Added sign types
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ILS hold
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ILS critical area
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Runway safety area
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Runway approach hold
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Destination
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Information
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Runway distance remaining
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Noise abatement
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Movement area
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Run-up areas
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End of taxiway
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Special location
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No entry
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Vehicle entry
New textures
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All signs
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Runway entry markings
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All painted lines
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Dark sign backs
For pilots and aspiring pilots
Real Taxiways aims to provide the best airport operations environment for virtual pilots looking to improve their proficiency, and for aspiring pilots learning the challenges of ground operations for the first time, by simulating the accurate placement of taxiway signs of all types and sizes that would reasonably be found at real airports around the world.
Users should find that airports covered by Real Taxiways regions are now navigable via real-world airport diagrams, the signs on the ground, most external moving-map programs and online ATC instructions.
Truly unique experiences
In the real world, no two airports are the same. Default airport signage in Flight Simulator has always been too rigid and uniform, yet add-on airports lack the consistency of the real world. Each Real Taxiways airport has a 'personality' generated for it, which dictates sign size, type, placement and variations used, as well as other parameters. Since these variations are applied on a runway-by-runway basis, there are so many possible combinations that almost every airport feels unique. This 'personality' may even vary from one side of the airport to another.
Coverage
The whole United States area, including Alaska and Hawaii, is covered by this add-on, but not the protectorates and outlying islands.
Military airfields
The United States contains more than 5,000 military installations, several hundred of which play host to helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and VTOL-craft. These include Air Force Bases, Army Air Bases, Naval Air Stations, Coast Guard Stations, Marine Corps Air Stations, and various reserve bases. Many of these airports represent some of the largest in the United States, and the world. Over 100 of these locations are featured in this version of Real Taxiways.