This scenery is currently broken after Sim Update 13 - See the pinned comment for more info!
Some libraries are required for this scenery to display as intended! Please see Dependencies!
Although somewhat minor, this scenery will not display 100% as intended when using with any package in Julysfire's Talkeetna, Alaska Area Airport/Scenery Pack. See Known Conflicts for more info!
Talkeetna has been rebuilt from the ground up with custom textures for the runway, aprons and gravel areas. Tree placement in the vicinity of the airport has also been completely redone, now exposing the marsh area to the east of the airport, as it should be. The scenery utilizes mostly default models, but does include some custom models, with plans for more in future updates.
Full features include:
- Custom Runway, Apron, & Gravel Textures.
- Overhauled tree placement in the vicinity of the airport.
- Default and some custom models.
- Overhauls the Matanuska-Susitna river, uncovering numerous gravel bars.
- Reworked road placement around Talkeetna.
- Includes the Talkeetna Village Airstrip (AK44).
- Includes Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base (AK8).
- Includes the Talkeetna Railroad Bridge POI.
Requirements
- Emerald Object Library
- World Update: USA (Available for free on MSFS Marketplace)
Installation
The included "esd-talkeetna-patk" folder should be placed into your MSFS "Packages\Community" folder. The scenery will load the next time you start Microsoft Flight Simulator.
NOTAMs
- A river flatten present in Julysfire's packages causes conflicts with the terraforming done at each end of the Talkeetna railway bridge.
- Some elevation differences have been spotted along the runway at Talkeetna Village Strip.
Future Development
January 2023 - Moving forward, I will only be providing updates when issues arise with this scenery. This airport layout is very outdated and I no longer plan to improve or add new features to it. I now use the payware Northern Sky Studios Talkeetna and am activly maintaining an improvement mod for it.
Furthermore, I no longer have any plans to create a custom version of Talkeetna at this time. Seeing as the NSS version is quite affordable and up-to-date, it doen't make sense for me to devote a large amount of time to a competing product, payware or freeware.
Thanks to the thousands of you who have downloaded and supported this project, but it is showing it's age and is time to move on to concentrating on better things!
Want more? Check out my other Alaska addons:
- Alaska Lakes: Matanuska-Susitna Valley
- Davidson Strip, Alaska (45AA)
- Kantishna Airport, Alaska (5Z5)
- Snowflake Lake & Airstrip, Alaska
- Rangeview Airstrip, Alaska (0AA5)
- Montana Creek, Alaska (21AK)
- Stampede Airport, Alaska (Z90)
- Chunilna Cabin Strip, Alaska [Payware]
(Still not fixed as of SU14)
Hello all,
This scenery is currently not functioning correctly after the latest Sim Update. At this time, I highly recommend that you disable the addon until Asobo can provide a fix in a future update.
If you do not disable the addon you will likely experience the following:
- Loading into PATK or a nearby airport may take up to 5 minutes or longer.
- Many terrain issues - holes in the ground may appear nearby and the aircraft may drop to the ground when spawning in.
Asobo are aware of this issue and have added it to their backlog. No timeframe for a fix.
1 months ago
rotornut44
For some reason when I load in most of the runway and taxiways at the main airport have a black and white checkerboard pattern on them. Any idea what would cause this? Other than that the scenery looks great.
2 years ago
Those textures are a part of my Emerald Object Library. You need to make sure that dependency is installed or you will have missing textures.
2 years ago
rotornut44
dylan.loller
Well worth a watch if you haven't seen it already! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p2BxTmWHaA
I'm not sure if ORBX's 5-meter mesh will cut it, but hopefully an improvement.
I watched it yesterday then over and over until I could roughly mark out a flight plan to help with the first flight... Then today, I flew it after downloading Talkeetna!
Great work on the scenery Christopher, love the addition of the seaplane base!
3 years ago
I watched that vid yesterday. Angle of Attack and Aviation101's content has been a big help in this and other projects.
I too am anxious to see how the ORBX Alaska mesh plays out. Release is on the 24th, so I'll probably wait for the first reviews and pick it up then so I can ensure compatibility.
I'm working on a complete modern redux of Talkeetna with 3-meter mesh in my current coverage area. Although the 3-meter data is a different source than the 5-meter, it made a huge difference. So, I would expect a decent improvement with the 5m data..
3 years ago
rotornut44
ahunterg95
3 years ago
3 years ago
rotornut44
geoffda
silly request but I'm just curious, do you have plans to add Talkeetna Air Service's hangar (the one of Don Sheldon) in the Talkeetna Village Airstrip?
I think Sheldon deserves it 😊
again, great work.
3 years ago
3 years ago
rotornut44
quelcertoleo
3 years ago
KodiakJac
3 years ago
nbrich1
3 years ago
3 years ago
rotornut44
Cessna777