Description
Early Progress on Ardmore Airport, south of Auckland. Home to numerous flight schools, such as Southern Wings, and the Armore flying School, along with a handful of flight clubs, Armore is a great base for sceninc flying around Auckland, and North Island.
Current Progres:
- V1.0 released. Development terminated. Current compatability unknown.
Notes:
- Made with the Orbx NZ mesh, untested with the base world.
- To install, just unzip and drag the contents into the community folder
Special Thanks to the following:
- Ruck66 for directing me to the Vintage Aircraft Collector Library
- RHODI3 for linking me to some useful video tutorials
- Goochie, STR1KEStudioz, and starflexthe2nd for their support and interest in the project
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Ardmore Airport (NZAR) Overhaul v1.0
Explore the early progress of Ardmore Airport (NZAR) with this overhaul add-on version 1.0. Located south of Auckland, this bustling airport serves as a hub for flight schools, clubs, and scenic flying adventures around the North Island. Compatible with SU9 and crafted using Orbx NZ mesh, this release offers a revamped experience for virtual pilots. Simply unzip and install to elevate your flight simulation experience.
User Reviews
5 reviews
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about 2 years ago
over 4 years ago
Just Wondering how you got the grass to be so green & lush? In my game it looks bleak and brown with little to no 3d grass at all.?
over 4 years ago
Any plans to do some more work on this project? Would love to see more from you!
about 4 years ago
Possibly! Currently I'm fighting too many performance issues with my aging computer, and it's not worth fighting through the crashes and freeze right now. I hope to get a more capable computer by the end of the year, and I may do more on this project or start others then. Thanks for the support!
almost 5 years ago
Nice job mate. I fly at Ardmore regularly so this was always going to be a must-have for me. Great work!
almost 5 years ago
Already looking a boat load better than default- thanks for stepping up to the challenge. Learnt to fly at this airfield so enjoy visiting it in the sim!
almost 5 years ago
Glad to be catching the eye of folks who have actually flown there!
Also, is that ZK-DAK in your profile photo?
almost 5 years ago
It is, let me know if you need any reference photos. There are plenty available online too!
almost 5 years ago
Great upgrade! We love to see new scenery developers come into action in this community. Cant wait to see what this project turns into but it's already much better than what was there IRL.
almost 5 years ago
Excited to see where this goes. Thanks for doing this one
almost 5 years ago
Ah.....been waiting for this since day 1 of MSFS! I regularly fly from Ardmore and the default MS buildings and other inaccuracies (eg missing tower) were hurting my eyes! Thanks for your efforts, looking forward to seeing how the project develops.
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almost 5 years ago
With as popular an airport as it is in New Zealand, I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone else try to fix it up in MSFS. Having never been to Ardmore myself, do feel free to call me out on any inaccuracies, or point out any changes I should make to better represent Ardmore.
I do plan on editing the default buildings eventually, but that's going to be a very large undertaking. Its not something I plan on doing with the v1.0 release, but it's something I hope to get to eventually. All I have left to do before I'm satisfied for a v1.0 is trying to liven the place up with some simple scenery pieces, complete parking, and add correct taxiway signs. That said, I'm not ending the project at v1.0
Thanks for your feedback, and I hope this helps make your sim experience more enjoyable!