Smiley of Western Tatras, Slovak Republic       November 2023

Tourist attraction of Vychodna region.

Introduction

The goal of this project was the creation of an unusual greeting for people. A 200 meters smiley grew under the Western Tatras!

Coordinates: 49.152773, 19.877254

You can use the quick option by clicking on the POI in your MSFS.

Installation

Installation procedure: 

1.)    Unzip the file: „FPS_Smiley of Western Tatras_v.1.0“ for example to the desktop.

2.)    Folder: „fps-smiley-of-western-tatras“ copy to the "Community" folder in your MSFS.

Enjoy flying over Vychodna region.

Authors / Contacts

author:                 Martin Duris                                - ground textures, placement of objects.

contact:               for general informations              - [email protected]

support                                                                   - [email protected]

Caution!              Only original Microsoft Flight Simulator software and our original software are supported. Please note, if you will contact our support mail, include into the message your PC configuration, version of your MSFS, brief description of the problem and if possible pictures of the issue. Thank you.

History

An unusual greeting for people from forester Peter: A 200-meter smiley grew under the Tatras!

Making joy and sharing joy can be done in different ways. One very unusual one was used by urban planners from Východna. On the forest plot under the Western Tatras, during afforestation, they sent a nice greeting to the people in the area. A smiley is smiling into the distance.

While afforesting the clearing, forester Peter Garaj came up with an unconventional greeting for people. "He planted several hundred pieces of deciduous larch in the shape of a smiley face. He had to measure it precisely, prepare it and then plant it. Larch is suitable for this, because it falls in winter, has a distinct green color in spring and turns gold in autumn, so it can be clearly distinguished among other trees. So, it's kind of a salute to airplanes, paragliders and other aerialists. It's interesting that you can see it even from us if you go a little above Východná," laughed Juraj Halahija (62), chairman of the Východná urban community.

source:  https://www.cas.sk/clanok/2812725/netradicny-pozdrav-pre-ludi-od-lesnika-petra-pod-tatrami-vyrastol-200-metrovy-smajlik/