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/images/notams/notams22/lanz0620.jpgJust Flight has announced that they intend to shortly bereleasing scenery for Lanzarote Airport (GCRR) for MSFS2020. César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport serves the island of Lanzarotein the Canary Islands, making it a popular tourist destination. Source
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/images/notams/notams21/cana0527.jpgLet's explore some of the unique landscapes of Spain using lidarderived high resolution elevation data. The Canary Islands terrain isan ideal place to spend a weekend flying between green and lush areasto arid desert regions. This package offers a high resolution at 5 mDEM terrain rebuild. Airports are fitted nicely with the newly updatedterrain; time to fly now. Points to take into consideration: MSFS servers can be faster and slower at other times MSFS is a new sim and optimization will improve If you like nice graphics your computer must be able to to handle the requested load either in CPU or VGCPurchase Taburet - Canary Islands 5m DEM for MSFS See other Taburet scenery for MSFS 2020
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/images/notams/notams21/palm0312/palm0312.jpgLa Palma - the north-western of the Canary Islands now forMicrosoft Flight Simulator! The highly detailed sim-wings scenery offers you the La PalmaAirport (GCLA), which has been recreated using its own custom aerialphoto and is realistically represented through elaborate retouchingand color correction. /images/notams/notams21/palm0312/la-palma-3.jpgTerraforming allows the airport to be naturally integrated into thestandard elevation model, which in turn ensures a seamless transitioninto the default simulator landscape. The runway also comes with areal elevation profile (sloped) to give you the most realisticexperience possible. Enjoy the very special approach to the airport located right nextto the Atlantic Ocean that charms with its uniquely beautiful mood atnight or dusk – now even more atmospheric thanks to the realisticnight time dynamic lighting! /images/notams/notams21/palm0312/la-palma-2.jpgFeaturesHighly detailed scenery of La Palma Airport, Canaries IslandsTerraforming to blend airport into default elevation modelRunway with real elevation profile (sloped)Custom aerial photo for the airport, elaborate retouching and color-correction for a true displaySeamless transition to the default simulator landscapeIntensive use of PBR Materials to build realistic surfaceDetailed taxi, ground lines and stands according to current mapsAnimated jetways at two parking positionsMany animated objects, like wind turbines, weather station and windsocksWeather and time related humans and parasols at and around the terminalMany static apron vehiclesRealistic night time dynamic lighting /images/notams/notams21/palm0312/la-palma-1.jpgPurchase Aerosoft - Sim-wings La Palma for MSFS
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/images/notams/notams20/orbx1226.jpgTrueEarth Canary Islands for X-Plane 11 delivers nine idyllicislands to explore in phenomenal detail and also includes the fullyhand-crafted and highly detailed GCLA La Palma Airport. Discover the sun, sea and serenity of this stunning archipelago inan experience that only TrueEarth can deliver as you cruise along thecoasts of Gran Canaria or marvel at Mount Teide as it towers above theisland of Tenerife. Combining detailed hand-corrected aerial imagery and refined meshmeans the islands are more lifelike in X-Plane 11 than everbefore. Complete or start your tour of the Canary Islands at the La PalmaAirport, developed by the Orbx Havant Studio. Sporting a singlenorth-south runway on the east side of the island, expect challengesfrom prevailing winds and coastal turbulence. Test your instrumentapproach skills with the NDB approaches from the north and south. Thisincluded hand-crafted airport is ideal for those looking to performnumerous island-hops or take their favourite 737 or A320 back towardsmainland Europe for those leisure flights. Located on the island ofthe same name, La Palma Airport is the perfect hub to start yourjourney around the Canary Islands. ,p>Each of the Canary Islands in the archipelago has its owncharacteristics and charm that have been stunningly recreated. Fromlocal hotels and resorts in Santa Cruz to seaside towns and harboursacross the lakes of Arrecife, each island has unique locations toexplore from the skies. The beautiful coastlines across the CanaryIslands provide those perfect picturesque moments you can onlyexperience with a TrueEarth product.FeaturesComplete coverage for all nine Canary Islands (El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, Lanzarote, Chinijo Archipelago, La Palma, Tenerife and La Graciosa)Explore each island in exquisite detail with hundreds of points of interest to seek outIncludes Orbx payware quality rendition of La Palma Airport, featuring stunning PBR material texturing, detailed modelling and SAM jetwaysHand-crafted and colour-matched aerial imagery bringing each island to lifeAccurately placed hotels, resorts, towns and other landmarks easily identifiable as you flyDiscover natural attractions such as Maspalomas, Teide National Park and Mount Teide in rich detailExpertly crafted coastlines with beautiful watermasking for famous beaches such as El Medano, Sotavento and El CotilloMillions of accurately placed trees, forests and custom building autogen to provide authentic Spanish vibes across the archipelagoProject led by legendary developer Tony WroblewskiGCLA La Palma Airport developed by the Orbx Havant StudioSource
