Greek Airfields Package ========================== Version 1 May 2001 grsmaf.zip Addon to FS2000 Default scenery. Part of "Hellas 2001 Scenery" group project. http://avsim.com/greece/scenery Approach and Enroute charts for this scenery (official published charts only) can be found at Aeronautical Data section of : http://www.avsim.com/greece/artcc *********************************************************************************** ASD 2.1 TEXTURES are needed - NOT INCLUDED - Add them to main FS2000 TEXTURE folder You will find them at ABACUS website http://www.abacuspub.com/asd2/asdfaqs.htm#Q9 If FS2000 freezes at 33% Scenery loading you need to update it with MSFS Patch 2.0b http://www.microsoft.com/games/fs2000/downloads_fs2000update.asp *********************************************************************************** This package includes ,updates and enhances previous Greek Airfield releases makaf1.zip and grafse1.zip Here you will find enhancements to 31 small airfields and secondary airports that were left abandoned by MS. Some aprons although designed by MS, they were not visible. I redesigned them. Basic ASD buildings, Trees, apron signs, imroved runways and objects added so as to increase the sense of "scale" in areas where MS had only one simple runway in the middle of nowhere ! Custom objects added are very few like perimeter fence and a Greek Flag. The only middle size airfileds you will find enhanced in this package are a few selected ones with dangerous approaches and surrounding terrain. These are Samos ,Skiros AFB and Ioannina. The scenery enhancements are based on real flight experience, pilot's reports, IFR & VFR charts and aerial pictures. This scenery is compatible with default MS but I recommend you run it with the mesh terrain scenery by Babis Peribolas Night Lighting --------------- Night Lighting is not forgotten Many of these airfirleds have no lighting ! In real airfields where lighting is available (for urgency/sanitary flights) the scenery includes "pilot controlled lighting" (PCL) by tuning into freq 122.80 on COM1 frequency. Airfields Included (enhanced) ============================== Name Lights ICAO NAV facility - Details/location Makedonia (North) mainland --------------------------- Ioannina Yes LGIO (TVOR/DME) - VORDME approach through mountains Kastoria LGKA (TVOR/DME) - 12 Nm SE of Albania border Kozani LGKZ (TVOR/DME) Florina GX03 Small / Gravel - 5 Nm S of FYRoM border Edessa Arnissa GX02 Small / Gravel - 5 Nm S of FYRoM border Alexandria LGAX Army (W of Thessaloniki, Makedonia LGTS) Kavala Amigdhaleon LGKM Training AFB (W of Kavala, Megas Alexandros LGKV) Agean Sea (East) Islands ------------------------- Syros Yes LGSO NDB - 60 Nm SouthEast of Athens Milos LGSO NDB,VOR - 75 Nm South of Athens Samos Yes LGSM VORDME circling procedure - One of Greece's hardest airport Skiros AFB Yes LGSY TACAN - One of Greece's hardest AFB's Kasos LGKS NDB - West of / close to Karpathos LGKP Leros LGLE NDB - between Kos LGKO and Samos LGSM Chios Mesta VOR(proximity) - HAF C130 strip Ikaria PCL LGIK NDB - West of Samos - Where "Icarus" fell in Greek Mythology ! Kastelorizo LGKJ NDB - East of Rodos LGRP - Greece's most SouthEastern airfield Astypalea PCL LGPL NDB - Between Santorini LGSR and Kos LGKO Paros LGPA NDB - S of Siros LGSO, W of Naxos LGNX Naxos LGNX NDB - S of Mikonos LGMK, E of Paros LGPA Attica (Greater Athens area) ------------------------------ Tatoi(Dekelia)Yes LGTT NDB - AirForce cadets & Flying Club Kotroni Yes LGKN TACAN - Hellenic Navy helicopter base Holargos LGHO City, military hospital Marathon LGMR NDB - Athen's X GA Airfield - CLOSED for 2004 Olympics installations Peloponisos peninsula (mainland South) -------------------------------------- Kithira (island) LGKC NDB - Runway on elevated terrain droping steep to the sea Sparti LGSP South of ancient city Sparta Tripolis LGTP VOR (proximity) - Air Force Cadets school Porto Heli LGHL 50 Nm SW of Athens - private airfield - frequent VFR flights Crete Island (South) -------------------- Sitia LGST VOR(proximity) - Most Eastern airfield of Crete Tympaki GX06 Greece's most Southern airfield - AirForce / light training Maleme GX05 An airfield with long history since WWII - AirForce / light training Kasteli LGTL TACAN - X USAF base / current HAF standby & training base - mountains Special Approaches ------------------ Approach to Samos, LGSM Follow the VORDME approach until visual. If you come in visual watch out for high surrounding terrain in the