About This File
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Scenary package for X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 10
SBPK - Pelotas, RS, Brasil
Version 1.0.0 (2017-05-28)
100% freeware
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This is an X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 10 scenery package for João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport (IATA: PET, ICAO: SBPK), which is the airport serving Pelotas, RS, in Brazil. This airport is named after the regional writer João Simões Lopes Neto (1865 — 1916) and it is operated by Infraero.
It includes corrected aprons, ramps, gates, taxiways, lighting system, city buildings, ortho-photoscenery for the airfield area, and (XP11 only) airport ground services (like push back).
On June 22, 1927 the city of Pelotas received the first official commercial passenger flight operated by the first Brazilian airline, Varig, founded only a month earlier. The flight Porto Alegre/Pelotas/Rio Grande, operated by an amphibian Dornier Wal, used Pelotas River for landing and take-off operations. However, as early as 1930 a small terminal was built by a grass strip on the site where today is the airport. In 1935 the airport with all the necessary amenities was officially inaugurated and continues in operation ever since. In 1997 the whole airport complex was extensively renovated and a new terminal was opened in 1998. In 2001 it was upgraded to international status. Pelotas is commonly used by the Brazilian Air Force as the last stop in Brazil on its flights to the Brazilian Antarctic Base. Airlines and destinations include:
- Azul Airlines => Porto Alegre/SBPA.
This scenery was tested and is operational (as of May 28, 2017) in "X-Plane 11.02b1 64 bit", Windows 10 Home. It was also tested and is also operational (as of May 28, 2017) in "X-Plane 10.51 64 bit", Windows 10 Home.
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A set of PDF charts (updated as of May 2017) are provided for SBPK/PET airport. They are official and free of charge, provided by the Brazilian aeronautical authority. You can find them in the folder "SBPK Charts", in this package. These charts are constantly updated by the Brazilian aeronautical authority. Visit them online to download future updates: http://www.aisweb.aer.mil.br/index.cfm?i=cartas (search for SBPK in the search box).
For discussions and conversation, please follow the forum thread about XP11 sceneries in Brazil:
Safe flights & happy landings!
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X-Plane 11 Installation: Two folders are provided. You only need the one marked XP11. Copy and paste the folder "BR RS SBPK - Pelotas Airport XP11 v1.0.0", and all their content, inside your "\X-Plane 11\Custom Scenery\" folder, as usual in the X-Plane world. Do not copy the folder marked XP10.
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X-Plane 10 Installation: Two folders are provided. You only need the one marked XP10. Copy and paste the folder "BR RS SBPK - Pelotas Airport XP10 v1.0.0", and all their content, inside your "\X-Plane 10\Custom Scenery\" folder, as usual in the X-Plane world. Do not copy the folder marked XP11.
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Additional scenery libraries needed: Only the default X-Plane 11 libraries, by Laminar Research, are needed. No third party libraries are used.
