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Sim-Wings IbizaPublisher: AerosoftReview Author: MrYorkiesWorldSuggested Price: $19.99/images/fsc/wbicons/store-buy-now-button.png /images/reviews/swibiza/t/screenshot1.jpgIntroductionHello everyone, my name is Jay, AKAMrYorkiesWorld, and in today's review I'm going to be talking aboutAerosoft Sim-Wings Ibiza for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Ibiza is one of the airports I really love to visit in the sim,especially during all this global doom and gloom because it reallygives me a sense of the summer holidays. It's a really nice piece ofscenery by Sim-wings (published by Aerosoft) and I'm really excited toget into the review. /images/reviews/swibiza/t/airportexternals1.jpg /images/reviews/swibiza/t/airportexternals2.jpgAbout The AirportSo, in terms of the airport itself, which carries to ICAO codeLEIB, Ibiza Airport is the international airport serving the BalearicIslands of Ibiza and Formentera in Spain, located about 7km southwestof Ibiza Town. As the island is a major European holiday destination,it features some year-round domestic services as well as several dozenseasonal routes to cities across Europe. The airport itself has just one runway, obviously with both ends ofthat single runway being used. The runway numbers themselves beingrunway 24 and runway 06. By 2017, the airport itself was handling around 77,000 aircraftmovements per year, and if you consider how popular the holidaydestination of Ibiza itself is, you can sort of understand why therewere so many flights in and out of the airport. It isn't the biggest airport in the world, but it's certainly onethat sees a lot of action on a regular basis. /images/reviews/swibiza/t/airportsurroundings1.jpg /images/reviews/swibiza/t/apron_1.jpgFeatures, Graphics And ModellingThe in-sim scenery from Aerosoft is truly second to none, with allthe parking areas and taxiways correctly and accurately positioned toadd that extra bit of realism, and the scenery also includes some ofthe surrounding areas of the island as well which helps it to blend inperfectly with the existing Microsoft Flight Simulator scenery. The airport looks really nice on approach from either side, withplenty of details being rendered even from a distance, and whendeparting out of the airport you get to see some of the gorgeousscenery that is featured alongside the main airport itself aswell. Custom taxiway signage means the taxiway signs are really clear andprecise depending on the time of day. They can easily be seen in bothdaytime and night time. The font looks legible and the actualmodelling of the signs themselves appears to be of really high qualityas well, however I did notice at times the text on the ground and onthe signage did seem a little pixelated. This could be because I'mrunning the sim in 1080p and was really getting quite up close andpersonal with the drone camera at times when I was checking it out,but from a distance it really doesn't seem to cause any issues, andI'd say if you're just arriving or departing from the airport youprobably wouldn't notice the slight pixilation on the text -especially from a distance. /images/reviews/swibiza/t/firedept1.jpg /images/reviews/swibiza/t/golf_taxiway_sign.jpgThe airport terminals and general buildings throughout the airportitself look really well-made. The textures are sharp and realisticregardless of what time of day it is in the simulator which isnice. There's nothing worse than arriving at an airport in the sim andthe models and textures not quite being the same as reality, but withthis scenery they really do appear to be spot-on in my opinion. One thing I did notice is that some of the road textures behind theairport building could have been improved on. Some paths where carsare driving don't really have any road markings or textures, and Ithink the scenery could definitely benefit from having these added inor improved in places. Overall though, not really an issue if you'renot bothered by that sort of stuff. The scenery has custom animated jetway models as well which seem towork well in all kinds of aircraft. Personally, I use the A320 for themajority of my flights and I've not had a single issue when arrivingor departing from a stand or gate with a jetway - they've alwaysworked great for me every time. /images/reviews/swibiza/t/maxspansign.jpg /images/reviews/swibiza/t/windsock1.jpgPerformanceTaking a look at the performance of the scenery in MSFS and I haveto say I've been quite impressed. Even with a really detailed airportarea which is extended to some of the surrounding areas, the Ibizascenery really doesn't take