The Best Freeware Airbases?

[Stefano Zibell]

Some great picks so far, spent a few hours flying around Coningsby just looking at every detail, and there's a LOT of it.

[fsafranek]

There is a bunch of Alphasim scenery, now freeware, here: http://www.easyfly.co.nz/Freeware/in...p?dir=/Scenery

Since I brought MAIW into the conversation I just want to add that I have used several of their scenery/AI packages in FSX (France has been covered by them pretty well) without the coversion process with no problems at all. I'm sure I'm missing something as a result but I've never noticed; I have a populated airbase to land at that doesn't look like the typical default "attempt".

[MIKE JG]

Also, while MAIW does supply a comprehensive manual for converting their packages to FSX, it is not a simple process and the manual encompasses every package they have available so searching for the ones you might want, takes time because each base may be slightly different and require somewhat different steps to convert.

That guide is a community wide project put together by several MAIW fans. It's their baby, not ours.

We have nothing to do with it other than serving as a place where people who make use of it can ask support questions (which are then answered by MAIW forum members, not MAIW staff or contributors). It's not even available on our site so I'm not sure how we could be supplying it to anyone.

[delta_lima]

Some awesome French military airfields right here:

http://royalefrenchnavy.gratisim.fr/FSX_Decors.htm

These and the ACG bases are the best modern military bases I know of.

Best regards,

dl

[sparouty]

Hi,
I always and still consider Jim Dhaenens's NAS sceneries as THE top notch sceneries standard...

Sylvain

[falcon409]

That guide is a community wide project put together by several MAIW fans. It's their baby, not ours.

We have nothing to do with it other than serving as a place where people who make use of it can ask support questions (which are then answered by MAIW forum members, not MAIW staff or contributors). It's not even available on our site so I'm not sure how we could be supplying it to anyone.

Brother, who cares whether you (MAIW) made it available or it was a community project? The fact is it is a guide for all the bases produced by MAIW and it is available to users of your files. You want an apology? Fine, I apologize for having caused you or MAIW any pain or suffering by suggesting that MAIW had any connection to the manual.
I don't understand the need of people to argue semantics sometimes, as though a small mistake in ownership would cause irreparable harm. Get over it and move on.

[BigDog]

Mountain Home AFB (KMUO) is available from flightsim dot com.

Thank you for that one too!!! looks great!!

[Scandinavian]

Bodø Norway (ENBO) home of 331 and 332 flying F-16's and 330 flying Sea King. A very good rendition of this airbase.

http://www.flightsim.no/fsno/filbibl...a/norge/5.html

[Tako_Kichi]

If you want a US airbase moved back in time to 1943 then there is my 'Hobbs' package.

More info and screenshots can be found here:

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...ng-S**n-to-FSX!

and here:

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...-Base-Released

[delta_lima]

Nice work, TK - don't know why I missed that one altogether - native FSX non-modern scenery is a rare treat - bravo!!

I've been thrashing Hunters around the Aden/Gulf area lately, and found this lovely little gem, though intended for FS9, works just great:

FS2004 (ACOF) - FS2004 Scenery
FS2004 Scenery--RAF Khormaksar

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Date: 11-10-2010 Downloads: 424
FS2004 Scenery--RAF Khormaksar. An
important RAF station in Aden during the 1960's. Also includes HMS Fearless
complete with solid landing deck. By Ian Elliot.


I've not added Fearless to my install, since the available moving FSX Accel ships out there (Ark Royal, etc.) render static carrier ships somewhat obsolete for landable carrier ops in FSX (at least that's my opinion). But as military base, this is a very nice rendition of RAF Khormaksar. From an SOH member too, no less - way to go Ian!!

cheers,

DL

[sidler]

Pease AFB New Hampshier

http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=152218

[strikehawk]

Try this...

http://www.flightsim.com/file.php?cm...e=lied_fsx.zip

A nice NATO base in Sardinina, good for a start or end of a flight.

Also there are good bases here...

http://www.mirage4fs.com/scenery.html

There are some Japanese bases here...

http://homepage3.nifty.com/fsx-benricho/index_e.html

Some are just new AFCADS with default objects, but they're better than the stock ones.