport TGPZHigh-resolution buildings and clutter objects PBROptimized for great performance and visual qualityNight lighting on buildings /images/notams/notams21/dsky0209/grenadines-3.jpg /images/notams/notams21/dsky0209/grenadines-2.jpgPurchase Aerosoft - DSky - Grenadines Islands Vol. 1 for MSFS See other Aerosoft scenery for MSFS 2020
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/images/notams/notams21/cari0130/cari0130.jpgThree Caribbean airports in one package! Piarco InternationalAirport (POS/TTPP), located on the main island of Trinidad and Tobago;A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB/TTCP) located on the islandof Tobago, and Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND/TGPY) servingSt. George's, the capital of Grenada. All three airports arecompletely modeled, with detailed buildings, ground textures, andstatic aircraft. /images/notams/notams21/cari0130/caribbean-1.jpgFeaturesDetailed main terminals, hangars, and airport buildings, modeled as they appear in real life.Includes optional setting to add real-world airliners at main terminal gates.Detailed high quality ground, runway, and taxiway texturesUses default MSFS animated jetways at Piarco International.Airport illuminated with lights at night.Improved areas surrounding the airports at Tobago and Grenada. /images/notams/notams21/cari0130/caribbean-2.jpg /images/notams/notams21/cari0130/caribbean-3.jpgPurchase Final Approach Simulations - Caribbean Airports: Trinidad, Tobago, and Grenada for MSFS See other scenery by Final Approach Simulations
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/images/notams/notams20/fina0912/fina0912.jpgFinal Approach Simulations releases Caribbean Airports: Trinidad, Tobago,and Grenada for FSX and Prepar3D. Three Caribbean airports in one package! Piarco InternationalAirport (POS/TTPP), located on the main island of Trinidad and Tobago;A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB/TTCP) located on the islandof Tobago, and Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND/TGPY) servingSt. George's, the capital of Grenada. All three airports arecompletely modeled, with detailed buildings, ground polygons, staticaircraft, and photoscenery. /images/notams/notams20/fina0912/caribbean-3.jpgFeaturesDetailed main terminals, hangars, and airport buildings, modeled as they appear in real life.Over 30 custom static aircraft models (including 10 different airlines with up to date 2020 liveries) with several parking arrangements. User has a choice to include aircraft at terminals or remote parking stands during installation.Custom non-animated jetways at Piarco International (TTPP). Jetways are positioned at appropriate heights for small, medium, and heavy aircraft.Detailed quality ground and runway textures.HD photoscenery.Airport illuminated with lights at night.Improved areas surrounding the airports at Tobago and Grenada.Capable with FSDreamTeam's GSX Level 1 without additional editing. /images/notams/notams20/fina0912/caribbean-1.jpg /images/notams/notams20/fina0912/caribbean-2.jpgPurchase Final Approach Simulations – Caribbean Airports: Trinidad, Tobago, and Grenada for P3D Purchase Final Approach Simulations – Caribbean Airports: Trinidad, Tobago, and Grenada for FSX
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/images/notams/notams19/airw0731.jpgHello everyone, after a small break we're back at work. Here is abrief information of the upcoming scenery projects to be released. Princess of the Caribbean Part 2 v1.2 Update: Groundtraffic, additional micro details, small fixes. New Scenery Project: Princess of the Caribbean Part 3: Statia,St Kitts and Nevis: stay tuned for more info! Princess of the Caribbean Part 1 Redux: brand new scenerybuilt from the ground up using over three years of scenery development.Built with FPS as number one priority and reflecting the brand newterminal changes and all post Irma island changes. After this batch of Caribbean sceneries South America will be thefocus. Happy Flying! Source
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/images/notams/notams19/saba0507.jpgAirworthy Designs proudly presents the second part of the Princessof the Caribbean scenery package this time covering the isles of Sabaand St. Barts. Fly the hardest commercial approaches in the world atthe highest detail possible thanks to the new PBR technologyintroduced in X-Plane 11. FeaturesExtremely optimized for FPS and performance (multiple LOD and correct texel density across the project)100% PBR assetsExtensive use of photogrammetry in the creation of 3d assetsDeveloped with on-site photography50cm ortho plus hand crafted ground textures to increase the detail on the airport nearby areasModified mesh using topographical charts and photographic referencesAlpha blended tropical water texturesDetailed night lightingHundreds of hand placed objectsPurchase Saba & St. Barts
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Come And Visit The U.S. And The Caribbean By Bastian Blinten 26 March 2008 Hello again! My last article about North America left out the United States and was mainly about Canada. I promised to remedy this deficit by giving it another chance in one of the next. Here it is. But there still is a problem. The U.S. is flight simulator country and I will hardly be able to give you insider tips. It won't be much different with the Caribbean so I will do this short and tell you about my personal nostalgia before continuing to the less traveled parts of the virtual world. The journey starts at my home in Frankfurt Germany in an Airbus A300-605. OK, let's be honest, this is the smaller sister the A310 but Lufthansa doesn't operate that one anymore and I have never been able to find a good A300 for FS2002. The Project Airbus A300 ruined my installation twice so here we go in the A310. The A310 is a 220-seater and the difference in size compared to the 737 and MD-80 is enourmous. I arrive at the U.S. in one of my favourite places of the old FS2 times. It was the scenery with the greatest amount of buildings, the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the World