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This is an upgrade of FHAW - RAF Ascension Island/ Wideawake Airfield.
Owned by the Brits. Run by the Americans. The main stuff that seems to come through here is big stuff on its way somewhere else. Fairly inevitable really.
This area is a right throwback to the start of the sim. The stock version still has no satellite image and the elevations come and go depending on their mood.
The airport has been filled out with some details. Some buildings have been replaced, some added. Ground textures have been tarted up. Some light added.
This isn't premier league but it's an improvement on the utter blankness of the original.
The runway's gradients have been tweaked to try to match its famous hump. For some reason ATC only wants you to go to the wrong end of the runway.
Some hills have been returned as this half of the island is flat as a pancake in the original.
A fuel truck is available for your thirst. You're gonna need it.
There are now two versions of this so click again to find them.
V 1.7
Bends the airfield around the aerial image of the island found here - https://flightsim.to/file/64419/ascension-island-aerial-ground-image
The aerial image is a right storage hog so you may not want it. I understand.
Attempts to add more elevations. There's something seriously screwed with them here on the airfield side of the island. I sometimes see the correct ones for a couple of seconds and then they disappear again.
I think it's something to do with areas without a proper satellite image but I'm really not sure. If you get proper ones then I'm envious but this mod may not work with it. There will no doubt be weird lumps here and there and some that refuse to appear. So be it.
Improves ground textures and details. Redesigns the taxi system to reflect the proper ground markings. Adds a helipad, though I've no idea where you'd fly to.
Adds a second version for all you new Vulcan owners that sort of looks like the 1982 version. I'm sure you're looking forward to flying for 16 hours over featureless water.
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https://youtu.be/Q8XWtS6poCI
Cheers...
over 2 years ago
Can we just install this upgrade or we need a previous version?
Thks
Nuno
over 2 years ago
over 2 years ago
The 1982 version is great, much more alive, and fantastic to see Nimrods, hopefully one day we see them at RAF St. Mawgan also for authenticity.
over 2 years ago
Not sure it's very alive in regular daily life.
Newquay needs a right going over but it's going to be quite some time yet.
over 2 years ago
over 2 years ago
almost 5 years ago
The Google map, using 3D and down low, shows horrendous rises and dips in the runway, BTW
almost 5 years ago
The Google interpretation is categorically ludicrous. The runway does have a huge hump which I've tried to capture, but it's not quite there yet.
The island is now so bad in this it really needs a proper digital elevation map applied to the whole of it, but the only one out there seems to be some sort of private effort.
We'll have to wait for the Arse Ends of Nowhere World Update.
almost 5 years ago
Wideawake only uses one end of the runway, because the other end is dangerous, which they didn't realize when they were building it, apparently.
It's explained in this video https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wideawake+airfield what the reason for the closure of the other end (windsheer?).
Another article you may find interesting is https://en.mercopress.com/2020/02/14/ascension-island-airport-to-reopen-to-wide-body-traffic-by-2022
Apparently the airfield is staffed by 19 RAF personnel, headed up by a Wing Commander. I wonder what she did to upset the RAF to get such a forlorn posting?
almost 5 years ago
Thanks for the links. I have often wondered about the one end only bit. Unfortunately the ATC in this version only seems to be interested in the wrong end and I still don't know how to stop it.
I would love that posting myself. I would've been there long ago in person but for the runway breaking and there's also some disease I've just heard about.
There is, or has been, a flight from St Helena in an aircraft light enough to not annoy the runway, but your travel choices with it are either staying a couple of hours or one month because it's for workers. Neither quite fit the bill.
When things are rolling again I'm going to do here, St Helena and the Falklands in one extravagant loop.
almost 5 years ago
I don't know whether the air link from South Africa is still running (see the video), but if it isn't, it's a pretty remote posting unless you enjoy a LOT of peace and quiet!
FHAW - RAF Ascension Island/ Wideawake Airfield - Upgrade
Enhance RAF Ascension Island with this upgrade featuring detailed buildings, improved ground textures, and added lights. Experience tweaks in runway gradients and elevation adjustments for a more realistic sim. Choose from two versions, including one that aligns with an aerial image of the island. Explore enhancements while facing potential issues with satellite image compatibility.
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Adjusts the airfield to match the aerial image I've uploaded. Improves ground textures, buildings and detail. Attempts to return certain elevations with some success, sometimes not. Adds a second version from 1982 to drive your Vulcan from.
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It's a great piece of scenery too!