Dear vPilots;
This LTFM airport is the 3rd airport in Istanbul and has been built to replace LTBA Ataturk Airport which will shut down the operations after 2020. It was opened on 29th October 2018 on the day of 95th anniversary of declaration of modern Turkish Republic.
Turkish Virtual Airlines (www.turkishvirtual.com) that operates on Vatsim has made a cooperation among its pilots and some other virtual pilots in order to start flight operations on MSFS2020, P3D, FSX, FS2004 and X-plane 11/10 to LTFM at the same time with the real World operations.
They took more than 2 months to complete these projects and they are still being developed regularly. Thanks to the endless efforts of ...
• LTFM - X-PLANE 11 v2.0 (NATURAL/FLAT) Version's Team
M. Ali OGUDUCU, H. BUBERCI, Kamil UZUN, M. Firtina OZCINAR
• LTFM - MSFS 2020 Team
Hayri BUBERCI, M. Ali OGUDUCU, Kamil UZUN, M Firtina OZCINAR
• LTFJ - MSFS 2020 Team
Hayri BUBERCI, M. Ali OGUDUCU
• LTFMv2 - P3Dv4.5 (2020) Team
Hakan DAGHAN, Kamil UZUN, Erman Gokman PILICOGLU, Muhtesem Firtina OZCINAR
• LTFM - FSX Team
Erman Gokman PILICOGLU, Kamil UZUN, Hakan DAGHAN
• LTFM - X-PLANE 10 Team
Hayri BUBERCI
• LTFM - FS2004 Team
Dominik HESSE, Hakan DAGHAN
• AFCAD and ADE modellings (For FSX and P3Dv4.5)
Hakan DAGHAN
• 3-D modellings
Hayri BUBERCI, Kamil UZUN, Muhtesem Firtina OZCINAR
These sceneries can be best viewed for the P3D and FSX if Orbx libraries and P3Dv4.5 SDK (Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.3.29.25520) is installed on your system.LTFM Istanbul new airport sceneries for P3Dv4.5-v5, X-PLANE, FSX, FS2004, MSFS2020 and other version X-PLANE sceneries can be downloaded free of charge via down below links:
Last Update For LTFM (MSFS 2020) was 24/10/2020 - LTFMv2 FLAT VERSION (X-PLANE 11) was 28/10/2020 LTFMv2 NATURAL VERSION (X-PLANE 11) was 28/10/2020 - LTFM (MSFS2020) was 18/03/2021LTFM (P3Dv4.5) was 18/06/2020 - LTFM (FSXv1.2 AFCAD) was 24/04/2019 - LTFM (FS2004v1) was 19/10/2021
Turkish Virtual • Required libraries for LTFM (X-PLANE 11)
LTFM Istanbul New Airport for X-Plane 11 v2.0 (11.30+)
Please read down below description for how to install the LTFM NATURAL VERSION.
• There are 2 options to select from: A - FLAT and B - NATURAL
I will share 2 separate packages to avoid problems for those who does not care about slopes and tunnel entrances.
As the file names are self explanatory, I will ONLY explain installation details in depth for NATURAL version.
Select whichever you want. Both packages contain base ZL19 "airport" orthos.
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ASKING FOR HELP OR COMPLAINING AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL NECESSARY LIBRARIES INSTALLED.Required libraries / plugins:
- BS2001 Objects Library
- CDB-Library
- TFS_Aircraft_Library
- The_Handy_Objects_Library
- MisterX_Library
- OpenSceneryX
- SAM_Library and Plugin (freeware)
If you do not already have the libraries used in this package, you may find download links in the Master Library
List: http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?showtopic=90776
After making sure you have all necessary libraries, proceed to INSTALLATION:
FLAT option is a FLATTENED version of the NATURAL scenery so there are no slopes and tunnel entrances or elevated
terrain; it looks just like a dinner table. For this option you do not need to worry about "Runways follow terrain
contours" setting as it will not have any affect. Simply copy the _LTFM_Istanbul_Intl_v2.0 folder from the
LTFM_FLAT.zip file in your Custom Scenery folder and start X-Plane 11 and enjoy.
If you had previously installed my _LTFM_Istanbul_GWS110 NATURAL scenery along with it's overlay and ortho files
you do not need to reinstall them, just unpack this new _LTFM_Istanbul_Intl_v2.0 folder and place it in your Custom
scenery folder, re-arrange your scenery_packs.ini file and start your XP 11 but you still need abovementioned
libraries and plugin. If not, please read further.
For NATURAL option, we had to work a lot and we still need to work further to make the scenery reflect the reality.
As the default X-Plane 11 mesh and the mesh obtained during ortho creation are both very much outdated, we decided
to create a "patch" for the airport area using another magical tool named JOSM.
We used official AIP charts as our reference for the elevations at certain points of the airport area and used
cross section charts to create the actual slopes of each and every one of the 5 current runways - as much as we
could, of course.
Nearly all buildings we could spot from publicly shared videos and photos have been modelled and placed as close
to their actual coordinates as possible.
To install the LTFM (NATURAL) scenery, simply extract the "_LTFM_Istanbul_Intl_v2.0" folder from LTFM_NATURAL.zip
file to the Custom Scenery folder .
BUT... If you do not copy provided Overlay and Ortho folders or create your own high ZL tile using the provided
"patch" file and add them to your Custom Scenery folder, the outcome may not be so pleasant. Therefore, please
carefully read and apply below instructions. Also, the "Runways Follow Terrain Contours" option MUST be "selected"
in the General Settings tab otherwise the scenery will NOT be rendered as intended and you may have an unexpected
FLAT or RAW outcome.
