NZFF

Posted: **Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:03 am**

Any news of when the patch will be released.

Cheers

Craig

Posted: **Fri Oct 15, 2010 6:40 pm**

Hi Craig
We are ticking things off the list and working on updating the various airports that don't sit particularly well in VLC (Well, in actual fact, the default airports are the problem rather than VLC).

I'm loath to give a firm date but near the end of the month I hope.

Posted: **Fri Oct 15, 2010 7:18 pm**

Good man, thanks for the prompt reply

Posted: **Fri Oct 15, 2010 7:47 pm**

Tim, a question regarding the airport updates. Will they just be elevation fixes or full AFCAD updates to include parking e.t.c?

Posted: **Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:29 am**

Happy to help out if there is anyway I can Timmo.
You know, brainless checking such and such all over the map kind of thing.

Posted: **Sun Oct 17, 2010 4:26 pm**

scon wrote:
QUOTE (scon @ Oct 15 2010, 08:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Tim, a question regarding the airport updates. Will they just be elevation fixes or full AFCAD updates to include parking e.t.c?

It depends- Some may be simple elevation fixes if the actual alignment is ok, others that are way out include a bit more (easier to do while you are there), some include buildings....some don't...it's a mixed bag. Snowman also has a heap of airports to release after the patch is done too and Robin, as well as working on the basic airports also has a few re-works and new airports to release too

Posted: **Thu Nov 18, 2010 11:26 am**

How is the patch/airport upgrades coming along?
I see on the VLC website theres are airport download page in the downloads area, with no airports as of yet, is the actual patch not going to include airports, however as they are upgraded, they will be released on the VLC website?
Hope it comes out soon!

Cheers, Jimmy

Posted: **Thu Nov 18, 2010 5:37 pm**

madkudu wrote:
QUOTE (madkudu @ Nov 18 2010, 11:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
How is the patch/airport upgrades coming along?
I see on the VLC website theres are airport download page in the downloads area, with no airports as of yet, is the actual patch not going to include airports, however as they are upgraded, they will be released on the VLC website?
Hope it comes out soon!

Cheers, Jimmy

Hi Jimmy- It is coming along, the mesh is done as the VLC landclass component and 90% of the base vector data.

I'm just working on the airports at the moment- We haven't quite decided how we are going to release these as yet. There will no longer be issues with the VLC runways/airport extents clashing with the default data so even standard airports should fit a bit better (even if the default data is wrong)

Posted: **Thu Nov 18, 2010 5:56 pm**

Tim , one thing added to the update is that very detailed Wellington Mesh , that is Spectacular

Posted: **Thu Nov 18, 2010 6:19 pm**

Thanks for the update Tim, im looking forward to its release.
Ditto on the wellington mesh, however it has seemed to cause some minor problems with the real nz airport, particularly around the rock 'barrier' and tunnel, still great though!

Posted: **Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:54 pm**

How's the patch coming along?

Posted: **Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:30 am**

The data has been sent to the beta testers to double check that the bugs reported have been fixed- I don't envisage too many issues with this so once they have had a chance to look over it, it should just be a case of packaging up and making it available.

Posted: **Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:38 am**

Timmo wrote:
QUOTE (Timmo @ Dec 4 2010, 09:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The data has been sent to the beta testers to double check that the bugs reported have been fixed- I don't envisage too many issues with this so once they have had a chance to look over it, it should just be a case of packaging up and making it available.

Awesome news! Here is to hoping for no real problems

Posted: **Sat Dec 04, 2010 4:35 pm**

Sweet as!

Hope everything goes well.

Posted: **Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:50 pm**

Downloaded and installed the update with no problems at all. I just love having the bumps back on Great Barrier!!

Many thanks to all concerned!

P.S. I love my noisy little Islander!

Posted: **Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:18 am**

Nice Screens Adam , this is one place in NZ i have not visited , Great Barrier Island airways , what is the attraction her for the tourists , tramping hunting and fishing ?

Posted: **Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:43 am**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 21 2010, 12:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
what is the attraction her for the tourists , tramping hunting and fishing ?

It's *quiet* ... the natives are friendly ... great beaches, good tramping/fishing but I don't know about hunting.

Sadly, it's become within reach of [the dreaded] Auckland, so property prices have spiralled up, way beyond what the *locals* can afford. Ferry operators have tripled their costs for freight, so all the products in the local shops are now ludicrously expensive. I know a few long-time GB residents that have had to move back to the mainland. Seems to be the way things go these days - there won't be much of the "old" NZ left

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