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    LFPG - Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
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    LFPG - Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

    A highly detailed rendition of Europe's busiest international airport, built with exclusive on-site access.

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    Über dieses Projekt

    Pilot Experience Sim is developing a new version of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (LFPG) for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The project aims to recreate France's largest airport with a strong focus on operational accuracy, visual fidelity, and performance optimization. Development was first announced in late 2024 and has continued through a series of detailed progress updates.

    The scenery is being built using extensive reference material gathered directly from the airport. According to the developer, the team has collected hundreds of gigabytes of photographs, videos, and operational references through collaborations with airport personnel, pilots, and air traffic controllers. This access is intended to allow the recreation of airport areas and details that are not typically visible through public imagery.

    Recent updates have showcased work on Terminal 1, Terminal 2, airport terrain, stand markings, ground texturing, and numerous secondary buildings throughout the airport complex. The developer has also highlighted custom lighting systems, advanced terraforming, and proprietary optimization techniques designed specifically for LFPG's large footprint.

    Pilot Experience Sim describes the project as its most ambitious scenery to date and has positioned it as a long-term effort focused on quality rather than rapid release. Ongoing development reports continue to emphasize accuracy, realism, and optimization as core project goals.

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    LFPG - Development Update

    We wanted to share a quick update on the progress of LFPG.

    Development is moving forward very well, although we must admit that every milestone we planned has ended up being significantly underestimated. The sheer scale of this project is monumental.

    Rather than rushing through it, our response has been to pay even more attention to detail and focus on delivering the highest quality possible.

    During the past two months, we completed the ground artwork for Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. In total, this represents 29 weeks of work dedicated to ground design alone. There is still ground work remaining across the airport, but the most challenging areas are now behind us. With the abundance of recent reference material available, every detail can be accurately reproduced. It takes time, but trust us, we are just as eager as you are to finally fly over it ourselves!

    LFPG has also forced us to rethink our usual workflow. Normally, we complete the entire ground layout first and then move on to buildings one by one. On this project, however, we had to precisely model the shapes of all terminal structures beforehand in order to create the ground markings and layouts correctly.

    Terminal development is progressing nicely, and numerous secondary buildings are continuously being added. There are now over 300 secondary structures across the airport. Completing each building involves much more than modeling and texturing; it also requires creating LODs and preparing a dedicated MSFS 2024 version, which brings additional work involving spotlights, emissive lighting, and LOD adjustments.

    It may not always be obvious from the outside, but the project is advancing extremely well. At this point, after spending so much time working on it, we know these 33 km² of airport grounds like the back of our hand.

    Thank you all for your patience and support. More updates will follow as development continues.