Jackson Hole. Wow. [Archive]

Killbilly

June 11th, 2012, 05:38

I just got around to picking up KJAC from ORBX. Wow. Great FPS and the feel of flying in to a real and active airport. This is the best variety of static and AI aircraft I've ever seen. Plus, it's surrounded by beautiful mountain scenery to explore. If you have CRM, you MUST purchase this airport!

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2408/201261172420379.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/403/201261172420379.jpg/)

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Felixthreeone

June 11th, 2012, 07:34

I concur 100%. KJAC is a flightsim work of art.

JAllen

June 11th, 2012, 07:48

Oh yes! Loving Jackson Hole! One sweet piece for FSX done ORBX style! -Jim

CodyValkyrie

June 11th, 2012, 07:59

Enough runway for most of those warbirds too. :D

Bone

June 11th, 2012, 08:12

Well, they have the parking spot in the right place for the CRJ-700...maybe they could have been a little more in front of the terminal, though. I've personally parked one there in front of the terminal about 35-ish times, lol.

I just got around to picking up KJAC from ORBX. Wow. Great FPS and the feel of flying in to a real and active airport. This is the best variety of static and AI aircraft I've ever seen. Plus, it's surrounded by beautiful mountain scenery to explore. If you have CRM, you MUST purchase this airport!

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2408/201261172420379.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/403/201261172420379.jpg/)

http://i993.photobucket.com/albums/af51/BonesFlightBag/Milviz/JacksonHoleWY22.jpg

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CP1207

June 11th, 2012, 11:09

Roger

June 11th, 2012, 11:14

Looking good. It's on my list.

limjack

June 11th, 2012, 12:08

Big guy was visiting as well in Jackson Hole.

Jim

ryanbatc

June 11th, 2012, 12:10

It's nice scenery but there's not a lot of options as far as airports go... there's driggs, ID and Yellowstone, WY and that's about it....

Dain Arns

June 11th, 2012, 14:55

It's nice scenery but there's not a lot of options as far as airports go... there's driggs, ID and Yellowstone, WY and that's about it....

Yeah, right. :rolleyes:

Try these on for size, pardner: :cowboy:

West Yellowstone, MT (KWYS) (http://www.westyellowstonenet.com/transportation/airports.php) (It's not Yellowstone, WY, sorry. Closed in the winter.)
Bozeman, MT (KBZN) (http://www.bozemanairport.com/) (A major international hub for Yellowstone vacationers both summer and winter, a lot of private jet traffic.)
Billings, MT (KBIL) (http://www.flybillings.com/) (Busiest international airport in Montana)
Big Timber, MT (6S0) (Used to be a few celebrities had places in the area, wasn't uncommon to see private jets parked here.)
Bridger, MT (6S1)
Columbus, MT (6S3)
Dell, MT (4U9)
Dillon, MT (KDLN)
Ennis, MT (KEKS) (Nice airport)
Gardiner, MT (29S) (Interesting approach down a canyon)
Laurel, MT (6S8) (http://flylaurelmt.com/) (Where the GA traffic lands to avoid the fees at Billings/Logan International)
Livingston, MT (KLVM)
Red Lodge, MT (KRED)
Three Forks, MT (9S5) (Home of the headwaters of the Missouri River and nicely done in the Orbx CRM scenery)
Twin Bridges, MT (7S1)

Idaho Falls, ID (KIDA) (http://www.idahofallsidaho.gov/city/city-departments/idaho-falls-regional-airport.html) (Another hub for Yellowstone vacationers)
Pocatello, ID (KPIH) (http://www.pocatello.us/airport/index.htm) (Another big airport)
Aberdeen, ID (U36)
American Falls, ID (U01)
Arco, ID (KAOC)
Blackfoot, ID (U02)
Downey, ID (U58)
Malad City, ID (KMLD)
Mud Lake, ID (1U2)
Paris, ID (1U7)
Preston, ID (U10)
Rexford, ID (KRXE)
Rigby, ID (U56) (http://rigby.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BAA967B12-9824-4FC5-8360-5AD1643BBD09%7D)
St. Anthony, ID (U12)

