Announced around two weeks ago, Orbx’s Rijeka International Airport for Prepar3D v4+ is almost upon us. As described in a new forum post by Misha Cajic, the airport is on the “home stretch.” In this particular post, Misha goes into further detail highlighting some of the key aspects of the airport product, along with additional previews. In a separate thread, but combined down below, is numerous new screenshots from Iain Emms.

Starting with Misha’s previews, he takes the time to give you a bit of a tour around the airport, the nearby facilities and even the famous Krk Bridge. Other details highlighted in this post is the fact that runways and taxiways being covered in puddles and a layer of water when the rain arrives.

As for Iain’s screenshots, they take a more overview approach of the airport and some of the surrounding area. A selection of them are below, with the rest viewable over on the forums.

Previously mentioned is the fact that the airport will feature static aircraft, ground service equipment and landside vehicles have been created just for this product. Also throughout you will see the detailed ground poly mapping, custom environment texturing and of course various PBR materials used for a scenic view of the airport.

You can read more about the airport in our previous post.

Drzewiecki Design has taken to Facebook to share some new previews for their upcoming Tokyo Airports. Both Narita International Airport and Haneda Airport will feature some of the most detailed static aircraft created yet by Drzewiecki Design. In total, 32 different aircraft types, liveries and models have been created specifically for the upcoming scenery package.

Expect to find the airports littered with static models from airlines such as ANA, JAL and Skymark. All of the models have been made specifically for the airport collection and feature a range of models including the A320, A350 and numerous Boeing aircraft. Below is the full list expected in the scenery package.

• ANA: A320, A321, 737-500/800/Max8, 767-300, 777-200/300, 787-8/-9/-10
• JAL: A350-900/1000, 737-800, 767-300, 777-200/300, 787-8/-9/-10
• NCA: 747-8F
• Skymark: 737-800
• Peach: A320/320neo
• Jetstar: A320/320neo/321/321neo
• AirDO: 737-700, 767-300
• Solaseed: 737-800
• Japanese Government: 777-300

You can see some in-development previews of the airport from our previous post.

We’ll continue to monitor the progress of these Japanese airports and deliver news once we get it. You can find their original post on Facebook.

Creator of X-Camera, Mark Cellis, has announced the release of X-Camera 2.4 on the X-Plane.org Forums. X-Camera is an advanced view plugin for X-Plane and can be used to create hundreds of unique views for the cockpit, external views of the aircraft, views from the airport, and many more. Many options can be edited on a per camera basis and even allows users to enjoy a very responsive TrackIR experience with head movement limits.

Version 2.4 will include many new key features, the biggest being a new user interface. Drag and drop camera and category ordering, color coded mini control panel, right click mouse wheel support, and wheel zoom disable by camera are just some of the many new features. Airport camera support has been improved and AI perspective support for the new X-Plane TCAS API has been added. Existing users of X-Camera can download the update for free here. A full change log will be included below for those who are interested. You can buy X-Camera from the X-Plane.org Store for $15.