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/images/notams/notams20/orbx1218/canary-islands-1.jpgTrueEarth Canary Islands for X-Plane 11 delivers nine idyllicislands to explore in phenomenal detail and also includes the fullyhand-crafted and highly detailed GCLA La Palma Airport. Discover the sun, sea and serenity of this stunning archipelago inan experience that only TrueEarth can deliver as you cruise along thecoasts of Gran Canaria or marvel at Mount Teide as it towers above theisland of Tenerife. Combining detailed hand-corrected aerial imagery and refined meshmeans the islands are more lifelike in X-Plane 11 than everbefore. /images/notams/notams20/orbx1218/canary-islands-2.jpg /images/notams/notams20/orbx1218/canary-islands-3.jpgSource
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Review: Sim-Wings Canary Islands Professional - Gran Canaria
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Canary Islands Pro - Gran CanariaPublisher: Sim-WingsReview Author: Alex DickinsonSuggested Price: $32.99/images/fsc/wbicons/store-buy-now-button.png /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-01.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-02.jpgIntroductionWell... the craftsman at Sim-Wingshave been at it once again, by putting their professional skills intomotion with this new addition to their Canary's Islands project:"Canary Islands Professional - Gran Canaria". Gran Canaria is the largest airport within the Canary Islands andsees over 13 million passengers a year. It is also the home of theregional airline Binter Canarias and plays host to a Spanish air forcebase. With two Large runways and plenty of parking spaces, the airporthas seen aircraft as large as the Airbus A380. As well as the mainairport, Sim-Wings have also included the smaller GA airport ElBerriel on the south-eastern part of the island, so GA lovers are wellcatered for too! /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-03.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-04.jpgAirport BuildingsThe terminal at Gran Canaria is a mixture of both old and new andis quite different to the "modular" buildings one associates withmodern international airports. Due to its design, I can imagine thatit was quite a challenge to model, however Sim-Wings have managed toproduce a near like for like representation, so hats off to them! With clever use of texturing, the terminal building looks fresh inthe newer areas, but dated and weathered in the older parts. As wellas the exterior, the interior of the terminal has also been modelled,most notably the departure lounge. This really adds a degree ofauthenticity to the building and was great to see. Moving away from the main terminal, you also have an FBO plus theBinter Canaries maintenance hangar, both of which look stunning. Tothe south part of the airport you have several hardened aircraftshelters for the military, plus lots of hangars. /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-05.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-06.jpgSurrounding SceneryLooking at the second airport included, El Berriel, it was quiteobvious that this part of the scenery wasn't as detailed. Sim-Wingsthemselves describe it as a "Lite scenery" which is a fairdescription. However, in saying that, it still had a good amount ofdetail included, with even the onsite go-kart track beingfeatured. There was also a number of static aircraft models present,plus a custom control building and airport hangar. All in all, ElBerriel makes for a very nice GA airport to head into but do keep inmind that the runway is on the short and narrow side, so it can betricky to use. As well as the two airports, Sim-Wings have also included the wholeisland of Gran Canaria using colour-corrected photographic imagerycoupled with a 5m mesh. For VFR flyers, it is a dream come true, asthe views on offer can be breath-taking! /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-07.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-08.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-15.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-16.jpgApron, Taxiways And RunwaysThe taxiway signage both on the ground and on placards wereaccurately placed, and I particularly liked how the weathering on someof them enhanced the realism. The apron area was busy with vehicles,both on the jet-bridge stands and the northern apron area. Withinthis, you also had textures depicting asphalt and concrete and againgood use of weathering was used. Taxiways were also well done, being weathered like the apron area(good use of rubber marks), but the effects of cracks seemed to be abit repetitive in my opinion. In regard to the runway textures, these were very good and featureda darker greyish like texturing to show a worn asphalt look. I waspleasantly surprised to see how much detail Sim-Wings had put into therunways, especially as both had accurate rubber marks included. Both runways had dual PAPI light configurations which was good tosee, as many payware sceneries I have used to not include thisfeature. /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-09.