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PutPut
April 5th, 2014, 13:14
Is there a scenery add-on for FSX of London's Croydon Airfield available? I would love to fly my Handley Page HP-42 and others from there.

Hopefully, Paul
falcon409
April 5th, 2014, 13:28
Paul, I did a search for Croydon Airfield on Google Earth, and it found it. . . .but it's a Shopping Mall now, lol.
DarrenL
April 5th, 2014, 13:51
One for FS2004 on Avsim, might work with FSX - http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=vintage+london&FileName=&Author=&CatID=root 3rd one down "Vintage London Airfields"
PutPut
April 5th, 2014, 14:28
One for FS2004 on Avsim, might work with FSX - http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=vintage+london&FileName=&Author=&CatID=root 3rd one down "Vintage London Airfields"

Thanks, I'll check it out.

Paul
KevinJH
April 6th, 2014, 00:45
Paul, I did a search for Croydon Airfield on Google Earth, and it found it. . . .but it's a Shopping Mall now, lol.

Aye, gone the way of many old well known 'fields. Interesting article here if interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croydon_Airport
Adrian Petford
April 6th, 2014, 02:09
As well as the FS2004 version mentioned above, there's an earlier rendering (circa 1939) included in Golden Wings.
PutPut
April 6th, 2014, 08:08
Unfortunately, the FS2004 renditions mentioned above are not compatible with FSX Acceleration. I just might have to learn how to use ADE which I have installed including the latest version. I have found 2 excellent maps of the field and several photo's of the buildings. I might do better with gmax buildings as I am having a hair pulling session with gmax airplanes! Thanks for the info.

Best, Paul
IanP
April 8th, 2014, 08:59
I have the grass laid down and a stately home where the terminal should be, but in reality, I'd need someone who can actually create a model to recreate the terminal properly for me. Longleat House doesn't really cut the mustard, but I needed somewhere to send my Dakotas to from Nutts Corner - my interim/placeholder Croydon won the short straw.

If only I had "skill" and "time", I might finish it. The latter isn't impossible. The former ain't happening in this lifetime. :banghead:

Ian P.