NZGS Gisborne Airport coming soon to FSX/P3D

[Aimee Sanjari 1,104]

Hello everyone,

 

We are taking you all back down under with the the third airport by Finni Hansen, NZGS Gisborne Airport in New Zealand. If you're a fan of Finni's previous works (ENNO Notodden and ENHF Hammerfest), you're going to love his recreation of this regional airport. NZGS is situated on the outskirts of Gisborne, on the East Coast of the North Island in New Zealand and is one of the few airports in the world that has a railway line, the Palmerston North-Gisborne Line, crossing the main runway. Additionally there a heliport located north of the airport on top of a hospital.

 

 

NZGS is the first Orbx airport to utilize Allen Kriesman’s CityScene tech, using Xpressim software. Included is the entire city of Gisborne, accurately depicted . Coupled with over 100.000 autogen trees and additional buildings outside the city, this package includes everything you would see on a trip into or out of Gisborne Airport. Make sure to be ready on the runway at 13:00 to watch the WA165 steam train make its way across the runway carrying passengers as it has been doing for over 100 years! 

 

Gisborne Airport airport is situated just next to the ocean in Poverty Bay, with spectacular views of the Young Nick’s Head mountain as you depart over open waters. It consists of a single terminal and gate, an asphalt runway 1310 meters long and several grass runways. Air New Zealand and Sunair both operate out of NZGS, however the airport is used for a combination of medical flights, SAR, and GA-Traffic - it gets quite busy as you can imagine!

 

Features:

 

• Accurate representation of Gisborne airport and cityscape
• Large coverage area including the airport, Young Nick's Head mountain, and the city of Gisbourne
• Ground specular mapping
• Baked ambient occlusion and night lighting
• Dynamic lighting for P3DV4
• Orbx PeopleFlow
• Animated WA165 Vintage Steam train

 

Coverage Map:

 

 

NZGS Gisborne Airport will be available to purchase from OrbxDirect soon for AUD $32.95 (approx. USD $24.35 / €21 / £18.50 )

 

Here are a few screenshots from Finn and Emmsie. Don't forget to stay tuned here and on our Facebook and Twitter pages for plenty more shots over the coming days! (PS - can you spot Finni's cameo?)

 

 

[TigerTigerM 4,400]

Interesting choice.

Whangerei to Gisborne - overfly the Central Plateau  down to Turangi & you have some spectacular scenery, (3 volcanoes), on the way.

It is also very rugged to the West of Gisborne.

Looking forward to this one.

TTM

[BrianV 319]

Finni surely is making Headline News. Beautiful creation, and wonderful location. Great surprise!

[patful 190]

Train on the runway, beautiful. Can't wait! Thanks, Finni and Aimee!

Edited September 3, 2018 by patful

[paddler 256]

This will be a great addition to my airport library. Really looking forward to it. Thanks Fini.

[Vora 171]

Very cozy airport.

Goes to show that you can never have too many NZ airports.

Did Finni invest much in Bitcoins?

[Ripcord 829]

 

Love this choice, a very interesting project.  Finni seems to have an affinity for non-standard runways; either they are sloped or they have ground traffic crossing them.

[Ripcord 829]

And well done ORBX family, LOVE that you are adding destinations in NZ !!! 

[Diuhh 0]

looks very nice.

 

that train looks way to small compared to the aircraft

[patful 190]

1 hour ago, Diuhh said:

that train looks way to small compared to the aircraft

 

Not really, looks about right. It's just not pulling a tender.

https://www.gezilesiyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Napier-Gisborne-Railway-New-Zealand.jpg

[jean marc 1,728]

amazing this train 

[Sundog 15]

I'm definitely looking forward to this addition, as I'm currently flying around the Orbx New Zealand scenery now. Although, I flew around the north island and am now at the south island, I'll fly north again as soon as this is released. Thanks for the previews, love the train.

[VH-KDK 28,949]

One of those airports I visit a lot when flying in NZNI, now going to be even better.

I like the steam engine too, very well depicted and a wonderful inclusion.

[Mark A 2]

Gisborne was where I was born and grew up, I still get up there from time to time and in my line of work I'm involved in the design of new PBN procedures in and out of Gisborne. It will be fantastic to have this airport and cityscape available in sim!

