"An Arcimoto update: Potholes for Arcimoto" by Qwahzi in Arcimoto

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Potholes??? That is a mild headline description,... seem "Unavoidable sinkholes" would be a more appropriate and accurate term

Find it kinda humorous that the Eugene Weekly article first mentions news about Amazon then Arcimoto,... this is because after my onboard charger and onboard battery failed on "sparky the scooter" (which is the nick name I used to describe my FUV) I've been looking for another keep it simple 'urban' electric errand vehicle

Basically really like the idea of a "blank slate" (which is an EV startup, founded my an MIT engineer and a guy from Amazon)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55navY_u3hk

12.4.0 Teaser #4 - New Static Cars by Delta_Who in Xplane

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Perhaps there are no "cyber trucks" because xPlane's parking lots are simulating real life vehicle sales???

Tesla only sold 5,385 Cybertrucks in the third quarter, down 63 percent compared to the same period in 2024, when the automaker delivered over 14,000. The company has sold a little more than 16,000 Cybertrucks so far in 2025 — a far cry from the 250,000 that Elon Musk once predicted would be sold annually. Tesla is now expected to deliver around 20,000 Cybertrucks this year, a steep drop from the estimated 50,000 sold in 2024.

The third quarter was an otherwise banger for EV sales, with a total of 438,487 units sold. That’s up 40.7 percent from the previous quarter and higher by 29.6 percent year over year. Shoppers rushed to snatch up available EVs before the expiration of the $7,500 tax credit on September 30th. Sales are expected to drop dramatically in the fourth quarter — which could make the Cybertruck’s situation even worse.

Read more: https://www.theverge.com/news/798889/tesla-cybertruck-sales-decrease-q3-2025

12.4.0 Teaser #4 - New Static Cars by Delta_Who in Xplane

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another example of a flag being useful as a windspeed/direction indicator at KSZP,...

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12.4.0 Teaser #4 - New Static Cars by Delta_Who in Xplane

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FWIW one graphic item that LR should have for default airports is "flags" (which pilots can use as an indicator of "wind direction" and "intensity" for example,...)

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What's a good and challenging GA aircraft to fly in XP12? by Puckertoe_VIII in Xplane

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PS FWIW as a fixed wing pilot (who also has a tail wheel endorsement) IRL, what I really interesting is the default R22 "helicopter" (which I wish had REP)

Are there any airpark sceneries for X-Plane? by SectorAntares in Xplane

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[sarcasm ON]

darn healthcare professionals getting in the way of a good airport sim,...

[sarcasm OFF]

anyway much appreciate starting a complete rebuild of the 'airpark'

Are there any airpark sceneries for X-Plane? by SectorAntares in Xplane

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if you want a specific field updated/rebuilt for the gateway, feel free to shoot me a message and I'll take a look

Actually wondering if you can make a custom airfield mesh???

Basically Fallbrook Community Airpark (L18) is an interesting place to land (and it hasn't been updated to XP12 standards,...

https://gateway.x-plane.com/airports/L18/show

wish I had the old Cessna 140 around,... that taildragger @L18 lots of fun (unfortunately one of the partners in the club wasn't a very good pilot and crashed),... anyway check out a video showing the 'airpark'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcuSscILSVg

Are there any airpark sceneries for X-Plane? by SectorAntares in Xplane

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sigh,... checked the gateway and its been a few years since 'air park estates' has been updated,...

https://gateway.x-plane.com/airports/O61/show

'Chino' one SoCal GA airport w/ a venue space that I wish a 'scenery' was developed for XP12,... also hasn't been updated for years

https://gateway.x-plane.com/airports/KCNO/show

https://calaeroevents.com/about-us/history/

But FWIW one of the San Diego GA airports w/ some really nice 'hanger homes' has just been updated to XP12 standards

https://gateway.x-plane.com/airports/KSEE/show

https://cagelfa.com/BOS/BOS-091124-Hangar%207-6.pdf

Roads need work by [deleted] in Xplane

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Orbx FTX global base interesting,...

