Beirut Scenery

RJP · Post by **RJP** » 30 Dec 2008, 12:43

Just wondered if anyone knows of any decent scenery for Beirut (BEY/OLBA)? FS9 or FSX, preferably something suitable for both. I've had a quick look online but haven't found anything decent.

Did a flight there the other day in one of the DC-8s, we parked up just next to the rather forlorn looking remains of TMA airlines. Thought I might do some armchair flying there, if there's reasonable scenery somewhere.

Rgds
Richard

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 30 Dec 2008, 20:28

I'd like a decent Beirut as well, but no - I don't know of one. I use it quite a lot in FS9 because Beirut used to be one of the most exciting cities in the World, prior to 1974 when they blew it all up. It was the finance centre and playground of the Middle East but all the money went to Dubai after the civil war started.

The stock FS9 is tolerable if the sun is shining - which it usually is in the Med! I found three screenshots that I took last year when I was doing a Middle East tour in the Comet.

Ian

Motormouse · Post by **Motormouse** » 30 Dec 2008, 21:48

This one works in fs2004

http://simviation.com/fs2002scenery49.htm

and there's also some freware mesh and landclass improvements too, when i get back 'ome tomorrow I'll
have a gander on my other 'puter

ttfn

Pete

hobby · Post by **hobby** » 30 Dec 2008, 22:07

You might like to look at olba.zip over at avsim, I think that it is FS2004 Scenery.

I don't fly in that part of the world so I cannot give an opinion on the quality of that zip.

RJP · Post by **RJP** » 31 Dec 2008, 07:14

Thanks for the suggestions

The avsim one seems to be a later version of the simviation one so I'm busy downloading that now to give it a go. I had actually checked avsim but missed this as I searched on 'Beirut' not on 'olba'.

speedbird591 wrote:Beirut used to be one of the most exciting cities in the World, prior to 1974 when they blew it all up

Ah..... I was 2 years old then

Looks like quite a nice place actually. A lot quieter and cleaner than I'd imagined. Getting back out to the ac took over an hour but apart from that most of the place seemed reasonably efficient.

Cheers
Richard

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 31 Dec 2008, 09:19

I've also found the earlier (1959) airport on Avsim (olba_1959_beirut.zip) by Wolfgang and the CalClassics team. This looks like the terminal I was more familiar with before the civil war. And as I'll probably be using BOAC VC10s and MEA 707s in the area, I think I'll give this one a whirl. Disappointingly, I never went back after 1974 and I believe the terminal was rebuilt in the 90s so won't mean anything to me.

Ian

RJP · Post by **RJP** » 31 Dec 2008, 09:39

speedbird591 wrote:I've also found the earlier (1959) airport on Avsim (olba_1959_beirut.zip) by Wolfgang and the CalClassics team. This looks like the terminal I was more familiar with before the civil war. And as I'll probably be using BOAC VC10s and MEA 707s in the area, I think I'll give this one a whirl. Disappointingly, I never went back after 1974 and I believe the terminal was rebuilt in the 90s so won't mean anything to me.

Ian

Well after several attempts with my blisteringly fast (that bit's a joke!) connection I managed to download olba.zip from avsim. Discovered that its the 2002 version with mesh / coastline added, not a FS9 version. So I wasn't expecting too much.

It's brilliant though!! Slight problem with the coastline around the 17 threshhold but that may well be down to me / MS or both. The breakwater alongside 17 is there, terminal is quite detailed & the unusual TMA hangar is modelled well.

Now if I can just get some super-dense autogen right up to the airfield fence

Cheers
Richard

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 31 Dec 2008, 11:43

I've downloaded both but am totally undecided as to which to install! The newer version sounds good as it has area scenery as well, but the airport terminal is too modern for my aircraft ...

Maybe I'll just go to the pub instead

RJP · Post by **RJP** » 31 Dec 2008, 11:55

speedbird591 wrote:I've downloaded both but am totally undecided as to which to install! The newer version sounds good as it has area scenery as well, but the airport terminal is too modern for my aircraft ...

Maybe the older scenery with the mesh etc from the newer scenery...... might work. The extra stuff is in seperate zips in the new version download so easy to segregate.

speedbird591 wrote:Maybe I'll just go to the pub instead

Stunningly good idea sir!!

Forget :flying: have a :drinkers: instead!!

Cheers
Richard

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