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Attached is my rendition of Watsonville Muni. I hope you enjoy it.
Watsonville Municipal (KWVI) is a Regional General Aviation airport serving the business aviation requirements and recreational facilities of the City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, and the Monterey Bay Area.
The Municipal Airport serves approximately 40% of all general aviation activities in the Monterey Bay area. General Aviation (GA) provides more than one percent of the United States' gross domestic product (GDP), accounting for 1.3 million jobs in services and manufacturing.
KWVI: The U.S. Navy took control of the former civilian airport in July 1943, purchased an additional 35 acres, and built support buildings and the concrete ramp. On October 23, 1943, the airport was commissioned as Naval Auxiliary Air Station Watsonville (NAAS Watsonville) and served as a satellite to Naval Air Station (NAS) Alameda. NAAS Watsonville provided training and maintenance for the 12th Naval District, Alameda, California under the Bureau of Yards and Docks, under the command of Lieutenant John C. Chapman. Antisubmarine Blimps in the defense of California from Moffett Field were stationed at NAAS Watsonville. Other aircraft stationed at the base were Grumman F6F Hellcat with the VF-8 and VBF-8. Up to 75 combat aircraft were stationed at the base. Also based at the airfield were Grumman TBF Avenger, Vought F4U Corsair and Douglas SBD Dauntless. These were used for the 90- to 120-day training classes, in torpedo, dive bomber and fighter operations. As World War II ended, so did operations at NAAS Watsonville. On November 1, 1945, NAAS Watsonville was closed and placed in caretaker status. NAAS Watsonville was returned to the City of Watsonville in 1947.
The airport has three documented instrument approach procedures, making it a popular instrument training area.
Localizer Runway 02 (requires overwater flight)
RNAV (GPS) Runway 02 (requires overwater flight, LPV/WAAS minimums)
VOR/DME-A (from Salinas VOR)Instrument pilots have been advised that Watsonville is occasionally surrounded by non-IFR traffic that climbs or descends to low stratus layers in violation of regulations. Air traffic control (ATC) usually calls them out, but they cannot always see them. There are frequent radio calls to the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF), even when instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevail.
Found a bug whereas my no-tin exclusion to get rid of the rock/tree formations it also gets rid of the trees even after I reset it. If you get this just redownload here as Ive likely fixed it again in the meantime. Now that Im aware of it I can do it before closing each build.
This addon is freeware and only available for download at flightsim.to. Redistribution of this addon is forbidden without my permission.
In memeory of Gene Mecadon RIP
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KWVI Watsonville Municipal Airport
KWVI Watsonville is a detailed representation of Watsonville Airport in California, featuring initial enhancements such as updated hangars and a windsock. This add-on aims to provide an improved environment for flight simulation enthusiasts. Future updates are planned to further enhance the airports features and realism.
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**IMPORTANT UPDATE** I hadn't realized I lost all the textures in the previous update. After more battling I think the issue is resolved. Although I haven't checked or the big rock formations yet.
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thank you for this wonderfull airport. But there is one strange thing. In middle of the runway there is a fence. see attached picture. i assume that is not planed as it is.
Greetings
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