FS Altitude Australia is the scenery that will add to your Flight Simulator X® a homogeneous photo-realistic coverage, for the entire Australia, Tasmany and New-Zealand representing a total surface of 8 millions sq. km.

HOW DOES IT WORK? 

Microsoft Flight Simulator X® uses several layers of generic textures in order to cover the surface of the globe. These textures have been adjusted altogether to generate a random repetition to infinity. These repetitions can hardly be perceived when soaring at a low altitude but become very present above 20 000 feet (6 000 m).
The primary objective of FS Altitude Australia is to replace these repetitive textures very few realistic by real photo – textures.
The second objective is the cohabitation of this low-resolution photo-realistic texture with all other components of the Flight Simulator®, such as the default textures, the airports, 3D objects, and autogen.
The low resolution of the photo-realistic texture used can not provide a sufficient visual rendition at low altitude, it deactivates by leaving the place to other Microsoft Flight Simulator X® default textures or any other add-ons previously installed.

FS Altitude is able to manage this notion of “priority” by exploiting the multi-resolution display system of the graphic motor of Microsoft FSX: the level of resolution displayed depends on the distance of the aircraft (that is your point-of–view) according to a given point.
It means that you can represent the textures of FS Altitude as a “coat” covering the entire terrain, except one “cone” of several kilometres of diameter right under the aircraft. Within this round drawn by the cone on the ground, it is FSX default that is displayed just as if FS Altitude did not exist: autogen is displayed, high-resolution textures are displayed as well as all other add-ons previously installed.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
 

• photo-realistic textures covering Australia, Tasmany and New-Zeland on more than 8 millions sq. kms
• Easy activation/de-activation by simply clicking on the scenery in the Scenery Library
• Optimised loading time and refreshment
• Re-treated textures for an optimal visual effect at high altitude
• Summer ground textures only
• Off-shores, lakes and rivers entirely cut out and replaced by navigable water-texture
• Geo-referenced adjustments assure the maximum compatibility with other scenery add-ons, airport scenery, etc.
• Full compatibility with all other add-ons (scenery, mesh, landclass, airport) in FSX
• Full compatibility with all other future extensions of FS Altitude Development process 100% conform with the SDK specifications of Microsoft FSX, assuring the compatibility when new versions released

This Ground Breaking Product Is Everything That Every Flight Simulator X Pilot Who Likes To Fly Above Flight Level 180 Has Always Wanted - PhotoScenery That Stretches To The Horizon In All Directions.

When you're cruising at Flight Level 370, default Flight Simulator Scenery just doesn't cut it in terms of the realism of your out-the-window view. It's artificial, created from repeating landclass textures that simulate the land type.
That artificial world is now gone forever thanks to FS Altitude a photoreal scenery product that uses satellite images of the actual world beneath you to create a photoreal world that stretches to the horizon in all directions and created especially to make your high altitude flight in jet aircraft the most realistic experience it can be.

HOW IT WORKS
FS Altitude takes advantage the the multi-resolution display system of the Flight Simulator X scenery engine. Except for a small cone of regular autogen scenery below the aircraft, a cone that you don't see when you are at high altitude, the rest of the world in all directions from your aircraft is shrouded with a blanket of satellite scenery of the "actual" world recreated from 14.25 meter/pixel satellite imagery. The land you are traversing is the actual land and landmarks you will see in real life.

The result - a "real" world beneath you at high altitude with no more generic Flight Sim X scenery beneath you.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

• Framerate friendly - no need for a powerful system
  
• 14.25 meters per pixel satellite imagery
  
• Optimized colors and quality designed to match real world colors
  
• Recreates the "real" world. Actual rivers, mountains, interstates etc etc.
  
• Compatible with other mesh products and other photo-real products. If you are using photoreal products such as MegaScenery, as you climb to high altitude, FS Altitude takes over which is desirable due to more efficient rendering at high altitude.
  
• More efficient than displaying default flight sim scenery
  
• Easy to install easy to use. To turn it off, just make a one click deactivation in the scenery library.

FS ALTITUDE: WESTERN USA

GIVES YOU 1.8 MILLION SQUARE MILES OF PHOTOSCENERY. NEVER BEFORE HAS
SO MUCH PHOTOSCENERY BEEN INCLUDED IN ONE PRODUCT. VALUE OFFERED IS UNPRECEDENTED.

• Includes Western USA and a major part of Mexico
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  Cloud Coverage less than 0.01%
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  Optimized and recolorized 14.25 meters per pixel