Airports of Norway V3.2 for FSX SP2


ABOUT THIS PACKAGE:
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My original intention was, to make a few afcads with new airport boundarys, in order to get rid of the horrible MS default ones. It grew bigger. This scenery is not meant to be a show-off with hundreds of fancy gmax models, but to improve upon the default airports, without using huge resources. The afcads are up to the latest AIP Norway standards, with the newest navaids, lighting, parkings, runway lenghts. Some of the afcads have built-in correct turning for AI planes after backtracking.

This scenery now has 33 airports, made for FSX SP2/Acceleration, NSX II and Norway Quality Mesh.

NOTE: A separate 20cm photoscenery can be downloaded for Oslo Gardermoen ENGM. Read on, and you'll see the link.


NEW IN THIS VERSION:
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Numerous fixes, better landclass, updated Navaids, bugfixes. I consider this one an important update, a "must" for those using my previous sceneries.

More details, much better textures on many gmax models.

New gmax terminals, towers and gates at ENCN, ENVA, ENSK, ENTC and ENAT.

Removed a lot of trees where they should not be (ouch!)

New airport: Dagali ENDI (the default was a mess, and at the wrong location).


NEW IN PREVIOUS VERSION:
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Airports of Norway is now integrated with the coastline package NSX II, and they must be used together. If not, all airports near the coast will be broken. I do a lot of compromising making my airports, but I cannot compromise about finally being able to see Norwegian airports with a correct coastline, and correct runway lenghts. This is a "first" in Norwegian FS history, being able to see the airports integrated into the landscape.

Except from the huge job of integrating AoN with NSX II, I have added a lot of new airports, and thousands of new details, especially vehicles. 

A HUGE Thank You should go to Hans Ramberg and Erik Bjørnwall, proud members of the SWED2011 Team, for fixing Norway Scenic X, translating the coastlines into the new NSX II package. Norway Scenic was originally made by Torgeir Opland, and has been a must for us Norwegians since the first upload. It puts Norway straight, simply said.


KNOWN "BUGS":
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A few airports have very few buildings. This is because 1), there are no MS models that can be used, and 2), I have no info, or no time to make a gmax model. There are a few models I want to make, but without decent pictures to make the textures, there is nothing I can do about it. Aiports that can look "unfinished" to you are: ENSN, ENTO, ENFG.


IMPORTANT:
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I highly recommend the Runway Markings Switcher for realism. It is two small batch files that switches runway markings from white to yellow and back. Note that this switches the texture for *all FSX airports*, but it can even be used while FSX is running (by using ALT + ENTER for windowed mode, then switch the texture), and is included here in a separate zip file (Norwegian_RWY_Markings_FSX.zip). Check the pdf document for how to use. It explains how to switch the texture without having to use windowed mode.


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For how to setup Norway as realistic as possible, check NScenicUTE.txt provided with this package. This "recipe" will give you NSX II coastlines 
in Norway, and at the same time keep UTE intact for Norway and the rest of Europe.
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Download NSX II: 

http://www.flightsim.no/fsno/filbibliotek/fsx/scenery/europa/norge.html

Download Norway Scenic X (optional, for picking just the landclass files, highly recommended): 

http://www.flightsim.no/fsno/filbibliotek/fsx/scenery/europa/norge/24.html

Download Norway Quality Mesh:

http://www.flightsim.no/fsno/filbibliotek/FS2004/scenery/europa/norge/114.html

Download 20cm photoscenery for Oslo Gardermoen ENGM (highly recommended):

http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=148450


AIRPORTS:
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Dagali ENDI

Fagernes Leirin ENFG

Oslo Gardermoen ENGM

Kjeller ENKJ

Moss Rygge ENRY

Sandefjord Torp ENTO

Skien Geitryggen ENSN

Kristiansand Kjevik ENCN

Farsund Lista ENLI

Stavanger Sola ENZV

Haugesund Karmøy ENHD

Stord Sørstokken ENSO

Voss Bømoen ENBM

Ålesund Vigra ENAL

Molde Årø ENML

Kristiansund Kvernberget ENKB

Sogndal Haukåsen ENSG

Namsos ENNM

Mosjøen Kjærstad ENMS

Tromsø Langnes ENTC

Sørkjosen ENSR

Skagen Stokmarknes ENSK

Harstad Evenes ENEV

Narvik Framnes ENNK

Hasvik ENHK

Bardufoss ENDU

Alta ENAT

Lakselv Banak ENNA

Hammerfest ENHF

Båtsfjord ENBS

Honningsvåg ENHV

Vardø Svartnes ENSS

Kirkenes ENKR


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NOTE:
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If you got UTE with Patch 1.2: Start the UTXE Setup. Menu -> Ultimate Terrain -> Modify Status of Relocated Airports. Disable ENGM.

