Oli's Dorset Airfields - Dorset Gliding Club
What good is a Glider airfield that you can't take off from!
Despite being included in the sim as default, anyone trying to take off in one of the new SU11 gliders from here would have been disappointed, as the runway was too short for the aerotow to take off, and the winch cable released you dangerously low to the ground! So I've made an attempt to fix that and allow people to explore the beautiful Dorset landscape in a glider, as it's supposed to be!
Eyres Field is the home of Dorset Gliding club and sits close to the famous Purbeck Jurassic Coasline, the club uses both winch and aerotow launch methods, and both of these now work in the game.
Feedback and Suggestions are more than welcome, I encountered some issues with some of the ground materials I added here (using polygons) clipping with sharp straight edges, if anyone knows a fix for this please do let me know and I'll update the scenery!
With all of my Airfields, I'm not going for 100% accuracy, more just an improvement or a representation of the airstrip if it wasn't there before. As such I've taken a bit of artistic license with some of the objects and made do with the freely available libraries we have. Expect to see farm animals, tractors and friendly locals dotted about as you land here for the first time!
The scenery makes use of the following common scenery libraries, which will be used for all farm strips in the project. Huge thanks to the creators of these:
UK2000 Scenery Library - Available from the Marketplace in Sim
Colinj's Object libraries (both 1 & 2) - https://flightsim.to/file/16007/msfs-object-library-with-150-models-ranging-from-towers-hangers-terminals-to-cones
Tsrfsto's Windy Things - https://flightsim.to/file/14024/windy-things
Dave's 3D People - https://flightsim.to/file/5452/dave-s-3d-people-library
Emerald Object Library - https://flightsim.to/file/8824/emerald-object-library
Beekay's Libraries - https://flightsim.to/file/8887/beekay-pack1
Mikeaat's Asset Pack - https://flightsim.to/file/1923/mikea-at-assetpack
Thanks for putting this together. I have had a number of holidays at Longthorns Farm campsite which wraps around the southern and eastern end of the field, providing a great view of gliders landing over the hedge. Any chance of adding the campsite?!
1 years ago
Thanks, I think I may have already added it, I placed a few cars, tents and caravans there!
1 years ago
oli.fjc
PipsPriller
Thank You!
It would be wonderful if you could work your magic on the historic Portmoak Glider field in Fife, my local field.
Thanks!
1 years ago
I can certainly look into it, cheers!
1 years ago
oli.fjc
Captainrogerover