X-Plane scenery

X-Plane EGEY Colonsay Airfield Scenery

Colonsay Airfield (EGEY) brings the island runway in Argyll and Bute, Scotland to life with a focused rendition of the small strip west of Scalasaig and its Oban service atmosphere for X-Plane 11. It requires BS2001 Object Library, The Handy Object Library, MisterX Library, and OpenSceneryX for full detail.

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Images & Screenshots

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Three small aircraft are parked on a grassy apron near a runway, with a small building and several vehicles nearby.

A single asphalt runway marked 10 sits in a rural landscape with grassy fields, scattered trees, and a small building nearby.

A small white single-engine aircraft is parked on a paved apron near a grassy field with scattered flowers and a red-white structure.

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Expert Overview

EGEY Colonsay Airfield Scenery for X-Plane 11 brings this remote Scottish airport to life with carefully modeled structures and faithful terrain details. Its compact runway, situated a few miles from Scalasaig, offers a truly immersive approach experience, reflecting the real-world schedule of two weekly Hebridean Air Services flights. The use of BS2001, The Handy Object Library, MisterX, and OpenSceneryX ensures rich texture placement and accurate 3D assets designed to blend seamlessly into the beautiful island setting.

Created by developer Rene Bruun, this mod stands out for its authenticity and attention to regional nuances. As a seasoned flight sim enthusiast, I appreciate how it captures the quiet charm of Colonsay while still offering enough realism to keep each landing exciting. In my opinion, it’s a top-tier enhancement for flyers wanting to explore beyond the usual airfields.

Colonsay Airport is located on the island of Colonsay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

Colonsay airfield on approach. Located 3 nautical miles west of Scalasaig, it is a small airport, with two 25-minute flights every Tuesday and Thursday to Oban Airport by Hebridean Air Services.

Requires the latest versions of the following object libraries: BS2001 Object Library (BS2001_OPEN_ME.ZIP), The Handy Object Library (THE_HANDY_OBJECTS_LIBRARY.ZIP), MisterX Library (MISTERX_LIBRARY.ZIP) and OpenSceneryX (OPENSCENERYX.ZIP).

Many thanks to all the contributors of the above libraries.

Developer: Rene Bruun.

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egey_colonsay_airfield.zip

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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.

the_handy_objects_library.zip

How to install this mod

X-Plane scenery

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.
Copy into Custom Scenery

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

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

What’s inside this archive

The archive egey_colonsay_airfield.zip has 13 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
EGEY_Colonsay Airfield	04.26.19	0 B
3.jpg	04.26.19	535.16 kB
COPYING	03.21.18	18.25 kB
Earth nav data	04.25.19	0 B
+50-010	04.25.19	0 B
+56-007.dsf	04.25.19	8.74 kB
+56-007.dsf.bak	04.25.19	8.53 kB
apt.dat	03.21.18	3.72 kB
image1.jpg	04.26.19	583.10 kB
image2.jpg	04.26.19	766.31 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B