up too many of your frames, and moreimportantly it doesn't induce a lot of stutter either. In my case, Iwas able to get anywhere between 40 - 60 fps in the sim, even whenusing the A320 Neo by FlyByWire. Performance at night, as expected, seems to drop a little, but thisis probably the case with most scenery out there and it doesn't reallycause any major issues in terms of immersion. Personally, I'd ratherput up with the slight drop in frames just to take a look at thespectacular night lighting that Ibiza airport and the surroundingareas have to offer. More than likely, as future sim updates are added I assume that anyexisting performance issues with this scenery will only get better andbe further ironed out, but overall this is a really good startingpoint as far as Ibiza scenery goes for MSFS and I didn't have anyissues at all when flying around. /images/reviews/swibiza/t/nightlights2.jpg /images/reviews/swibiza/t/nightlights1.jpgNight LightingSpeaking of night lighting, I was really impressed with what thisscenery has to offer at night. A lot of sceneries tend to look reallygood in the daytime and then struggle at night, but in the case ofthis one I think it's safe to say Aerosoft have really gone intodetail to try and make things look really nice and immersiveregardless of the time of day or night. The environment around the airport area and the surroundings lookreally nice during a sunset or sunrise and you can see from the screenshots how well the night-lighting has been reproduced aswell. The ramp looks nice, as do the taxiways and the runway. Everythingseems to be in the right place inside of the scenery and it's easy tonavigate around at night or in dark conditions by using the lightingitself and the illuminated signage, etc. /images/reviews/swibiza/t/sunset1.jpg /images/reviews/swibiza/t/sunset2.jpgAccuracyWhen it comes to accuracy, I think it's safe to say Aerosoft havedefinitely got it right with this one. The airport seems to have allof the major gates and stands, taxiways and runways. Everything seemsto match pretty well with its real-world counterpart and I wasn't ableto find any major differences worth noting that would really cause anylack of immersion in the scenery itself. The outskirts of the airport match up well with the in-sim scenerytoo, which is great for those of you who like VFR flying around thisairport and checking out the sights. I wasn't able to find any hardborders where you can obviously see a change or a difference inquality so they seem to have done a really good job there in making itfit in well with the surrounding scenery of Ibiza. The ILS for both runways works just fine. I was able to complete anumber of approaches to runway 06 and runway 24 without any issueslining up properly with the localiser or glide slope, and I managed tohit the touchdown zone on both runways quite nicely as a result. /images/reviews/swibiza/t/taxiway_markings.jpg /images/reviews/swibiza/t/terminal_1.jpgSystem RequirementsSo according to the Aerosoft web site, the requirements for thisscenery to work well on your system are as follows: Microsoft Flight Simulator (Version 2020)OS: Windows 10 (Nov 2019 Update - 1909)DirectX: DirectX 11CPU: Intel i5-4460 or Ryzen 3 1200GPU: NVIDIA GTX 770 or Radeon RX 570VRAM: 2 GBRAM: 8 GBHDD: 3 GBBandwidth: 5 MbpsPrice And Final VerdictSo you can pick up Aerosoft Sim-Wings Ibiza for MSFS eitherdirectly from the Aerosoft web site, or you can purchase it from theFlightSim.Com Store using the links in the description. The productitself, at the time of this review, is priced at £15.52 inBritish Pounds, which equates to $19.99 in US Dollars. Personally, I think the price is very reasonable for what youget. It's a really great rendition of Ibiza airport and thesurrounding areas, and it looks absolutely fantastic in the simulatoritself. It's great on performance and visuals, and it's very accurateto its real-world counterpart as well. If you're looking for a really good Ibiza airport scenery add-onfor Microsoft Flight Simulator I would highly recommend AerosoftSim-Wings Ibiza. Once again, I'd like to thank my good friend Dom Smith over atFlightSim.com for providing a copy of this scenery to review. /images/reviews/swibiza/title3.jpgMrYorkiesWorld Purchase Sim-wings Ibiza for MSFS 2020 See other Sim-wings scenery for MSFS 2020