Trade Center and even some bridges to fly under. The first time I saw La Guardia I thought it was a road crossing. All other airports were painted as lines on the ground. La Guardia had a black runway and of course I used it for landing just for fun. It took a while until I was told that this was an airport. How could I know? Fortunately we have overcome those misunderstandings in newer versions. It is now one of the most beautiful places in my collection. What else was fascinating? Back in the late 80's I was using a black and green monitor so the sea was just another shade of green. Flying over land was more or less boring so I found it a challenge to go for the few little islands with an airport. One is all the way along Long Island and further east: Block Island. The runway is not too long and I remember how often I had to go around until a final landing. Funny! This time it's just the same but no wonder as I was trying to land in a tailwind. Next stop, Martha's Vineyard. Another loved location from those very early days. When FS98 arrived it saw a dramatic increase in detail with a photorealistic scenery. Further north I visit Boston. It gained high importance in the FS5 days. With the Learjet's range it was possible to fly non-stop from here to Le Havre, France, connecting the few default sceneries of the U.S. and Europe. Let's cross the continent and visit one of the early flightsim landmarks, the bridge at Tacoma. I used Tacoma Narrows for my first tests with a strong wind. A 60 mph headwind was enough for a vertical takeoff in the Cessna and flying slowly forward and backward. In the newer FS-versions it is the destination of this tricky private pilot checkride. On to Las Vegas. I am using a freeware enhancement. It was one of the few larger photorealistic areas in FS. Today the clouds are so low that I take the Fouga Magister down over the strip for safety. Next stop: Santa Monica. It has always been a kind of base for my flights in California and when I got there in real in 1994 I enjoyed the aircraft museum with the New Orleans World Cruiser and many other old birds. I remember two Spitfires. That's why my trip continues in a Spit MK XIV. One more of my old-time favorites: flying to Avalon on Santa Catalina. I had the chance to visit it by ship in 1998 and it is one of my most outstanding memories. Avalon is a little beauty of a town with its distinctive "Casino" which is a dance hall and a movie theater. In Avalon only very few cars are allowed and most people drive around in golf-carts. We were fine by foot since you can cross the town in five minutes. 90% of Santa Catalina are a nature reserve owned by the Catalina Island Conservancy. In 1929 a film-team imported a herd of bison. Those felt very much at home and about 125 of their grand-children still live at Catalina today. There is a single road across the island leading to the airport which was opened in 1946. It has a 3250 foot runway and is regarded a difficult place to land. There is steep terrain in front and behind the runway causing gusty winds during final approach. The Spitfire comes in nicely and we come to an end with our U.S. journey. Hopefully the following locations are a little less well known to the reader but there is little hope. Next stop: Mexico City. An Air Tran Boeing 717-200 takes us to Mexico's capital. It took many years of flightsimming until I first visited this part of the world. Mexico is interesting because it is a high altitude airport in the middle of a city and I remember well my first approach through the clouds and the unusual behaviour of the aircraft in thin air. It is a good training spot for those who like to train for high altitude landings and apart from that the default scenery is pretty nice to look at. Next leg: Further south in a Baron 58. Unfortunately Central America offers very few add-on-sceneries. A great pity since it is a very interesting part of the world. I land at San Jose in Costa Rica. It is good to see some fresh green after the cold and grey winter up north. One place which is probably more popular in the FS-world is the Panama Canal. The file library offers sceneries of the nearby airports, smaller and bigger ones. After a refuelling stop I follow the canal and set course for the open sea. An almost northern heading takes me to Santiago de Cuba. I'll make things short this time. Thanks to Toni Agramont and a few others my Caribbean has been upgraded with lots of beautiful freeware. I have no idea if there is any square inch left which has not been enhanced. I have never been there in real life but it has been a favorite location for island hopping since the Caribbean scenery for FS5 came out. Toni's sceneries are available for FS2002, FS2004 and some now for FSX. Just watch and enjoy the following shots. South again to Kingston, Jamaica. The airport is on an artificial island in a bay. My Jamaica has been enhanced with some mesh scenery. You will find it all here at FlightSim.Com Back north to the Bahamas. The shot was taken near Bahamas Int'l. Have a look at Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. A West Indies Airline MD-83 is waiting at a gate in San Juan, Puerto Rico. BWIA is a carrier with a remarkable fleet. Beside modern Boeing 737-800's, Airbus A321's and A340's they fly types like the Boeing 707, 727, 747-100, DC-8, DC-9, Lockheed Tristar and even the Vickers 702 Viscount. I never ever heard of such a mixed fleet before. The French "butterfly" island Guadeloupe. Union, a cute little place for island hoppers. Tobago, the southern tip of our journey and home to BWIA. The end of our journey. Where is that? Those of you who used to play on a Commodore 64 computer, do you remember the game "Pirates"? It was a battle for supremacy in the Caribbean of 1590. There was one almighty Spanish city that the little English pirate hardly ever dared to attack: Maracaibo! Here we go! Today, we leave the guns at home and enjoy the Carribean athmosphere until day breaks for our next journey across South America. Bastian Blinten b.blinten@gmx.de -
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