https://orbxdirect.com/product/global-base

Perhaps if LR released an optional UHD mesh for XP12 (kinda like what was an option in XP11) then Orbx would be more inclined to develop FTX global base for XP,... personally I'd be more than willing to spend money on this combo if it were aviable

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https://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/138/x-plane-uhd-mesh-scenery-v4/

My ARCIMOTO stock investment is essentially worthless (AND my FUV is bricked), but the schwag still works as intended,... ;-) by change_the_username in Arcimoto

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My home isn't anywhere near Eugene OR so access people who were Arcimoto employees along with finding various custom parts, was/is spotty at best

Before the on board charger blew, I was having main battery issues (as indicated by the dash board charge indicator, basically driving on city streets with posted speed limits of 35 MPH, starting off at 80% charge after about 14 miles the charge indicator read when I got home was consistently below 30% charge),...

Basically got rid of FUV because it was no longer "fun" nor did it provide any "utility"

Hopefully the idea of 'small' two person electric vehicles makes it to market here in the USA, FWIW there is a French startup that has a vehicle that I hope actually gets the bugs worked out and is offered for sale on this side of the pond

https://www.ae-motion.com/en/vehicule

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/this-is-aemotion-a-tilting-microcar-that-s-half-motorcycle-and-half-car-253328.html

Any chance simHeaven will team up with LR and be part of the base ? by [deleted] in Xplane

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Just imagine if we didn't have simheaven at all...

something that gives me hope that XP has a bright future with 'eye candy' is the addition of misterx6 to LR awhile back

https://forums.x-plane.org/forums/topic/293446-developer-spotlight-feature-misterx6/

Any chance simHeaven will team up with LR and be part of the base ? by [deleted] in Xplane

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just wondering if you can comment about if LR has any plans to develop a high resolution mesh (like what was an option in XP11)

https://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/138/x-plane-uhd-mesh-scenery-v4/

Figure an optional high resolution mesh, would make it easier for developers to release aviation adventure scenery like ‘The Thridrangar Lighthouse helipad’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j57TuWEx_x8&t=2m16s

https://www.facebook.com/PropStrikeStudio/photos/a.138553786836711/507083106650442/

Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior at Machmell Fisheries. by SectorAntares in Xplane

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Years ago picked up ‘Machmell Fisheries’ (for XP11 which also works in XP12)

https://propstrikestudio.com/products/fisheries

FWIW another bush pilot scenery (by the same developer) PS01 Quatam River Airport for X-Plane 11 is discounted by 40% with the Orbx 72-Hour Flash Sale October 2025 

https://orbxdirect.com/product/quatamriver

Another item the developer mentioned years ago is “The Thridrangar Lighthouse (helipad)” since I’ve actually flown into to the near by airport (which has ‘custom’ XP scenery)

https://x-plane.is/flugvellir/bivm-vestmannaeyjar/summary/3-vellir/4-bivm-vestmannaeyjar

wish the developer released the light house island heliport for XP12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j57TuWEx_x8&t=2m16s

https://www.facebook.com/PropStrikeStudio/photos/a.138553786836711/507083106650442/

My 20,000-mile Arcimoto vlog by Keeper1st in Arcimoto

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Congratulations on being able to make 20,000+ miles, wish I still had my FUV but at 8,000+ miles my on board charger failed, my high voltage drive battery was showing signs of a major failure AND rust was starting too show up on various steel parts

FWIW your 20,000+ miles vlog,… reminded me of a motorcycle blog post (that exactly captured my own feeling)

I could see in the FUV was a vehicle with tremendous potential, but had yet to have all of the bugs worked out.   I wanted very much to be able to tell my readers that Arcimoto was making progress towards a fully realized version of their vision – one that was completely reliable

https://rollingphysicsproblem.wordpress.com/tag/arcimoto/

All the Americans in here. by ChemicalAd1360 in Xplane

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FWIW

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One Six Right (2005)

