FSX / P3D scenery

FSX Birchwood-Pocono Scenery

Birchwood-Pocono (02PN) brings a once-private resort airstrip in Pennsylvania back to life with custom airport scenery, terrain flattening, and period character based on real-world reference. Designed for FSX, it highlights an overlooked U.S. field for relaxed VFR flying and nostalgic exploration among the Poconos.

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Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

Birchwood-Pocono Scenery. Birchwood-Pocono was built by the owner of the late Pocono Airlines as part of a grand resort. The resort and airstrip were closed in the mid-90's. This is another Sharkey attempt to revive closed or unknown airports in the US. By John "Sharkey" Hawranick, Jr.

Screenshot of Birchwood-Pocono Scenery.

Screenshot of Birchwood-Pocono Scenery.

Birchwood-Pocono was built by the owner of the late Pocono Airlines as part of a grand resort. The resort and airstrip were closed in the mid-90's. This is another Sharkey attempt to revive closed or unknown airports in the US.

A couple years back, I ran into a website called "Abandoned and Little Known Airfields" by Paul Freeman. There I saw airports that I had not seen in many years. In some cases, I had only seen their ruins. It inspired me to create these airports in FS. This site has become my inspiration and reference "jumping off" point in a lot of my designs.

INSTALLATION:
All but one file go into /Addon Scenery/Scenery;
AFX_02PN_ALT.bgl goes into /Scenery/World/Scenery

That file is a Flatten file that will be needed to - Oh, I don't know... flatten.

ISSUES:
I'd love to actually add the resort to this scenery. Look for an update.

AS ALWAYS:
I hope you enjoy this as much as I. I welcome CONSTRUCTIVE criticism and help. I do this as a hobby and, as such, charge nothing. If satisfied, drop me a line. If dissatisfied, let me know and feel free to delete it or dive-bomb on it.

Acknowledgements:

Paul Freeman - for his extraordinary opus.

The creators and publishers of Instant Scenery and AFX.

The many who have created libraries for scenery programs.

Google earth and Terraserver-USA.

Yours in simming,
John "Sharkey" Hawranick, Jr.

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File information

Filename
birchwoodx.zip
File size
475.46 KB
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Freeware
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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)
41.10000000,-75.28000000
Decimal degrees
41.100000°, -75.280000°
Degrees, minutes, seconds
41° 06' 00.000" N 75° 16' 48.000" 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 birchwoodx.zip has 8 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
AFX_02PN.bgl07.23.1011.83 kB
02PN_EZ.bgl07.23.101.21 kB
02PN.BGL07.23.10138 B
AFX_02PN_ALT.bgl07.22.10544 B
Birchwood.txt07.23.101.84 kB
screenshot1.jpg07.23.10470.84 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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