How to find famous buildings,scenery..etc,in fs 2

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How to find famous buildings,scenery..etc,in fs 2

Postby chris_auw » Mon Jun 21, 2004 3:45 am

For example,I want to see the Statue Of Liberty,but all I know is that it's located in New York...so,how can I fly to it?
Is there any add-on utility that can help to locate special buildings,scenery,events..etc,in the world of fs 2004?Or..maybe someone already built a list and put it on the net?
Please help me,I really to see something special in the fs world.. :D
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Re: How to find famous buildings,scenery..etc,in f

Postby ozzy72 » Mon Jun 21, 2004 4:27 am

Hi Chris, welcome to SimV.
Well the best way to do his is decide where you want to go, and then look it up on the internet. You'll normally find a map or it'll tell you the nearest airport, that is how I do it, adds to the adventure ;)

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Re: How to find famous buildings,scenery..etc,in f

Postby Felix/FFDS » Mon Jun 21, 2004 9:29 am

One payware packagae that I like is Abacus' EZ-Landmark V1.2   "This utility displays the "Easter eggs" and points of interest. Identifies more than 1.5+ million sites as you fly. "

You can also add to its database of locations.

I've seen it in stores, but you can also order online.
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Re: How to find famous buildings,scenery..etc,in f

Postby jordonj » Mon Jun 21, 2004 9:37 am

Sometimes, you must ADD the scenery (as I had to with the Mackinac Bridge)  Again, the best tactic is to look for an Airport on the map.

Here  are some screenshots.
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Re: How to find famous buildings,scenery..etc,in f

Postby Meyekul » Tue Jun 22, 2004 8:47 am

Here's a map that will help you find Lady Liberty:
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Re: How to find famous buildings,scenery..etc,in f

Postby flyflyflyaway » Tue Jun 22, 2004 8:54 am

you can also just find an airport in the same town and fly around looking for it...

if its a large town like nyc you can slew around instead...
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Re: How to find famous buildings,scenery..etc,in f

Postby chris_auw » Wed Jun 23, 2004 12:20 am

:One payware packagae that I like is Abacus'
:EZ-Landmark V1.2   "This utility displays the "Easter
:eggs" and points of interest. Identifies more than 1.5+
:million sites as you fly. "

 Thanks a lot,I've tried this tool and i like it!
 Just one question,what are "Easter eggs"?
Are they special buildings or sights that can only be visible under certain conditions?If so,how can I tell if it's
a "Easter egg" or just a ordinary building?Cause all I can
see is lots of "red landmarks description" when I use the
tool...
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Re: How to find famous buildings,scenery..etc,in f

Postby Politically Incorrect » Thu Jun 24, 2004 4:31 am

"Easter Eggs" are little gems that M$ programmers will put into thier program.
Example is in one flight sim I don't remember which and belive someone once posted shots of it here was when flying over a city in the UK with the sim set at a certain date and time you'll see a dinosaur (Godzilla like) rampaging through the city.
If I recall someone also posted a list of some in FS9 here awhile back???
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Re: How to find famous buildings,scenery..etc,in f

Postby Politically Incorrect » Thu Jun 24, 2004 4:33 am

"Easter Eggs" are little gems that M$ programmers will put into thier program.
Example is in one flight sim I don't remember which and belive someone once posted shots of it here was when flying over a city in the UK with the sim set at a certain date and time you'll see a dinosaur (Godzilla like) rampaging through the city.
If I recall someone also posted a list of some in FS9 here awhile back???
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Re: How to find famous buildings,scenery..etc,in f

Postby dave3cu » Thu Jun 24, 2004 6:34 am

Hi Chris, welcome

Just one question,what are "Easter eggs"?


One example of an Easter Egg: Fly near the Statue of Liberty, With a date/ time of Dec 31, any year, 23:59:00, local, and watch as the time rolls to 00:00:00.  

Only one I remember off hand.

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