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/images/notams/notams22/seychelles.jpgAerosoft has now made Seychelles available for both X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12 featuring the scenic group of islands in the Indian Ocean. Included is the entire archipelago including Seychelles International Airport and Praslin Island Airport, numerous smaller airfields and much more. Please Note: Seychelles X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12 is free for those who purchased the previous version which was for X-Plane 11 only The Seychelles are a group of islands in the Indian Ocean – but what comes into most people’s minds when they think about the name is a tropical paradise, luxurious holidays, excellent diving spots and breathtakingly beautiful nature. Explore the entire archipelago of the Seychelles with this add-on which is now compatible with both X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12. In addition to the very detailed replica of the Seychelles International Airport and the Praslin Island Airport, numerous smaller airfields are awaiting you – some of those will be a challenge even for experienced pilots. Moreover, there are four heliports available, so that you have every possibility for an exciting tour over the fantastic island landscape. /images/notams/notams20/aero0214/aerosoft-1.jpgIn order to depict the Seychelles as realistically as possible, the designers have placed hundreds of specially created objects and created their own high-resolution mesh. Look forward to an extensivearchipelago with dense tropical vegetation and typical local buildings. The integration of latest technologies such as PBR materials as well as SAM support complete the Seychelles XP extension. /images/notams/notams20/aero0214/aerosoft-2.jpgFeaturesCustom terrain mesh with photo-realistic textures and vegetationHighly detailed rendition of the Seychelles International AirportHighly detailed rendition of the Regional Praslin Island AirportRenditions of thirteen additional airfields and four heliportsHundreds of custom objects and landmarks all over the islandsCustom autogen with country-specific buildings and objectsRoad-network and sea-routes with animated, dynamic trafficCustom static aircrafts and liveries by Pedro van LeeuwenImplementation of the “Scenery Animation Manager†(SAM v2) /images/notams/notams20/aero0214/aerosoft-3.jpgPurchase Aerosoft - Seychelles for X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12

/images/notams/notams21/fsdg0629/fsdg0629.jpgThe Seychelles - no words can describe the beauty of this IndianOcean paradise. White sandy beaches, luxury resorts, private islandsand a huge number of small islands and challenging airstrips. ThisMSFS scenery has it all, spanning across almost 200,000 square milesand more than 50 individual islands. If you have never been to the Seychelles, now is the time! /images/notams/notams21/fsdg0629/seychelles-1.jpgFeaturesComplete coverage of SeychellesAll islands includedComplete custom aerial imageryRealistic reefs around the islandsAccurate and detailed rendition of Seychelles International Airport, Mahe (FSIA)Accurate and detailed rendition of Praslin Regional Airport (FSPP)14 additional detailed airstripsDetailed rendition of island resortsOptional static aircraftOptimized for great performance and visual qualityCompatible with all known addonsManual included /images/notams/notams21/fsdg0629/seychelles-2.jpg /images/notams/notams21/fsdg0629/seychelles-3.jpgPurchase Aerosoft - FSDG - Seychelles for MSFS See other FSDG scenery for MSFS 2020