[greybeard 49]

Well that was a pleasant shot out of the blue. Great stuff and most appreciated. It would also be good

to get a better than generic Palmerston North airport, one of the busiest in the country with regular

ATR72 & Q300 aircraft and the Massey School of aviation with 14 aircraft also 2 Boeing 737 freighters

every night. The excellent ORBX AI package already does a great job. So Please, Please guys please

continue to add to the New Zealand experience.

 

Kevin  

[Noel B. 7]

Will the train be AI (animated?) :)

Great choice for a surprise yummy NZ airport destination.Attached here is my GE kml placemark for Captain Cook Statue & gloobal sphere; depicting his several global journeys of discovery.

 

Captain Cook Statue & Sphere.kmz

[Scott Harmes 1,471]

24 minutes ago, nbrettoner said:

Will the train be AI (animated?)

Great choice for a surprise yummy NZ airport destination.Attached here is my GE kml placemark for Captain Cook Statue & gloobal sphere; depicting his several global journeys of discovery.

 

Captain Cook Statue & Sphere.kmz

 

Hi Noel,

 

Yes, the train is animated, so you will need to wait for it before you takeoff or land .

 

Cheers,

[carlosqr 2,789]

Hey Aimee

These are great news!

 

Very happy about it. I do have and enjoy (ENNO Notodden and ENHF Hammerfest)

 

It is good to have another airport for NZ, the pictures look incredible.

 

Thanks for sharing

[Airlifter 15]

YEAH! More NZ!! Keep it coming!

As a suggestion for a next NZ airport; NZAP Taupo Airport (and then please include Lake Taupo and Tongariro in photoreal). Great little airport with magnificent scenery. Did a tandem skydive from 15.000ft from that airport many many years ago.

Edited September 4, 2018 by Airlifter

[Aimee Sanjari 1,104]

Great to see so much love for New Zealand! I'm glad you all are looking forward to it  

[Dmitriy Kozyrev 15]

Great news, keep them coming! 

 

Would really like to see your renditions of Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch someday!

[jpreou 99]

Since I am in NZ, I will buy any NZ airport that is released! Really appreciated and on my 'immediate-buy-on-release' list

[Spoonsnz 16]

Thank you thank you thank you, I can now Fly in and out of My home town I cannot wait, Will be getting as soon as released.

Just thought last week when flying back home I Wish someone would do Gisborne the train is enough to make it alone yet the Area so much fun to learn in  too fly in, By the looks the training areas I used back in the late 90s early 2000 Wainui and patutahi. 

[Bermuda425 3,605]

Marvy bunch of views from this new destination!

[Roy 4]

Another home country Airport----Awesome.

[greybeard 49]

"NEWS FLASH" the NZ government announced yesterday that there will be a 5.5 million dollar

upgrade of Gisborne airport, including a complete rebuild of the terminal.

ORBX have just ensured that we don't lose a piece of our unique history.

Bring it on guys!

 

Kevin

[Eberhard Haberkorn 125]

Stunning job, Finni.

 

Speaking of strange runways. Gibraltar comes to mind too, with car traffic running across the runway.

 

Then there is another strange airport (the location eludes me) that gets flooded by the sea. That is something i have seen on youtube.

[Finni Hansen 113]

@greybeard Guess I was just in time then!! 

 

@Eberhard Haberkorn And don't forget Notodden   Also: I'd have to check that out! I love these awkward non-standard airports!

[Scott Harmes 1,471]

3 hours ago, Eberhard Haberkorn said:

Then there is another strange airport (the location eludes me) that gets flooded by the sea. That is something i have seen on youtube.

 

You may be thinking of Barra Airport, Scotland?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barra_Airport_(Scotland)

 

Cheers,

[Bassman 189]

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[Eberhard Haberkorn 125]

Scott, I think this is the one.

[Jocko Flocko 176]

Absolutely awesome looking! Can't wait! I've always wondered why there weren't more NZ airports developed for those two top notch OrbX regions. Great to see another new Kiwi airport being added to the OrbX product line.

[Squirel 2]

Brilliant news. I'm so happy that my home airport is receiving the Orbx treatment.  Just in case people get the wrong idea about the hospital heliport though, it is on the ground between the road outside the hospital and the Emergency Department - it isn't "on top": of anything. :P It's all true about the railway line too ... AND believe it or not, trains have right of way!!