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Ground Environment Pro allows you to download METARs for departure and arrival airports, and then offers to install appropriate ground and sky textures.
It then starts the sim with these parameters set.
Usually this is too much trouble, but I have been tinkering with the NVidia NHancer utility as well, so gave it a go on a flight to Nelson around the Sounds, using my new Cessna from Carenado.



Wish I could show it in the original hi-res, but you get the idea.
It was a truly magical ride.

Dank Charl, that there is just about as purdy as a politician impersonating a speed bump. That is real nice.

Bandit wrote:

QUOTE (Bandit @ Dec 9 2007, 09:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

... just about as purdy as a politician impersonating a speed bump...

Thanks Bandit! (err, I think...)



The arrival at Nelson was less fairy tale, and a little more scary.
I cheated a little and followed a SAAB in.

Charl is that Ians Nelson? Also are you using *gulp Activesky? I think you should write some setup tutorials for this stuff your obviously ontop of everything

Wow your reflective water textures really set those screenies off! Glad you have finally discovered the joys of the Carenado 206, hope to see some more shots of her from you here.

ronindanbo wrote:

QUOTE (ronindanbo @ Dec 10 2007, 12:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Charl is that Ians Nelson? Also are you using *gulp Activesky? I think you should write some setup tutorials for this stuff your obviously ontop of everything

Yes that is Ian's scenery, still brilliant.
Activesky is about the only thing I don't have loaded.
My sim is built up of all sorts of stuff, from photograss to Flight Environment textures, to Ground Environment Pro 2.
Because some of the installation is semi-automatic (as dsecribed above) I don't usually know which textures are in use.
This actually makes it more interesting when a nice combination of textures for ground, sky, clouds, water and weather come together.
Bit like real life I guess.
My only rule is: if it works, Fix It!