CFB North Star is a fictional airport, located on the north side of Banks Island in Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport would be home to a squadron of fighter aircraft, as well as a transport contingent of the Canadian Armed Forces. Charter commercial aircraft would also make regular stops here. The base would feature buildings employing minimal environmental footprint; for example, geothermics would provide the main power source. In actuality Banks Island is mostly uninhabited, save for the village of Sachs Harbour on it's south side, which has a population of just over 100. The island is also home to a large protected area known as Aulavik National Park, located to the east of this scenery. The inspiration for creating this project came about through my experience with another fictional addon scenery named CBOR, which had also been situated on Banks Island. The Arctic has always fascinated me, and although having never visited, it would be a dream vacation to take someday. With recent interest in the far North and it's resources, this represents my idea of a concept Canada might explore (although at not insignificant cost), one that would surely provide our country with a solid influence in this part of the world.
MAIN AIRPORT - CFB North Star (Airport ID = CYNS)
Location: Northwest Territories, Canada
CYNS,N74* 24.89',W122* 3.65',423
Latitude: N74* 24.8990'
Longitude: W122* 03.6503'
Elevation: 129.5 m ASL
Nearest existing weather stations in FS: CYSY/CYMD
VERSION 7 UPDATE:
- Reverts to the original three-runway layout, arranged in a perfectly triangular configuration, with runways numbered using true North values
- Includes three variations of the same scenery, with options for opened hangars, static vehicle traffic, and aircraft parking (by selecting one of the four sceneries provided at a time)
- Includes many custom library objects, reducing the number of addon libraries required to be downloaded; also, LOD models used for all custom scenery objects to help enhance sim performance
- Adds ground markings and revised hangar floors giving a painted-on appearance, as well as displaying ground shadows upon them if these are enabled
- Option provided for AI ship traffic (ship included), e.g., the icebreaker CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent
- Option provided for seasonal summer/winter AI traffic (aircraft not included), to provide some variation in flight patterns
- All other improvements offered with Version 4 are also also included with this release
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Sincere thank you to the following, for all of their contributions to the flightsim world (and in no particular order):
- All freeware developers, including but not limited to those listed below, for their aircraft, repaints and library objects, some of which are recommended for use with this scenery
- http://www.fsdeveloper.com/ (scenery library - animated windsock, along with their tremendous forum resources, without which custom apron markings and macro objects would not have been possible)
- http://www.SurClaro/ (addon scenery libraries/utilities, courtesy of numerous developers)
- http://www.SurClaro.com/ (addon scenery libraries/utilities, courtesy of numerous developers)
- http://www.militaryaiworks.com/ (AI aircraft)
- http://www.world-of-ai.com/ (AI aircraft)
- http://www.projectai.com/ (AI aircraft)
- http://www.avsim.su/ (AI aircraft)
- FS shipyards.com for their resources which were essential in getting the AI ship traffic working
- Barry Minister for his permission to use his PCTC Wallenius Elektra ship as a basis for the Icebreaker (CCGS Louis St-Laurent)
- http://www.abacuspub.com/ (FS Design Studio, used for creating custom scenery objects)
- Airport Design Editor 9x (ADE - ScruffyDuck Software), used to create the final airport output files for both FS9 & FSX, as well as adding FSX extras such as the boundary fence and operating fuel trucks
- FS Instant Scenery, used to add library objects
- Scenery Builder v2.05 & SBuilderX, used to add library objects, macros and flatten-exclude polygons in FS2004/FSX
- Pixia (freeware) and Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 were used to create custom textures
- Not least of all, David "Opa" Marshall, for his many invaluable hints & tips (including the beacon tower used in this project)
Most of all, thank you for checking out this scenery. Hopefully it will provide many enjoyable flights.
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FREEWARE ONLY - Not to be used for any profit - Brian Sturton (revised August 2011)
