FSX CBIXv1 Scenery Update

CBIXv1 Update for use with CBIX.ZIP. Allied WWII airfields 1941-45. India, Burma and China. Malay and the N.E.I. 1941-42. Bibliography, maps and diagrams. By Alex D. Nicolson.

Scenery Contents:
WWII airfields in INDIA.
WWII airfields in BURMA.
WWII airfields in CHINA.
WWII 1942 airfields in MALAYA and the NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES.
WWII Radio Range Stations on NORTH ATLANTIC Route.

All Airfields are readily accessible through FSX's "Go To Airport" menu by their CBIX assigned idents.

Weather information was received directly from Towers by R/T on Tower Low Frequencies e.g. 380 Kc/s, as was Taxi information. Enroute Wx by Radio Operator, W/T or R/T on HF. This is not yet possible in FSX, so such simulated Communicatons are unfortunately necessarily VHF.

Available actual weather is sparse through the Hump area. Primarily Mohanbari, Fort Hertz and Kunming. So realistic realtime enroute "Hump" weather is frequently inaccurate. "ASE" helps and "Weather Underground" Hong Kong has better coverage in my opinion.

For USAAF flights ATC control and DF fixes only appeared much later, as did some Loran-C.

C.N.A.C existed as a seperate and independent civilian organization before, during and after WWII. They were the originators of the "Hump" routes subsequently greatly expanded by the USAAF. Lufthansa's "EurAsia" China operations ceased in 1941 due to Japanese attacks on their aircraft and brewing political factors.

Known Low Frequency Radio Range Stations are present, but activation requires the presence of an appropriately coded Radio Range gauge. In the absence of this gauge LF RadioRange stations function as a normal Ndb – without leg guidance.

As with my two prior Flight Simulator versions of this scenery, the airfields are primarily intended for simulating WWII actual flights, historical Missions and for navigational exercises.

Their placement, Data and layout are as accurate as my available information data. Runway surfaces were generally crushed rock in China and could be anything in other areas. Again, information is rarely available.

Scenery objects are only sufficent to provide some depth perception and regrettably do not usually appear as they actually were in 1943.

Period Navigation facilities were only NDB, and where available LF Radio Range stations. Atmospherics (QRN) throughout this area frequently render both communications and navigation problematic. ADF receivers, used primarily by US aircraft, are particularly vulnerable, either locking on the nearest Thundhead crashes, or spinning aimlessly. Experienced Operators can sometimes produce an approximate LOP using Manual Loop and aural swings.

Use of GPS, VOR or Flightplan programs reduces the experience to an arcade game rather than a historic simulation and is not recommended in my opinion. I do not use robotic AI.

Included Maps show general airfield routes in India, the CBI USAAF assigned Route structures, Malay and the Netherlands East Indies. A few genuine USAAF Approach chart diagrams are included for those interested. Other maps show China airfields and associated information, together with related Operations. There were some minor differences in USAAF Route Station naming, runways and Idents due system changes from 1942-45.

Flight Simulator's geographic positions in this area - although more accurate than Fs9's – still do not co-relate accurately with Real World or GoogleEarth's satellite depictions, and some compromises were required to fit with FSX.

It is possible to fly in FSX from Jansi, well West of Karachi, through India, Burma and to the China coast behind Japanese lines. North as far as Urumchi, South to Ceylon, Burma, Malay and the Netherlands East Indies. Del Monte in the Phillipines is included for the B-17 operations in 1942.

The CBI "Hump" Routes, pioneered by CNAC and later expanded by the USAAF, are obviously a major feature.

The Peshawar-Urumchi-Sian route was surveyed by a USAAF B-24 as a possible replacement for the difficult "Hump" route - and rejected - terrain, distance, not normally feasible in a C-47 or C-46. Interesting trip real-time. Russian co-operation was minimal and only 80/87 Avgas was available.

Lufthansa's "EurAsia" was very active in W and NW China until 1941.

Also included are the "North Atlantic Ferry" Routes - Dorval, Moncton, Gander, Goose Bay, Bluie West One, Stornoway, and Lagens. These are Radio Range routes.

A Bibliography is included, covering this area.

The sceneries were created with ScruffyDuck's "ADEX" as a base for further work. All files are strictly for individual personal use only. Errors, where present, are all my own work.

Installation:

1. UNZIP the "CBIXv1.zip" file to a temporary folder. (not to FSX)

In this temporary folder you will find a "CBIXv1" folder with sub-folders and files, as shown:

CBIXv1
Approach Charts (Some period IAP charts)
Bibliography (Recommended reading)
Docs (Documentation)
Maps (Maps and Diagrams)
Scenery (Scenery files)
Texture (Empty)

CBIXv1 Installation.txt (this file).
CBIXv1 Readme First.txt (Overview of the project. Read this please.)

The "Docs" folder contains, "CBIXv1 airfields.doc", and copies of the Installation and Readme files.

2. DELETE any previous "Addon Scenery\CBIX" folder, and remove it from FSX Library.

3. COPY the complete "CBIXv1" folder into your FSX "Addon Scenery" folder.

4. ACTIVATE the scenery in your FSX Library in the normal manner.

5. To REMOVE this scenery, delete it from your FSX Library and delete the complete "CBIXv1" folder from "Addon Scenery".

6. All files are Copyright and for strictly individual personal use only.

Alex D. NICOLSON

Complementing Files & Dependencies

This add-on mentions the following files below in its description. It may be dependent on these files in order to function properly. It's possible that this is a repaint and the dependency below is the base package.

You may also need to download the following files:

• cbix.zip

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