The Busiest Little Airport: Peachtree-Dekalb

I'm making this scenery enhancement because I live near KPDK, am a vZTL controller, and drive by it often. The stock AI generate scenery pains me to use. Especially the runways that with bumps that will launch you. This is not the Ground Effect we wanted, ASOBO. And these taxiways. The AI taxiway markings make this place impossible to navigate. 

Furthermore, the AI generated buildings were based on 2013 aerial imagery, so (1) the entire Atlantic Aviation (NetJets) ramp is outdated; (2) Signature FBO building looks more like a Lego than the protective overhang in the real world. 

These fixes and more are in this for Peachtree-Dekalb Airport. Come do some pattern work, visit downtown Atlanta, or fly IFR in and out of the Atlanta A80 Tracon without having to dodge the Big Bois flying into Hartsfield-Jackson. We'd love to see y'all in our satellite airspace!

Peachtree-Dekalb was once Camp Gordon, an WW2 training airfield. There's some really old pavement here mixed in with the newer concrete to service the private jets.

The Atlanta regions is pretty hilly, so KPDK has lots of different gradients and elevations at work. RWY21L and 21R takes off slightly uphill. West Ramp and Clairmont Ramps are about 25 feet above the Northwest Ramps. Only RWY21L has accurate gradients and elevations. I can't do the rest until Asobo somes serious adjustments to the terrain stitching engine. It creates some very clear terrain curbs that I can't smooth out despite having thrown 20 hours at it, trying out rectangles, polygons at varying elevations and drop-off distances. 

If you'd like to help out with the terrain, let me know!

Assistance Requested

• If you know how to use Blender, I would love to get some help modeling the Atlantic Avaiation building, and the Epps hangar.

RWY 21L/3R

• ILS Frequencies, Glideslope, DME
• Real-World Approach Lighting and Edge Lighting
• Real-World Glide Slope Indicator
• Accurate Elevations and Gradients
• AI usable

RWY 21R/3L

• No Approach Lighting in Real-Life, but Edge Lighting exists
• Real-World Glide Slope Indicator
• PLANNED: Accurate Elevations and Gradients
• AI usable

RWY 16/34

• No Approach Lighting in Real-Life, but Edge Lighting exists
• Real-World Glide Slope Indicator
• Accurate Elevations and Gradients
• AI doesn't use this because it's only used for taxiing and airshows

Helicopter Express Helipads, Aprons, and Hangars

• 4 Helipads placed, works with AI traffic. Unfortunately you spawn with systems on. WHY ASOBO?
• Stock Hangars handplaced to replace AI gen buildings
• static ground vehicles placed because apparently they park lots of vehilces on the old helipads

Taxiways

• UPDATED to match real-world taxiway C, F, and N.
• All taxiway signs placed
• All taxiway Edge Lights placed
• Taxiway intersection pavements placed (B, C, E, F, G, H, J, paving material colors emulated)

Aprons

• Handplaced Apron Lighting 
• Just a few parking spots for now with accurate ramp naming (planning >100 handplaced parking spots)

Scenery Additions

• Signature FBO that you can park under. enjoy!
• Handplaced Streetlamps. YES. Streetlamps. There're exactly where they should be on Airport Rd and Corsair Rd
• Handplaced VOR, Beacon
• Handplaced Hangar and Lights, more to come

Quality Assurance

• Drove every taxiway and runway to ensure there are no bumps
• Flew the ILS
• Did some pattern work

Minor Dependencies:

• KATL VOR (MSFS US Scenery)
• EGGP Tower (MSFS European Scenery)
• EDHK Lights & Objects (https://flightsim.to/file/2549/edhk-lights-pack)

In the future

• Basic shell of Atlantic Aviation building, Atlantic Aviation new hangars
• Replacing AI generated buildings with stock buildings
• Placing Aprons on most ramps
• Elevation of Clairmont Ramp
• East Ops area 
• AI and nav help usable Taxiways D, J, C, N
• More parking
• More apron lights