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 and replace with 100% Orange animated windsock
• Replace all AI generated hangars and buildings with more appropriate MSFS stocked objects
• Replace all light blue poles with inert blue reflectors all along taxiways
• 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 (still 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 and Windsocks)
• 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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Bowerman Airport (Vintage edition) (KHQM)

Explore the vintage charm of Bowerman Airport (KHQM) with this add-on, a nod to the Orbx freeware scenery of FSX/P3D era. Enhance your sim experience with fixed taxiway signs, improved textures, and accurate details like Lanas Cafe. Perfect spot for GA and Bizjet flying in the Pacific Northwest.

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