/images/notams/notams20/ibiz1119/ibiz1119.jpgSim-wings' Ibiza adds a detailed replica of the international IbizaAirport (LEIB, IBZ) to the Microsoft Flight Simulator. Fly to the famous party island and look forward to detailed modelsof the airport terminals, buildings and other airport facilities. Acustom aerial image covering the airport area and the closesurroundings has been used for modelling. It smoothly blends into thedefault aerial terrain. /images/notams/notams20/ibiz1119/ibiza-1.jpgThe accuracy of the exact positioning of the taxiways, the apronand the parking areas as well as a profile of the runway, convertedaccording to official flight charts, ensure a realistic simulationexperience. Moreover, custom animated jetway models and a realistic night timedynamic lightning bring the airport to life. Custom taxiway signageprovides the final touch. /images/notams/notams20/ibiz1119/ibiza-2.jpgFeaturesFeatures a highly accurate rendition of Ibiza Airport (LEIB, IBZ)Detailed models of airport terminals, buildings and other airport facilitiesAccurate taxiway, apron and stands layout (including new 2020 GA apron and PP layout)Custom aerial image covering the airport bounds and close vicinitySmooth blending into default aerial terrainTerraforming to blend airport into default height modelRunway profile according to official Spanish airport chartsCustom animated jetway modelsUp to date runway, taxiway and stand layoutsCustom taxiway signageRealistic night time dynamic lighting /images/notams/notams20/ibiz1119/ibiza-3.jpg /images/notams/notams20/ibiz1119/ibiza-4.jpgPurchase Aerosoft - Sim-Wings - Ibiza for MSFS

Airport Ibiza XPPublisher: AerosoftReview Author: Robin TannahillSuggested Price: $24.99/images/fsc/wbicons/store-buy-now-button.png /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-09.jpgPart 1 - Introduction"It's like waking up on a beach after a scary night in Ibiza" No,not my real life experience, but someone describing a nice piece ofchill-out music. But, Ibiza really does deserve its reputation as theparty capital of Europe, and how many folks have arrived at LEIB withhigh hopes of the holiday of a lifetime? Think Spring Break inFlorida, but for 6 months of the year! Unfortunately, the author ofthis piece is well past that stage, a nice motorhome tour of Devon ismy plan for when the lockdown ends! From Wikipedia: Ibiza Airport (IATA IBZ, ICAO, LEIB), and in Catalan Aeroportd'Evissa. The airport is the international airport serving theBalearic Islands of Ibiza and Formantera. It is located 7 km (4.3miles) southwest of Ibiza Town. As the island is a major Europeanholiday destination, it has several dozen seasonal routes to citiesacross Europe as well as some year round domestic routes. In 2019, it handled no less that 8 million passengers. Of course,that is all irrelevant in these uncertain times, but we as flight simenthusiasts, can recreate these heady days especially with the likesof World Traffic and Traffic Global, and witness an airport full ofaircraft from Spain and Europe. /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-03.jpgThe software being reviewed is "Aerosoft - Airport Ibiza XP forX-Plane 11". My copy was obtained from the store.flightsim.com, and is a largescenery pack. Zipped it is 4.1 GB, and unzipped, 10.7 GB. At the time ofwriting, the cost in the store was $24.99. Part II - The SceneryOne thing to note is that, with this scenery, you are not justgetting an airport, you are getting a couple of islands as well! Bestlet Aerosoft set the scene: DescriptionBring home some holiday feeling and enjoy the detailed airport aswell as the fantastic scenery of the two islands Ibiza andFormentera. Both islands include accurate coastlines, the newly designedairport in Ibiza, and aerial photography textures with a spectacularresolution of 0.5 m/pixel for the islands and 0.25 m/pixel for theairport. The international airport of Ibiza (LEIB) features numerous detailsand surrounding buildings. Moreover, fully custom SAM jetways as wellas PBR ground textures ensure a realistic flight experience. FeaturesHigh resolution satellite images (about 0.5 m/px) on the whole islandHighly detailed airport with a resolution of 0.25 m/pxNumerous static vehicles like buses, baggage carts, etc.Custom landmark objectsFully customized SAM jetwaysHighly detailed aerial photograph night texturesCompatible with World TrafficPBR ground texturesRequirementsX-Plane 11Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8 / 10 (64 bit), Linux or macOS 10.10+Processor: Dual Core CPU with 3.0 GHzMemory: 8 GB RAMGraphics card: 1 GB, DirectX 11Installation size: 10 GBTheentry in the Storehas some nice screen shots to give you a flavor of the scenery. Let's see the difference between the default scenery and then withthe Aerosoft package installed. /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-01.jpg /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-15.jpgAs you can see...much