This is a rework of four of the airports in the Orkney Islands to stretch your Britten Norman Islander's legs, and indeed anything else for this is an inclusive space.
I couldn't be bothered to do Flotta and Lamb Holm yet but I'll get around to it.
The ones that have been graced with my presence so far are -
Eday EGED, North Ronaldsay EGEN, Sanday EGES, Stronsay EGER.
There are no more hideous buildings or fuel bays up in your face. Tarmac runways gone. Buildings replaced or added and some custom ones done. Fencing all over. A bit of light. The odd road filled in. Trees have been removed from the islands, I may have missed a few.
There isn't a convincing gravel texture for the runways so it's ground sand instead. That might feel excessively rough but it still beats baby smoothness. See how you get on.
This area doesn't like being terraformed very much so you might see the odd weird elevation, and for some reason I'm finding airports can take quite a few seconds to settle down adding items and restoring their correct heights on arrival. I'll continue to fiddle with it. I cannae figure out how to match the runway end light set ups to reality either so far.
A bit more to do elsewhere and some more detail needed for the buildings but this is enough to be getting on with.
This is five files - four airports and one asset folder. I was recycling the same textures over and over again so they may as well be combined.
You need to paste all folders individually into the community folder if you're unfamiliar with multiple files
You'll also need Out Skerries installed to see the walls and stuff.
If you haven't spotted it you may fly from Kirkwall what has been done here - https://flightsim.to/file/14826/egpa-kirkwall-airport-orkney-upgrade
The Westrays have been done by someone else here - https://flightsim.to/file/7834/westray-papa-westray-pack
If you wish to have a Scapa Flow fully populated with warships, WW2 rather than WW1, then I have created that here - https://flightsim.to/file/18058/aircraft-carrier-group-volume-2
V 1.1
Adds EGZQ Flotta and EGKF Lamb Holm and tweaks a few of the other airfields.
20 days ago
20 days ago
superspud
nomadrc
9 months ago
ZevenDot3
Thank you very much; just landed at lamb holm airfield EGKF in nice life weather; never expected such a stunning Scenery in that kind of rough Landscape; absolutly amazing.
2 years ago
uzafly
Since the update my SIM lags when flying around Flotta. Would it be possible to update? Would you be able to update the island of Flotta as a payware as I'd be more than willing to pay for your time.
2 years ago
Hmm. There's basically nothing there. Just one building and some ground that's changed.
Is it better with this version of the airport removed and using the original?
I'm waiting for SU10 which should enable much easier creation of hedges and walls and then I'll give this a refresh.
2 years ago
superspud
Calum202002
Perfect strips to fly with the Twin Otter (in Loganair Livery of course).
2 years ago
SkulduggeryGaunt
Did your Fair Isle/EGEF airstrip go away?
2 years ago
That's in the Shetland mod here - https://flightsim.to/file/1067/shetland-islands-complete-overhaul , but there was a dedicated Fair Isle by JP who seems to have deleted all of his mods.
2 years ago
superspud
newtestleper
Love all your mods but haven't re-activated them since SU7. Just downloaded your update for Kirkwall (SU7 compatibility confirmed) and wondered if the rest of your mods are also SU7 compatible.
2 years ago
Kirkwall croaking is the first time I've heard of a compatibility problem since world update 3 or 4. It's the world updates that are the destructive ones for scenery.
Asobo reserves sim updates to murder all of the aircraft.
I've been flying happily in and out of here so I assume it's fine for everyone else.
2 years ago
superspud
bobwad
Excellent stuff, just flown around all of these and the rest of the islands using all the available mods. Thanks for taking the time to do them.
2 years ago
EnjonUK
Loving your work as always! You say Out Skerries needs to be installed to see walls and stuff but I can't find Out Skerries anywhere. What am I missing?
3 years ago
If you have the UK world update you'll already have it. It's an Asobo hand crafted airport. You can check in the content manager in your profile section.
3 years ago
superspud
Sender46
Thank You, fantastic work !
Do you think you could add the small white chapel on the island of Lamb Holm ?
3 years ago
The correct ish structure is in the correct place for the Italian chapel.
I was going to do something custom but realised most of the interesting stuff is inside apart from the facade. When I get time I will look into it.
3 years ago
superspud
filipo840
great timing, im flying around the orkney's at the minute in the BN2 thanks for your work!
3 years ago
MechanicalMad
Great scenery - thanks for sharing it here with us !
3 years ago
betterDay
thanks Superspud....lovely
I've made another request to Asobo to include gravel runways in a future SU. Here's hoping.
3 years ago
Transair
Fantastic Job !!!
Yesterday on the 5th channel of French TV a great doc entitled "les avions du bout du monde - les Orcades". / "Planes from the end of the world - Orkney"
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x82uxkq
I can't wait to fly again on "Lamb Holm" which I knew on P3D
Well done and thank you
Filipo
3 years ago
That looks like a great TV show. I wish I could remember my French.
I will wait to see what sim update 5 destroys and then try to complete Flotta and Lamb Holm in the next week or two.
If the update destroys a lot that might have to wait.
3 years ago
superspud
filipo840
top top merci
3 years ago
PAPYDANIEL66