I started to enhance LIPX (my home base) since I'm quite familiar with this airport and I felt it needed much improvement. I think that, despite its small size, it might be the ideal starting (or ending) point for those of you who want to fly in the Northern Italy area and to admire the Alps and the Italian Lake District.
SCREENSHOTS (taken using the April 18th, 2014 beta release):
A view on the airport and the surrounding area
Lining up on runway 22 via K early in the morning...
...and taking off with the Boeing 777-200 ER...
...and lining up again on runway 04, this time in CAT IIIb conditions
PLANNED FEATURES:
- Built from scratch using OSM/CORINE and other open data.
- Extremely high level of detail: ground signs, markings, lights, objects will be modeled and placed accurately - just like the real thing. Nothing more, nothing less.
- Airport buildings and hangars.
- Rembrandt lights.
- Ground network and parking positions included; if I manage to find an open database, standard departure/arrival procedures will be added as well.
- Fully GPL compatible, which means this project can (and will) be added in future scenery releases.
RELEASE DATE:
the 2D part is (almost) complete; there is no release date planned for the 3D buildings. I plan to release regular TerraSync updates every time a major phase is complete. Additionally, you will always be able to download an updated beta release from this first post (testing and feedback are always welcome).
DOWNLOADS:
Latest release (updated on December 12th, 2016): https://github.com/NIATCA-project/LIPX-custom-scenery/releases/download/2016-12-18/LIPX-20161218.zip (198,1 MiB). (SHA256 checksum: 0338e4f56cbc2b744fbacd395a23235533ecdd61641a65c97b8a4715b9638ab8)
The source code is available at the LIPX custom scenery GitHub repository.
An X-Plane version is published on the Airport Scenery Gateway: however, it does not reflect the latest changes as I'm still adding 3D objects to the apt.dat file. I will upload my work to the Gateway once all objects are in place.
KNOWN BUGS:
- There are terrain discontinuities at the edge of the 1x1 tile.
- Lake Garda and some rivers are rendered at the sea level.
- A bridge (south of Lake Garda) is not rendered - the street "drops" to sea level there.
CHANGELOG AND CURRENT STATUS:
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2016-12-18 (beta):
- Added the 2016 apron layout changes.
- Started adding 3D objects in X-Plane.
2015-04-12:
- Added airports in the same 1x1 tile as LIPX so that they are shown correctly
even if the complete tile from TerraSync is not installed.
- Added OSM street, rail and river data.
2015-03-19 (RC2):
- Removed ILS and threshold XML files as they caused the ILS and runway to
disappear from the map.
2015-03-19 (RC1):
- Apron stands completed, apron roadways added.
- Airport signs redone from scratch.
- Fixed wrong tag in the ILS description file.
- Fixed missing taxiway centerlines on B, C, F.
- Ground network created.
2015-02-01:
- Closed some holes in the apron (where the terminal buildings are meant to be).
- Taxi signs repositioned/added and corrected.
- Markings on the apron are being done.
- All parking positions added.
2014-09-03:
- Fixed some syntax errors in signs to allow the airport to be uploaded to the
X-Plane Airport Scenery Gateway.
- Added markings (old stands) on the first and second "loops". Markings on the
third loop are in progress.
2014-04-18:
- Fixed the ILS service road position.
- Added the apron for the service areas (cargo and technological terminals).
- Fixed runway threshold positions.
- Corrected the approach lights types.
- Smoothed some taxiways.
- Added taxiway markings, centerline and edge lights, plus some signs - many of
them still need to be put in the correct position and/or smoothed.
- Began to add parking stands to the apron. Some parking positions were added to
the XML file, all of them will be finalized after work on the stands is
completed.
- Adjusted taxiway texture headings where necessary.
- Added right airport beacon position.
- Fixed ILS/tower positions (the ILS still needs a bit of work).
2014-01-17:
- Third "loop" and service streets completed.
- Airport boundary, PAPI, windsocks added.
- Radio frequencies updated to match the real ones.
2013-12-26:
- Second "loop" between taxiways C and D completed, work on the third one
(between taxiways A and B) in progress.
2013-12-16:
- Apron and runway imported from OSM, work on the taxiways in progress.