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FSX Idaho Backcountry Airports - 3U2 Scenery

Johnson Creek Airport (3U2) brings Idaho backcountry flying to life with a fully rebuilt field, a more authentic grass runway surface, and hand-placed airport-area detailing. Expect campsite and cabin scenery, static aircraft, and richer ground features that make approaches and parking along the strip feel lived-in in FSX.

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Idaho Backcountry Airports - 3U2, Johnson Creek, ID. One of the more popular destinations in the Idaho mountains. Airport has been completely redone. New runway look, scenery for the nearby campsite, the cabin in the nearby woods, static planes along the sides of the runway and more details around the airport. View file for more screenshots. By Erik van Onselen.

Idaho Backcountry Airports - 3U2 Scenery.

Idaho Backcountry Airports - 3U2 Scenery.

Installation

- Unzip the file into a temporary destination.
- Copy the folder 'Addon Scenery' into your main FSX folder. (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator X).
- Start FSX and activate the scenery in the library. Make sure 'Addon Scenery' has the highest Priority.
- Scenery database will be created automaticly by FSX.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW

I have used shape polygens for the Airport area and the runways, taxiways and aprons. No standard apron, taxiway or runway texture has been used since they look less realistic and sometimes it looks like they're 'floating'...

This also created a problem I was unaware of:

When youre texture resolution is set below to 30cm or 15cm the runway, taxiway and the apron will dissapear. However, 7cm works on my system. This might not occur with you so please try different texture resolutions.

Parking

I was not able to add any parking places to the airport since FSX crashed everytime I tried to load the airport with parking places. Normal parking area is on both sides of the runway.

Runway textures

You will notice that the runway will not be displayed in the standard grass runway textures. The runway looks far more realistic and will, just like real grass runways, not stand out too much. Please notice that there is no winter maintenance and the runway will almost dissapear during snowfall (Fall and Winter periods in FSX).

Read before flying

- ADDNL 250 FT OF LENGTH AVBL FOR TKOF ON RY 35 END.
- NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
- NUMEROUS +60' TREES ADJACENT TO EACH SIDE OF RY.
- BE ALERT FOR SPRINKLERS ON RY.
- RECOMMEND LAND RWY 17; TKOF RWY 35 WHEN WIND CONDITIONS ALLOW.
- BIG GAME ANIMALS ON & INVOF AIRPORT.
- SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD BE GIVEN TO DENSITY ALTITUDE, TURBULENCE, AND MOUNTAIN FLYING PROFICIENCY.

Stats

Aircraft operations: avg 101/week *
86% transient general aviation
14% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 12 June 2008

Enjoy!

Idaho Backcountry Airports - 3U2 Scenery.

Idaho Backcountry Airports - 3U2 Scenery.

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File information

Filename
3u2.zip
File size
1.29 MB
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Freeware
Content rating
Everyone

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How to install this mod

FSX / P3D 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. Place scenery in Addon Scenery

    Create a folder under FSX\Addon Scenery\ containing scenery and texture sub-folders.
  3. Activate in Scenery Library

    In FSX, go to Settings → Scenery Library → Add Area. Higher priority means it overrides lower entries for the same location.
  4. 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.

Finding the scenery

Use these coordinates to fly directly to this location once the mod is installed.

FSX / Prepar3D coordinates (or generate a flight plan)
45.13000000,-115.66900000
Decimal degrees
45.130000°, -115.669000°
Degrees, minutes, seconds
45° 07' 48.000" N 115° 40' 08.400" W

Launch FSX or Prepar3D and use Flights → Load to open the downloaded .pln file. Your aircraft will be positioned at this location.

What’s inside this archive

The archive 3u2.zip has 12 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

This list displays the first 500 files in the package. If the package has more, you will need to download it to view them.

Filename/Directory File Date File Size
3U2 - Johnson Creek09.06.090 B
3U2 - Cabin.jpg09.06.09304.25 kB
3U2 - Campground.jpg09.06.09303.52 kB
3U2 - Runway.jpg09.06.09359.07 kB
3U2 - Scenery Logo.jpg09.06.09356.50 kB
Addon Scenery09.06.090 B
scenery09.06.090 B
3U2.BGL09.06.091.79 kB
3U2vecpol.bgl09.06.091.87 kB
Readme First.txt09.06.092.63 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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  1. Rudolf Aigner

    Hi, what a pitty that this nice scenery is only working with 60 cm text resolution. I tried everything else (30, 15 and 7 cm) but without success. Would be nice if you could do something or give a good advice what I can do. I can't go to 60 cm because of some payware sceneries. Thanks Rudolf Aigner

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