Cody, WY (KCOD) (http://www.flyyra.com/) (Another major hub for Yellowstone vacationers, home of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center.)
Afton, WY (KAFO)
Alpine, WY (48U)
Big Piney, WY (KBPI)
Cowley, WY (U68)
Dubois, WY (KDUB) (One of many beautiful spots in Wyoming)
Greybull, WY (KGEY) (Was once home base for Hawkins and Powers Aviation (http://www.ruudleeuw.com/greybull.htm), fire tankers)
Thermopolis, WY (KTHP) (Great hot springs)
Pinedale, WY (KPNA)
Powell, WY (KPOY)
Worland, WY (KWRL)

Airports within a roughly 200nm radius.
This doesn't include the numerous private strips in the area... :salute:

ryanbatc

June 11th, 2012, 15:25

Gee thanks for that insight...:mad:

I'm talking little strips relatively close that I can hop in and out of... there's none. It's more than 15 mile to Driggs (and that's if you can climb over the tetons vfr). There's a little private strip south of town, and you've got Dubois about 45 mi east, WYS is even further than that to the north.

The scenery is impressive but nothing like the little PNW airports where you can stop at many different strips in short time.

I'm sure they were appealing to the tubeliner crowd when they made the airport.

TeaSea

June 11th, 2012, 16:07

Had a meeting with an IT vendor this morning, and when she mentioned CRM, I immediately thought of ORBX.
Time to retire apparently.

ORBX CRM- Central Rocky Mountains
Info Tech CRM- Customer Relationship Management

Heh-heh, same here....we use MS CRM for one of our Data Bases......ain't cheap either.

Dain Arns

June 11th, 2012, 16:10

Gee thanks for that insight...:mad:

Hey, you're more than welcome.
I wanted to put up the list for all who are enjoying the KJAC scenery, like me, to give them some destination options.

I'm talking little strips relatively close that I can hop in and out of... there's none. It's more than 15 mile to Driggs (and that's if you can climb over the tetons vfr). There's a little private strip south of town, and you've got Dubois about 45 mi east, WYS is even further than that to the north.

The scenery is impressive but nothing like the little PNW airports where you can stop at many different strips in short time.

I'm sure they were appealing to the tubeliner crowd when they made the airport.

Dig out a chart, you'll find some interesting private strips, if that is what you are looking for instead.
Try "Kinky Creek", a private strip to the ESE of KJAC.
Private Dude Ranch airstrip, Orbx did a nice job on it. ;)

ryanbatc

June 11th, 2012, 17:01

Hey, you're more than welcome.

Try "Kinky Creek", a private strip to the ESE of KJAC.
Private Dude Ranch airstrip, Orbx did a nice job on it. ;)

I'm looking at skyvector... they are still relatively far away...

Sounds kinky....

Bone

June 11th, 2012, 17:58

griphos

June 11th, 2012, 21:52

I'm looking at skyvector... they are still relatively far away...

How close do you want them to be? 15 miles is pretty close, for flying. Much closer and you wouldn't really be in the air for long.

Try flying down to Afton. It's a scenic trip and there are several nice FTX enhanced airports along the way.

crashaz

June 12th, 2012, 10:51

ShawnG

June 12th, 2012, 20:33

most of the surrounding area is national park and/or national forest land. The only reason KJAC even exists (It's inside Grand Teton NP) is that it was in operation before the feds made the park (and there was a near armed insurrection by the state of Wyoming over the town of Jackson) so, no, not a big location for a lot of small strips. This is a "Jet Setter" Airport, lots of rich people and celebs fly in here to visit the park/ski/other stuff in a way it's like aspen. there is quite a history as well of Cattle Freight flights out of here as well. and of course some tubeliner flights. so if you want to fly from one local to another, be prepared to fly more than ten minutes :) but if you want to take off, tour some of the country's best wild scenery and return, this would be the place.

Dain Arns

June 13th, 2012, 12:14

... so if you want to fly from one local to another, be prepared to fly more than ten minutes :) but if you want to take off, tour some of the country's best wild scenery and return, this would be the place.

Yup.
I know and agree.
I used to live/work/recreate in this area for many, many years.
Why I felt compelled to put up a list of good destination airports to fly to.
Ones that could be easily flown to within an hour or so using the Realair Lancair Legacy, for example. ;)