area and foreign airspace border. Approach the airport from the SW. For 09 Break Left to position Right base on North Heading. DO NOT go below 1500 ft. As soon as you pass the first mountain dive into the valey down to 900 ft with final approach configuration. Before the next small hill start turning to finals by helping yourself with SAM VOR set to OBS 092. When you are sure that you are clear of the hill keep descending for 600 ft. If you do the procedure correctly you will lineup with the runway at 600 ft 2 DME. In case of missed approach turn sharp right at Southeasterly heading to avoid foreign airspace at 3 miles East. For 27 continue North to position for a visual lefthand circuit not further than 3 miles from the airport. At 4~3 miles start right turn for Downwind leg. The base turn (next left) should start abeam the threshold to avoid entry into foreign airspace and should bring you in for a curved approach into short finals. In real life usually strong N-NW winds prevail which produce strong gusts and windshear from the surrounding terrain. Approach to Ioannina, LGIO The only safe way is to follow the standard VORDME arc approach for runway 32. DO NOT go below each segment's minimums. As soon as you are visual you can continue for rwy 14 circling WEST of the airport providing weather meets the specified circling minimums for your aircraft category. Nearest weather reporting station is Kerkyra LGKR Island, 43 Nm West. Approach to Skiros AFB, LGSY Skiros has a TACAN and no civilian navaids. It is a very busy Hellenic Air Force Base with increased fighter activity. You can approach visualy navigating from the following facilities - R107 43DME SKP VOR 113.40 (near Skiathos, LGSK) - R001 58DME KRO VOR 112.20 (East of Athens Venizelos, LGAV) - 20 Nm track 243 from KOROS Intersection Special care has to be taken at hills at 1 nm South of the airport crossing the centerline at 350 ft and rising East. Normally Rwy 18 is used for landings and 36 for Takeoffs. Tower Coordinates ------------------ Go to MAP view and set your Tower position so that you can review some nice replays ! - Samos LGSM N39 10.63 E23 30.65 147 ft - Ioannina, LGIO N39 41.55 E20 49.41 1602ft - Skiros AFB, LGSY N38 57.76 E24 29.37 112ft INSTALLATION ------------- 1. Move "Greek Airfields" Folder inside ...\FS2000\Scenery 2. Add it to FS2000 Scenery Library (World -> Scenery Library -> Add Area ... ) 3. Find Folder "Greek Airfields" and give it a name 4. Press OK Let file library refresh (better to restart FS after the refresh) If you have Makedonian or SouthEast interim versions from me, DELETE them. They are included and updated in here. DO NOT delete Kerkyra LGKR. Its a separate scenery from me. You may include them ALL (Kerkyra & airfleds) in ONE scenery folder, there is no conflict. I have included you a very nice texture Runway01.r8 (don't know designer's name) for runway tire markings which makes them much more realistic. You move it to the main FS2000 TEXTURE folder. Recommended : ***** Greece Mesh Terrain by Babis Perivolas ***** ----------- This is part of "Hellas 2001" Scenery http://avsim.com/greece/scenery Approach and Enroute charts for this scenery (official published charts only) can be found at Aeronautical Data section of : http://avsim.com/greece/artcc Other Greek sites : http://www.flightsim.gr Designed with ABACUS ASD 2.1 Textures needed - Not included You will find them at ABACUS website http://www.abacuspub.com/asd2/asdfaqs.htm#Q9 **** MSFS Patch 2.0b MUST be installed **** http://www.microsoft.com/games/fs2000/downloads_fs2000update.asp Credits -------- I wish to thank my friend Panos Georgotas for providing me the Fence & Flag Macros. http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/bass/ COPYRIGHT AND DISTRIBUTION --------------------------- This scenery addon is made available for the private use of Microsoft Flight Simulator enthusiasts. Under no circumstances may this zip file be modified or sold for profit. This scenery is released as Freeware. Copyright (C) Kyprianos Biris. 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. - 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 other than that to cover the cost of its distribution. If a fee is charged it must be made clear to the purchaser that the archive is freeware and that the fee is to cover the distributor's costs of providing the archive. - The authors' rights and wishes concerning this archive must be respected. May 2001 Kyprianos Biris Athens, Greece biriskyp@otenet.gr