Valdez or Bust -Laying the Trans Alaska Pipelin

**Mikrco** · January 18th, 2009, 12:17

I'm headed to Valdez, AK and layin' pipe on the way. Before I go much further I need some pilots to check the pipeline so far.
FSNW_Taps Project.zip contains FSX SP2 Accel only scenery for Part One of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). Part One includes Pump Stations #1 & #2 connected by the pipeline. This scenery requires the editing of your terrain.cfg to display the pipeline. Each pump station has a helopad list in the Go to Airport, ID's are "AP01" & "AP02". NDB's are frequency 890 & 891 respectively.
Download available to registered members @ www.fsnorthwest.net

MCDesigns · January 18th, 2009, 13:24

Very cool, can't wait to check it out!

**kilo delta** · January 18th, 2009, 13:53

Thanks.:woot: Downloading now!! :ernae:

harleyman · January 18th, 2009, 16:18

That is very cool looking...

***jmig*** · January 18th, 2009, 17:34

Heyyyyyy, I like this. My business. Nice pump jack!

**Boomer** · January 18th, 2009, 17:41

Very nice!

Cant wait to take a helo & test it out!! :ernae:

**CodyValkyrie** · January 18th, 2009, 20:30

Very cool. I spent a lot of time in Valdez, fishing etc. The pipeline also means a lot to me. When I was on Eielson AFB, the pipeline ran right through the base. I remember getting my introduction to the base, my reporting official drove me to it. I remember him telling me about the bars they sat on, and how they were designed to move during earthquakes.

Cheers and thanks for the file!

***Panther_99FS*** · January 18th, 2009, 20:42

:woot::woot:

tigisfat · January 18th, 2009, 21:22

I heard that the Alaskan pipeline was unused and in a great state of disrepair these days. Is that true?

**Marlin** · January 18th, 2009, 23:01

Ohhhhhhhhhh, now this looks good! :gossip:

**CodyValkyrie** · January 18th, 2009, 23:18

Originally Posted by tigisfat

I heard that the Alaskan pipeline was unused and in a great state of disrepair these days. Is that true?

Things may have changed, but from my understanding it still worked when I was there. I nearly accepted a job on the north slope doing security on the silly thing.

**Stratocruiser** · January 19th, 2009, 15:48

Originally Posted by tigisfat

I heard that the Alaskan pipeline was unused and in a great state of disrepair these days. Is that true?

I think it's still being intensively used. Here's a quote concerning one of its many intermitent stopages from last month's Anchorage Daily News:

"The pipeline has been moving about 750,000 barrels of North Slope crude oil per day through December."
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/637209.html

Carey

**limjack** · January 19th, 2009, 20:28

Originally Posted by tigisfat

I heard that the Alaskan pipeline was unused and in a great state of disrepair these days. Is that true?

Yes, they shut it down...now they are using it to deliver Alaskan golden pale beer:ernae:....not...I beleive they still are using it but do have corrosion issues in some of the legs.
Very nice work, will look forward to this add on
Jim

**fliger747** · January 19th, 2009, 20:36

Amazingly enough I worked on the construction of the Pipeline for a couple of years, both as Engineer and Geologist, and later as an actual construction worker after the design work was complete. The verticle support members you see holding up the above ground pipe are set in holes up to 50' deep. I personally drilled some 400 of them....

Pipeline still delivers about 10% of the US oil consumption.

T.

**JT8D-9A** · January 20th, 2009, 10:21

Very cool work! Thanks a lot!

**Mikrco** · January 20th, 2009, 10:54

Originally Posted by Nils

Very cool work! Thanks a lot!

Nice screenies.

An issue has been reported concerning the loss of display of the pipeline at a few spots along the route. I have confirmed that this issue exits and am currently loading up my welder and other tools to make the necessary repairs to the pipeline.