For the younger generation, Bowerman airport means nothing. It's a small GA airfield on the Pacific North West Coast near Seattle. For the older FSx/P3D simmers, it should remind the Orbx freeware scenery that set the quality standard at that time. So, let’s bring back souvenir and have a quick bit at Lana's Cafe.
Perfectly located, KHQM could be the perfect starting point to explore this awesome area. With it’s 6-24 asphalt runway of 5,000 feet (1,524 meters, ILS runway 24), KHQM is promoted as “Only Jet-Capable Airport” by the local authority. It will match GA to Bizjet perfectly and don't forget to have lunch at the restaurant.
Why a Vintage Edition?
This scenery is a mixed between what exists today (Oct'23) and what it was around 2014. For example: Lana's Cafe has moved from the airfield to downtown. Nowadays the building restaurant has been destroyed. But in this scenery, the iconic restaurant is still there as it was in Orbx freeware.
Features
- Fix all taxiway signs
- Fix runway PAPI
- Fix windsocks
- Replace all AI generated hangars and buildings with more appropriate MSFS stocked objects
- Replace all light blue poles with inert blue reflectors
- Enhance all taxiways/apron textures (cracked, more various colors, patches)
- Improve visual on final 24 : water waste plant (Hoquiam Sewage Treatment Plant) and wood factory (Willis Enterprises), still WIP + cleanup the water bassin to reveal hidden part wrongly covered by default
- Improve visual on final 6 : water exclusion on the bay to reveal Grays Harbor National Wildlife
- Water exclusion to redesign the low tide on the shore (WIP)
Requirements
- This scenery doesn't required any extra library. It's only made with stocked MSFS object from the integrated library, except the open Windhover hangar
- World Update II (USA) and X (USA)
More info for pilots
- Skyvector: click here
- Airnav: https://www.airnav.com/airport/KHQM
Thanks to
This scenery uses Windhover "Open Hangar Library" (https://flightsim.to/profile/Windhover) but no need to install anything extra. Just a BIG THANK YOU : https://flightsim.to/file/26325/open-hangar-library
Author's final note
As for all of my MSFS mod, this small scenery is made from a pilot-eyes perspective. The scenery is inspired by aerial views from Bing and Google maps. It's a mix between the satellite imagery displayed from MSFS and more accurate data found on Internet. I did my best, based on online videos and pictures freely available. If you have local pictures to help being more accurate, please let me know!
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Ghrailrider
Also have many Thx from Warstein in Germany 😊
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CaptainMoonlight
Thank you for bringing this little gem of an airfield back to life!
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JockoFlocko76
Comme beaucoup, pour moi Bowerman était la référence. D'ailleurs PNW a été mon seul achat chez ORBX à l'époque de notre bon vieux simu fsx. Avec MSFS on ne met quasiment plus les mains dans le cambouis... Qui ne connaît pas vbazillo dans le vol virtuel ?
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ALAINMAX
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cnewman2832
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carolynandnorm
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antonvs_AU
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nagpaw
One request... could you cut back on the line of trees between the runway and the river?
They get in the way of the "authentic" look of the place..
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BPieke
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mahbin1
J'ai vu un article de Tom Tsui parlant de ta scène, et je l'ai téléchargé les yeux fermés, même si je vole plus en France que sur les autres continents !
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MarcRouj
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JanD1966
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ScarsStitches
Could I maybe persuade you into making another oldie? Georenders Emma Field?
I (and many other flightsim grandpa's ) would really really appreciate that ... 😊
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Fakull
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