Review orbxs meigs field scenery by dovetail games for. Submissions to the gateway are therefore currently excluded from x. It was closed in 2003 but is present in the latest simulator. My fs2 video was removed form the video section and i understand why, i was not showing any orbx scenery yet, but for those that have no idea of what fs2 look like, i will leave it here, in hope that jv dont remove this one. This airport is under development by laminar research. Fsxp3d v4 meigs field scenery welcome to perfect flight. Bud day field, sioux city, ar new in fsx kunv, university park, state college, pa disable aec m01, general dewitt spain, memphis, tn. Examples are private aircraft, the media, and aircraft involved in disaster prevention.
It has a cross runway and jgsdf, as well as a variety of aircraft fly here. Avsim is free for everyone to join and is supported primarily by donations. The airport was a familiar sight on the downtown lakefront. Meigs field kcgx has been recreated with the utmost attention to detail and accuracy. Almost twenty years after chicagos meigs field was destroyed, a group of entreprneurs have built a new. Meigs field airport was opened on 10 december 1948, and, by 1955, had become the busiest singlestrip airport in the united states.
Steam edition by acclaimed software developer and publisher orbx simulation systems. Meigs field, kcgx, chicago for fsx fly away simulation. Dom many thanks to you, lightman74, for sharing the links. Steam edition includes a separate control panel enabling you to customise ground textures and adjust the density of ground assets. Tested only in p3dv4, may also work in other versions of p3d and fsx. Free flight simulator addons fsx downloads fs2004 fs2002. A company called orbx no affiliation has just released a new version of the airport as a scenery addon for the sim, and it is stunning. Orbx egcb manchester city, 3 freeware airports released. Review orbxs meigs field scenery by dovetail games for fsxse. Before its tragic demise, the airport served as the default starting location, and for many. Kcgx, was a single strip airport built on northerly island, the manmade island originally created to house the 19331934 century of progress in chicago, illinois.
This highquality airport and scenery pack will feature an automatic installation process via steam and will be completely selfcontained without any dependencies on previous releases from orbx. Meigs field kcgx has been recreated by orbx and ipacs with the utmost attention to detail and accuracy. The airport opened on december 10, 1948, and became the countrys busiest singlestrip airport by 1955. This is the latest iteration of bringing the merrill c. Fsx scenery meigs field, lake front, chicago, illinois il, usa. Remember the good old days when ms flight simulator dropped you in meigs field for your first flight lessons. Steam edition meigs field kcgx addon free steam key.
See the screenshot i have taken just a few minutes ago during the ktex download. Meigs field for xplane 11 user guide 7 product technical support orbx has a very simple support policy. Fsx scenery textures for meigs field kcgx in chicago il. In fly to chicago fsx youll fly in style with flightsofts md10 cockpit panel and its auto pilot systems, gps and other navigation. This is the latest effort with some nice eye candy of boats, hangars, water plane dock, pushback. Having worked on microsoft flight sim for about 11 years and used it for 34 years and counting, meigs field always had a special place in my heart. Depicted as it was in its final years, virtual pilots are welcomed to return to what was once the busiest single strip airport in the united states and enjoy it in high definition.
An improved version with added parking, fire station with trucks, helipads and more. Description this is a user made aircraft for the aerofly fs 2 flight simulator. Fs2002 fs2004 fs98 scenery chicago meigs field seaplane and. Orbx and dovetail games have finished their second joint scenery which is a serious blast from the past. The latest air traffic tower was built in 1952 and the terminal was dedicated. It was my go to airport for so many years back when i didnt really know what i was doing. The airport is on lake michigan near downtown chicago.
Since most of us had our first flight from meigs, i love seeing it again even knowing it is gone forever. You require at least one of the following products to use kcgx merrill c. Fsx steam edition meigs field epic victory arrival youtube. Before its tragic demise, the airport served as the default starting location, and for many years.
Fsx sceneryhurlburt field welcome to perfect flight. Okay, so its no secret that fsx no longer contains meigs field kcgx, but apparently it is a secret at least to me where an addon scenery download is lurking. Located on the shores of lake michigan, meigs field operated as the gateway to corporate chicago for over half a century. Meigs field kcgx was an airport located on a manmade island just outside chicago city centre and with an excellent view to the city skyline. Almost twenty years after chicagos meigs field was destroyed, a group of entreprneurs have built a new fictional new meigs field. This newest meigs field should be an instant classic for fsx. Aerofly fs 2 dornier do 27 free addon download aerofly. Actually the download sizes in the temp folder are much bigger than the eventually installed files. Fsx steam edition meigs field quest kodiak arrival youtube.
As advertised, meigs field contains static objects and aircraft. I just might have to download this and make it the default airfield for fsx lol. Fsx steam edition meigs field quest kodiak arrival. The atis, and all comms, use meigs field as the identifier.
