Re: It's time for a new default airport

Beside VHXX was Kai Tak ICAO code in X-Plane.
Op 16-06-2026 om 16:57 schreef Josh Davidson:
> Yeah, and FG needs to fix it to VHHX to match the rest of the sim world.
> I wrote about it some time ago.
> 
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> Josh Davidson
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> In my view most of the close airports are save to remove.
> But i have a small list of airports that need to be include in any
> flight sim this include Kai Tak but also Berlin Templehof (EDDI) and
> Meigs Field (KCGX).
> Beside this Kai Tak is one of the few close airports that are allow to
> use on IVAO and VATSIM.
> 
> For the VHXX/VHHX i use both but intern use VHHX and VHXX as a alias.
> 
> Jean-Paul Anceaux (www2)
> 
> Op 16-06-2026 om 16:31 schreef Israel Emmanuel:
>> That, and the airport no longer exists in real life. It just does not
>> sound like a good idea at all to me.
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>> Currently, Kai Tak is unusable by serious simmers due to the mismatch in
>> FG "VHXX" vs the rest of the sim world "VHHX"...
>> 
>> So I do not think that is appropriate at this time.
>> 
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>> Josh Davidson
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>> I say VHXX/VHHX its is for 2028 release cycle due to the 30th anevesery
>> of closer of Kai Tak.
>> 
>> But there is also a need for good tutorial/documentation and scenery
>> placement tools that can run local on the user pc.
>> 
>> Jean-Paul Anceaux (www2)
>> 
>> Op 16-06-2026 om 06:31 schreef Israel Emmanuel:
>>> Probably wouldn't be best to have the default airport be one that no
>>> longer exists. VHHH might be a better candidate, with some better
>>> scenery. I think it's also a good thing to have orthophotos that can
>>> come with TerraSync at that airport.
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>>> *Sent:* Monday, June 15, 2026 9:26 PM
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>>> *Subject:* Re: [Flightgear-devel] It's time for a new default airport
>>>  
>>> Even i like to see Kai Tak (VHHX/VHXX) be be the default airport and i
>>> know its is close and is one for the release in 2028 (the 30th
>>> anniversary of Kai Tak closer).
>>> 
>>> Jean-Paul Anceaux
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Op 15-06-2026 om 07:55 schreef Josh Davidson:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> It's now been 6 years since he changed, lets change it...
>>>> 
>>>> BIKF besides will due to it's location have not very bright lighting
>>>> often, so it doesn't showcase FlightGear fantastically in my view...
>>>> 
>>>> Let's change it, I think it would be great!
>>>> 
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>>>> Josh Davidson
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