Flight Simmers Can Now Soar NYC With Microsoft FlightSim
2004
PC Aviator Inc, has
released its MegaScenery USA 2004 Volume 2: New York, a
high-resolution photorealistic scenery for Microsoft’s Flight
Simulator 2004, featuring New York city and 22,000 square miles of
surrounding area.
MegaScenery USA Volume 2: New York is the second title in the
MegaScenery series and features some of the USA’s (and the
world’s) busiest airspace, and the world’s biggest
metropolis New York City and surrounding areas including areas of
New York State, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Created from 5 meter per pixel satellite imagery, MegaScenery
New York captures the true essence of this area of North Eastern
United States. Flight simulator pilots can now cruise the skies
above New York city (The Big Apple), plus an extensive 22,000
square miles surrounding the city including parts of New York
State, New Jersey and Connecticut. With the scenery created from
actual satellite images – if it’s there in real life,
flight simulator pilots will see it from their flight simulator
skies.
This release of MegaScenery comes with significant enhancements
and development advances and now features actual
“winter” scenery with the area covered with a blanket
of snow. The effect and realism is quite stunning. Other
improvements include further enhancements to night lighting which
improves even further upon the already stunning night flying
effects experienced with MegaScenery. So just what does the
world’s biggest metropolis look like from a pilot’s eye
view when lit up at night? Flight simmers will be able to find that
out.
President of PC Aviator, Robert Ferraro, stated “This is
by far the most advanced scenery product ever developed for
Microsoft Flight Simulator. We believe we pretty much stunned the
flight simulator world with our MegaScenery Southern California,
and since Aerosoft Australia [the developers] have made significant
improvements to the technology behind the scenery, plus now
including 3 scenery types in the one product – regular
satellite scenery, night scenery and now “winter snow”
scenery – and also increasing the flying area by 150%, we
expect New York to be more impacting and enjoyed by flight simmers
even more than MegaScenery Southern California.”
Flight sim consumers will be pleased to know that the product
line continues to be available in a “Lite” and
“Full Kit” version. The Full Kit version gives users a
full printed Aeronautical Map kit for navigating their scenery
which includes 1 full color full size sectional chart for New York,
1 full color full size New York Terminal Area Charts and 348 pages
of Instrument Approach Charts. On top of that users get a 64 page
manual with 48 pages of VFR flying lessons and tutorials authored
by a Certified Flight Instructor. The Lite version is created
designed for individuals who do not require the aeronautical
charts. The “Full Kit” version is for individuals who
want everything required to enjoy the scenery to its fullest
extent.
MegaScenery USA 2004: New York is now available. The Lite
version is priced at $29.95 and the Full Kit is $39.95. The product
will have very limited retail store availability and is more
readily available through a limited dealer channel of flight
simulator specialist companies.