MSFS City of Dallas, Texas (Enhanced) Scenery Pack

A brand new, version 2 (enhanced) scenery pack covering the entire area of the City of Dallas (USA) for the Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS) 2020 release. Developed by Thalixte who is known for these photoreal/photogrammetry packs for MSFS.  This pack, like all previous releases, does not disappoint.

Dallas is located in the Southern region of the USA in the state of Texas with a bustling cityscape and skyline which can be experienced in the sim but also close to the coast (in aviation terms) should you wish to fly south after taking off from the scenery area covered.  This makes for some beautiful flights in MSFS and with a selection of airports in and around the scenery area covered.

This scenery pack is a complete replacement of the default Microsoft offering within the sim.  The ground photoreal scenery is replaced by a third-party source along with 3D buildings and objects that have been brought up to a higher detail than the default Microsoft install.  While this is a large download, if you frequent the skies of Dallas you will appreciate this add-on and spend hours flying around the scenery area.

The ground imagery uses the latest satellite data and the 3D building textures and models are also based on recent surveys.

This scenery is a new enhanced version of the original Dallas pack released by the developer and they have noted these changes;

• A more accurate a precise (better) blending with the default Microsoft/Asobo (essentially Bing) ground terrain at the scenery area coverage extremities.
• The inclusion of more autogen such as trees, vegetation, and buildings with more accurate height maps (5m precision) brings the scenery mod to life.
• The scenery tiles have been "laser cut" to keep only the roads and buildings in the replacement scenery.
• Addition of the 3D model of the Globe Life Field building/attraction which is located next to the AT&T Stadium.

Essentially, this is a complete overhaul of the default Dallas scenery that will really bring your virtual flights to life in and around the area.  Whether flying out of major airports such as Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in heavies or taking off via VFR from Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL) - this complete freeware scenery pack has you covered.

Complete Pack

The freeware release available from Fly Away Simulation includes all packs needed to experience the whole scenery area of Dallas City, USA as envisioned by the developer.  Some other sites that list this file release it in parts.  The one you download from here will include all parts (1-2) and is a complete, single download pack with no need to source or search for additional files or releases.  It's a complete package with a single download.  The developer originally released this scenery in 2 parts - they are all included.

This is a very large download and while it's easy to download (all in one pack), we recommend a download manager should your connection get interrupted.

Finding the scenery

If using simply GPS, the coordinates for the center of Dallas are: 32.7767° N, 96.7970° W

Best Airports to Fly From/To

If you're wanting to start/stop flights at airports in and around the scenery coverage area, the best places to take off from and land at are below.

These airports are inside the Dallas region.  Instead of listing everything nearby, we chose this selection because they are inside (or almost inside) the scenery area covered.  ICAO codes along with runway lengths have been included.

Airports including major and smaller airfields are (in order of size):

• Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW) - Runway length: 13,401 feet
• Dallas Love Field (KDAL) - Runway length: 8,800 feet
• Dallas Executive Airport (KRBD) - Runway length: 6,451 feet
• Addison Airport – Addison (KADS) - Runway length: 7,202 feet
• Mesquite Metro Airport –  Mesquite (KHQZ) - Runway length: 5,999 feet
• Terrell Municipal Airport – Terrell (KTRL) - Runway length: 5,006 feet

Installation

Installation is easy.  Simply extract the downloaded archive and move the folder thalixte-dallas which is located inside the Scenery folder into your Microsoft Flight Simulator community folder.

If you have a previous version of this scenery, it's important to remove it first by deleting it from your MSFS community folder.

About the Developer: Thalixte

This mod was developed by Thalixte.

Thalixte is a developer that has focused on creating photogrammetry and scenery packs for the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS) 2020 release.  All of this developer's releases have received fantastic feedback from many users on various flight sim websites including Fly Away Simulation.

Based in France, the developer tends to focus on creation of European packs however some "further afield" packs have also been created.

Donate

The developer of this mod/add-on (Thalixte) has worked hard in order to produce this freeware creation. If you enjoy and make use of this release, why not donate to the developer to help support their projects?

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