more detail! What about the effect on frame rates? Well, Aerosoft recommendwinding your graphics settings up as much as possible, which for me,with a middle of the road PC and XP 11.4.1 would be a real problem,especially with some Orbx scenery. For example, at Edinburgh, with theUK Orbx scenery installed, and using the latestZibo Mod 738,I would be struggling at around 20 FPS with this setup. /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-10.jpgHowever, I am happy to say at LEIB with the above settings, the FPSwere around 30 FPS. This was with the latest Zibo mod, and even betterwith Rotate's "Mad Dog" MD80(Traffic Global present): /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-02.jpg /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-18.jpgThis is important for those pilots like myself, who fly onVATSIM. Their latest pilot clients have an "automatic disconnect" ifthe frame-rate drops below 20 FPS for even a short period of time. All of us who have flown to the Med for our summer holidays willremember the blast of heat as you get to the aircraft door fordisembarkation. Well, this Aerosoft Ibiza conveys that impression of ahot sunny destination. The airport itself is faithfully represented,with accurate buildings and surrounds, as you can see from the screenshots vs real life. /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-19.jpg /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-17.jpgI like the colorful panels on the airport "streetside" facade andthe aircon units on the terminal roof, All these details add to therealism of the experience. The apron markings are clear and there isan ATC taxi network with named routes and gates (important for onlineflying). /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-07.jpg There are some good local touches as well. A nice touch are theshaded parking spots at the car hire office. It's these kind ofdetails that can make you feel "you are there". The stamp collectorsamong us will be familiar with the following: /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-13.jpgNow for the SAM airbridges. Point of interest; the manual for theairport says Malaga has airbridges, however, they mean Ibiza. In myown opinion, I find SAM a bit overcomplicated compared to the oldAutogate plugin, but I have to admit that when I can get it to work,SAM is impressive, I just find it a bit inconsistent. At LEIB, Ibelieve all the parking slots with airbridges are SAM capable and thescreen shot below shows me hooked up to one. But try as I might, Icould not get any of the gate guidance boards to show any information,but that might just be my setup. There is is plenty of ground trafficthough, mostly airport buses and vans. These worked well, but I didspot a bus that was travelling half underground, but that was anexception. It would however have been nice to see some traffic outsidethe airport as well. /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-06.jpgAt night, the apron is nicely lit. /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-08.jpg /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-05.jpgTaxiing around, it would appear, to me at least, that the apronedge and centerline lights are Laminar default. Personally, I findthese a bit dim and I tend to "lose" the centerline lights on sharpturns. But...where are the people?! There wasn't a soul in sight. Thereare loads of excellent 3d people models and I'm sure Aerosoft couldmake some of their own, but without them, the airport feels "sterile"with no airside personnel. I took a GA flight around the islands just to get an impression ofthe ortho scenery and was well satisfied with the result. It reallyconveys the dry arid islands of the Med in summer, and of course, thebeaches! /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-04.jpg /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-16.jpgIn summary, I haven't flown into LEIB, or visited Ibiza, but Ireally liked this scenery, and consider it good value for money. Asmentioned in the review, you can "feel the heat" and it makes youbelieve that this is a proper holiday destination airport. Things I would like to see in any future update would be: 3D peopleTraffic "streetside"Some dried 3D grass beside the taxiways (the orthos are too "flat")Overall though, this is a nice scenery pack and in my honestopinion, a good purchase for those who like flying these Mediterraneanflights. > /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-11.jpg /images/reviews/aptibiza/t/aerosoft-airport-ibiza-12.jpg/images/reviews/aptibiza/ibiza-xp.jpgRobin Tannahill Purchase Aerosoft - Airport Ibiza XP for X-Plane 11