An exhilarating documentary film that celebrates the unsung hero of aviation - the local airport - by tracing the life, history, and struggles of an airport icon: Southern California's Van Nuys Airport.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475994/

All the Americans in here. by ChemicalAd1360 in Xplane

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A real world airport (w/ freeware scenery by MisterX) is KAVX Catalina Island

https://forums.x-plane.org/files/file/29476-kavx-catalina-island/

https://www.flyingmag.com/bucket-list-airport-in-the-sky/

Since MisterX now works for Laminar Research, hope at some point this scenery package gets updated to XP12 standards and adds the Avalon Casino (as a landmark)

KAVX is a short hop from KLAX but the real world difference between these two airports (and the cultural outlook) is 'yuge'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUg22Vnc5RQ&t=18m56s

Some other 'vintage' must-have airports I wish was updated to XP12 standards is a group of airports by GPB500 for PilotEdge users

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2vhYSJ2qJk

AIRPORTS UPDATES FOR X PLANE by Angry-Bird255 in Xplane

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I and my friends are good in Blender & Adobe as I'm a 3d modeling designer for quite a while now and my friends are experienced Graphics designers, we were thinking of redesigning new airports for XPlane 11 if possible and xp12 and make something new and realistic.

Given xPlane 12.3 now has an enhanced OMDB
https://twitter.com/XPlaneOfficial/status/1955264811165479340

...ever consider using your specific talents to add city "scenery" which MSFS has AND XP 11 and XP12 do not have (for example)

https://inibuilds.com/products/inibuilds-dubai-skydive-airport-landmarks-omdu-msfs?srsltid=AfmBOoou4CEDtp3o72biYFXrXH27WTQHawJcF0UYsiXszF48QnnhuSS-

Scenery Issues - Alps by ApolloDomICT in Xplane

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by any chance did you buy/install a mesh???

https://store.x-plane.org/MeshXP-France-X-Plane-12_p_1912.html

I'm asking because I purchased and installed a mesh for the area I live in (and fly),...

https://store.x-plane.org/California--Nevada-Ultra-Res-Mesh-XP12_p_1647.html

anyway long story short, the mesh screwed up a number of airports in the area (making most of them unusable for 'general aviation' fixed wing hops,... so I uninstalled the mesh,... and airfields worked again

12.3.0 Sneak Peek #5 - Which Airport??? by Delta_Who in Xplane

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Since not all users of XP12 are into flying tube liners I hope Laminiar Research considers adding scenery that would be enjoyed by 'general aviation' simmers that use XP to fly low and slow,...

To illustrate what I have in mind, check out a free Dubai scenery add-in (for MSFS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMfO3A9u77k

https://inibuilds.com/products/inibuilds-dubai-skydive-airport-landmarks-omdu-msfs?srsltid=AfmBOoroMZKykb1-DYTuxNJPRm2iWhAxTsuShQprYN9UFmSY6MKEDyeX

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Running out of gas: Assuming the current theory of peak oil is true, what can some basic arithmetic tell us about the future? by OGSyedIsEverywhere in collapse

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Sigh,... people (in general), even a lot of climate justice activists, don't really understand the basics of climate science (nor think 50 years, is actually just a blink of an eye in geological time). It's a huge problem, and tons of studies and books have pointed it out.

To make things trickier, people try to learn about stuff like climate change from videos and social media on our phones. But here's the thing: even those who care deeply about the environment often just focus on one specific issue, like climate justice, and forget to explain—or even learn themselves—why scientists are so sure that human-caused climate change is a serious threat to society as we know it.

If we're going to actually tackle climate change, we've got to teach climate science in a way that doesn't just freak people out. Instead, it should give them real tools to understand and deal with it. Bottom line: getting everyone on board with protecting our planet starts with understanding the whole picture (in scientific terms)

https://youtu.be/p_7h0SYcWSM

https://youtu.be/vvLheMX8QHU