KWRI – McGuire Status Update

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Gaiiden

It’s about high time I post something here on this site! Things have been rather dry around here but only because I’ve been plugging away at KWRI McGuire AFB which has turned into a waaaay bigger project than I ever imagined. Makes me worried to tackle KNEL, which is just as large. It would be unfortunate to spend another half a year on an airport but it’s hard for me to sacrifice quality just to kick a release out the door. Ultimately I don’t think that’s a habit I want to succumb to and possibly make a habit out of.

And so I trundle on – I’ve updated the development calendar so KWRI dominates the month of May as well. Hopefully this month will see an end to this project and I can go find some really, really small airport to bang out in a few weeks and feel like progress is being made overall again! Hard to believe after this project I will only have 17 more airports to create and then 20 to remove and I’ll be done with my first pass of NJ! I’m already thinking ahead to what I’ll do next…

As always, donations are most welcome. I’ve gotten one so far and more would be certainly quite motivating. If you’re waiting on a project to be completed let me know so I can jump to it after this one. First come first serve! Though I’ll make extra priority if you attach a donation to your request of course.

Also please don’t forget to let me know of any freeware airports you come across that play nice with MSE scenery.

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Call for donations! (and airports too)

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Gaiiden

Alright three things real quick:

  1. I’m still here and still working! Check out the progress that has been made on KWRI over at FSDeveloper. I have made a lot of improvements that I plan to carry over to future and past airports I’m very excited about.
  2. Don’t forget this is still something I do in my spare time, and really also a decent portion of my not-so-spare time, so if you’ve downloaded any of my airports (the ones that don’t specify being authored by someone) and appreciate them you can thank me easily with the PayPal donation button to the right. You could also be thankful for this central repository of MSE airports as well.
  3. While I’m busy working on a new airport if you come across any existing airports out there that work well with MSE scenery anywhere in the US definitely let me now about it so I can add it! Would like to see some states other than NJ, NY and CA

Thanks all who have taken the time to comment on an airport page or drop me an email – it is always appreciated and please tell me where things can be improved it’s one of the main ways I will get better at this!

Okay now I have to get back to work. Oh wait, no – maybe I should sleep for a bit. Yea, sleep is good.

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KMHV – Mojave Airport (Airplane Graveyard)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Gaiiden

Located 01 miles E of Mojave, California on 2998 acres of land, Mojave is a public airport with two asphalt runways, the longest of which is 12503′ in length. This scenery does not affect the actual airport, but instead adds static models for all the junked aircraft that exist around the airport. The amount of aircraft displayed can be changed by setting your scenery density levels.

This scenery was designed and constructed by Chuck Bosn.

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Under Development – KWRI McGuire AFB

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Gaiiden

Today I posted the last of Al Wheeler’s North Central California Coast scenery. Now it’s time to hunker down and focus on my next mega-project: McGuire Air Force Base. This will be my largest project since Atlantic City International and my first major Air Force base as well. KACY had an Air National Guard station but this is quite a bit more.

For more details on this project and to follow along with the progress head on over to the FSDeveloper thread. This one will take around a month at least so don’t expect much to be happening around here in the meantime, although of course I’ll still be responding promptly to any comments.

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O62 – Carmel Valley Vintage Airport

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Gaiiden

Located in Carmel Valley, California, Carmel Valley Vintage is a private airfield with a dirt runway 1780′ in length. Tie down space is available on the south end of the runway but no services are available. Airport is not lit at night.

This scenery was designed and constructed by Al Wheeler and is part of his North Central California Coast scenery.

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NJ84 – Hidden Acres Farm Airport

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Gaiiden

Say hello to the first MSEA home-built airport of 2012 – Hidden Acres! This was supposed to be a small project only lasting a week but in the first week of January I got an email that provided me access to a rather large distraction, and as a result this project kept getting put back. I’m still being pulled away often but not so much anymore that I couldn’t finally polish this off for release. I was surprised to not find this airfield in the FSX database despite the fact that it was commissioned in 2002, well before FSX was released. Guess the ACES team missed one. Can you blame them? :)

The remainder of the month I’ll finish of Al Wheeler’s NCCC scenery, only a few left to post, and the next mega-project is finally here: McGuire Air Force Base. This one will take me at least a month to get done so sit back and enjoy this release and the other recent airports while you wait!

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CA66 – Monterey Bay Academy Airport

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Gaiiden

Located 04 miles W of Watsonville, California, Monterey Bay Academy is a private airfield with a dirt runway 2200′ in length. Tie down space is available on the north end of the runway but no services are available. Airport is not lit at night.

This scenery was designed and constructed by Al Wheeler and is part of his North Central California Coast scenery.

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CL77 – Bonny Doon Village Airport

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Gaiiden

Located 08 miles NW of Santa Cruz, California, Bonny Doon Village is a private turf field with a single sand runway 2200′ in length. Tie down space is available north of the runway on both ends. No services are offered and airport is not lit at night.

This scenery was designed and constructed by Al Wheeler and is part of his North Central California Coast scenery.

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CL56 – Pinnacles Ranch Airport

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Gaiiden

Located near Paicines, California, Pinnacles Ranch is a private airfield with a turf runway 3050′ in length. No services are offered but there is room to tie down next to the runway. The airport is not lit at night. Note that the real world airport this ICAO code resolves to is Ranchaero Airport

This scenery was designed and constructed by Al Wheeler and is part of his North Central California Coast scenery.

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53CA – Chalone Vineyard Airport

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Gaiiden

Located near Paicines, California, Chalone Vineyard is a private airport with a dirt runway 1750′ in length. The airport is not lit at night and no services are offered. It should be noted that 53CA is actually the identifier for Hummingbird Nest Heliport and is listed in FSX as being Hummingbird Nest Heliport, however the location of the airport is in fact Chalone Vineyard.

This scenery was designed and constructed by Al Wheeler and is part of his North Central California Coast scenery.

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