Aerosoft Aspen Extended User Guide
Aspen
Extended
Only one usable runway direction,
Located at nearly 8,000 ft.,
surrounded by mountains,
often prone to bad weather.
Are you pilot enough to handle this airport?
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INTR ODUCTI O N
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport is listed as a dangerous airport. Not only is it surrounded by high and steep terrain
on almost any side, it is also prone to severe weather, with strong winds and massive snow falls, and to make
matters worse it is located at 7,280 ft. Even when the weather is warm and visibility is great, the combination
of altitude and high Density Altitude (see appendix A) will make departures and arrivals even more dangerous.
As the runway is only usable in one direction (RWY15 for landing, RWY 33 for departure) you might be forced
to land with unfavorable winds. A glance at the accident databases online shows how dangerous Aspen can be.
The airport is mostly used by ‘private’ jets Gulfstreams, Learjets and the likes are very common. Of course this
is because Aspen has its fair share of rich and/or famous residents. The stunning scenery, (pun intended), the
ski slopes and the relaxed feel of the small town (population 6,000) make it a popular place to relax and spend
some time in semi-anonymity.
This Extended version is a full rebuild of the original 2007 version using the latest technology and features the
updated longer runway.
SYS TEM REQUIREMENT S
The following items are required:
FSX: SP2, FSX: STEAM or Prepar3D V3
Windows 7/ Windows 8.1/ Windows 10 (all fully updated and 64 bits)
2.0 GHz processor (Intel Core 2 Duo highly recommended)
8 GB RAM internal memory
2 Gb graphic card (3 Gb highly recommended)
PDF reader for manual
CREDITS
Concept, execution: ................................................... Matthew Dalton
Project Management: ................................................ Mathijs Kok (Aerosoft)
Manual, documentation: .......................................... Mathijs Kok (Aerosoft)
Installer: .................................................................... Andreas Mügge (Aerosoft)
Sat imagery: .............................................................. © Pitkin County, Colorado
Special thanks to Jim Vile and Arno Gerritsen.
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COPYRIGHTS
The manual, documentation, video images, software, and all the related materials are copyrighted and cannot
be copied, photocopied, translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine legible form, neither
completely nor in part, without the previous written consent of AEROSOFT. THE SOFTWARE IS FURNISHED «AS
IS» AND IT DOES NOT COME FURNISHED WITH ANY GUARANTEE IMPLICIT OR EXPRESS. THE AUTHOR DECLINES
EVERY RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTINGENT MALFUNCTIONS, DECELERATION, AND ANY DRAWBACK THAT
SHOULD ARISE, USING THIS SOFTWARE.
Copyright © 2016 AEROSOFT & Matthew Dalton. All rights reserved. All trademarks and brand names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective owners.
Copyrights are serious stuff. If you find any pirated copies of this software please notify us at
support@aerosoft.com. We will make sure reports of copyrights violation are rewarded.
Aerosoft GmbH
Lindberghring 12
D-33142 Büren, Germany
www.aerosoft.com
www.aerosoft-shop.com
CONT ACT SUPPORT
Support for this product is offered by Aerosoft in cooperation with Simware. We prefer to have a support
forum for the simple reason that it is fast and efficient because customers help customers when we are
sleeping:
http://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/forum/107-aerosoft-scenery/
This should be your first stop for any support. If you prefer support by email do accept that this could take a bit
longer as it might be send from persons to person and that email support in the weekends is always slow:
https://aerosoft.zendesk.com/anonymous_requests/new
We feel strongly about support. Buying one of our products gives you the right to waste our time with
questions you feel might be silly. They are not.
UPDAT ES
As all files expect a single 1kb bgl file are new there is no update possibility for users of the older versions.
Sorry.
DX10 USE
If you use DX10 you might want to use a special Windsock file. You will find it in the
FSMainFolder\Aerosoft\Aspen Extended\Scenery folder.
Rename the existing Aspen_Windsocks_DX9.bgl to Aspen_Windsocks_DX9.off
Rename the Aspen_Windsocks_DX10.DX10 to Aspen_Windsocks_DX10.bgl
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SET TINGS
We advise the settings outlined in red.
Mesh Resolution needs to be set to 5 meter, Texture resolution to 30 centimeter
Texture resolution need to be set to 2048x2048.
For FSX:SP2 and FXS:STEAM this unfortunately means adapting the FSX.cfg. Here is how to find the file:
FSX SP2 and FSX Acceleration in Windows 7, 8.1 and 10:
C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX
FSX:STEAM: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX-SE
or C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX
or Steam\Steamapps\Common\FSX\Config (where Steam is your main Steam folder)
Now find texture_max_load=1024 and change that to texture_max_load=2048. Unfortunately, FS will reset
this back to 1024 every time the cfg is adapted. This is a limitation of the simulator, not of the add-on.
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