airport building

[airboatr]

hi gents

wanted to model my home airport , either for fs9 or fsx , This will be based on developing tool availability and complexity
I want to use the k.i.s.s. approach . most all the buildings/ all of them except the FBO bldg (the one photoed below)
could be default hanger stuff as long as I can add some signage to a few,
and I'll have to redo the taxiways and runways and the grass (FSX has a small pond inthe middle )
as well as expanding the parking and ramps, and maybe the roadway off Lantana RD that runs along 9 and 27 to the south of the airport
I need to remove and add trees as well. and it will be freeware.

any help is much appreciated.

thanks
Joe

[DispatchDragon]

Joe

AFCAD2 and Flattex to start -- Build the airport plan with AFCAD2 - Flattex will remove scenery and flatten the surrounds
after that dealers choice of what scenery adding you want -- Rnwy12 is probably the better freeware


good luck mate

Leif

[DanKH]

Grab a copy of the the newly released ADE which is now compatible for both FSX and FS9.

It's is far more usable than the old AFCAD program, and then go take a look around over at FSDeveloper.com .. You'll soon be up over your ears in bgl's, flattens, approaches, ILS frequencies, fences, taxiwas, aprons etc. etc. ....

[TSR2]

Agree with Dan mate, things have moved on, even for FS9 users and AFCAD is now old hat. ADE has much more functionality and a really great community support over at FSdeveloper.com. Remember the last version of AFCAD was 2004 I'm sure, and Lee hasn't really supported it since 2005.

Sometimes progress isn't a bad thing ;-)

[DaveG]

Another vote for ADE here. Definitely the place to start.

[airboatr]

great , thanks for the replys, suggestions and well wishes.

so I have ADE installed, I guess find the center of the airport DDM and start there? the runways are 15 and 33
3 and 21 then 9 and 27..so.... :roll:
boy this is gonna be fun

[Tako_Kichi]

I have been playing around with ADE since it first came out and it is a very powerful tool but make sure you read the manual/help file as there is a lot to learn regarding it's use.

I also found that grabbing a screenshot of the airport in Goggle Earth and then using that as a template in ADE was a great way of getting the runways aligned correctly, the taxiways and aprons in the correct places and to find the correct locations of the buildings.

Be prepared for a lot of work at first as I found FSX to be way off on the airports I have messed around with.

[Trev Clark]

This has inspired me to have a go too! I want to make RAF Tangmere to fit into Horizon VFR scenery. I will start a new thread when (and if!) I have anything to show!!

[forthbridge]

:think:

Must look into this.... I've been playing with AFCAD, as Google now shows Machrihanish, and the default rendition isn't exactly accurate!

[TSR2]

If your on FS9 Jim there was a pretty good Machrihanish already done... I think (but can't remember) it was Iain Gallagher, but can't remember if it was freeware or part of the Scotflight series.