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    AYYZ Yambaitok airstrip, Papua New Guinea + landscape enhancement - Image 1

    Description

    Yambaitok is a remote village in the Higlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The airstrip (ICAO code = AYYZ) sits on a ridge top at the meeting point of two rivers, surrounded by magnificent tropical mountains. Due to high terrain, landing is only possible on runway 21 with a challenging right hand circle-to-land approach and a very short final. All departures are from runway 03. Watch out for the puddles of water after a rainy day, it's slippery ! If you are heading south, be sure to calculate your performances to be able to clear the terrain on your right, especially if you take off with a Kodiak full of coffee beans and passengers.

    There was already a good mod for this airfield, but I believe this one is a great improvement. There are many hours of work and this is my first public release. so be forgiving if something isn't right. And let me know in the comments, so I can eventually check it out.

    Features :

    • Complete rework of the terrain (texture, runway profile, ridge top edges...)
    • Complete rework of the river (water colour, rocks, terraforming)
    • Enhancement of the vegetation (using native assets + freeware libraries)
    • Accurate rebuild of the village from online pictures and video (using native assets + freeware libraries)
    • Accurate airfield configuration (no ground services, correct windsock, cones, take off and landing orientation, parking spots)

    It is recommended to be used with the "No More Rivers - Papua New Guinea" freeware mod by B4DG3R (https://flightsim.to/file/54979/no-more-rivers-papua-new-guinea).

    The screenshots are taken using the payware "Bijan's 4 seasons" mod wich changes the vegetation biome (recommended but not mandatory).

    IMPORTANT 

    • Extract the dowloaded package "croixpaille-airport-ayyz-yambaitok" in your community folder.
    • You must download and install the libraries listed below as "dependencies" in your community folder to be able to see all the buildings, objects, people...
    • If you have any issue with performance, let me know. I built this scenery with a pretty powerfull PC (CPU 13700K, GPU 4080, 32GO RAM). On my end, I get around 40 FPS looking around the airfierd with all settings maxed out (TLOD 400, OLOD 200...), so I hope it runs smooth on your side.
    • If, for any reason, the airfield doesn't show up on the World Map, type the ICAO code "AYYZ" in the search bar of the World Map. You may have a missing library. Or maybe you need to clear your content.xml or scenery indexes file. 

    DEPENDENCIES

    Download them all to be sure that everything is functional. You won't regret it. Those assets are used by many scenery developpers. So you'll end up needing them anyway. Many thanks to those creators who share their work for freeware development ! 

    ETHNICFS BUILDING LIBRARY https://flightsim.to/file/44283/ethnicfs-buildings-kit-library
    ETHNICFS VEGETATION LIBRARY : https://flightsim.to/file/56359/ethnicfs-vegetation-library
    ETHNICFS MISC OBJECTS LIBRARY https://flightsim.to/file/45163/ethnicfs-misc-scenery-objects
    ESD MODELLIB EOLID https://flightsim.to/file/8824/emerald-object-library
    WOOKIE042 BUSH AND BACKCOUNTRY LIBRARY https://flightsim.to/file/43061/bush-backcountry-library
    JHD LIBRARY https://fr.flightsim.to/file/28208/jhd-library
    DAVE'S LIBRARY https://flightsim.to/file/4696/dave-s-crooked-library
    DAVES 3D PEOPLE https://www.allflightmods.com/microsoft-flight-simulator-2020/msfs2020-other/daves-3d-people-library-v1-0-5/
    HUMAN LIBRARY ANIMATED https://flightsim.to/file/33166/animated-humans-library
    BEEKAY SCENERY BK ANIMATED https://flightsim.to/file/8887/beekay-pack1

    It is recommended to be used with the "No More Rivers - Papua New Guinea" freeware mod by B4DG3R (https://flightsim.to/file/54979/no-more-rivers-papua-new-guinea).

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    Comments(12)

    E

    over 1 year ago

    Just tried it in 2024: looks good to me. Only thing I realized missing was one of the crates on which one person sits, so he hovers in air ;-)
    C

    over 1 year ago

    Glad to hear it looks good. I didn't have time to try it in 2024.
    I will soon release a 2024 version of my other PNG scenery : AYYW Yawan.
    When time allows, I'll check Yambaitok to see what I can fix and improve. Those are 2 nice little airstrips ;)
    k

    about 2 years ago

    a real masterpiece, thanks!
    C

    about 2 years ago

    Thank you very much for your comment ;)
    D

    about 2 years ago

    Beautiful work on this airstrip, appreciate you building and sharing. ✌ 🇦🇺
    C

    about 2 years ago

    Thanks for your comment !
    f

    about 2 years ago

    Excellent creation. Apart from the fine layout and landscaping, the numerous objects are interesting and thoughtfully placed making this charming location come alive. Look forward to your future work.
    Speaking of waterfalls have you considered Emo Mission AYEO?
    C

    about 2 years ago

    Thanks for your review and your kind words. I don't know the strip you are talking about. Not yet. I will check this out.
    g

    about 2 years ago

    Superb scene. I like missionary bush pilot videos with Ryan !!
    C

    about 2 years ago

    I'm glad you like it as much as I enjoyed building it
    G

    about 2 years ago

    Brilliant job!
    More PNG coming?
    C

    about 2 years ago

    Next airstrip will probably be Yawan and it's waterfalls. I'm waiting for Ryan (actual PNG pilot and YouTuber) to send me some pictures and drone shots as reference. Stay tuned !
    MSFS 2020MSFS 2024

    AYYZ Yambaitok airstrip, Papua New Guinea + landscape enhancement

    Discover the remote village of Yambaitok in Papua New Guinea and it's challenging airstrip. Experience a landing on a ridge top, surrounded by tropical mountains and rivers. This mod features a complete rework of terrain, river, vegetation, and village for a realistic flying experience.

    Downloads1K
    Version1.3
    File Size263.37 KB
    Published2 years ago
    Updated1 year ago

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    Now includes an approach chart just like my other PNG scenery AYYW Yawan

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