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-10.jpgSODEUnfortunately, Sim-Wings have not included SODE as standard withthis product which is something I am rather disappointed with. Mostscenery developers include this feature as standard, so at the veryleast I would have liked to have seen it as an additional option. Insaying that, if you go and visit the Sim-Wings web site you can infact download a file which will enable SODE, but unfortunately it doesnot have an installer. Because of this, I found it very complicated touse and, in the end, gave up and used the default animated jetwayswhich worked well. PerformanceUsually with a scenery as complex and as detailed as this, I wouldexpect to see a slight decrease in performance on my system, butsurprisingly I did not. Framerates remained steady at all times andnever once dropped below my capped 24FPS (even with varied weatherconditions). At the time of testing, my computer only had 8GB of RAMso I can only attribute this performance to the wonderful optimizationdone by the team at Sim-Wings. /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-11.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-12.jpgConclusionThis is a scenery which includes a wonderful amount of detail. Notonly do you get two airports with accurately placed buildings, but youalso have the enjoyment of flying over the whole island of GranCanaria. The textures used for the airport buildings, plus those ofthe island are both of very good quality and really help create thatsense of realism flight simmers crave for. In fact, the only downsideI can really think of is the fact that SODE was not included. However,as much as I would like to have seen SODE featured, it did not detractfrom my overall enjoyment. It's for this reason that Gran Canariastands as one of my favourite airports within this region and one thatI can whole heartedly recommend. Technical Requirements:Lockheed Martin Prepar3D V4.xOperating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64 bit)CPU: Quad Core CPU with 3.5 GHzMemory: 16 GB DDR4 RAM, 2666 MHzGraphics card: 4 GB VRAM, DirectX 11Download Size: 4.2 GBReview System:Intel Core I5-9600K CPU@ 3.7 GHz OC to 4.6 GHzNvidia GTX 1060 6GBRAM: 8GB 2400 MHzWindows 10 /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-13.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-14.jpgAlex Dickinson Purchase Sim-Wings - Canary Islands Professional - Gran Canaria for P3D Sim-Wings also has scenery for the other Canary Islands More Screen Shots More Screen Shots /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-17.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-18.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-19.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-20.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-21.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-22.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-23.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-24.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-25.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-26.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-27.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-28.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-29.jpg /images/reviews/simwcana/t/simwings-canary-islands-pro-30.jpg -
/images/notams/notams20/flyx0728.jpgThis scenery covers the beautiful holiday destination ofFuerteventura, located in the Canary Islands. Fuerteventura sees a constant influx of holiday makers all yearround flocking from all around central Europe to the hot, sunnybeaches of the second largest Canary Island. Fuerteventura is theoldest Canary Island dating back 20 million years to a volcaniceruption leading to its formation. Today Fuerteventura thrives ontourism; its southerly location in the Canary Islands, closer to theequator, leads it to be popular all year round. The scenery includes features such as an accurate and up to daterendition of the apron including the newly relayed taxiways, accurateand up to date 3D objects, PBR ground textures and some of thesurrounding area near to the airport. FeaturesAccurate, custom modelled buildingsAccurate, custom ground texturesAn up to date apron and taxiway layoutOrthophotos for the airport areCustom buildings for some of the surrounding areCustom modleled, textured, and animated auto gate JetwaysPBR texturing throughout the entire sceneryCustom 3D grass, bushes, and treesSource
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/images/notams/notams19/tabu0709/tabu0709.jpgThe first package we've done as the new kid in the block. Photorealistictextures resolution of 1.5 m with a 19 m mesh coverage and cultivation forthe whole of the Canary Islands according to the latest OpenStreetMapdata. Either use any airport add-on or head to fscloudport.com for awide choice of freeware airports to add to this or any other Aerofly FS 2scenery. This scenery does not include airports so you will have todownload and add them on; it is simple and instructions are included. /images/notams/notams19/tabu0709/canary-3.jpg /images/notams/notams19/tabu0709/canary-4.jpgScenery comes also with full night illumination. This simulator is allabout fun, fun and more fun! RequirementsAerofly FS 2Windows 7/8/10 (64 bit)Processor: 2.4 GHz or fasterRAM: 8 GB3D graphics card with 1024 MB4.18 GB hard drive space /images/notams/notams19/tabu0709/canary-1.jpg /images/notams/notams19/tabu0709/canary-2.jpgPurchase Taburet - Canary Islands For Aerofly FS 2
