KSAT SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CIRCA 1966 Scenery for FS2004 ONLY
by Dan French
daniel.french@insightbb.com
Recreated from old postcards and photos of the period, plus some great aerial photographs, this project features
San Antonio International Airport around 1966 before it was extensively remodelled for the world's fair,
"Hemisfair", in 1968. Buildings were made with Google Sketchup and converted with Model Converter X
(probably one of the most valuable tools out there! Thanks!). Requires EZ Scenery libraries (available for
free download at SurClaro) and CalClassic Core library (www.calclassic.com) for some things to show up.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND installing Classic AI traffic 1962 from California Classics http://www.calclassic.com/AIAircraft.htm
These wonderful airliners and flight plans demanded a terminal to go with them, hence the inspiration
for this project and the previously released Houston International Airport 1965. TTA Convairs are there as are Braniff
DC-6s and 7s. Historic Jetliners Group (http://simviation.com/hjg/main.htm) makes a beautiful Continental Golden Jet
Boeing 720B that looks great parked on the ramp. Flies great, too! They also make a Boeing 720 in the old Braniff
El Dorado Superjet livery that is excellent.
INSTALLATION:
1. Download the ksat_circa1966.zip file to a temporary folder and extract all the files.
2. Place or copy the entire folder "KSAT San Antonio International Airport circa 1966" into the FS2004/Addon Scenery folder.
3. Place or copy the entire folder "Static Objects Library" into the FS2004/Addon scenery folder.(If you already have
an active static objects folder, the files should be placed in the respective scenery/ texture folders within it.)
4. Turn on Flight Simulator 2004
5. At the main menu, click on and open the SETTINGS button.
6. Under "Scenery" click on and open the "Scenery Library"
7. Click on "Add Area", then navigate to "Addon Scenery". Double click to open, select "Static Objects Library" folder,
and click "OK" button.(Can skip this step if you already have an active Static Objects folder and have placed the
appropriate files in it).
8. Repeat step 7, selecting the folder "KSAT San Antonio International Airport circa 1966" and click OK.
9. At this point, the titles of both folders should appear in the "Area List" menu of Flight Simulator with a
red check mark in the "Enabled" column.
10.Use the "Move up" or "Move down" buttons to MAKE SURE the "Static Objects Libray" folder is listed BELOW
the "KSAT San Antonio International Airport circa 1966" folder.
11.Click "OK" button and exit /close Flight Simulator. The next time you fly, the airport should be in place.
SPECIAL NOTES:
1. Make sure any other AFCAD or AFX files for KSAT are removed or strange things will happen at the airport. They are usually
in the FS2004/ Addon Scenery/ scenery folder labelled AF2_KSAT or AFX_KSAT or something similar. Turn off any previous
KSAT scenery folders in the FS2004 Scenery Library window.(described in step 5-10 above).
2. The AFCAD supplied includes ONLY the airlines of 1966. Southwest started just a few years later so if you want
your other aircraft to park at the terminal, add some parking spots or designators.
3. Although the AFCAD supplied is very realistic visually to the 1966 aerial views of the airport, FS2004 will not allow
deletion or modification of stock Nav aids such as ILS markers etc, at least at my level of sophistication in scenery
development! SO, the stock nav aids will still appear on the MAP view, and the glideslopes for the ILS runways may be
somewhat off.
BE CAREFUL out there flying.
3. Modification of the AFCAD for personal use or distribution is certainly encouraged (if it's for free). Jets don't
fit well except in the large spots, so tweak away. If anyone has better information on gate location, numbers,
and assignments, fix and publish it!
4. You can turn off the airport by going to settings/scenery library and unchecking the enabled boxes.
5. ALWAYS make backup copies in separate folders of anything you remove or replace so you can restore your originals if you wish.
CREDITS:
Ramplights and some vehicles and buildings from EZ Scenery
Lights SS V2 FS9 and FS9_custombuildings_vol1 scenery objects by Sidney Schwartz
sidney.schwartz@comcast.net
Fire trucks by "antics" in Google 3d Warehouse.
Long Texaco fuel truck by "Bob" in Google 3d Warehouse.
City buses by Google
Airport surfaces created with AFX
Thanks to Jesse Cochran who supplied some great aerial photos of the period,
went to the San Antonio airport for some extensive research and photos, and
for test flying the project!
Thanks to Tom Gibson for extensive information, help, and test flying.
Copyright and Distribution
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This scenery is released as Freeware. Copyright Dan French.
As freeware you are permitted to distribute this
archive subject to the following conditions:
- The archive must be distributed without modification to the
contents of the archive. Redistributing this archive with any files
added, removed or modified is prohibited except as described below.
- The inclusion of any individual file from this archive in another
archive without the prior permission of the author is prohibited.
- No charge may be made for this archive. Distribution associated with any cost or fee is prohibited.
Uploading to any site or person that charges any fees is prohibited.
This is for free.
- The authors' rights and wishes concerning this archive must be
respected.
- Modification of the AFCAD for personal use or distribution is strongly encouraged (if it's for free).
Jets don't fit well except in the large spots, so tweak away. If anyone has better information on gate
location, numbers, and assignments, fix and publish it! Just specify please that your new
AFCAD would go well with this scenery.
THE AUTHOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT YOU MIGHT
INCUR AS A RESULT OF USING THESE PRODUCTS. YOU ASSUME THE RISK
OF USE.
Copyright 2011 by Daniel L. French. All Rights Reserved.
