Kai tak and Hong Kong a possibility?

Dehowie · Post by **Dehowie** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:26 pm

G'day
Firstly i must congratulate Fly Tampa on the amazing scenery the have released so far.
I picked up the Dubai scenery after seeing some screenshots and was so amazed i went straight out and picked up the KSFO,KMIA and KSAN scenery.
Exceptional.
I have noticed in a couple of posts below the discussion re future releases and i am wondering what the chances are of you doing the most famous airport of them all Kai Tak?
Given the current state of affairs where the only payware release has major texture problems which will remain unfixed and the freeware releases are riddled with crippling FPS issues maybe Flytampa could come to the rescue.
Given your ability with Gmax and FPS optimizing i'd say you may be one of the few if only developer who could do this amazing airport and city justice but still make it flyable for the average guys machine.
This topic sprung up at Avsim and with luck a few others have been checking out your scenery and commenting on how poor the Flightsoft one is and also the possibility of someone getting out an amazing Kai Tak which always remain as about the most challenging airport in heavy aircraft history.
I'd say a good Kai Tak would be a killer in the sales department as well given its fame and dangerous reputation.
What do you reckon??
Thanks for all the great work.
Darren Howie

Post by **martin[flytampa]** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:29 pm

Its too early to tell anything for sure but I am looking at several airports in Asia.

Dehowie · Post by **Dehowie** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:35 am

Glad to hear your looking at doing something in the area Martin.
Id say Kai Tak would have pretty widespread appeal given both its reputation and fame.
Keep up the great work.
Darren

truthknown · Post by **truthknown** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:20 pm

So would Tokyo Narita

KPryor · Post by **KPryor** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:27 pm

I don't buy a lot of payware sceneries, but there are two that I would definitely buy if they were made by a quality outfit like Fly Tampa. Those two are Kai Tak and Chicago Midway. Would love to see both of them make their way onto the market.
Thanks!
KP

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:25 pm

I would like to second that!
Concerning the nostalgic Kai Tak Airport with the Hong Kong area, Darran Howie described in excellent wording the strong desire of a huge number of flightsimmers to see this back in a quality like Fly Tampa already designed the sceneries for San Francisco, San Diego and Dubai.
Paddy.

Luca · Post by **Luca** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:48 pm

no doubt:flying the Kai Tak is the best dream for many virtual pilots.
i think many of us need a scenery that give the feel and the adrenaline of IGS13.
Please,don't let this area undone (considering the poor quality of the actual scenery...).
also,it could be the first FlyTampa attempt to ricreate a city,not just an airport (and u do this in a superb way).

Ciao

vulcan · Post by **vulcan** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 5:43 pm

Another vote here for Kai Tak Gentlemen and an admission that I too have been involved with the dicussion at AVSIM

http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az= ... 7592&page=

I have been impressed with Thomas Kwong's versions since FS98 but understand he currently does not have the time to devote to a new version.

Although I only have your version of 'Frisco (your other airports I don't normally fly to although I am very tempted with Dubai) I am very impressed with the visual quality and frame rates of your products, far better than another well known developer.

I am sure if you had access to photos, plans, drawings etc that you could produce an outstanding rendition of Kai Tak and I doubt you would have difficulty selling it, at least to the discerning virtual pilot.

Someone suggested Tokyo Narita. I seem to remember a group of Japaneese freeware developers doing a lot of the Japanese airports, at least in FS2002, not sure if they have produced anything for FS9 though.

Please seriously consider Kai Tak, I know you would make a lot of pilots very happy.

Thanks for listening.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 5:53 am

Kai Task? Oh, yes please!

Cheers.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 5:54 am

Sorry, meant Kai Tak, obviously.

Cheers.

Pooch · Post by **Pooch** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:08 pm

Kai Tak forever ? YES !.
Tks, Peter

Bodo Mueller · Post by **Bodo Mueller** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:55 pm

It does not make sense at all to do a an airport which does not exist anymore. Kai Tak is closed for several years and the runway has been broken up.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:11 pm

Yes, we all are aware that Kai Tak has been closed. But in FS we can simulate whatever we want and a huge number of flightsimmers should like to fly the IGS approach to rwy 13 "just as it was" in the past, while enjoying the Megascenery of old Kai Tak Airport and the Hong Kong area.
Paddy.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 6:20 pm

Bodo Mueller wrote:It does not make sense at all to do a an airport which does not exist anymore. Kai Tak is closed for several years and the runway has been broken up.

when the 747-200 will die,are u sure you will never fly it thorugh FS?

Bodo,this is simulation,so it is reasoning fly in that wonderful airport,despite its absence in reality.