Seychelles XPPublisher: AerosoftReview Author: Paul MortSuggested Price: $49.99/images/fsc/wbicons/store-buy-now-button.pngThis is a review of Seychelles XP byAerosoft, and a scenery package I was particularly looking forward togetting by hands on. By looking at the title, one could been forgivenfor thinking that this scenery was of Seychelles International Airportonly, but in actual fact it is a collection of no less than fifteenairports and four heliports, all of which are listed below: Airports:FSIA - Seychelles International AirportFSSB - Bird Island AirportFSPP - Praslin Island AirportFSSC - Coetivy AirportFSAL - Alphonse AirportFSDA - D'Arros Island AirportFSAS - Assumption Island AirportFSSD - Denis Island AirportFSSA - Astove Island AirportFSDR - Desroches AirportFSFA - Farquhar AirportFSSF - Fregate Island AirportFSMA - Marie Louise Island AirportFSPL - Platte Island AirportFSSR - Remire Island AirportHeliports:FSIA - Zil Air BaseXHFSNB - Naval Base MaheXHFSSL - Hilton Labriz Silhouette IslandXHFSLD - La Digue HelipadInstallationAs is usual with Aerosoft scenery, the installation was simple andstraightforward. After extraction of the main zip file, I was providedwith four folders, and these were placed in my X-Plane 11 CustomScenery folder. These were also arranged/configured in myScenery_packs.ini file. /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-17.jpgWalkaboutAs Seychelles International is the main airport of the scenery, Idecided that this would make a good starting point for my virtual tour(we will not be visiting each airport in the list, just a selection). My intial thoughts were very positive, as it was clear that a greatdeal of work had gone into making the terminal buildings, and this wasreinforced after looking at the real airport on Google Maps. Thehighlight of the scenery was the main terminal building, as it wasextremely detailed and very pleasing to the eye. /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-13.jpgThere were quite a few additional buildings situated around theapron and these matched the quality of the airport's main terminalbuilding. However, the one thing which really caught my eye was thedeep azure blue sea (it looked very inviting). /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-02.jpgViewed from above, Aerosoft have done a great job at capturing theessence of the airport. This includes not only the buildings, but thenumerous animated vehicles and tropical vegetation situatedthroughout. /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-05.jpgEven though this was only a virtual representation of the area, Imust admit, it made me want to visit the real airport...especially asI'm due a holiday! All in all, a very pleasant start to my tour. After looking at the included map, I decided to visit Bird IslandAirport... Bird Island /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-10.jpgThe entire island was covered in lush vegetation with good qualitytexturing being used on many of the 3D objects (this included bothbuildings and trees, etc.). /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-09.jpgAs expected, Aerosoft's rendition of the Seychelles comes withnumerous sandy beaches, and these were very pleasing to the eye (ifonly I had brought my bucket and spade). /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-03.jpgAnother aspect of the scenery I was particularly impressed with,was the sea and wave texturing around Bird Island. Whilst notanimated, the contrasting colors provided some great effects, andworked really well at setting the scene. /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-08.jpgWith this section of the scenery completed, it was time to leaveBird Island for my next destination, FSAL Alphonse Airport. Alphonse AirportThis is another small area of the scenery which could have soeasily have been forgotten, but again, it's been included, which showsgreat attention to detail by Aerosoft. I'm saying this because quiteoften in scenery packages, once the main attraction has been modelled,the smaller details are often forgotten or ignored. This is not thecase with Alphonse Airport, as it displays the same amount of qualityas the previous areas. /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-06.jpgWalking around I especially liked the volumetric grass texturing ondisplay, complete of course with individual blades. This scenery inparticular was full of surprises, as amongst the dense forest I cameacross small hidden places I would not have expected to haveseen. Again, wonderful attention to detail. /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-07.jpgThe sheer quality of the custom vegetation gave the scenery anatmosphere default trees would just fail to do justice. /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-14.jpgWith my tour of Alphonse Airport over, it was time to head over toCoetivy Airport. Coetivy AirportMy next stop was Coetivy Airport situated on an island whichexhibited a large number of trees and bushes. It had a long concreterunway suitable for medium sized aircraft, but I was quite happy withmy trustyJust Flight C152(prefect for sightseeing). /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-16.jpg /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-01.jpgI particularly liked the concrete runway located here, as it lookedvery authentic with its numerous cracks and oil spillages. /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-04.jpgSome of the landings I found to be a bit tricky, but I put thatdown to spending too much time making 3D objects and not flying. Onefalse move here and you're swimming with the fishes! Hilton Labriz Silhouette Island (Heliport)This was my last stop and my favorite location of all. Adelightful little rocky cove with a grass peninsula and small beachrising up to a large hill behind - there were even speedboats in theharbor. The level of detailing at this location was simply superb(just look at those rocks), so well done Aerosoft! /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-12.jpg /images/reviews/aeroseyc/t/aerosoft-seychelles-xp-11.jpgFeatures:Custom terrain mesh with photo-realistic textures and vegetation Highly detailed rendition of the Seychelles International Airport Highly detailed rendition of the Regional Praslin Island Airport Renditions of thirteen additional airfields and four heliports Hundreds of custom objects and landmarks all over the islands Custom autogen with country-specific buildings and objects Road-network and sea-routes with animated, dynamic traffic Custom static aircraft and liveries by Pedro van Leeuwen Implementation of the "Scenery Animation Manager" (SAM v2)System Requirements:X-Plane 11.41r1 or a later version of X-Plane 11 Scenery Animation Manager (SAM) version 2 (optional) Video card / VRAM: 4 GB required, 6 GB+ recommended CPU: Multi Core processor with 3.2 GHz or better Hard disk: 9 GB of free disk space RAM: minimum 8 GB RAM or moreReview PC:Windows 10 64 bitIntel Core i5 3350P CPU @ 3.1 GHz16 GB RamNVidia Ge Force GTX1050 Ti PerformanceThe package performed flawlessly with my setup above, and Iexperienced no frame rate issues or slowdowns during my testing. ConclusionAerosoft Seychelles XP costs US$49.99 UK£40.60 AUS$81.60,which is by no means cheap, but when you factor in that you get 19airport locations, custom terrain mesh with photo-realistic texturesand vegetation, custom autogen, plus top quality objects and staticaircraft, then the cost seems to be very reasonable. This is alocation you could explore for days and still not see everything, itreally is that good. The only real negative I could find with thisscenery was the lack of 3D people, but this seems to be true of manypayware sceneries. /images/reviews/aeroseyc/seychelles-xp.jpgAll in all, this is a scenery I would highly recommend, it reallyis that good. Paul Mort Purchase Aerosoft - Seychelles XP

