Approaching Dortmund

The scenery Approaching Dortmund is a complete implementation of the city of Dortmund in the flight simulator. In addition to the common urban area, the German airports 2 airport EDLW, and the airfield Hengsen-Opherdicke (EO08) as well as the surrounding area were created and integrated as part of the scenery package.

The scenery is rounded off by the heliport at the Clinic Center North. So you can now head for the airport's destination by Airbus or Boeing. You can also plan and carry out your VFR flights from the nearby Hengsen-Opherdicken airfield as well. For helicopter fans the add-on offers rescue missions at the accident clinic instead. Even virtual walks with the avatar of the channel are possible.

New in the version P3D V4:

• Modified AFCAD based on AIPS from March 2017 and AIRAC 1710
• Animated jetways using CTRL+J
• 3D PAPIs
• All code (BGLs) compiled with P3D V4 SDK, using new material options and being performance optimised to the new engine
• All objects optimised for new shadow technology
• Ground layout including detailed aerial image following P3D V4 SDK
• Automatic seasonal changes of relevant 3D objects based on V4 scripting variables, also for snowfall outside winter season
• New individual ground adaptations to prevent steps at airport borders when using different meshes (e.g. default/FTX Global)
• New optimised 3D runway lighting with activation/deactivation based on time of day and weather conditions
• Animated windsocks reacting to wind
• Apron lamps with new effects and dynamic light

• Lockheed Martin - Prepar3D V4.x
• Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit)
• CPU: Quad Core with 3.5 GHz
• RAM: 16 GB DDR4 RAM (2666 MHz)
• Graphics card: 8 GB VRAM (DirectX 11)
• Disk space: 2.6 GB free disk space (SSD highly recommended)
• Download-Size: 2.5 GB

Version 1.2.0.0:

• Functional clock at St. Reinoldi church (shows the local time)
• 3D models of the wind turbines replaced (generator housing with typical ENERCON drop shape)
• New obstacle light created for wind turbines (with high visibility)
• Power station Knepper removed (was blown up in February 2019)
• Texture of St. Reinoldikirche corrected (texture of analog clock incorporated)
• Two new FX files for St. Reinoldi church (bell ringing at 12:00 o’clock)
• WAV file of St. Reinoldi church changed
• Autogen type for bushes/hedges reassigned (previously remained green in winter)
• Number of autogen files optimized (reduced from 566 AGNs to 462 AGNs)
• Color correction of the Hengsen-Opherdicke summer aerial image (the parking places were slightly greenish)
• New: Cycling Avatar (male with helmet)
• New: Vehicle Hummer H3 (with and without PBR material)
• AS Updater included
• Wind objects rotate with the wind according to P3D V4 wind variables
  
  • Wind turbines
  • Windsocks at the clinic and Hengsen airfield
  • Wind turbine sewage treatment plant at Hengsen-Opherdicke
• Special functionality on bike and Hummer H3
  
  • The front and rear lights on the bike can be switched on with a mouse click
  • The headlights of the vehicle can be switched on with a mouse click on the gear lever (button assignment for landing lights)

Version 1.10:

• City scenery:
  
  • Corrected water mask for “Phoenixsee“
  • Corrected settlement to the east of the airport
  • Corrected double petrol station to the south west of the airport
  • Removed autogen trees to the south west of the airport
  • Corrected AFCAD coordinates for the Helipad at the hospital
  • Corrected autogen vegetation
  • The snow covered months (HardWinter) of the aerial images of Dortmund and Hengsen-Opherdicke have been switched to January and February
• Airport scenery:
  
  • Corrected AFCAD with new DME for ILS RWY 24
  • Corrected name for “Approach” to “Langen Radar” in the AFCAD
  • Corrected the passenger tunnels to avoid fragmentation
  • Completely overhauled config tool
• Installer:
  
  • Automatically disable/rename the ORBX-relevant BGL files