Aerosoft Bergen X User guide

Brand: Aerosoft

Model: Bergen X

Type: User guide

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Airport Paderborn/Lippstadt

D-33142 Bueren, Germany

Tel: +49 (0) 29 55 / 76 03-10

Fax: +49 (0) 29 55 / 76 03-33

E-Mail: [email protected]

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Bergen X

Add-on for

Microsoft Flight Simulator X

and Prepar3D V1&V2

Manual

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Content

General Information ............................................................ 5

Installation ........................................................................... 6

Removing the scenery ......................................................... 7

FSX Settings ......................................................................... 8

Best recommended settings for this scenery ................ 8

Minimal recommended settings for this scenery .......... 9

Minimal System Demands .................................................. 9

Product Description ............................................................. 9

Product Features ................................................................ 10

Aerodrome Information .................................................... 11

Conﬁguration Tool ............................................................. 12

3D Lights ............................................................................ 12

3D Passengers .................................................................... 12

Equipment Density ............................................................ 13

Static Aircraft ..................................................................... 13

Docking System ................................................................. 13

Detailed Trees .................................................................... 13

3D Grass ............................................................................. 13

Bump Maps ........................................................................ 14

Texture Resolution ............................................................. 14

Runway Markings .............................................................. 14

Seasons ............................................................................... 15

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General Information

Bergen airport, Flesland (ENBR, BGO) is located on the eastern

shoreline of Norway approximately 15km from Bergen city. The airport

is currently the second busiest airport in Norway and served over six

million passengers during 2013.

Bergen was originally only served by water aerodromes, during WWll

the Wehrmacht was looking for a suitable location to build an airstrip.

Mostly to fend off air raids performed by the British, but also to

protect shipping and interest along the coastline. They later chose

Herdla (an island to the north of Bergen) as the best alternative and

built two runways there. One of the main reasons for the choice of

that location was that earlier a Messerschmitt bomber had to do a

forced landing in that area. The aircraft was later on able to take off

without much difﬁculty. So in that sense they could quickly make

suitable runways without having to ﬂatten a lot of terrain.

After the war ended talks about building an airﬁeld to serve the

Bergen area started again. The main choice was still Herdla, mostly

due to the poor topographic terrain surrounding Bergen. But after

some back and forth Herdla was removed as an option due to the

impossibility to extend the runways beyond the initially proposed

length of 1500 meters. Another nail in the cofﬁn for Herdla was the

lack of connection to the mainland at that time and transportation to

and from the island would have to be by ferry from Bergen.

During the 50’s funding from NATO was obtained and the Flesland

area looked like the only viable option. Construction commenced

1952 and in 1955 Flesland Airport was opened to the public, though

The Royal Norwegian Air Force had been using the airport for a couple

of years before this time and Flesland Air Station was co-located at the

aerodrome up until 1999.

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Due to its geographical location Flesland was the only Norwegian

airport used for SAS intercontinental ﬂights to New York up until the

1980’s. During that same time increased trafﬁc load required an

expansion of the aerodrome and in the late 80’s a new Terminal was

opened.

The old Terminal still stands and is now used for a substantial amount

of the ﬂights to offshore oil platforms in the North Sea, operated by

CHC Helicopter Service and Bristow Norway.

The aerodrome has one north/south facing runway 2990 meters

(9810ft) long, both ends equipped with instrument landing systems

(ILS). The approach to both runways follows the scenic coastline that

Norway is well known for.

Further expansions of the aerodrome is planned, the ﬁrst step is to

build a new terminal capable of handling the increased trafﬁc load

that is predicted in the coming years. The new terminal is scheduled to

be completed in 2017.

Installation

You have to be logged in with administrator rights before you start the

installation. After you have chosen your preferred installation langua-

ge, the welcomescreen appears and with some important information

and the license agreement. Please read it carefully.

You will be asked to insert your email address and the product key.

Please insert them exactly the way they were written in the conﬁrmati-

on mail you received of our online shop. The installation program will

attempt to locate the correct path of Microsoft Flight Simulator. If this

path cannot be successfully located, or if you wish to install to another

location, then you will have to enter the correct path for installation

manually. In order to do this, click on “Browse“ and navigate to the

correct path. Before the installationprogram starts to copy the ﬁles

onto your hard disc, you will be presented with all the installation

details.

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Removing the scenery

In order to fully remove “Bergen X” click on the “Start” Button in the

Windows task bar, choose “Control Panel”. Here you will see an icon

named “Programs and Functions”.

Double click on this icon to open it and you will see a list of all installed

programs. Locate “aerosoft’s “Bergen X“, click once with the left mouse

button and then click on the “add-remove” button. The uninstall program

will now begin to remove the scenery “Bergen X“- ﬁles from your hard

disk. Entries in the FS scenery library will also be removed.

