So Manchester Airport (EGCC) is going to be used very soon in the World tour, and I just wanted to mention as a local that the current airport is unusably outdated. For example, there is a completely new pier at T2, dual taxiways are now a feature near the piers, all in all it just hasn’t been updated since IF started making 3D airports back in 2020-2021. Would anyone be able to work on the airport in any way or inform me of anything? Thanks.
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A scenery editor will get to it. Check some threads to check the status if it’s publicly available. It’s all patience.
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Right now there doesn’t seem to be updated satellite scenery that shows the completed new pier and all changes to the airport.
So the editors can’t do anything regarding a rework until that scenery is available.
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In case you need a reference this is about what it looks like nowadays in terms of layout. Sorry if that doesn’t help you.
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Although that’s a nice reference, there is only a small number of acceptable references that Scenery Editors use to edit airports.
The reason why Satellite imagery is the primary acceptable resource is because the GPS coordinates in the file tend be quite exact, and that gives, what eventually becomes 3D buildings, an accurate scale and position.
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When I get my scenery editor response and I have a high enough rank I will hopefully edit Manchester. I really wanna do it cuz it’s my home airport but I also can’t stop other people from taking the project. But on the other hand the satalite imagery might not update any time soon so we just have to be patient.
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There is satellite imagery now that is completely up to scratch of how it is now just letting you know.
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Now it just needs one of the editors to choose to rework it (and probably do improvements to the rest of the airport as well at the same time).
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I believe some work has been done, I think some new taxi ways have been added or modified, but hopefully eith the new satellite imagery the new terminal 2 pier can be added, I feel the airport doesn’t need. Complete 3D rework l, however, a taxi way rework and the addition of new buildings constructed, such as the as mentioned new terminal 2 pier and the new Jet2 hanagar which was built in place of the the old painting hanger which the old occupants went out of business a couple of years ago
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@AdamCallow is working on it i believe!
Yes I think he is, it’s a shame the runway visitor park can’t be done in 3D but it’s out of the airport boundary unfortunately
And this sort of thing just takes up unnecessary performance anyway…
I really wanted to do thisss. I mean at least we’ve got the updated version of Manchester coming soon so I’m not that disappointed
sorry where did you find this image from? mind giving me the source? could help me a lot
I think it was Google earth
Sometimes on Google earth, they don’t show the most up-to-date imagery because it looks less good or is less practical at the time. In some locations, opening historical imagery can let you see more up to date imagery
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