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Postby cowpatz » Fri May 22, 2015 9:18 am

Looks awesome.

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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby Ian Warren » Fri May 22, 2015 9:51 am

It dose look pretty Impressive, one thing about this place it reminded me so much like Malaysia/Borneo.
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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby SA227 » Fri May 22, 2015 10:04 am

That is awesome. I can see my old school just down the road from the airport at NSTU.
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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby cowpatz » Fri May 22, 2015 11:08 am

SA227 wrote:That is awesome. I can see my old school just down the road from the airport at NSTU.


Warm up the credit card then.....
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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby omitchell » Fri May 22, 2015 11:23 am

Only a Lite version of Faleolo?
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Postby Ian Warren » Fri May 22, 2015 11:55 am

I knew a person called 'Fale' we just called him Fella ... Samoan as he was , was a laugh and a half till he hit the fire water , that boy really went off the tracks. <_<
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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby cowpatz » Fri May 22, 2015 1:38 pm

omitchell wrote:Only a Lite version of Faleolo?


Yes that isn't so cool. How disappointing.
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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby omitchell » Fri May 22, 2015 1:45 pm

cowpatz wrote:Yes that isn't so cool. How disappointing.


Very. It's the main hub for Western Samoa. Looks to me like they are just focusing on American Samoa which makes me less likely to bother buying this one. I'll stick to Lawries Faleolo :)
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Postby toprob » Fri May 22, 2015 2:36 pm

Lots of cool details in there, I'm a sucker for churches, and the wreck is a nice touch. No Samoans though? I would have thought a lot less Europeans, and a lot more Polynesians.
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Postby Ian Warren » Fri May 22, 2015 4:32 pm

toprob wrote:Lots of cool details in there, I'm a sucker for churches, and the wreck is a nice touch. No Samoans though? I would have thought a lot less Europeans, and a lot more Polynesians.

They all moved here :) , have a great mate Lance , was a workmate when engineering , his Great Grandfather was one off the kingdom Chiefs, I don't really know the history but Lance was given this book in a wooden box and it was seriously damaged .. hells it was dated about 120 years , it was simple I knew someone back then who repaired such items , the book was repaired ... I'll contact tomorrow ... last time he stopped here was because his son was hooked into FS , but that's going six/seven years back.
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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby omitchell » Fri May 22, 2015 10:52 pm

toprob wrote:No Samoans though? I would have thought a lot less Europeans, and a lot more Polynesians.


They all moved to Auckland :)
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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby cowpatz » Sat May 23, 2015 10:38 am

I guess this is just another sign of ORBX pandering to the US market.....they wouldn't even know where Apia was or indeed that there is even an Eastern Samoa.
Pago does not even have an ATC service!
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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby Timbo » Sat May 23, 2015 2:39 pm

Whats Apia? can I eat it? :lol:
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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby Ian Warren » Sat May 23, 2015 2:45 pm

Timbo wrote:Whats Apia? can I eat it? :lol:

Its a drink to fill you full off great tribal knowledge, grows on trees you know :unsure:
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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby Timbo » Sat May 23, 2015 2:58 pm

cowpatz wrote:I guess this is just another sign of ORBX pandering to the US market.....they wouldn't even know where Apia was or indeed that there is even an Eastern Samoa.
Pago does not even have an ATC service!


No, actually its just two Australian based simmers working out of their kitchens making scenery in a part of the world they love dearly, while treading the fine line of data availability and cost, nothing to do with pandering or Orbx really (you know Orbx is just a publisher right?), if I was to pander to the US market then I would quit making stuff in the pacific and just go make something in California like the rest of the developers are doing these days, but I just cant do that... it doesn't interest me one iota, I'm sure Toprob knows what I mean here

And if I was moneycrazy I would split it up into individual parts and dripfeed you airports one at a time, ca-ching ca-ching, but again, No.


Pago actually has a ATC tower now btw, not sure if its functioning but theres a shot of it on the net
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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby toprob » Sat May 23, 2015 3:23 pm

Timbo wrote:
And if I was moneycrazy I would split it up into individual parts and dripfeed you airports one at a time, ca-ching ca-ching, but again, No.


Hmm, you've just given me an idea....

By the way, my bank sends me emails whenever a deposit goes into the Godzone account, and I've set up Outlook to play a little toon when the emails arrive... I can tell ya, it's a long time between ditties.

Kitchen, eh? Luxury! I develop scenery on an old etch-a-sketch in a cardboard box under a bridge...:)
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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby Timbo » Sat May 23, 2015 3:35 pm

toprob wrote:Kitchen, eh? Luxury! I develop scenery on an old etch-a-sketch in a cardboard box under a bridge...:)


Haha it feels like that sometimes, I'm told sausage and bacon fat is not great for PCs, but its still cranking along
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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby omitchell » Sat May 23, 2015 5:54 pm

Timbo wrote:Pago actually has a ATC tower now btw, not sure if its functioning but theres a shot of it on the net


It operates on Island time :)

See this page for plenty of definitions of Island Time...

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=island+time
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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby cowpatz » Sat May 23, 2015 7:22 pm

Uncontrolled below 3500ft. Faleolo cover approaches and departures above 3500ft.
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Re: ORBX developing Samoa group

Postby NZ255 » Wed May 27, 2015 2:00 am

Only a Lite version of Faleolo?

More previews are up...looking good for a "lite" edition, Timbo:

http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/ ... preview-4/
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