Nantucket Island (FSX/P3D)

Nantucket Island (FSX/P3D)

Nantucket island sits just off the east coast of the US state of Massachusetts, below the long arm of Cape Cod. It's an island steeped in history dating back to the colonial days, but is best known as the centre of US whaling in the 19th century. These days the primary industry is tourism. From a quiet, isolated enclave of around 10,000 in the winter, the population explodes to around five times that in summer. Looking for the most expensive real estate in the country? Forget Manhattan, Oahu, or San Francisco. You'll find it right here in Nantucket.

Nantucket Memorial Airport (KACK) is the island's air-link to the rest of the world. Like the rest of the island, its architecture features heavy use of characteristic unpainted wood-shingled buildings and is loaded with New England charm.

Features include:

• More than 100 square miles of photo terrain in full five-seasons
• Incredibly nuanced 1-metre terrain mesh from high-detail LIDAR data
• Detailed Nantucket waterfront
• Local VFR landmarks, including churches, water towers, Sankaty Head, Great Point and Brant Point lighthouses, and the historic windmill
• Full autogen houses and vegetation as per their real-world counterparts
• Detailed hyper-accurate rendition of Nantucket Memorial Airport based on extensive on-site photography
• Enhanced airport ground poly that leverages new visual features in Prepar3D v3
• 3D grass, shrubbery, and other custom vegetation
• Static aircraft commonly seen on the ramp
• Custom animated windsocks
• Dynamic seasonal models, driven by the Viva engine
• All models optimised for high performance
• Created by veteran scenery designer Bill Womack, with the help of the iBlueYonder team