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TL;DR - This is my first attempt at a scenery enhancement. Don't expect great things.
Using NeoFly, I flew into KBEH one day and realized it had zero buildings, taxi lights in the middle of the taxiway, and the closed Rwy 18/36 extended north of Rwy 14/32, which isn't the case present day. So I decided to see if this was something I could tackle.
The good:
- The closed Rwy 18/36 now ends at 14/32
- Aprons rebuilt to better match map
- Taxi lights placed to better match where they appear to be per Google Maps
- Attempt to model the terminal
- Multiple modeled and stock hangars and buildings placed (a couple open hangars as well)
- Light poles on the apron by the terminal in addition to other night lighting on buildings, etc
- Added some scenery objects (not required, see dependency area)
- Parking locations modified to better match what was seen in Google Maps... and some random guess work
Again, this is not perfect. Feedback is welcome. And if KBEH is a location you know well, let me know how I can make this better... no promises, but I'll try.
NOTE: In addition to the dependencies listed in the tab below, also recommend the UK2000 Common Library found in the Marketplace in-sim.
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Nice work! Nice collection of details make landing here exciting. Thank you!
over 4 years ago
Thank you! This is very great for me, because I live around 10 minutes from this airport. And to see someone create an airport for a very not very known airport, that is awesome. The scenery is great!
over 4 years ago
Hallo Birdmaan, it is a realy nice work, but i have a Problem. The last two Update produce grafic errors (two building are pink now). I have allready deleted the version that was ok. is it possible to get the older one?
over 4 years ago
I'll make an older version available. Can you send me a message with which buildings are showing up as pink? I'll check it out again today, but as of last night, I was not seeing any pink textures.
over 4 years ago
By the way, I tested v0.5.0 in an empty Community folder and saw no missing textures or pink buildings. Might try that on your end as well. Also be sure you completely remove the old version before adding the new version.
over 4 years ago
Hallo BirdmanRS, thank you for the older one. But now both version are working correctly. The only thing I changed: I deinstalled LOGK Kapfenberg (OneStore) because I had Installed LOGK Kapfenberg (Community) of Littlekrg/Troglodytus both at the same time. May be that was the problem. Thanks an sorry for my bad english.
Greeting, mbgrab2
over 4 years ago
Great work man! I grew up 15 minutes from this airport, so I'm very familiar with this airport and the surrounding area. Very cool seeing someone taking the time to improve it.
Interestingly, this airport is home to Whirlpool corporation and holds an annual WWII airshow each year. It's location makes quick hops to Chicago and other major airports a breeze. One thing to note about the project so far is that the hangars by the terminal are not there in real life (unless they built them recently). Also, there should be approach lights extending from RWY 28 to the field across the road where there are trees currently. if you can get rid of the trees and put approach lights there that would make it a lot more realistic.
Overall, keep up the good work and can't wait to see what you have in store for the next update.
over 4 years ago
Thanks for the feedback!
Google maps shows both hangars just to the west of the terminal along with new(er) concrete in front of them, so thats what I tried to model. Interestingly, Google street view doesn't show either of them... and Bing maps shows just one, and what looks like construction being done on the prep for the second hangar. Maybe they're new? The website for the airport also shows the hangar closer to the terminal, and thats where I realized the bottom of the hangar walls were a bit red.
As for the approach lights, they should be there... they extend to the east from Rwy 28 for about 1400 ft and across the road (airnav.com says they're MALSR). The sim likes to put houses on some of the bare areas on the east side of the road, so at some point I'll try to clear those out. I'll try to add a screenshot of them and add it here. And in case I did something wrong and removed the lights, I'll get them added back in.
over 4 years ago
Hey! A great addition! The just off premises Flying Pig cafe makes this one a great destination for a proverbial $100 Hamburger (or BBQ) flight from points in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio, or even Illinois or Wisconsin! Always looking for those. And thank you for also fixing a horribly rendered MSFS airport, My local airport, KESN in Easton, Maryland, suffered the same MSFS fate. It too has been fixed.
over 4 years ago
Thanks! Hopefully over time, as I learn more, I can make it even better.
over 4 years ago
Seems you forgot to make a containing folder.
over 4 years ago
Fixed. Apologies for that.
KBEH - Southwest Michigan Regional
Enhance KBEH - Southwest Michigan Regional airport with this scenery enhancement mod. Features rebuilt runways, updated aprons, improved taxi lights, modeled terminal, added hangars and buildings, and night lighting for a more realistic experience. Feedback welcome for future improvements.
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- Added exclusions for default sim building; both MSFS2020 and 2024 were showing default buildings overlapping the buildings in this addon - Added some grassy areas around the newer taxiway D layout - Tested briefly with MSFS2024 with no major issues detected - but let me know if you notice anything.
5 months ago