request airports here!!

[opjose]

A municipal airport is not the greatest type of field for RC aircraft, in that you will be missing the needed 3D objects to model it properly.

Consider instead modeling a local RC field if possible.

Google maps are of great help.

 

[brendan554]

i love google maps
i have tryed this airport before but didnt put much work in to it but it had a lot of room to fly 3d and it makes a exalent airport

 

[brendan554]

ok well ive made some progress with the runways and ect
im adding all the hangers at the airport(theres a lot of them to)
trees cars that stuff

this is what i have now

 

[brendan554]

ok im almost done ive added alot of hangers static planes am currently adding trees alot of them i added soccer feilds and ect
no pichers
will be posted here soon

 

[brendan554]

ok after 5 streght hours of work i think its done i looked it over and i dont think i missed a detail


please ttell me what you think befor i put it on the swap pages!!
hope you like it enjoy

 

[Jimmy Newton]

I think we need to take up a collection to get your shift key fixed and would someone please donate a spell check?

 

[jeffpn]

@ Jimmy Newton, Hey, I'll handle the sarcasm around here!!! I like the way you think!!!

 

[brendan554]

yeah donate me a spell cheak

 

[brendan554]

ok maybe another local airport coming... willow run airport its been open since well along time it has 5 runways and has a lot of big planes all the time

 

[dklehn]

How about an experimental aircraft test facility like area 51 or White Sands, NM.
Too bad the new X15 on the swap pages doesn't have the nosewheel and landing skids. That would look pretty cool landing on a salt bed runway like White Sands.

 

[brendan554]

heyy
nice idea
ill defently consiter it
ill give it ta try

 

[brendan554]

ok well i just started working on a new scale airport willow run
i dont have much just runways but i need some feed back on the placements of the run way it would really help

thank you
brenda

 

[smwpuck19]

ok well i just started working on a new scale airport willow run
i dont have much just runways but i need some feed back on the placements of the run way it would really help

thank you
brenda

No offense "brenda," but we can make these ourselves!

 

[brendan554]

No offense "brenda," but we can make these ourselves!

i know, but this one is for "ME"

 

[BigGuyJT]

Forgive me if I'm wrong but isnt it "Brendan"?

 

[brendan554]

Forgive me if I'm wrong but isnt it "Brendan"?

its ok
yes it is that was a mistake on my part

 

[bud anderson 2]

yeah it was fun but i no how
and i havent seen any other fourm for request for airports

im not sure how long ago this was but i have a thread on here for that called airport ideas
we use paint to make pics of the ap we want and we go off of that

 

[Junkboy999]

Looking good Brendan554


just got two question.

Where is the Pilot lounge?

and who's leg do you have to hump to get a drink around here?

 

[scolex]

Nor CAL Slop flyers?

http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=25617

This is a place in Nor Cal where when the winds are right people fly here, sorry still to chicken to try... only tried once. I could get some ground photos with the wind sock on my next days off. If anyone is up to it please let me know and I can get some pics for you. Notice landing zone on right next to cars. LOL Man can you zoom on this site!!! PS the wind sock just got cut off on lower middle...

 

[Maj. Numbskully]

I'd be "up for it" !!! but some one else would have to do a RFx to G3x conversion afterword
but in any case......
Panoramic Images need to be 180x 360 to be of any use as a photo Field
The one in the link appears to only be about 40 or 50x360
Getting a good Pano is more than 70% of the battle in producing a good Photo field

Use of a tripod and bubble level in taking the photos is essential to success

As well as speed in taking the photos Because some objects MAY ...
and clouds WILL move in the time it takes to complete the task

Make sure that your camera is LEVEL (especially the center sweep)
don't use a wide angle lens !
unless you have some REAL good panoramic photo software.....This will cause to many distortion problems later

use the smallest lens opening (Aperature\F-Stop) possible to get the Maximum "depth of field"
( so areas near and far from the camera are in "focus")

If possible use the same exposure setting for all photos(use your cameras "manual" mode if possible)

Since it should be 180x360 sometimes it is better to have the camera in what is known as "Portrait" position (Vertical) (Like in the second thumbnail) rather that the traditional "Landscape"(horizontal)position
(that way you only have to make 3-4 "sweeps" instead of 4-6 the other way)

If you really get into panos.........
( Although not entirely necessary)
depending on your equipment
You can use a little creative "Engineering"
and you can build
(or buy) a "panoramic tripod head"
It makes life much easier
It holds the camera at the lens at what is know as a lens's "nodal" point....
(or moves the cameras tripod mount back so that the lens's nodal point is at ....or closer to the center of the tripod's mount ...again depending on your camera)
its best to "swivel" the camera at its Lens's nodal point to avoid "Parallax"(distortion)
not near the film (or chip) plane(where most tripod mounts on cameras are located)
here is a way to determine your camera\lens's "nodal" point........
http://archive.bigben.id.au/tutorials/360/photo/nodal.html
again having the tripod head level through out the swivel plane is important!!
hope this helps
Good luck!