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    Description

    The burgers are on the grill at the Amboy Cafe. Fly in for the best tasting burgers, fries and shakes on the route - route 66 that is. Stay to explore the old buildings and cabins but be careful. Some say the old motel is haunted.

    Amboy is half way between Barstow and Needles in the eastern desert region of California on the famous Route 66 highway. Amboy originated in 1858 as a mining camp then as a service point for the railway in the 1880's. It grew into a popular stopover for travellers when Route 66 was constructed in 1926 between Chicago and Los Angeles. When the interstate highway bypassed Amboy in 1973 Amboy began to decline. Today only the Cafe and Post Office are open.

    You will need sharp piloting skills to land on the narrow unmaintained dirt runways of Amboy Field which used to service the town in the 1940's and 50's.

    This highly detailed scenery is designed to be explored with MSFS 2024 character mode.
    Watch this video for a tutorial on using character mode.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPjEoVAw0aY

    AMBOY AIRFIELD  ICAO AM66
    Elevation 650 ft.
    Location: 34.55989, -115.74606

    Use yoke hide to open/close the hanger doors.

    Contents:
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    jbs-amboy-ca  -  copy into your MSFS 2024 community folder.

    jbs-amboy-ca-documents
        description.txt - scenery description
        amboy-airfield-runways.txt - amboy airfield runway characteristics
        amboy-tower-obstruction.txt - Amboy tower obstruction description

        Amboy-Area_SEC.jpg -  Amboy area sectional chart.
        Los Angeles SEC AMBOY.jpg -  Los Angeles area sectional chart.

        screenshots

     

    ** V 1.2 fixes a bug in V 1.1 which affected airport services globally

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    h

    4 days ago

    Thank you!
    m

    4 months ago

    Hi there, I love this little scenery in the middle of nowhere, superb quality, thanks!
    Unfortunately I do see an issue where if I have this scenery installed, my MSFS ground service vehicles (e.g. pushback trucks) get deleted on the entire planet.
    I tried just deleting the AirportServices folder, but the bug would still be there. Only if I remove the entire scenery would my service vehicles get restored. Do you have any ideas?
    l
    littlebitAuthor

    4 months ago

    Thanks for the feedback. V 1.2 should fix that. Anyone with V 1.1 should update it.

    Really appreciate you tracking that down. That is a major issue that could cause a lot of grief.
    m

    4 months ago

    Thank you for the quick fix! Installed 1.2 and the issue is resolved.
    Yeh took me around 2 hours to track this down to this scenery since it needed constant re-loading of the sim :) But don't feel bad, this has happened to some of the most celebrated scenery devs before, so apparently it doesn't take much for this issue to appear.
    In any case, I love this little scenery in the middle of nowhere, so it was all worth it for me :)
    I was wondering, right next to your scenery we can see this long lines of cargo trains and wagons, naturally all flat on Asobo's imagery. Is there any chance you could cover these with actual static 3D train models? This might perhaps add even more charm to this scenery, being so close to the runway.
    p

    12 days ago

    So you're saying if I download v1.1 then I won't have that annoying pushback vehicle in front of my plane anywhere in the world? SIGN ME UP
    t

    4 months ago

    This is my absolute favorite. I love to leave Vegas and fly down the river and over to AM66. Then I set an early departure and head into LA and the updated Cities 13 content. the atmosphere at the motel is just awesome, it nails that Last Stop in the middle of npwhere vibe. I tried starting at the church, that was strange taxiing across the highway. Great mod, ty!
    D

    5 months ago

    Génial cet endroit
    merci bien
    n

    6 months ago

    Thank you for Amboy. I spent 30 minutes walking around on foot and found all kinds of surprises.
    b

    6 months ago

    More awesome work and much appreciated! I spent time exploring Amboy and the area over 30 years ago when it was pretty much abandoned and falling apart. A lot of history and some very strange "events" took place there; straight out of a SCIFI or Horror movie (I witnessed a couple)! Again, GREAT work!
    G

    6 months ago

    Over a gigabyte? Am I doing something wrong? My last Airport is 30mb, lol.
    J

    6 months ago

    a lot of great movies were filmed there
    7

    6 months ago

    Great scenery, thank you! My favourite in the US.
    C

    7 months ago

    Outstanding fun scenery!
    Thank you!
    G

    8 months ago

    Splendid work. The only sign for tiny improvement was a default high-viz ground crew on the parking spot.
    s

    8 months ago

    Thank's Great Airport alot of details
    S

    8 months ago

    Exquisite.
    E

    8 months ago

    Thank you very much for this scenery, congratulations !, it´s amazing!!
    W

    8 months ago

    Outstanding! It's obvious how much work you put into this, and it was a lot of fun looking around. Amazing detail. Even the TV screens change! Thank you for the great add-on. Hope you do more.
    H

    8 months ago

    Fantastic Work! Thank you very much, I love all the details.
    L

    8 months ago

    that's bad ass
    MSFS 2020MSFS 2024

    Amboy Airfield California

    Experience the historical Amboy Airfield in California, located along the iconic Route 66. This add-on features detailed scenery, including the Amboy Cafe, where you can enjoy classic burgers and shakes. Pilots will face the challenge of landing on narrow, unmaintained dirt runways, reminiscent of its mid-20th-century service. Explore the remnants of this once-thriving mining town, complete with old buildings and a rumored haunted motel.

    Downloads3K
    Version1.2
    File Size1.08 GB
    Published1 year ago
    Updated3 months ago

    User Reviews

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    Simulator
    MSFS2024
    CategoryAirports
    Sub-CategoryRemote Airstrips
    ICAOAM66

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