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/images/notams/notams19/gran0621/gran0621.jpgSim-wings expands the "Canary Islands Professional" series with thethird-largest island of the Canaries. The Aeropuerto de Gran Canariawhich serves as a stopover on flights between Europe and South Americaas well as a military air force base has been recreated in a highlevel of detail. It is the busiest airport of the Canaries with13,092,117 passengers and 118,554 aircraft movements in 2017. The entire volcanic island features a high-resolution height meshand colorfast aerial images. The airport buildings are modelled inhigh detail and come with interior decoration, while the ground layoutis based on recent data from the real airport. The military area isincluded as well. /images/notams/notams19/gran0621/gran-canaria-1.jpgThe virtual airport of Gran Canaria comes with functionalwindsocks, PBR materials for some surfaces, and optional SODE-animatedjetways. Via the included config tool the scenery can be adapted torun great on one's own system. In addition, the default scenery of the "El Berriel" airfield hasbeen modelled as the "El Berriel light" version so that it looks andworks very well. /images/notams/notams19/gran0621/gran-canaria-2.jpgFeaturesHighly detailed Gran Canaria Airport scenery with Gran Canaria Island High-resolution aerial image for the airport and island of Gran Canaria, extensively color-corrected for true aerial colors Detailed ground markings based on recent charts of parking stands High-definition height mesh with 5 m resolution for the entire Island Autogen buildings and vegetation at all parts of the aerial image area Extremely detailed Gran Canaria airport buildings with interior designs at apron side and infrastructure buildings Complete military area with highly detailed hangars and buildings Detailed animated jetway models (CTRL-J), SODE jetways available as optional download Functional safegates at all gates, no need for any other add-on to get working VGDS Functional windsocks Pre-rendered self-shadowing (Ambient Occlusion) at buildings Animated vehicle traffic on the apron and around the airport Detailed AFCAD. Actual nav data and approach procedures (Airac 1906) Extended configuration tool Straightforward installation: no changes to default configuration necessary. No SODE needed for full functionality (despite for optional SODE jetways), everything is programmed using SDK features Optimized dynamic lighting (can be turned off per area via the config menu) Optimized 3D runway lighting with automatic activation/deactivation based on time of day and weather conditions Use of PBR materials for ground water effects and windows (can be switched off to use of normal P3D v4 materials) Enhanced default scenery of "El Berriel" GCBL - "Lite scenery" Configuration tool will automatically recognize which version of Prepar3D is used /images/notams/notams19/gran0621/gran-canaria-3.jpgPurchase Sim-Wings - Canary Islands Professional - Gran Canaria for P3D v4
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/images/notams/notams19/tene0617/tene0617.jpgThe Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur "Reina Sofia" opened its gates in1978 to serve tourists and provide an alternative to the airportTenerife North with its unreliable weather conditions. Named after theSpanish Queen Sofia who officially opened it, the airport has becomethe most important passenger hub of Tenerife. With Tenerife South from the "Canary Islands professional" seriessim-wings recreates the airport in a high level ofdetail. High-resolution aerial images with up to 15 cm/pixel lay thegroundwork for extremely detailed airport buildings and an up-to-dateground layout according to Airac 1906. /images/notams/notams19/tene0617/tenerife-2.jpgIn addition, the scenery comes with more details like functionalwindsocks, per-area dynamic lighting and some PBR-renderedmaterials. Beyond that, this add-on also extends the default scenery ofTenerife North airport by some features like dynamic lighting andanimated jetways. /images/notams/notams19/tene0617/tenerife-1.jpgFeaturesHighly detailed Tenerife South Airport scenery with Tenerife IslandHigh-resolution aerial image for the airport and island of Tenerife (Airport LOD 18 = 15-25 cm/pixel, Island LOD 17 = 30-45 cm/pixel), extensively color-corrected for true aerial colorsDetailed ground markings based on recent charts of parking stands and new taxiway layouts (Airac 1906). Includes recent main taxiway extension and huge changes of taxiway layoutHigh-definition height mesh with 5 m resolution for the entire IslandAutogen buildings and vegetation at all parts of the aerial image areaExtremely detailed Tenerife South airport buildings with interior designs at apron side and infrastructure buildingsDetailed animated jetway models (CTRL-J), SODE jetways available as optional downloadFunctional Safegates at all gates, no need for any other add-on to get working VGDSFunctional windsocksPre-rendered self-shadowing (Ambient Occlusion) at buildingsAnimated vehicle