Bermuda
Triangle
AND
Aeroworks
Flight Test Center (AFC1)
Scenery
for FS2000 by Jason L. Terry
Requirements:
FS2000 and Airport/VOD textures as well as knowledge of installing
scenery
Introduction
Location of AFC1
This is home to the smallerAeroworks Concept aircraft and you can find them in just about every hangar at the Test Center, but I did leave a few available for parking. Smaller in this case means anything that can takeoff from the 6000ft. runway. Even though I have taken off and landed here in the 737, the largest aircraft based here is the TR-3A Stryker stealth bomber, and there are a few in the larger hangars near the shipping dock. This place was originally designed as the base of a Helicopter VA called Liberty Air, and I was chosen to design their homebase. It was to have alot of static aircraft of their main helicopter, which was created and painted by Captain Slug! It was to be a small island with one runway and MANY helipads.
The Aeroworks Raptor
Nathan Rayl of Liberty Air is the one who gave me the idea and actually layed out the basic shape of the island itself and sent a bitmap image to me. When the VA failed to takeoff I decided to use the island as a test center for my aerobatic planes and, later on, the ARX-Concepts. Subsequently every aircraft I have made since the Dark Eagle II has been tested and perfected here. There are static versions of the Dark Eagle and Dark Eagle II sitting outside the main hangar. The early pics of the island can be seen here. It was originally created with Airport 2.10 for FS98, however I decided to rework it to FS2000 standards with FSSC. FSSC allows use of the FS2000 Airport Facility Directory as well as the GPS feature, and you can find this airport by going to the Airport menu and searching for the Airport ID "AFC1" or by going to Carribean menu and searching for "Bermuda Triangle" under Countries. Also you can click FS6 and before scenery and find other starting points on the island other than runways.
What to see and do
...having too much fun!
The Scorpions' nest.
Runways:
Rio Palm Isle consists
of 3 different runways of different types and uses. The main runway
is 30/12 (asphalt) which is 6000 x 150 feet and contains an ILS with DME
& Glideslope on Runway 30. It is used for most everything that can
be flown in and out of the island, mainly larger aircraft and ILS testing
on the smaller ones. Runway 36/18 (concrete) is 2500 x 100 feet and
it is what I use for the main runway of the aerobatic planes and light
jets. The hangar with the doors open provides a unique challenge
for you aspiring stunt pilots out there. Runway 9/27 (gravel) is
2000 x 100 and is something I added when I was working on the ARX-1 Glider,
and I use it for STOL testing and powerful aerobtic planes that can hop
right out of it. It also provides a unique challenge as the approach
end of Rwy 27 is displaced 400 feet due to the palm trees lined up along
the waterway! It requires a bit of planning to land there and it
is good for planes with spoilers like the Glider. There's also a
static glider in the Hangar at Rwy 27 as well.
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References & Navaids:
Aeroworks Flight Center # 1 Identifier
-- AFC1
Runway 12/30 -- 6000x150
Runway 36/18 -- 2500x100
Runway 9/27 -- 2000x100
ILS for Rwy 30 -- 109.5 (50nm
range)
VOR for Rio Palm Isle (Identifier: AFC1)
-- 108.50 (250nm range)
NDB at Crescent Island (Identifier: 1ARX)
-- 320mhz (130nm range)
Nearest airport: Cockburn Town MYSM --
237nm
Bermuda Triangle border: Bermuda TXKF
-- 504nm, Puerto Rico TJBQ -- 474nm, For Lauderdale KFLL -- 518nm
That's all there is...go HAVE FUN!
Thanks
To:
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Derek
Leung and FSSC crew
for
giving the freeware community FSSC
Nathan
Rayl
for
starting the whole project and beta
testing
it back in FS98
Mikko
Maliniemi
for
beta tesing this FS2000 version
Ian
Rawling
for
the container ship macro's
Dan
Geis
for
airport macro's
Pascal
Meziat
for
Airport 2.10 scenery designer & macros
Manfred
Moldenhauer
for
SCASM/ScLink
Andy
Johnston
for
those cool coke machine macro's
YOU
for
downloading
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If you have any problems contact me at: red_ace1@yahoo.com