A new developer called Atelic has surfaced on various channels to announce that they are soon to release Madeira Airport (LPMA) for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The team shared the news on social media, along with new screenshots and a feature list giving us an idea of what to expect when it does release.
Madeira Airport is known for its highly challenging approach and landing due to various obstacles and weather components as pilots approach the runway. The cliff edges generate turbulent conditions, whilst the approach itself has you making sharp turns right up until the last moment. However, once you do land, the island itself is full of great culture, sights, and more.
Included with the new airport product will be a fully up-to-date rendition of the airport, including accurate runway sloping, custom-placed buildings around the airport and the Lead-in lighting system used to guide pilots to the runway. There is also the sports complex under the runway bridge structure, custom vegetation and the (dubious) statue of Cristiano Ronaldo.
The team also committed to a free update to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 at some point. The developers said that we can expect this product in our simulator’s pretty soon.
We’ll be keeping our eyes on this and be sure to let you know once we learn any more.
Features
- Handcrafted airport area
- High-definition terrain
- Up-to-date ground layout
- Full terminal interior
- Custom vehicles
- Accurate runway slope
- Custom-placed buildings on the hill
- Animated elements — ground traffic, go-karts, windsocks, flags
- Lead-in lighting system (rabbit lights)
- Detailed runway bridge structure
- Sports complex under the runway
- Roads in the vicinity of the airport
- Caniçal port
- Santa Cruz village
- Detailed models on runway 05 approach path — Hotel Vila Galé, Gelo buildings, Aquaparque Madeira, etc.
- Custom vegetation
- Statue of Cristiano Ronaldo