OR: Go to FSX\Scenery\UtEurAirports\Scenery and DELETE ENGM_FL and ENGM_AP.


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INSTALLATION:
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Unzip the scenery to a temporary folder.

If you got my ATN_Airports, AT_Airports or FSX Airports Norway, disable the scenery from inside FSX, then exit FSX and DELETE the folder 
from FSX\Addon Scenery.

Add Airports of Norway to FSX\Addon Scenery, then start FSX and add it to the Scenery Library. Place it somewhere near top in the list.
If you ave an older version of AoN...do NOT overwrite. Delete the old scenery, replace with this one.

Recommended Mesh Resolution: 5 meters, regardless of mesh in use. 5 meters are important to show the transition from land to water correctly.
And Norway is overloaded with airports very close to water.

Recommended Scenery Density: DENSE.


INSTALLATION OF APRON LIGHTING:
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Unzip Effects.zip to your main FSX folder. Say yes to overwrite.


INSTALLATION OF ENGM TEXTURE FIXES:
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Fixes tower lighting at night, and makes the old terminal less yellow daytime.

Make a backup of the files engm_map04_lm.dds and engm_map08.dds. They can be found in FSX\Scenery\EURW\Texture.

From the "Extras\GmTower\New" folder:

Move the files engm_map04_lm.dds and engm_map08.dds to FSX\Scenery\EURW\Texture. Say YES to overwrite the old files.


INSTALLATION OF NEW TAXI CONCRETE:
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I find the default concrete way too reddish and bright. I have included a new one, plus the original. NOTE: It changes concrete globally.

From "Extras\Concrete\New", move the file taxi_concrete.dds to FSX\Texture, and overwrite.


RUNWAY TEXTURE SWITCHER:
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This tool switches the runway texture colour from white to yellow, and back to white. Highly recommended to get a realistic Norway.

Please read the separate pdf included in Runway_Texture_Switcher_FSX.zip.


IMPORTANT INFO FOR THOSE WHO USE ULTIMATE TERRAIN COASTLINES:
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I do not use these, I use the new NSX II coastlines, as those look more natural. I have included a recipe on how to rig your stuff in the scenery folder structure, and in the FSX Scenery Library, so that you get NSX II coastlines in Norway, while keeping the UTE coastlines for the rest of Europe. The document name is NScenicUTE.txt.


IF YOU WANT TO USE OTHER ADDON AIRPORTS THAN IN THIS PACKAGE:
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Just delete the files in Airports of Norway\Scenery that starts with the airport ICAO code. Simple as that.


IMPORTANT REGARDING GEX, TREES ON APRONS:
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The made a "fix" for autogen. This shoots down many freeware airports in flames, lot of trees on aprons. This is not for me to solve, and you will have to go to the GEX forum. This "fix" can be shut off in the GEX setup.


A WORD ON AI:
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FS9 had a flat earth, FSX has a round earth. This also means all airports have been moved, and the reason some freeware AI planes
land too early or do other crazy stuff, is often FS9 flightplans not properly converted to FSX with the proper tools. The airports
are not at fault. WOAI questions should be directed to the WOAI site.


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COPYRIGHT
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This scenery package is freeware and shall remain so. Distribution to other sites than flightsim.no and flightsim.com without my authorization 
is not permitted. This scenery shall not be used for commercial purposes.


LIST OF HEROES / THANKS TO:
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Kjell Arild Bersås for the ENSK models, which I have reworked from FS9 to FSX.

The SWED2011 Team, Hans Ramberg, Erik Bjørnwall, Lennart Arvidsson.

Tom Knudsen, for useful material for ENAL.

Steinar Grindstein for coding of parkings Gardermoen (other airports in progess).

Jo Erlend Sund for textures for the Gardermoen gates.

Geir Grønlien for the gmax models at Bømoen ENBM, the finest GA airport in this package.

Pasi Joergensen and Tommy Bernes for the Runway Markings Switcher.

Jarle Pedersen for pics from Alta airport.

Freddy Wilhelmsen and The Norway Airports Team for the source code for Apron Lighting.

Gunnar van Der Meeren - ENBM.

Kenneth Følstad for a complete Namsos ENNM airport. 

Thomas Lorentzen - ENGM.

Per Johansen - ENTC, and the transfer of ENSR to AoN.

Frode Grønnestad, Ragnar Egeland - ENZV.

Avinor for help with with ENHD, ENCN.

Jon Masterson (Scruffyduck) for Airport Design Editor.

The bright guys at FSdeveloper.com.

The guys at Flightsim.no.

Luis SA for SBuilderX.

Flight1 for Instant Scenery.


Enjoy!

4.June 2012
Andrew Thomsen
huggorm63@gmail.com