Important - Required Library!

Emerald Object Library (Also available on Marketplace) is required for this scenery to display as intended! Not installing the library will result in most models not showing throughout the scenery. Emerald Object Library is our own in-house collection of static and dynamic models, materials, and VFX which allows us to push fixes for common assets across multiple products at once, as well as keep the required space of our addons to a minimum by eliminating duplicates in each project.

Chunilna Cabin Strip is an unregistered backcountry airport just 6 nm (11 km) to the Northeast of Talkeetna, Alaska. This private airstrip features a confined, short dirt runway at just 660 ft (201 m) usable. Departures and landings can be made going either direction for light aircraft, but anything past a Cub is almost entirely one way in, one way out!

After being released for several years, Chunilna Cabin Strip has been completely remastered from the ground-up! The scenery has once again been brought to life in incredible detail, with a heavy focus on environmentals and dynamic features, integrating the latest features from Emerald Object Library!

Features

• One challenging Airstrip, including two creek Campsites.
• Reworked water, terraforming, & autogen vegetation, exposing multiple landable gravel bars along 6 mi (9.6 km) of Chunilna Creek.
• DEM & hand-crafted terraforming up to 2m/px, and fully compatible with ORBX’s Alaska Mesh.
• All models use PBR textures, up to 4K resolution.
• Custom Dirt & Grass ground materials with NRM textures for PBR and added detail.
• Custom environmentals including Weeds, Wildflowers, Native Shrubs, 3D Trees, Rocks, and Logs.
• Custom animated wildlife: Bears, Fox, & Moose roam the coverage area.
• Dynamic SFX using Wwise.

Dynamic Features

• Bears - Can be found roaming the scenery. Will go into hibernation when temperatures fall below freezing.
• Birds SFX (Downy Woodpecker) - Audible around the airstrip from Dawn to Dusk, but not when Rain or Snow is reported. Randomly switches between call and drumming sounds.
• Birds SFX (Great Horned Owl) - Audible near the Cabin at Night, but not when Rain or Snow is reported.
• Birds SFX (Junco & Fox Sparrow) - Audible around the airstrip from Dawn to Dusk, but not when Rain or Snow is reported.
• Butterflies - Visible around flowers from May through September. Includes 4 different Alaska native variations! Will not show when Rain or Snow is reported.
• Fox - Roams around the airstrip. Will call roughly every 6 minutes.
• Morel Mushrooms - Pop up around the airstrip from May to July.
• Rain Puddles - Appear when Rain has been reported in the area.
• Roof Snow & Icicles - 3D Snow & Icicles will appear on the airstrip building roofs when snow depth has been reported on the ground.
• VFX - Smoke and Campfire VFX will appear throughout the scenery once temperatures fall to 50°F (10°C) or below.

Installation

Make sure that Microsoft Flight Simulator is not running! Once unzipped, the included "esd-airport-ak98-chunilna-cabin-strip" folder should be placed into your MSFS "Packages\Community" folder. The scenery will load the next time you start MSFS!

Need help locating your community folder? Check out this flightsim.to article.

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