X-Plane scenery

X-Plane 11/10 AD3 Boston Bar Scenery

Fraser Valley A (AD3) brings Boston Bar’s “abandoned” emergency strip in British Columbia to life as a rugged field with simple markers beside the canyon, ideal for off-airport diversions. Built for X-Plane 11/10 with Ortho4XP mesh and Bing orthophotos, it requires OpenSceneryX plus 3D People, Handy Objects, JB, FF Extended, World Model, and RD libraries.

4/5 (1) 622 downloads 17.41 MB Scanned clean
X-Plane 12 X-Plane 11
Adam McEnroe
Editor reviewed · Tested in-sim

Expert Overview

This custom AD3 Boston Bar Scenery for X-Plane 11/10 recreates a small, disused emergency strip in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley. Positioned near the Blue Lake Resort, it’s perfect for sim pilots looking for a remote place to set down in an otherwise challenging canyon environment. Compatible with Ortho4XP mesh and orthophotos, it preserves the area’s rugged nature through its Runway Follows Terrain feature, ensuring a more authentic look despite uneven ground contours around the runway.

Optimized for performance, this scenery incorporates objects from the 3D People Library, The Handy Object Library, JB Library, FF Library (extended version), World Model Library, OpenSceneryX, and the RD Library to add detail and realism. Having tested this mod extensively, it provides a welcome extra layer of immersion for bush flyers and enthusiasts seeking a distinctive challenge, while still remaining gentle on system resources.

This mod was installed, tested and reviewed by Adam McEnroe for Fly Away Simulation. Adam is an FS mod expert. Read his bio →

Fraser Valley A, British Columbia, Canada. A small 'abandoned' emergency strip near the Blue Lake Resort in the Fraser Valley near Boston Bar. Nothing more than a field with some markers, for folks having to land somewhere other than a canyon.

Aerial view of the abandoned air strip.This scenery was designed to work with Ortho4XP mesh and orthophotos (Bing source). However, the mesh still isn't 100%. Keep 'Runway Follows Terrain' feature on! The hills next to the runway will look horrible with a flattened airfield.

Requires the latest versions of the following libraries: 3D People Library (3D_PEOPLE_LIBRARY.ZIP), The Handy Object Library (THE_HANDY_OBJECTS_LIBRARY.ZIP), JB Library (JB_LIBRARY.ZIP), FF Library (extended version) (FF_LIBRARY_EXTENDED_LOD.ZIP), World Model Library (WORLD2XPLANE.ZIP), OpenSceneryX (OPENSCENERYX.ZIP) and the RD_Library (RD_LIBRARY.ZIP).

By Nils Lips.

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Filename
ad3_boston_bar.zip
File size
17.41 MB
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Requires dependencies

This add-on may require the following files to function properly. If this is a repaint, the dependency below is likely the base aircraft package.

How to install this mod

X-Plane scenery

  1. Extract the downloaded archive

    Use 7-Zip (free) or WinRAR to extract the ZIP to a temporary folder. Don't install while still zipped — the simulator can't read inside ZIP files.

  2. Copy into Custom Scenery

    Place the scenery folder into X-Plane 12/Custom Scenery/.

  3. Set scenery load order

    X-Plane loads sceneries top-to-bottom from Custom Scenery/scenery_packs.ini. Custom airports should be ABOVE mesh and ortho-imagery.

  4. Restart X-Plane

    Close X-Plane completely and relaunch. The new content loads automatically.

  5. Always read the included readme

    Every mod ships with a readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.
Still stuck? The readme included with the file is the authoritative source for this specific mod. Visit our Flight School tutorials or ask in our Q&A forum.

What’s inside this archive

The archive ad3_boston_bar.zip has 48 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

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Filename/Directory File Date File Size
Earth nav data09.27.170 B
+40-13009.27.170 B
+49-122.dsf09.27.1722.04 kB
apt.dat09.27.17692 B
GroundTraffic.txt09.27.171.78 kB
image1.jpg09.27.17130.42 kB
image2.jpg09.27.17141.41 kB
Objects09.27.170 B
BostonBarMarker.obj09.27.171.95 kB
BostonBarx.png09.27.174.87 MB
BostonBarx.pol09.27.17113 B
BushGreen1.obj09.27.172.01 kB
Dirt.png09.27.171.70 MB
Dirt.pol09.27.17119 B
EagleSoaring.png09.27.17131.39 kB
Grass.png09.27.173.19 MB
Grass.pol09.27.17120 B
Gravel.png09.27.173.34 MB
Gravel.pol09.27.17121 B
HeathenPineCollection.png09.27.17327.25 kB
Marker.png09.27.1775.81 kB
rougher.png09.27.172.54 MB
rougher.pol09.27.17124 B
Semilog.obj09.27.172.56 kB
SoaringEagle.obj09.27.1767.60 kB
treebark.png09.27.1747.48 kB
TreePine1h10b6.obj09.27.172.01 kB
TreePine1h15b8.obj09.27.172.01 kB
TreePine1h21b12.obj09.27.172.01 kB
TreePine1h7b4.obj09.27.172.01 kB
TreePine2h11b4.obj09.27.173.90 kB
TreePine2h15b4.obj09.27.173.90 kB
TreePine3h15b11.obj09.27.172.95 kB
TreePine4h15b8.obj09.27.1710.84 kB
Plugins09.27.170 B
GroundTraffic09.27.170 B
6409.27.170 B
lin.xpl09.27.1774.74 kB
win.xpl09.27.17167.50 kB
lin.xpl09.27.1769.73 kB
mac.xpl09.27.17142.34 kB
ReadMe.txt09.27.17244 B
win.xpl09.27.17169.00 kB
r44_6x.jpg09.27.17199.34 kB
r44_8x.jpg09.27.17200.46 kB
r44_9x.jpg09.27.17232.22 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
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TinkerNZ PRO

Nice and tidy airstrip filling the gap between Merritt and Harrison Lake nicely. I have Ortho scenery tiles for this area which I generated myself and I use the latest simHeaven_X_America-7-network overlay. The road alongside the airstrip seems to look and function marginally better I feel. Also, I use Global Forests for trees and vegetation and find that some trees are placed on the road (north and south of the airstrip. Also north of the airstrip trees is inside houses. Suggest some additional Exclusion zones might correct that as there seem to be none surrounding the houses. TinkerNZ.

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