Kia ora and welcome to Auckland International Airport (NZAA), the heart of New Zealand and the busiest airport in the country with over 21 million passengers a year. Located only 13 miles (21km) from the city center, Auckland Airport is a massive hub for international travel with destinations served all over the world.
NZAA is our most ambitious project yet, with a full airside survey done in cooperation with airport officials and the most detailed terminal exteriors of all our products. In addition to hand-painted close-up details, you'll experience immersive details on approach or departure, featuring custom water-masking for the entire Manukau Harbour, and extensive autogen details paired with detailed photo-scenery to the north and east of the airport. Packed all into one, highly-optimized product designed to run as smooth as possible on your system.
Developer: Mir - Flightbeam Studios
Release date: Summer 2021
Features:
Features the newly updated Flightbeam Manager system
Configuration Manager allows you to quickly customize NZAA to your liking
Extensive, highly detailed and realistic 4096x4096 textures
Utilizes SODE for advanced jetway interaction with aircraft
All new Gen-5 Flightbeam Jetways, packed with astounding detail
Utilizes SODE VDGS for precise parking with dynamic displays (optional, requires SODE VDGS)
Includes expansive surroundings of the airport
Custom water-masking for the entire Manukau Harbour
Includes custom static GA and NZ Airlines at apron parking
Dynamic lights
Leverages P3D's material scripting engine for dynamic runway lights during low-visibility
Key interior areas modeled, including the main terminal and domestic terminal
Heads-up! This product is for Prepar3D v4 and v5 only. NZAA for Microsoft Flight Simulator (NZAA) is coming soon (~August).
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10+
Computer Processor
Octa Core @ 3.7 GHz + (e.g. Intel Core i7/i9)
Computer Memory
16 GB DDR4/2666MHz +
Hard Drive Space
1.1GB minimum
M.2 or Solid State Drive (SSD) is strongly recommended
Graphics Card Video Memory
8+ GB (e.g. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti)
Other
Administrator Rights (for installation only)
Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
1920×1080 minimum screen resolution for primary display
Publisher: Flightbeam Studios
Developer: Mir - Flightbeam Studios
Release Date: Summer 2021
Platform: Prepar3D v4, v5
Installer and Manager Platform: Flightbeam Manager
All screenshots taken with Prepar3D v5.2 (stock)
If you own Orbz NZNI (New Zealand North Island), you MUST run the troubleshooting tool in the Flightbeam Manager to disable key files. Additionally, Orbx NZNI must be below Flightbeam NZAA in the Scenery Library.
SODE VDGS is required to use VDGS at NZAA. Once SODE VDGS is installed, the guidance systems will appear automatically. You can acquire VDGS here: https://secure.simmarket.com/12bpilot-sode-vdgs-pack-fsx-p3d.phtml
SODE is required to use jetway systems. SODE is a free addon: https://sode.12bpilot.ch/?page_id=9
Dynamic lighting in P3D is required for night lights in NZAA.