Colin S

I may be leaving the scenery development world for reasons beyond my control, and I'd like to give my scenery to someone to take care of either until I get back (which could be quite some time) or forever. If anyone would like to assume control over CZBB and KBLI, please let me know.

I have no clue how to implement the system or use it - could you possibly put it in my KBLI scenery? I also no longer have the scenery... or any other scenery... or any planes... or X-Plane... or a functioning hard drive...

No matter what the price, I don't care. I need this stuff back, a lot of it is necessary for graduation.

I'm sorry that this isn't under scenery development, but I feel that it is important enough. This morning, I opened my computer to find the following hell awaiting me: My entire 1TB external hard drive has been formatted in error by my computer. I have lost every single photo I have ever taken; every payware I have ever purchased is now in oblivion. Over 300GB of raw footage for a film that I have been working on for three years is lost. This is the absolute worst day of my life, about as close to your house burning down and loosing your citizenship as you can get for a teenager. Currently, I am running over twenty different disk recovery applications. If they find that anything is still there, I won't be using them to recover it - I will send it off, no matter what the price, to a professional rcovery service. I'd like to as a favour of this community, perhaps the last favour I've ever asked: Has anyone else experience this kind of trouble before and what company did you use to recover your files? Among the files lost are: 300GB of film 290GB of photos 110GB of X-Plane 9 files 100GB of X-Plane 10 files 25GB of academic work This essentially stops development indefinitely, and not by choice this time. PHNL, despite the anticipation I got of how amazing I could create a scenery, has vanished off the face of the earth. I have the source files still, all the orthoimagery, but it took three days just to align them correctly to the X-Plane scenery. This pretty much represents the end of my possiblity for applying to film, art, or graphic design school, as every single possible item in my portfolio is gone. You can get irritated and tell me, "why didn't you back it up?" Well, I can tell you why. I haven't enough money to buy a SECOND 1TB drive. I will be going in debt to get one VERY SOON now that I have experienced this. At least I have something to be happy about, my friend is taking me flying today in his 150. That will be fun. Wish me luck, Colin Stepney Pacific Northwest Scenery Project

I have no clue how to make a better video and quite frankly this is the crappiest rendition of the scenery imaginable, but it gives you some idea of the realism. The orthos are still a bit "hard" around the edges, that will be fixed for the SECOND ONLINE RELEASE.

Flew this bad-boy from PHNL (that scenery that is about 1.06GB in size and therefore I will never be able to upload it to X-Pilot, unless someone can provide me with a better option for file servers to link to X-Pilot) to PHKO (That scenery that I have barely done ANY work on yet, apart from throwing in a couple of taxi signs). Pictured is just after loading X-Plane 10 at PHNL on 08R. Also got this nice line-screen of death about two seconds right before touching down in Kona. XP10 64-bit, you've got a little ways to go yet. It looks a bit like a scene out of the original "3D" version of FS.

Ok I'd be making FSX-style X-Plane 10 videos... if my video capture didn't leave out 5 frames here and there. For some reason my video capture in X-Plane is really jumpy and random... how do you capture? Are there any good FREE screen capture programs for Mac that you can recommend?

Frankly, with my discovery of the gamma tricks, I've fallen in love with your products (please don't file a restraining order). Anyways, as I'm typing this, I'm staring out at an unbelievable west coast sunset, the ENTIRE sky is bright pink, red and yellow. That can only be simulated with SkyMAXX. In regards to everything, I believe that a simulator looking real is just as important as it feeling real, however one cannot go without the other (for instance, FSX, or CinderBlock Simulator X). That's why X-Plane 9 was always a "meh" to me (compared to the "what the fark is this bloody awful program doing on my PC" that FSX got). X-Plane 10 has opened up new routes. Keep doing what you're doing, it's AMAZING.

Whoa the hell... and now it works. This makes no sense to me. While the scenery was under construction, it wasn't working. Anyways, thanks you guys. Again vital information from Chris K.

Please PM me if you would like to beta test my PHNL scenery as it goes along. Conditions apply, I will let you know when you PM me.

So it comes to life... finally aligned the last of 74 orthophotos. That stupid square in the top right corner will be fixed upon the SECOND release of the file on X-Pilot...

Thanks Quesiton number 2: How does one get rid of a 100 foot high bump in the middle of the ramp that is part of the terrain?

Only people who understand what I'm saying, please In a pol file there is a section for layer groups. To make an ortho above the pavement but keep the pavement in effect, we use "taxiways +1" or "runways +1." Or at least I do. I now run into the problem where I want to use default X-Plane lines rather than my crappy ones, but even "runways +1" and "taxiways +1" goes over the taxilines. How can I fix this so I can edit my airport with good lines? This is for my PHNL project, everyone will benefit.

I flew the old C4 around the coastal mountains... all I can say is to Mr. Fabian and Mr. Spahn is... thank you :'''( you have truly made X-Plane the best looking flight simulator, alone, one top of the most realistic.

I don't know a better definition of "stupid" than thinking that the HD mesh by Mr. Fabian sucked... only because I forgot to create a subdirectory called "Earth nav data" wow if that doesn't give you a chuckle I don't know what will. Time to see the world in HD (and I thought I WAS before, lols)

Ok sorry my bad - KFCI raised a lot of problems because of the fact that it was illegal (I don't hide that fact). I just thought you were trying to make me upload the original. Sorry about that

And how is that done?

If you're trying to piss me of, it's not working. It's in my list of possible futures after PHNL but right now PHNL could be the last airport I ever do. I would find it incredibly difficult to make buildings for KFCI. I started working on them but they are all too unique and complex to use default provided structures. I'll see about it. Don't count on anything.

Well I wish I could have done better but I'm onto a new project now.

Just copy into a new file and erase the background.

I'd say. At least an engine hasn't disintegrated mid flight. That's never happened before on a new plane the Comet was incomplete too, and became even more so when it blew up mid flight from structural failures. Evolution of technology. The first microwave ovens were the size of an upright piano and took like two hours to so a pizza... evolution. Give it time. There will be a time for composite large aircraft. Boeing is trying to make it happen.

So there's all this hubub about the problems (the MANY Problems, may I add) with the 787 all within a couple of weeks. I have one response: DH Comet. Did we say "oh my god jet aircraft are hell-bent on destroying lives and killing people"? nope. We fixed the problem and now rely primarily on jet aircraft for long range transportation. I think Boeing should really think hard and long before saying "Ok, they're safe to fly NOW." I fear that in the not-so-brave new scaredy-cat world of people who fear new technology, the 787 could become a bizarre page in history much like the unfortunate fate of nuclear power. Just my opinion.

Oh shit... (I hope this kind of language isn't forbidden)... do you have your stuff on an external drive? Like your planes and stuff?

YEAH BABY that's what I'm talkin' about!