FS 2002 Randolph AFB,Texas Scenery Package

This scenery is of Randolph AFB located near San Antonio, Texas. RAFB has great historical significance for the U.S. Air Force. It was built in the early 1930s to fulfill a need for a pilot training facility. Most of the original buildings were designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. For many years from the '30s to the '60s it was the main site of the Army Air Corps' (and then Air Force) Aviation Cadet program. It is still active today, with pilot training programs in the Cessna T-37, T-38 Talon, and now the T-6 Texan II. This scenery has been years in the making, with great attention paid to detail, and many of the building textures were taken from digital photography. The night lighting of the base and adjacent cities was designed to be as realistic as possible, especially in the area of street lighting. The landing approach to runways 14 left or right is especially dramatic at night as you fly low over Universal City.By James Shaddox.