EGJJ Jersey - An Honest Review

[SomeoneCalledRay]

Considering our previous two options for scenery at this wonderful island airport were somewhat inadequate, I was very pleased when I learned of the release of Jersey Airport by Fly X Simulations; in fact I purchased it approximately 20 minutes after it's release. 

I loaded up my sim and jumped in a B60 Duke to do some circuits and check out the scenery with drone camera - I'm very impressed. 

First thing I noticed were the textures - they are all very crisp and high-quality, and they feature a high level of detail. The models are just as pleasing, very detailed and high quality. Most of the air-side terminal interior is modeled, and the interior of the Gama Aviation hangar is modeled and accessible (the doors are open, so you can park in there!). The ground texturing is accurate according to charts and very crisp, even with my somewhat low Terrain Level-of-Detail setting, and the performance is very good. 

Despite this, I have a few issues with the scenery - some of which are very unlikely to influence opinions on the scenery, however I believe there are a few which need rectifying. 

• Runway 26 is predominantly grooved asphalt (or rather whatever material it is made of, I have forgotten its actual name), however has a tiled concrete section at its threshold. The main runway texture (as in, not the tiled concrete) sticks out underneath the threshold at the very end of the runway. This is not a major issue, and I'm sure isn't noticeable enough to be a huge issue for many virtual pilots.
• Runway 08's approach lighting is inaccurate - PAPIs are only found on the left of the runway (they should be on both sides). The REILs do exist however, which is a nice touch.
• The glass in the ATC tower makes the entire interior of the ATC tower look grey and colourless when looking from outside inwards. This does not happen when looking from inside outwards.
• VDGS models are static and do not function, not a huge issue but has caused me a slight struggle while setting up a GSX Pro Profile for this scenery.
• There is a large white floating object (looks like a wall or part of a building) just above the treeline on the right hand side of Runway 08's threshold.
• The GA parking field is littered with default static aircraft models - I believe these should be a configurable option.
• No included GSX Pro Profile.
• There is a huge quantity of questionable-looking GSE surrounding every stand, which is fine unless you are a GSX Pro user.

I do absolutely love how this scenery models the terminal interior to a near-full extent, including the foyer, terminal hall, and air-side areas. I also love how the interior of the Gama Aviation hangar is modeled, and how the car park and land-side areas are also modeled very nicely. 

I do recommend this scenery to anyone who wants it. It is very high quality and deserves a lot of praise. 

[FLY X Simulations]

Hey, thank you for leaving a nice review! 🙂

I have read the points you have mentioned and will look at getting some of the addressed for V1.1.

 

[FLY X Simulations]

7 hours ago, SomeoneCalledRay said:

Considering our previous two options for scenery at this wonderful island airport were somewhat inadequate, I was very pleased when I learned of the release of Jersey Airport by Fly X Simulations; in fact I purchased it approximately 20 minutes after it's release. 

I loaded up my sim and jumped in a B60 Duke to do some circuits and check out the scenery with drone camera - I'm very impressed. 

First thing I noticed were the textures - they are all very crisp and high-quality, and they feature a high level of detail. The models are just as pleasing, very detailed and high quality. Most of the air-side terminal interior is modeled, and the interior of the Gama Aviation hangar is modeled and accessible (the doors are open, so you can park in there!). The ground texturing is accurate according to charts and very crisp, even with my somewhat low Terrain Level-of-Detail setting, and the performance is very good. 

Despite this, I have a few issues with the scenery - some of which are very unlikely to influence opinions on the scenery, however I believe there are a few which need rectifying. 

• Runway 26 is predominantly grooved asphalt (or rather whatever material it is made of, I have forgotten its actual name), however has a tiled concrete section at its threshold. The main runway texture (as in, not the tiled concrete) sticks out underneath the threshold at the very end of the runway. This is not a major issue, and I'm sure isn't noticeable enough to be a huge issue for many virtual pilots.
• Runway 08's approach lighting is inaccurate - PAPIs are only found on the left of the runway (they should be on both sides). The REILs do exist however, which is a nice touch.
• The glass in the ATC tower makes the entire interior of the ATC tower look grey and colourless when looking from outside inwards. This does not happen when looking from inside outwards.
• VDGS models are static and do not function, not a huge issue but has caused me a slight struggle while setting up a GSX Pro Profile for this scenery.
• There is a large white floating object (looks like a wall or part of a building) just above the treeline on the right hand side of Runway 08's threshold.
• The GA parking field is littered with default static aircraft models - I believe these should be a configurable option.
• No included GSX Pro Profile.
• There is a huge quantity of questionable-looking GSE surrounding every stand, which is fine unless you are a GSX Pro user.

I do absolutely love how this scenery models the terminal interior to a near-full extent, including the foyer, terminal hall, and air-side areas. I also love how the interior of the Gama Aviation hangar is modeled, and how the car park and land-side areas are also modeled very nicely. 

I do recommend this scenery to anyone who wants it. It is very high quality and deserves a lot of praise. 

Hey, I was wondering if you might be able top post a picture of the large white floating object? I can't seem to find it on mine. 

Thank you

[SomeoneCalledRay]

16 hours ago, FLY X Simulations said:

Hey, I was wondering if you might be able top post a picture of the large white floating object? I can't seem to find it on mine. 

Thank you

No problem at all, thanks for responding! 

 

Here's the location of the 'object', I should have specified a bit better.

[mattfender]

"Added GSX Profile (Download via the GSX button"

 

Where would one find this GSX button? There is no profile in the folder?

 

Cheers 😄

[SomeoneCalledRay]

3 hours ago, mattfender said:

Where would one find this GSX button? There is no profile in the folder?

It's in iniManager, next to the install/uninstall button - does everything for you 🙂