Encarta Atlas 2001 shows Mt Olga at 25° 18.75'S, 130° 45.9'E. At that point the MSFS 2002 GPS shows YAYE is on a bearing of 53° at 13.7nm. I did not see a mountain at that location in MSFS 2002.MSFS 2002 shows an isolated Mountain at 25° 18.75'S, 130° 42.5'E where the GPS shows YAYE on a bearing of 56° at 16.1nm. That mountain is solid for landings. It is an isolated, but ordinary looking mountain and lacks the domed appearance and red color shown in the encylopedia for the Olga Rocks / Kata Tjuta .
Ayers Rock / Uluru appears to be coded as a building. With crash detection turned off I sank trough attempting to land on top of it. With crash detection turned on, MSFS 2002 complained of a “Building Crash” even when I lowered a helicopter at a very low descent rate. That fomation also lacks the red color of the photos (appears beige to light brown in the sim - full daylight), but appears to be very similar in shape. The photos were viewed on the same monitor with the same resolution and color settings. The encylopedia article described Ayer's rock / Uluru as appearing red in full sunlight and violet in dawn and dusk lighting.
Robert
Near KORF
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