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FSX Settings

Best recommended settings for this scenery

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Minimal recommended settings for this scenery

Minimal System Demands

• Microsoft Flight Simulator X with SP1 and SP2 or Acceleration

Pack and Prepar3D V1&V2

• 3.0 GHz Prozessor (Intel Core2Duo advised)

• Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8

• 2GB RAM (4 GB advised)

• 3D Graphic card with at least 512MB (1024MB advised)

• .net Framework 3.5 or higher (using Aerosoft-Launcher)

Product Description

Bergen X features a highly detailed recreation of Flesland Airport. The

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add-on is based on high resolution photos taken at the airport to

create a realistic and accurate description of the aerodrome and

atmosphere.

The scenery features highly accurate and detailed models of all the

airport buildings and facilities, taking advantage of texture baking to

create realistic shadows on the models and ground.

Also included is the terminal interior, ﬁlled with passengers sitting and

walking around, to create a more living atmosphere.

The scenery includes high resolution satellite imagery for the airport

area and its immediate surroundings. (Approximately 30 square

kilometers.)

High resolution textures are included as an option and can be enabled

in the conﬁguration tool.

The conﬁguration tool also gives you the option to adjust the scenery

complexity, this way you can customize the scenery so it ﬁts your

needs and preferences.

Product Features

• Highly realistic recreation of Bergen Airport, Flesland (ENBR,

BGO)

• Fully compatible with FSX ACC, P3Dv1.4 and P3Dv2.2

• High detail models of all airport buildings and installations.

• Highly realistic taxiway and runway textures

• Realistic shadows on objects and ground

• Realistic 3D grass and vegetation

• Numerous custom made static objects

• Includes highly detailed terminal Interior

• Animated passengers walk around inside the Terminal

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• High resolution textures (2048px) included as an option

• All seasons included

• Realistic night time effects

• Static aircrafts included as an option

• Animated passengers move inside the terminal

• Fully functional docking system (FSX and P3Dv1.4 only)

• Compatible with all major AI trafﬁc packages

• Includes Conﬁguration Tool for optimal performance

Aerodrome Information

NAME Bergen Airport, FLESLAND

LOCATION Bergen, NORWAY

LATITUDE 60.289062N

LONGITUDE 5.228169E

IATA code BGO

ICAO code ENBR

ELEVATION 166 feet / 50 meters

RUNWAYS 17/35 Asphalt / Concrete

2,990 meters /9,810 feet

NAVAIDS

VOR/DME 115.55 FLS

On Field 114.85 VOO

Radial 172 / 16 DME

LOC

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RWY17 109.90 BR

RWY 35 110.50 BG

FREQUENCIES

CTR 124.70

APP 121.00 / 118.85

TWR 119.10 / 122.10

GND 121.90

ATIS 125.25

Conﬁguration Tool

The conﬁguration Tool is included so you can adjust the complexity of

the scenery, this way you will be able to deactivate certain features

and have better performance on lower end systems. In this section of

the manual each option will be explained, experiment with the

different options to ﬁnd out what suits you the best.

3D Lights

This option you can choose between simple or complex taxi, runway

and approach lights. The “COMPLEX” option includes a detailed 3D

model of the light ﬁxtures, while the “SIMPLE” option is a single effect

orb.

3D Passengers

This option controls the display of 3D people sitting and walking

around inside the terminal.

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Equipment Density

This option controls the amount of static equipment located around

the airport.

Static Aircraft

Static aircrafts are included as an option. The Gates where the static

aircrafts are parked are removed in the AFCAD, that way no AI trafﬁc

will try to park there if you are using both AI and Static Aircrafts.

Docking System

A fully functional docking system is included in this scenery.

(FSX and P3Dv1.4 only)

Detailed Trees

This option lets you choose between high detail trees placed around

the terminal area or a simple option with low-polygon trees that are

more FPS friendly.

3D Grass

The scenery includes three different options regarding 3D grass,

“NONE”, “LITE” and “NORMAL”. If you are using a low end computer

try the different options to ﬁnd the one that suits you the best.

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Bump Maps

Bump maps are used to add extra detail to the jetway models.

(Some graphics cards can experience ﬂickering on the jetways when

viewed from a distance with this option enabled. If you have this

problem you can deactivate this option)

Texture Resolution

This scenery includes 3 options when it comes to 2048 sized textures.

“None” Removes all 2048 sized textures and replaces them with a

lower resolution.

“Terminal Only” Installs 2048 sized textures for the area seen when

taxiing to and from the terminal.

“All” Installs all the 2048 sized textures included in the scenery.

KEEP IN MIND THAT FSX HAS A MAXIMUM TEXTURE SIZE OF 1024

SET AS DEFAULT. FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO USE 2048 SIZE TEXTURES

OPEN THE FSX.CFG AND EDIT THE FOLLWING LINE:

TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=1024

TEXTURE _MAX_LOAD=2048 OR (TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=4096)

Runway Markings

Norway is known for its beautiful fjords (and lurking Trolls...), but for

aviation enthusiasts it’s known for its yellow runway markings.

Sadly, these markings are soon history. Most of the large international

airports will have them repainted in a more stylish white color.

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So, if you are one of those nostalgic types you have the option to

install yellow runway markings at Bergen.

Seasons

The photo-real ground automatically switches between seasons, but

due to certain limitations in the FSX and P3D it’s not possible to do the

same with native FSX/P3D 3D models.

The seasonal textures for those objects are controlled with this option.

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