The US version probably needs to be updated to make it more like the Europe version. Thanks for your reply and your report on this - looks and reads realy interesting, think i would get the x-europe msfs Pack.Īlso, the Europe version is more advanced in that you don't have to configure anything. Strictly speaking, on this picture, the ground power should be coming from the FEP cable from the jet bridge on this stand at Manchester (49), rather than via a GPU, although sometimes the FEP can break and then a GPU would indeed be used, so it's not absolutely unknown to see a GPU on these stands.Īll of this stuff I'm mentioning is being super-picky and in reality, I don't mind these things at all and would certainly recommend this add-on to anyone who fancies a bit more realism at their European airports. But whoever chucked those bags on those trailers like you see in this picture would have got a right earful off everyone working on the aeroplane, you can get nearly fifty bags on one of those trailers if you do it properly and you would never let the passengers see their bags being treated in that kind of slapdash fashion, because it would be on youtube in a matter of minutes, and you'd get sacked if you were the rampie responsible for that. I could point out that the DBTs and EBTs should probably be Mulags and Charlattes, and the GPUs and belts should be chocked, or that the GPU should have its towing arm up when on the aeroplane because that is what activates the wheel brake and there is also an electrical cut-out on the GPU which prevents you from starting it when the towing arm is down lol, but I will say that the GPU with the Menzies logo is indeed an exact model of a type they use, so they got that bang on and the other stuff is visually very close to the real thing as well. It's not absolutely 100 percent super-duper accurate, because it still has to work within the confines of the default MSFS system, but like FS2Crew's Pushback Express which also has to work with those constraints, it does make things considerably more like they are in real life. Generally speaking it's a big visual improvement.

It ends up in the community folder at 877 Mb in size. Installation is simple although you do need to do so via their Contrail app (should have called it Chemtrail - that was an opportunity missed).

Note that it is a couple of quid cheaper buying direct via the developer's site than it is at Simmarket. It's a no brainer for anyone who wants a more realistic-looking airport environment for a small monetary cost, yet no cost in terms of affecting the sim's performance.

Microsoft flight simulator airport