Installation for Ortho4XP users for NATURAL version:
I am sharing the Overlay files off of Alpilot's HD Mesh v4 (yOrtho4XP_Overlays.zip) and also the ZL14 Ortho4xp
files for the region (zOrtho4XP_+41+028.zip). Just extract the folders contained in these 2 zip files to your
Custom Scenery folder along with the _LTFM_Istanbul_Intl_v2.0 folder. Finally you should have 3 NEW folders:
_LTFM_Istanbul_Intl_v2.0
yOrtho4XP_Overlays
zOrtho4XP_+41+028 and these should be added to your scenery_packs.ini file in similar order - see
below example. There may be other items in between. Make sure that you do not
already have ortho files for the mentioned tile and if so move them out to a safe
place before you proceed copying these - just in case. You may need to remove any
other LTFM scenery package(s) or DISABLE them in your scenery_packs.ini file.
....
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/_LTFM_Istanbul_Intl_v2.0/
....
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/yOrtho4XP_Overlays/
....
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/zOrtho4XP_+41+028/
....
For people who wants HIGH ZL Orthos:
You can also use the contained "patch" file to create your own high ZL orthos with Ortho4XP. For this, you need
to copy the "Patches" folder to your Ortho4XP main folder and run Ortho4XP. The file location should look like this
...\Ortho4XP\Patches\+40+020\+41+028\LTFM.patch.osm
If you understood what I wrote above, you should be able to create a high ZL tile with Ortho4XP without a problem,
otherwise watch some YT videos :)
Turkish Virtual • Required libraries for LTFM (X-PLANE 11)
LTFM Istanbul New Airport for X-Plane 11 v2.0 (11.30+)
Please read down below description for how to install the LTFM FLAT VERSION.
• There are 2 options to select from: A - FLAT and B - NATURAL
I will share 2 separate packages to avoid problems for those who does not care about slopes and tunnel entrances.
As the file names are self explanatory, I will ONLY explain installation details in depth for NATURAL version.
Select whichever you want. Both packages contain base ZL19 "airport" orthos.
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ASKING FOR HELP OR COMPLAINING AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL NECESSARY LIBRARIES INSTALLED.Required libraries / plugins:
- BS2001 Objects Library
- CDB-Library
- TFS_Aircraft_Library
- The_Handy_Objects_Library
- MisterX_Library
- OpenSceneryX
- SAM_Library and Plugin (freeware)
If you do not already have the libraries used in this package, you may find download links in the Master Library
List: http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?showtopic=90776
After making sure you have all necessary libraries, proceed to INSTALLATION:
FLAT option is a FLATTENED version of the NATURAL scenery so there are no slopes and tunnel entrances or elevated
terrain; it looks just like a dinner table. For this option you do not need to worry about "Runways follow terrain
contours" setting as it will not have any affect. Simply copy the _LTFM_Istanbul_Intl_v2.0 folder from the
LTFM_FLAT.zip file in your Custom Scenery folder and start X-Plane 11 and enjoy.
If you had previously installed my _LTFM_Istanbul_GWS110 NATURAL scenery along with it's overlay and ortho files
you do not need to reinstall them, just unpack this new _LTFM_Istanbul_Intl_v2.0 folder and place it in your Custom
scenery folder, re-arrange your scenery_packs.ini file and start your XP 11 but you still need above mentioned
libraries and plugin.
Turkish Virtual • Required libraries for LTFM (MSFS2020)
• Installation is easy but you first need to download the base imagery files from our Google drive for a better
immersion. The geotif files that I had used to create this imagery set were downloaded from GO2 using Ortho4XP and
converted to MSFS format using various other freeware tools. After downloading the zip file, extract the contained
"argaeus-tayakadin-ltfm-istanbul" folder to your Community folder like any other add-on for MSFS 2020. The file is
just under of 1 GB in size (zipped) and here is the link to it:
''https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UAaAaDw6G3r_QE7a023xiITAA5C0QwKq?usp=sharing''
• Without these files your scenery will be placed on 6 yr old forest imagery :)
• Obviously you need to extract the actual scenery folder (argaeus-ltfm-istanbul) that you downloaded from this site and
place it to your Community folder and start your simulator.
• Installation LTFM scenery is the classic way for the FS2004,
• Copy the LTFM_FS9_v1/FS2004 folder to your Addon Scenery folder,
• Start your FS2004,
• Click on Scenery,
• Click on Add Area,
• Find and mark the LTFM_FS9_v1 folder by browsing your sceneries,
• Click OK - OK
• That's it.
Turkish Virtual • LTFM Installations for P3D and FSX
• Both installations are the classic way for the P3D and FSX,
• Copy the LTFM_P3Dv4.5/FSX folder to your Addon Scenery folder,
• Start your p3dv4.5/FSX,
• Click on Scenery,
• Click on Add Area,
• Find and mark the LTFM_P3Dv4.5 or FSX folder by browsing your sceneries,
• Click OK - OK
• That's it,
• P3Dv4.5 compatible with GSX Level 2 and Dynamic Lighting.
• This scenery can be best viewed for the P3D and FSX if Orbx libraries and P3Dv4.5 SDK (Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.3.29.25520) is installed on your system.
• Place the ''argaeus-ltfj-sabihagokcen'' folder contained in the zipped file into your ''Community'' folder and you are
ready to fly from LTFJ Sabiha Gokcen Intl Airport.
We wish an enjoyable flight to all virtual pilot enthusiasts .
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