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Aerosoft Iceland X 1.00 Manual
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tures. FSX recognizes this and changes the terrain textures to snow after a few minutes. With this
feature the terrain will always match the current weather.
Due to the fact that we used the standard airport design method for all airports except Egilsstadir,
you will also see snowy runways in winter and water effects on all hard airport surfaces as soon as
it starts raining or snowing.
Places to visit
If you come to Iceland, there are several must-see places that mustn't be missed on your tour
around the island. The famous geysers, waterfalls, glaciers and, most recently of course, the Ey-
jafjallajökull volcano are the reason why every year more than 300,000 tourists (that's more than
Iceland's population!) visit the island from all over the world. If you want to visit those places in FSX
you can either explore the island in free flight using the map or start the Iceland X - Tour mission
that will lead you to all must-see points across the country.
Some of the most important places:
 Reykjavik (with the Perlan and the Hallgrimskirkja)
 The glaciers (Eyjafjallajökull is not only a must-see but lies close to the Skogarfoss and Sel-
jandsfoss waterfalls)
 The Vestmannaeyjar Islands
 The waterfalls (Dettifoss, Godafoss, Skogarfoss,...)
 The world-famous geysers at Geysir and (very close-by) Strokkur
 Hot spots around the country, the Blue Lagoon being the most famous one
 The Peace Tower (a powerful light beam in the Reakjavik area that was constructed as a
memorial for John Lennon and is lit from October 9th (his birthday) until December 8th
(the day he was shot) every year.