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PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:48 pm
by Snowman
Just uploaded to Flightsim.com, and should be available for download from the library within the next 24 hrs.

Fua'amotu International Airport, Nuku'alofa, Tonga. NFTF. For FSX SP-2.

Welcome to Fua'amotu International Airport, in the beautiful Pacific Island paradise
of the Kingdom of Tonga.
This scenery contains detailed representations of both the International terminal area,
and the Domestic terminal area.
There is also some added detail outside the airport, but its been kept simple in the
interests of conserving FPS on slower or less powerful computers.

Some random pics shot during the construction of the scenery..............





























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PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:07 pm
by Ian Warren
Good on ya Lawrie , that will keep the Islanders and the Island hoping airline junkies going smile.gif

PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:58 pm
by deeknow
Looks FABULOUS Lawrie, great stuff mate.
I not long ago splashed out on some nice payware for this airport otherwise would be loading up right now. Looks fabulous, just wish it hadda been available for the VATPAC/VATNZ event the other weekend between NFTF and NSFA smile.gif

PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 2:16 pm
by Snowman
deeknow wrote:
QUOTE (deeknow @ Oct 22 2012,9:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Looks FABULOUS Lawrie, great stuff mate.
I not long ago splashed out on some nice payware for this airport otherwise would be loading up right now. Looks fabulous, just wish it hadda been available for the VATPAC/VATNZ event the other weekend between NFTF and NSFA smile.gif



I hope you were using my NSFA scenery in the event........... smile.gif
If its of any interest to you, ive got another for Tonga almost finished,........
NFTV Vava'u (Lupepau'u) International Airport.

Also working on NVVV Bauerfield (Port Vila) Vanuatu, NFNA Nausori (Viti Levu) Fiji, NFNL Labasa (Vanua Levu) Fiji.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 4:09 pm
by cowpatz
Very nice as usual Lawrie.
One point though is that Nuku'alofa has a bright concrete runway and not asphalt. It is one of it's unique characteristics. It is so bright in fact that it really doesn't need runway lights!
It can be seen very clearly in Google earth or maps.

PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 4:25 pm
by Ian Warren
CP .. Hells thats interesting , guess the crushed corel and the sun radiating on it cool.gif .... maybe they should rename the airport 'HOMER'

PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:57 pm
by Snowman
cowpatz wrote:
QUOTE (cowpatz @ Oct 23 2012,5:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Very nice as usual Lawrie.
One point though is that Nuku'alofa has a bright concrete runway and not asphalt. It is one of it's unique characteristics. It is so bright in fact that it really doesn't need runway lights!
It can be seen very clearly in Google earth or maps.


Thats interesting,............. i know it has a concrete/crushed coral runway that is very white,.......... ive been there.
Ive just now opened the AFCAD in AFX, and it definately says ive done the runway in concrete.
I do have "Zinertec Ultimate Airport Environment X" installed in FSX,........... it does change the colour of all the airport ground textures in FSX.
Hence the concrete apron you see in the pics is not the default FSX bright white concrete with the expansion cuts in it.
I guess the same would go for the runway surface as well.
Be intersting to see a pic of the colour of the runway in a default FSX setup.

Lawrie. New_Zealand_etc.gif

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:50 am
by cowpatz
Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Oct 23 2012,4:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
CP .. Hells thats interesting , guess the crushed corel and the sun radiating on it cool.gif .... maybe they should rename the airport 'HOMER'


It used to be crushed coral but now it is concrete. I suspect that they used the coral in concrete manufacturing process as it is the whitest concrete I have ever seen. You definitely need sunnies on when operating near it!