THIS IS MY FIRST SCENERY EVER. I STILL HAVE SOME THINGS TO LEARN
UPDATE VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: I have been working on this scenery under (the owner of) Hayes Sim and due to recent events resulting in the owner having to leave, I am continuing this solo and I had to create a new server because of that reason. Legally I cannot go into depth, but it kinda closes Hayes Simulations. What I can say though is that I am making great progress on custom ground textures and buildings. I will be making this payware eventually for reasons listed below, but not to worry, for the first day or two of keeping the scenery payware, it WILL BE FREE! I am hoping to sell this to continue a subscription for Adobe to continue further projects, and fund my private pilots license. I hope you understand, and this scenery here will also receive some upgrades and will remain free, but might be subject to me removing it and launching everything on a new website. Stay updated on this addon on this page, and on my new Discord server. Thank you for your understanding, and I hope that this project will be released very soon!
NEW SINCE UPDATE ON 1/1/23
- Improved ground colors
- Improved "used" markings in some areas
- Added control tower
- Background development on other hangars and textures.
This airport is not fully complete because of me becoming sick and having less time to finish some buildings. Default models have replaced them until I get better and make the scenery better. It also doesn't have that much info/great images of all the hangars on the web so I have to resort to trying to make it as close as possible.
It includes custom gates, taxiways, a whole rebuild of the airport, ground textures, 2 custom hangars, runway, and much more.
"Palo Alto Airport covers 102 acres (41 ha) and has one asphalt paved runway (13/31) measuring 2,443 × 70 ft. (745 × 21 m).[2]
Facilities at this busy towered airport include a staffed terminal and multiple repair shops: Advantage Aviation (Cessna & Beechcraft Authorized Service Center), WVAS Inc. dba Aero Works (Diamond Authorized Service Center), Rossi Aircraft, and Peninsula Avionics. The airport is also home to a number of flying clubs (in order of establishment): Stanford Flying Club (est. 1930),[3] West Valley Flying Club (est. 1973),[4] Sundance Flying Club (est. 2006),[5] and Advantage Aviation Flying Club.[6] The airport is located within one-half mile of U.S. Route 101.
First-time pilots should familiarize themselves with the complex Bay Area airspace, especially the overlying SFO Class B and the abutting SJC Class C airspace. Landing pilots should also watch out for bird and jackrabbit activity.
Fifteen miles of hiking and biking trails, affording multiple opportunities for birdwatching, form part of the adjacent 1,940-acre (785 ha) Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve.[7] The airport is also adjacent to a public golf course.[8] Dining options within a short walk include the Abundant Air Cafe, and the Bay Café at the golf course." - Wikipedia (my beloved Wikipedia)
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If you also have any info and/or photos on this airport that you are willing to share, that would be greatly appreciated.
In yes, the sell tis final 'perfect' version (should be worth the extra risk and effort..).
If no, then many thanks that you let us participate as Beta tester to the Development (good - and maybe not so good versions..) and hopefully you'll get enough feedback from us.
However, many thanks from Warstein in Germany for designing this wonderfull place to fly 😊
2 months ago
CaptainMoonlight
5 months ago
haltingpoint
HI 😊 are you going to continue the development?
1 years ago
hopefully very soon. I have a lot of class, but I should be able to complete it in a couple of months including custom buildings with better textures and markings.
1 years ago
HayesSimulations
jetpilot82
Thank you for making this. Local Bay Area flyer and love seeing this effort. Would also love you forever if you did KSQL.
Do you plan to do any of the VFR reporting checkpoints like the sunken ship?
Also, one suggestion would be to have a TON of static parked aircraft. Usually the lot is near full.
1 years ago
I hopefully plan on updating this airport more since I now have many ways to add photorealistic ground textures to make it look a lot better than it does now, I just am still trying to learn how to use it. Currently I am trying to make a second airport to test out these projected meshes and better building textures. And then I might make KSQL too
For the VFR waypoints, once I can get better at texturing, I will start to continue this more.
And the traffic slider in the traffic menu should fix that. I remember every parking spot, as long as it isn't occupied, should contain aircraft if the traffic slider is up. Due to a request with static parked aircraft but wanting it optional, I left it this way.
1 years ago
HayesSimulations
haltingpoint
Thank you for making this! I've been using it to do simulation-based lessons, and it's worked wonderfully.
One weird thing I noticed is the wind sock seems to blow the opposite direction it should. I'm not sure how that happens, but I noticed it playing with crosswinds and then compared it to the default wind sock.
At any rate, this is my home airport, so if you need photos or anything, happy to help!
1 years ago
Thank you! As of now, due to school work I have myself, I have been delaying the progress on this airport so I will continue it today hopefully. If I do have any further things that I will require to make this airport, I will contact you. Also, how does adding PBR textures to this sound? If I have enough time I might revamp each texture to have PBR (If I figure out how to do it) And with the windsock, I have realized that issue with a couple of other addon airports, so I will try my best to fix it. Thanks!
1 years ago
HayesSimulations
JulesAltis
Hi, Nice to see KPAO finally made 😊 You should consider to brighten the Runway and parallel taxiway a bit, they are way to dark...ans place a lot static planes on the parkings, usually this field is "flooded" with parked planes... I know this airport well from real flying.
1 years ago
I will do this! Thanks for the feedback, even with aerial photography I had to guess for the colors of the taxiways and runways. With parked aircraft that has to do with the traffic menu. I will add some static planes in the gates that you cannot spawn at. And considering I have not too much info about this airport, since there is not much I have found from my research, if you have anything else you want to share I will gratefully take it into account.
1 years ago
HayesSimulations
jetpilot82