Flight Sim Comparison Test 1

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blanston12
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Flight Sim Comparison Test 1

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I decided to do a experiment in comparing scenery between the different sims and real life, so for this first test I decided to focust on a local tourist spot not far from where I live, the Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California. Here is the data:

FSX with Orbx Global and Vector

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Pretty Basic

P3Dv5 with Orbx Nortern California Region

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Better but not much

P3Dv5 with Orbx True Earth Northern California

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Looks more like the city but the boardwalk is a bit cartoonish.

XPlane 11 Default Scenery

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Atmospherics in comparison seams over done to the point everything seams washed out. But more like a plausible city that FSX, better than I expected.

Microsoft Flight Simulator

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What needs to be said.

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Brilliant comparison Joe! Those high detailed areas are simply stunning.

I need to do some more flying, but I was up until 03:00 this morning trying to get SketchUp models to go into my scenery... with no success, so early night tonight and I’ll have another go tomorrow.
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GREAT COMPARISON!! :welldone: :welldone: :welldone: :welldone: :welldone: :welldone:

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Great work, Joe. Pictures really do paint a thousand words.

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Great,Joe! :-O
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