/images/notams/notams20/aero0214/aero0214.jpgThe Seychelles are a group of islands in the Indian Ocean – butwhat comes into most people’s minds when they think about the name isa tropical paradise, luxurious holidays, excellent diving spots andbreathtakingly beautiful nature. Explore the entire archipelago of the Seychelles with this X-Plane11 add-on. In addition to the very detailed replica of the SeychellesInternational Airport and the Praslin Island Airport, numerous smallerairfields are awaiting you – some of those will be a challenge evenfor experienced pilots. Moreover, there are four heliports available,so that you have every possibility for an exciting tour over thefantastic island landscape. /images/notams/notams20/aero0214/aerosoft-1.jpgIn order to depict the Seychelles as realistically as possible, thedesigners have placed hundreds of specially created objects andcreated their own high-resolution mesh. Look forward to an extensivearchipelago with dense tropical vegetation and typical localbuildings. The integration of latest technologies such as PBRmaterials as well as SAM support complete the Seychelles XPextension. /images/notams/notams20/aero0214/aerosoft-2.jpgFeaturesCustom terrain mesh with photo-realistic textures and vegetationHighly detailed rendition of the Seychelles International AirportHighly detailed rendition of the Regional Praslin Island AirportRenditions of thirteen additional airfields and four heliportsHundreds of custom objects and landmarks all over the islandsCustom autogen with country-specific buildings and objectsRoad-network and sea-routes with animated, dynamic trafficCustom static aircrafts and liveries by Pedro van LeeuwenImplementation of the “Scenery Animation Manager†(SAM v2) /images/notams/notams20/aero0214/aerosoft-3.jpgPurchase Aerosoft - Seychelles XP

/images/notams/notams20/maps0210/maps0210.jpgHere is some news from scenery developer Maps2XPlane abouttheir Seychelles4XPlane package. In this this post thedeveloper goes into detail about the additional thirteen airfieldsavailable in the scenery - the two main airports in the scenery areSeychelles International Airport and Praslin Island Airport: After informing you in the previous posting about the two largestairports – the Seychelles International Airport and the regionalPraslin Island Airport – let's today have a closer look at thethirteen additional airfields which will be included in theSeychelles4XPlane scenery package: The thirteen additional landing sites are spread over the smallerislands of the Seychelles archipelago and are usually very small andshort, and embedded in dense tropical vegetation. Four of them aregrass airstrips. So dear virtual pilots: Be prepared for challengingapproaches, and expect to be rewarded by stunning and scenic locations– island hopping at its best. /images/notams/notams20/maps0210/island-hopping.jpgIRL most of the islands are served by the Island DevelopmentCompany. IDC was incorporated in 1980, to create a structure to enablethe economy of the outer islands to be developed. Only selectedislands are dedicated for tourism, and can be reached either byscheduled Air Seychelles flights, or charters operated by Zil Air, alocal provider of helicopter and fixed-wing flights. Expect untouched nature, stunning atolls and lagoons, densetropical vegetation, and here and there a few signs ofcivilization. That means for our Seychelles rendition for X-Plane:photorealistic terrain mesh paired with custom 3D vegetation, customgeneric autogen, and custom dynamic traffic on land and on thesea. Last but not least: Selected islands, hosting IRL hotels andresorts, received also some extras: We populate them with customobjects and buildings, based on real counter-parts. /images/notams/notams20/maps0210/custom-buildings.jpgSource

/images/notams/notams19/maps0920.jpgTime to remove the question mark from an earlier posting: Maps2XPlanein cooperation with Albert Rafols are working on a rendition of theSeychelles for X-Plane. Soon I'll start a dedicated development blog on my web sitemaps2xplane.com. Stay tuned! Source