1B6 - Hopedale Industrial Park - Hopedale, MA, USA
v1.0 July 23, 2010 Freeware
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INSTALLATION:
Make sure FSX is not running.
Extract these three files into your Addon Scenery\Scenery folder:
1B6_ADEX_JPS.BGL
1B6_ADEX_JPS_CVX.bgl
1B6_JPS.bgl
Start FSX.
In FSX's airport selection window pick "Hopedale Industrial Park" (1B6).
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Take-Off Minimums & Departure Procedures as published 2010:
TAKE-OFF MINIMUMS:
Rwy 18, 300-1 or std. with a min. climb of 320' per NM to 900
Rwy 36, 600-1 or std. with a min. climb of 280' per NM to 1100.
DEPARTURE PROCEDURE:
Rwy 18, climb runway heading to 900 before turning on course.
Rwy 36, climb runway heading to 1100 before turning on course.
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This is an improved version of the stock 1B6 airport in Hopedale, Massachusetts, USA.
I added taxiway, aprons, 4 parking spots to start from, missing secondary roads and nearby key
buildings to more closely match real life. I moved the fuel depot to its real world location,
although I'm told in real life it is no longer in service, but I left it in functioning order
just in case. Also added some static vehicles, airport objects, etc., to give the area some
signs of life. Added some key VFR landmarks such as Rosenfeld Concrete to the immediate West
of the runway, Draper Mill where many of the action scenes in the 2009 Bruce Willis movie
"Surrogates" were filmed, many of the buildings in the surrounding industrial park, various
things in all directions which can aid in finding your way around in low and slow VFR. Made
the downtown centers of Milford and Hopedale a bit more realistic. All of this, or course,
if you set your "Scenery Complexity" slider to Very Dense or Extremely Dense.
The trees along the runway will not look right in winter; many of them will still be green in
winter because FSX does not properly adjust the appearance of trees in addon scenery to the
season you choose to fly in.
I run stock FSX +Acceleration without any replacement meshes or scenery addon products.
All objects are stock FSX so no additional object libraries are needed. However, this also
prevents us from being totally accurate regarding the appearance of buildings because we can only
pick from what's included in FSX. Some appear very similar to their real life counterparts, the
rest merely closely approximate the size, shape, style and position or the real world objects.
Can I use this airport if I no longer use the stock FSX scenery?
You can install it, as above, and it will "function"; I can't imagine it causing anyone's FSX to crash
considering it is made with all native FSX objects. However, if you are using a product like
Ultimate Terrain, or similar, which adds secondary roads, changes land class, or adds landmark buildings,
you might see some local duplication with what I have added to this 1B6 scenery. Whether or not it will
appear to be visually annoying to you I cannot predict, as I have no such products to compare to.
Depending on which replacement scenery product(s) you use, your mileage will certainly vary compared with
other people's experience. You can always delete the 3 files I listed above and all will become right
with your world once again.
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All work done with ScruffyDuck's Airport Design Editor FSX Edition (ADEX) 1.47.07
and Flight1's Instant Scenery 2.
My updates are based on Google Earth, reliable photographic resources and 2010 ground observations.
JPS
JPS20@comcast.net
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Other free addon sceneries you can download for nearby airports:
KORH Worcester MA, by Jim Cook
9B1 Marlborough MA, by Jim Cook
09MA Kallander Field, by me (currently in the works)
1MA5 John Garabedian's private runway, Southborough MA, by me
1B9 Mansfield MA, by Kyle Cormier
KSFZ Pawtucket RI (North Central State Airport), by Kyle Cormier
KBED Hanscom Field, Bedford MA, by Jim Cook
KCEF Westover Air Reserve Base, Springfield/Chicopee MA, by Jim Cook
