                               Albuquerque International Sunport
                                         (KABQ)
                                           By
                                     John B. Loney, Jr.
                                        May 3, 2004
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ABOUT THE AIRPORT:

The Albuquerque International Sunport (Airport) is a leading center for regional transportation that advances local, regional, and international commerce and creates an authentic southwestern travel experience. It is located three miles SE of the city of Albuquerque.

Airport Operational Statistics:

Aircraft based on the field:   357 
Single engine airplanes:   141 
Multi engine airplanes:   101 
Jet airplanes:   39 
Helicopters:   22 
Military aircraft:   54
 
Aircraft operations: avg 695/day
 
Commercial 32%
Transient general aviation 27%
Air Taxi 19%
Military 18%
Local general aviation 3%
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ABOUT THE SCENERY:

Well here we are, Albuquerque, New Mexico, How did I get here? I have no idea. The sunport sparked an interest and so as I did the research, I got deeper and deeper into the facility. First off let me say that this scenery is not totally accurate. I didn't have any textures that I felt was suitable enough for the terminal's actual look so the terminal looks like your usual steel and glass structure. The fbos and cargo warehouses are in the scenery, but I had no information as to where they were located on the field. The scenery is not completely finished as I am writing this readme, but I didn't want to forget any particulars in the way this scenery was put together. In the end, you will see cargo companies and flights, commercial airline companies and flights, military filghts and ga fbos and flights. Hopefully, you will enjoy this scenery greatly. There are some 70 plus parking in the scenery. If you want to, you can add ga and military combat flights. I pretty much filled up the commercial and cargo parking including the military cargo. As usual I have included a list of the aircraft I use in the scenery. There are some default flights there that I left intact. These are ga and commercial flights. The custom textures included are the signs of the FBOs, cargo companies and commercial airlines. You will need ASDv2.1, Nova, Nova Gold and NovaSim textures. All except NovaSim are on flightsim.com under the must have files section. NovaSim textures are at fsnova.com and the file you need is nstext.zip. Traffic Tools and AFCAD2 are two other programs you'll need to run this scenery. They are also at flightsim.com. Lago's FSE is optional. Those who hasve it will enjoy some eye candy in the form of airport vehicles, passengers, machanics, pilots, fuel trucks, tow bars and more.
Thanks for downloading this scenery. I sincerely hope you enjoy it.
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AIRCRAFT:

The aircraft used for the startup flight is the default Douglas DC-3 Cargo variation.

AC#        Type/Livery                                       Zip File
131        Airbus A320/America West                          abtwns1.zip/amwst320.zip
164        Boeing 737-400/American Airlines                  search flightsim.com
80         Embraer ERJ-145/Continental Airlines              serj1452.zip/conx145.zip
69         Boeing 727-200/Delta Airlines                     da727_v2.zip
222        Dornier 328/Great Plains Airlines                 sfdai328.zip/do328pgp.zip
149        Boeing 737-200/Frontier Airlines                  search flightsim.com
126        Airbus A319/Northwest Airlines                    fa319nwa.zip
142        Bombardier CRJ-200/Skywest Airlines               crj6sk22.zip
115        Boeing 737-500/Southwest Airlines                 search flightsim.com
118        Bombardier CRJ-200/United Airlines                ualcrj.zip
94         Boeing 757-200/America West Airlines              search flightsim.com
67         Boeing 757-200/American Airlines                  757retro.zip
68         Boeing 757-200/Continental Airlines               ca7522ks.zip
75         Douglas DC-10/Delta Airlines                      d110fsp.zip
122        Douglas DC-9-50/Northwest Airlines                aiad95nw.zip
147        Boeing 737-400/Southwest Airlines                 b737_swa.zip
65         Boeing 757-200/United Airlines                    us7572.zip
223        Boeing 727-200/Emery Worldwide                    ffxbt72c.zip/emery722.zip
224        Boeing 727-200/BAX Global                         722-bx.zip
72         Boeing 747-400/Fedex                              fdx747v2.zip
73         Boeing 747-400/UPS                                ups74glo.zip
160        Boeing 767-200/Airborne Express                   search flightsim.com
140        Lockheed C141B/Air Force                          search flightsim.com
139        Lockheed C5 Galaxy                                rladsc5.zip
225        General Dynamics F-16/Air Force                   search flightsim.com
136        McDonnell Douglas F-15/Air Force                  f15a5fis.zip

I have also included the flight plans source file flightplansAlbuquerque.txt
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THANKS TO:

All of you who have made this hobby possible and fun. A special thanks to all who have downloaded my sceneries. I appreciate the positive feedback. Thank you very much.
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INSTALLATION:

AFTER UNZIPPING THE FILE KABQ_V1.ZIP TO A TEMPORARY FOLDER, HOPEFULLY, YOU ARE READING THIS README FILE.

If you don't have them already, download Lee Swordy's Traffic Tools v2x and AFCAD2x. Follow the instructions from the files and install them onto your system. While you're at it, download the texture files necessary for this scenery and put them into the main FS texture folder. They are: ASDv2.1, Nova, Nova Gold and NovaSim textures. All are available for free at flightsim.com except NovaSim. You can get NovaSim textures for free at www.fsnova.com.

Using the folders switch, unzip the file khfd_scen.zip to the drive where you have your FS. Using your file manager (Windows Explorer) check to make sure that all the files are in their proper folder.

C:\My Documents\Flight Simulator Files should have NM - Albuquerque International Sunport FLT and WX files
Drive:\FS2004\Addon Scenery\scenery should have AF2_KABQ.bgl
Drive:\FS2004\Scenery\World\scenery should have TrafficAlbuquerque.bgl
Drive:\fs2k4_scenery\KABQ\scenery should have the *.bgl scenery files
Drive:\FS2004\Texture should have the following textures:
Airborne, BAX Global, Emery Worldwide, Fedex, UPS, Cutter, Seven Bar, Four Seasons, Robertson, Westernair, America West, American, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Great Plains, Northwest, Skywest, Southwest, United and Albuquerque
If you have Lago's FSE 2004, then check the following:
Drive:\FS2004\Lago\FSE\Data\should have Albuquerque.SE2

Start FS and select settings to add the scenery in the usual manner.

You should be ready to fly. Happy landings!
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Legal stuff. Copyright and Distribution
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This scenery is freeware. Copyright John B. Loney, Jr. Feel free to add or change this scenery. Especially if you know a more accurate placement of items. You do not have my permission to make any monetary gain from this scenery. It started out as freeware and it shall remain freeware.
- The author's rights and wishes concerning this archive must be
respected.

Copyright 2004 by John B. Loney, Jr. All Rights Reserved.
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Disclaimer
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I do not accept any responsibility for any damage to any system as a result of running this scenery.
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Contact:
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As usual, I welcome any comments. I will try to answer as many as I can.

E-Mail:                     VISIT MY WEBSITE:
jbloney@comcast.net         www.lfssd.net

Have fun and enjoy.



 
