X-Plane Utah Complete Orthophoto (Photoreal) Scenery

A stunning and complete photoreal (orthophoto) scenery package for X-Plane 12 and 11 that brings the entire state of Utah up to photorealistic detail for your copy of X-Plane.  Based on real-world satellite imagery and post-processed for accurate representation within the sim.

The original scenery pack was sourced by Forkboy2 and has been converted into DDS (sim) format by Fly Away Simulation. 

The original source by Forkboy2 required end-users to covert the JPG tile files into DDS format themselves manually on their computer, however, many users were having trouble with this as their systems could not process the data fast enough, and convert times (at times) could take days.

Rest assured, this pack has already been pre-compiled into a format that X-Plane expects and there are no lengthy conversions needed - simply drag, drop and fly!

The entire state of Utah is covered in this scenery add-on and Utah is one of the most picturesque and beautiful places in the USA (especially when flying from above).  The canyons, flatlands, and valleys provide some serious eye candy for flight simmers. 

This pack for X-Plane brings all of that real-world ortho/photo data into your sim - and best of all it's completely free of charge.

Some famous scenic areas include;

• Bryce Canyon
• Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
• Calf Creek Falls / The Hogback / Boulder
• Capitol Reef National Park
• The Great Salt Lake
• Bonneville Salt Flats
• Moab / Arches National Park / Canyonlands
• Monument Valley
• Zion National Park

 All of the areas listed above are included in this scenery pack in stunning HD detail.

Some great airports/airfields to start from (in the sim) in order to view this stunning scenery are;

Major

These are major (international) airports that are suitable for larger jet aircraft.

• Cedar City Regional Airport, Cedar City (KCDC)
• Canyonlands Field, Moab (KCNY)
• Ogden-Hinckley Airport, Ogden (KOGD)
• Provo Municipal Airport, Provo (KPVU)
• Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt Lake City (KSLC)
• St. George Regional Airport, St. George (KSGU)
• Vernal Regional Airport, Vernal (KVEL)

General/More Rural

Below are some more general aviation/rural airfields that possibly bring you closer to the famous scenic area listed above.

• Blanding, Blanding Municipal Airport (KBDG)
• Brigham City, Brigham City Airport (KBMC)
• Bryce Canyon, Bryce Canyon Airport (KBCE)
• Delta, Delta Municipal Airport (KDTA)
• Hanksville, Hanksville Airport (KHVE)
• Heber City, Heber City Municipal Airport (KHCR)
• Kanab, Kanab Municipal Airport (KKNB)
• Logan, Logan-Cache Airport (KLGU)
• Milford, Milford Municipal Airport (KMLF)
• Price, Carbon County Regional Airport (KPUC)
• Richfield, Richfield Municipal Airport (KRIF)
• Spanish Fork, Spanish Fork-Springville Airport (KSPK)
• Tooele, Tooele Valley Airport (Bolinder Field) (KTVY)
• Wendover, Wendover Airport (KENV)
• Bountiful, Skypark Airport (KBTF)
• Fillmore, Fillmore Municipal Airport (KFOM)

All of the above airports are available to start from in X-Plane based on their ICAO code or airport name. 

There are many smaller airfields and airstrips (quite literally) that may bring you closer to the famous landmarks.  These are; South Valley Regional Airport (U42), Beaver Municipal Airport (U52), Duchesne Municipal Airport (U69), Escalante Municipal Airport (1L7), Green River Municipal Airport (U34), Cal Black Memorial Airport (U96), General Dick Stout Field (1L8), Wayne Wonderland Airport (38U), Manila Airport (40U), Manti-Ephraim Airport (41U), Monticello Airport (U64), Nephi Municipal Airport (U14), Panguitch Municipal Airport (U55), Parowan Airport (1L9), Roosevelt Municipal Airport (74V).

All of the airports listed in the paragraph above do not have ICAO identification so we have used FAA numbers/IDs for them (listed in the brackets after their names).

About the Scenery

All of the scenery in this pack has been generated from accurate satellite imagery and has been post-processed to ensure atmospheric effects and distortions have been corrected as much as possible for the most realistic depiction in X-Plane.  The files have already been converted into a format X-Plane accepts and understands.

The scenery is a very large download and we also recommend a decent mesh add-on to complement the scenery. AlpilotX has released a UHD version that covers the areas required for Utah and you can find that here.

Note

These photorealistic files have already been pre-built (or pre-compiled) into the DDS format ready for X-Plane. While they make the package larger and download times longer, we find users prefer this over having to convert the files themselves manually. The archive has been zipped using higher compression which slightly overcomes the larger uncompressed DDS format.

Donate to the developer

If you find this scenery useful, helpful, or damn right awesome then we ask you kindly to donate to the developer, Forkboy2 for the hard work and effort that went into creating this freeware pack. You can make a donation to his work on the PayPal page here.

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