Meigs was sadly closed a few years ago but now its back, together with the fourth largest and windiest city in. Few airports hold as much nostalgia, familiarity, and emotion for aviation enthusiasts. By dark moment, september 3, 2002 in ms fsx fsxse forum. Steam edition brings you the famed windy city in high detail it even includes a glimpse of the future as you are able to see the chicago spire, a skyscraper currently in development. Shortly after that, bill womack rejoined the team after some hiatus to develop his iblueyonder brand, and the xplane products from his time away were assimilated into the orbx catalogue. Jan 18, 2010 thanks to microsoft kcgx meigs field became very famous, and was the airport i flew from and to most of the time, in my early days of flying msfs. Together with the fourth, largest city and windiest in the. No submissions for this airport will be approved without prior approval from the moderator. Meigs field airport alongside burnham harbor in 2002, a year before its demolition. Theres a specific culture thats built around xplane, one with a sense of community and collaborative creation of. Located on the coast of lake michigan, meigs field operated as the gateway to corporate chicago for over half a century before being razed by. Meigs stands out in flight simulation as one of the most wellknown and frequently visited destinations for virtual pilots. It features new aircraft, improved multiplayer support, including the ability for two players to fly a single plane, and players to occupy a control tower available in the deluxe edition, and improved scenery with.
Steam edition is optimized specifically for the steam platform. Fsx steam edition meigs field epic victory arrival. Using a carenado piper arrow iv in flight simulator x to simulate landing at chicago meigs field, rwy 36. Just find the select a flight option in microsoft flight simulator x and find one of our fly to chicago fsx approach flights then fly the last segment of the arrival route and transition to final approach. Kcgx was a single runway airport in chicago that was in. Steam edition and the only one east of the mississippi. Fsx meigs field, kcgx, chicago fly away simulation. Theres a specific culture thats built around xplane, one with a sense of community and collaborative creation of everything, from airports to scenery to even aircraft. This is the much awaited original airport from flight sim 2004 that was not added to fsx. Fsx military aircraft 318 p3d flight simulator x fs10 military, combat airplanes. Chatham, kent 1 st september 2015 earlier this year, dovetail games, the multi awardwinning developer and publisher of a range of simulation games announced friday harbor, the first new airport and scenery addon for fsx. Steam edition meigs field steam charts, data, update history. I planned to resurrect kcgx meigs for fsx, however it seems youve done a mighty fine job of it.
Steam edition, p3d v4, p3d v3, p3d v2 remember the good old days when flight simulator dropped you in meigs field for your first flight lessons. Meigs was sadly closed a few years ago but now its back, together with the fourth largest and windiest city in the us cities range so far. The untimely destruction of this one of a kind airport in 2003 for personal and misplaced political reasons can no longer be corrected. It is a model of the dornier do 27 aircraft, a high wing taildragger for short takeoff and landings stol from 1955. Chicago meigs field seaplane and helicopter launch facility. Thanks to microsoft kcgx meigs field became very famous, and was the airport i flew from and to most of the time, in my early days of flying msfs. Fsx aircraft addons 810 find here high quality airline airplanes flight. Fsx landing at chicago meigs field rwy 36, in piper. Back to meigs field having worked on microsoft flight sim for about 11 years and used it for 34 years and counting, meigs field always had a special place in my heart. Together with the fourth, largest city and windiest in the us cities range so far. There are even a couple of free trials available on their. If youre like me, you probably did your first take off, landing and traffic pattern around meigs. Yao airport is the most famous airfield for general aviation in japan, like meigs field airport in chicago.
Theres a risk of the same kind of thing happening to xplane. Until the 2004 version meigs was the standard departure airport of all. I have countless memories of childhood friends and i loading up flight simulator 5. The latest air traffic tower was built in 1952 and the terminal was dedicated in 1961.
Fsx sceneryhurlburt field khrt at eglin afb mary esther, florida fl. This scenery package adds again meigs field to fsx. Meigs field, kcgx, general aviation airport back to life in fsx. Have you downloaded your copy of microsoft flight simulator x. In flight simulator x, it was completely removed from the scenery, up until the. Unfortunately, meigs field is no longer a working airport. That means, should you have any questions about kcgx or its use, please feel free to register on the forums at and then log a support question in the ftx payware support forum section. Chicago meigs field seaplane and helicopter launch facility download. No objectpeople flow was included like it was in friday harbor. Before fs2004 i spent most of my time flight simming out of meigs which makes me wish i had the chance to fly there for real. The control panel downloads automatically with meigs field, and can be installed and accessed by clicking tools on the library menu in the steam client. This scenery will bring you chicago with as much detail as you never seen before. Steam edition includes a separate control panel enabling you to customise ground textures and adjust the density of. For those who dont have fs2, be ready for a giant download, if you get the 2 available dlc its around 125 gig.
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