traffic on the apron and around the airportDetailed AFCAD file with airline parking codes, recent ILS changes and approach proceduresExtended configuration toolStraightforward installation: no changes to default configuration necessary. No SODE needed for full functionality (despite for optional SODE jetways), everything is programmed using SDK featuresOptimized dynamic lighting (can be turned off per area via the config menu)Optimized 3D runway lighting with automatic activation/deactivation based on time of day and weather conditionsUse of PBR materials for ground water effects and windows (can be switched off to use of normal P3D v4 materials)Configuration tool will automatically recognize which version of Prepar3D is usedEnhanced default scenery of GCXO (Tenerife North). GCXO "Lite scenery" containing animated jetways, dynamic lights... /images/notams/notams19/tene0617/tenerife-3.jpgPurchase Sim-Wings - Canary Islands Professional - Tenerife Sur
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/images/notams/notams19/aero0408/aero0408.jpgLocated in the very south of the island, the "Aeropuerto de LaGomera" serves as the regional connection hub of the second-smallestof the Canaries. This part of Sim-wings' Canary Islands Professional seriesrecreates the airport of La Gomera for Prepar3D V4, with all of itstypical Canary architecture modelled in high detail. A detailed 3Dmesh and high-resolution ground texturing convey the feeling of thisvolcanic island very realistically. Watch the rendered night lightingand dynamic lights of the traffic on the apron and surroundingsilluminate the scenery at night, while animated vehicles and terminaldoors that even react to approaches bring it to life. /images/notams/notams19/aero0408/la-gomera-1.jpgHaving too short a runway for international airliners, La GomeraAirport mainly connects the island to the rest of the archipelago,with regular flights existing between La Gomera and TenerifeNorth. /images/notams/notams19/aero0408/la-gomera-2.jpgFeaturesHigh-resolution ground textures based on aerial images with 25 cm/pixel for the airport area and 50 cm/pixel for the rest of the islandDetailed 3D height model (mesh) for the entire island La Gomera with 5 m resolutionAll buildings and facilities in the airport area and the close surroundings are modelled in high detailExcellent atmosphere at night and dusk due to rendered night lightingAutogen and vegetation for the entire island La GomeraAll code (BGLs) compiled with P3D V4 SDK, being performance optimised to the new engineAll objects optimised for new shadow technologyNew, optimised 3D runway lighting with activation/deactivation based on time of day and weather conditions, incl. special PAPI based on P3D V4 SDK featuresApron lamps and street lights with dynamic lightingDynamic vehicles on the apron and surroundings (AESLite), incl. optional dynamic lightsAutomatically animated doors at the terminal entrance, reacting to proximity or time of dayConfiguration tool for further settings options /images/notams/notams19/aero0408/la-gomera-3.jpgPurchase Aerosoft - Canary Islands Professional La Gomera
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/images/notams/notams18/elhi0424/elhi0424.jpgThe airport and island of El Hierro are part of the long-awaitedrework of Sim-wings' "Canary Islands" series for Prepar3D V4. Thoughthe island is the smallest of the Canaries it has a beautiful charmand its airport excites with an approach demanding the pilot's fullconcentration and skills. High resolution ground textures based on an aerial image as well asautogen cover the whole island. A custom 3D mesh terrain has beencreated for the airport featuring an underpass and a sloped carpark. Dynamic car traffic around the airport is being supplied by theintegrated AESLite. Another highlight is the excellent night texturinggiving you a real "wow" factor when flying by night. This version forPrepar3D V4 further improved and extended light effects. Now El Hierroalso has 3D runway lighting, dynamic apron lights and headlights forthe apron traffic. /images/notams/notams18/elhi0424/el-hierro1.jpgFeaturesHigh-resolution ground textures based on aerial images with a resolution of 25cm/Pixel for the complete islandCustom, detailed 3D mesh for the airport area with an underpass and a sloped car parkDynamic car traffic on the airport feeder and surroundings (AESLite)All buildings/installations of the airport surroundingsExcellent night texturesAutogen covering the whole scenery area of the island /images/notams/notams18/elhi0424/el-hierro2.jpgNew in the P3D V4 versionAll code (BGLs) compiled with P3D V4 SDK, using new material options and being performance optimized to the new engineAll objects optimized for new shadow technologyNew high-resolution elevation model for the island with a resolution of 5mGround layout including detailed aerial image following P3DV4 SDKDynamic apron traffic now with optional dynamic headlight effectsApron lamps with new effects and dynamic light (optional)New, optimized 3D runway lighting with activation/deactivation based on time of day and weather conditionsScenery registration following P3D V4 add-on.xml procedureConfiguration tool to control some options Purchase Sim-Wings - Canary Islands Professional - El Hierro for P3Dv4 /images/notams/notams18/elhi0424/el-hierro3.jpg
