Qualicum Beach airport ( IATA : XQU , TC LID : CAT4 ) is located 1.8 nautical miles south of the Town of Qualicum Beach , British Columbia , Canada .
Try an early flight at 6:00 AM in the morning from Nanaimo airport , it only takes 15 minutes to Qualicum Beach airport for breakfast at the Final Approach restaurant at the airport .
I love that early morning orange light from the sun along the coastline on the way to Qualicum Beach airport .
And oh , when landing on runway 29 , if you notice , you'll see a couple of people are riding
horses early in the morning too , along the airport fence .
- All buildings at the airport are custom modeled .
- Custom runway markings , custom signs and apron markings .
- The weather station at the airport is also modeled .
- Custom airport fence .
- Add lots of other models .
- Add night lighting .
OK , enough talks . Let's download the file , unrar it , copy the CAT4-Qualicum Beach airport folder into community folder where Flight Simulator 2020 is instaled and start the flight to find out how it looks .
Credit :
- Thanks Ken Peters for the photos . Without the photos , the custom models are not possible .
- And also thanks the airport manager for his kindness allowing Ken Peters to take photos of the airport .
Hope you enjoy the airport scenery as much as I do .
Best Regards
Minh
UPDATE : Version 1.1 ( Mar 28th 2022 )
- This update is to fix missing fuel station due to sim update 8 .
Enjoy !
Minh
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UPDATE : Version 1.2 ( Nov 30th 2022 )
- Fix the double windsocks .
- Remove trees at the Arrow Smith Search & Rescue building .
- Add a helicopter parking spot to the airport . Now we can place a helicopter to the airport at the world map for
departure or set as arrival .
Enjoy !
Minh
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Write a reviewSonosusto
Great work with this! This is stunning work here.
Trustdesa
Thank you!
robhaynes82
Fantastic scenery and works well with the new Canada World Update. Only potential issue is I get two wind socks right on top of one another in the middle of the field.
Thanks for the great work!
Sonosusto 4 month(s) ago
I find this issue in a lot of places, actually. Even payware airports.
nbrich1
Runway Flatten Fix for this CAT4 + Vancouver Island Mesh is here:
https://flightsim.to/file/22292/cat4-qualicum-beach-airport-flatten-for-use-with-vancouver-mesh
Compliments of D.Linn at Return to Misty Moorings:
https://return.mistymoorings.com/
nbrich1
BPieke
This is really nice! CYCD - Nanaimo Waterfront - CAT4... Wonderful flight!
I do notice that the Vancouver Island mesh addon has left CAT4 very bumpy..
Edit: I have just installed the RTMM flatten fix, and it does the job!
verci 1 year(s) ago
I can confirm. Scenery is cool, but runway and aprons are rollercoasterish with the VC Island mesh addon...
BPieke 1 year(s) ago
Just testing an RTMM fix that flattens the airport... looking really good!
Cessna777
Minh, Can you please certify compatibility with SU5? This package it too good to lose.
Minhbui 1 year(s) ago
Is there anything wrong with the airport on your computer ? If not , then it's compatible . I don't know why flightsim.to still asks if it's compatible with SU5 ? If something is not compatible , tons of people will just eventually comment that it's broken after the update for sure . So far I don't see anyone in here says that the airport is not working .
Cessna777 1 year(s) ago
I'll give it a try. A lot of the creators have tested their work and put a "compatible" badge on the download page.
ozcanuck55
Outstanding! Thank you!!!!!
ezwingman
Looks so real.
Minhbui 2 year(s) ago
Thank you for giving it 5 stars !
Ricochet83
5 star quality
Minhbui 2 year(s) ago
Thank you for your positive rating Andre !
Ricochet83
I personal think this is a work of Art.Wonderful atmosphere.Lovely details.One of my favorit airport creations.Thank you for sharing this stunning little gem..Greetings from the Netherlands with friendly regards Andre
Minhbui 2 year(s) ago
Thank you for your kind comment Andre !
Best Regards
Minh
Bony
Thank you Minhbui. Hope he get a ticket for the weeks of wrong parking.😁
Minhbui 2 year(s) ago
Thank you ! Enjoy !
Cmac72
Paypal or something.
aircanada777
If its possible could you eventually make Muskoka Airport (CYQA) cause the default airport is trash.
Minhbui 2 year(s) ago
RichardPlantagenet
My old stomping ground from the late 90's.
Thank you!
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Zepingouin35
I like your work on customs marking ,Have you tried using the "parallax windows" material for the terminal bay windows, this could be interesting.
Thank you to you as well as to the airport contributors.
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Zepingouin35 2 year(s) ago
About parallax windows, I will try to cross the info that is available on the web and do some tests this weekend, but it doesn't seem impossible just not very friendly for noobs like me.
On the other hand for the animations, there are enough tutorials for blender to learn it and in the blender2msfs import tool there is an option to import the animation linked to the object(look on the FlyingTheston channel, there is a little simple tutorial to get started on an animated object on msfs )
the unknown in my opinion is mostly how to link an animated object with the direction and the force of the wind (flag, windsocks, tree etc).
*edit* I just found the thread on Fs developper you mentioned and I understand the problem ^^, forget what is written just above.
In any case, if I would gladly share the methods with you if I succeed.
Minhbui 2 year(s) ago
Zepingouin35 2 year(s) ago
I also try to complete my CYLI scene 100% and not leave it sketchy like CYBD .. and enjoy flying a bit in msfs as well and not spending hours on the sdk with my hazardous workflow ^^.
I didn't know you weren't on Blender I guess you should be able to find also for the software you are using, the principles should be similar?
Minhbui 2 year(s) ago
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MazerMart
But amazing work.
I'm thinking AI is taking up too many parking spaces.. I was looking for a nice empty hangar to put up the the night.
And I didn't know they had such hot ladies in the area.. Not great conversationalist it seems.
Congrats
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