COLORADO SCENERY for FS98

Version 2.0  File date 5/5/99

Copyright (c) 1999, 1998 Gary Widup
              Casper, Wyoming
              email: glwidup@coffey.com

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This scenery is freeware, and as such may be distributed for FREE, so long as all files, including this one, are distributed. This scenery MAY NOT be distributed for a charge or profit, including any CD-ROM distribution. If this scenery is ever distributed for profit, I reserve the right to charge the distributor a royalty of $20 per copy distributed!

This scenery is my second release of the state of Colorado, containing 103,598 square miles. It includes most public airports, 70 of them, and all major rivers, lakes and highways, cities and towns. I have eliminated a few mountains in places they don't exist when it conflicted with airports or approaches. Most of the default mountains still exist, elevation errors and all. I will change many of the mountains for proper placement and elevations in future releases. Starting points have been provided for selected airports using the FS6 and before menu in FS98.

This scenery has been optimized for FS98, and integrates seamlessly with my Wyoming scenery. I don't know if it works with earlier versions, but I don't know why it wouldn't. Denver area airports are extremely detailed, and may have slow frame rates on slower machines. I have tested this entire scenery using a P2-266 with 3D, and have found no problems, except as explained below. However, this scenery covers a huge area and some are sure to exist, so please let me know if you find something.


CHANGES FROM VERSION 1:

Denver International has been completely re-done. I had to make a choice between realism and frame rates, and I compromised. The buildings are close to real, but some of the detail has been omitted in favor of better frame rates. I have added taxiway signage, gate signage, gate alignment lights, and better night effects. 

Static aircraft can now be turned off by selecting normal scenery density. They will be be seen only in dense or very dense settings.

I have also added greater detail at many airports, particularly Jefferson County and Centennial. I am continuing to add detail at other airports, but some will have to come with version 3. I realized that if I got everything exactly as I wanted it before release, it may well never be released!


FILES INCLUDED:

co_1.bgl
co_2.bgl
co_4.bgl
co_5_01.bgl
cone.bgl
coneapt.bgl
conw.bgl
conwapt.bgl
cose.bgl
coseapt.bgl
cosw.bgl
coswapt.bgl
tex.zip
gentex.zip
co98v2.txt (This file)

IMPORTANT: In order to get the full visual effect of this scenery, you also need to have installed the textures from Airport 2.02, Abacus Airport and Scenery Designer, and VOD 2.7. Since all of these are so widely used and available, I have not included them here. If you need them, you can most likely download them from the same place you got this. The file names are TXTUR202.ZIP, VODTEX27.ZIP, and ASDTEXTU.ZIP.

INSTALLATION:
Create a subdirectory named "Colorado" in your main FS scenery directory. Then create two subdirectories named "scenery" and "texture" under the Colorado directory. The files contained in tex.zip should be unzipped into the ..\colorado\texture directory. These are texture files used exclusively for this scenery and likely have no general application. The files in gentex.zip should be unzipped into your main FS texture directory. These files are common texture files likely to be used by many different sceneries. By adding them to your main texture directory, it will avoid the need for duplication of these files when used by other sceneries. All .bgl files should be placed in your ..\colorado\scenery directory. I keep the documentation files in the ..\colorado directory, but they can reside anywhere you want. 

In FS, create a regional scenery layer for Colorado, and point the layer to the ..\colorado\scenery\*.bgl files. The layer should be prioritized above any default and conflicting add-on scenery. 

KNOWN ISSUES:
In some areas, because airports are so close to one another with rapidly changing elevations, I had to change the elevation on some from the actual elevations to minimize the dreaded "floating" runways. There is still some minor "float" on a few of the smaller airports, but they're manageable with single engine props, which realistically is all that would land on them. The elevations, if changed from actual, are listed with the airports.

One of the beta testers told me that when he goes to certain airports, "everything turns white". Remember, many airports are at an elevation that FS defaults to be in the clouds. Check the cloud settings in the weather menu if this happens to you.

AIRPORTS:
The following airports are included: S indicates a starting point provided, F indicates fuel is available, L indicates ILS is available, * indicates changed elevation.
NOTE: THEY MUST BE ACCESSED USING THE SCENERY FOR FS 6.0 AND BEFORE OPTION:

 F  Akron (AKO) Akron-Washington County Airport N40-10-11.590 W103-12-47.548
 F  Alamosa (ALS) San Luis Valley Regional N37-26-05.721 W105-52-00.901
SF  Aspen (ASE) Aspen-Pitkin Co./Sardy Field N39-13-23.376 W106-52-07.842 
   *Boulder (1V5) Boulder Municipal N40-02-21.723 W105-13-44.078 Elev 5055
   *Brush (2V6) Brush Airport N40-15-49.92 W103-34-51.81 Elev 4565
 F  Buena Vista (7V1) Buena Vista Mini N38-48-59.984 W106-07-16.063
 F  Burlington (ITR) Kit Carson County Airport N39-14-33.029 W102-17-07.535
 F  Canon City (1V6) Fremont County Airport N38-25-42.172 W105-06-19.798
 F  Center (1V8) Leach Airport N37-47-04.999 W106-02-18.087
SFL Colorado Springs (COS) Colorado Springs Municipal N38-48-20.9 W104-42-00.9
 F *Colorado Springs (00V) Meadow Lake Airport N38-56-44.696 W104-34-11.616 Elev 6185
 F  Cortez (CEZ) Cortez Municipal N37-18-10.729 W108-37-41.037
 F  Craig (CAG) Craig-Moffat Airport N40-29-42.797 W107-31-17.928
 F  Del Norte (8V1) Del Norte Muni & Co. Airport N37-42-49.009 W106-21-16.126
 F  Delta (1V9) Blake Field Airport N38-47-07.43 W108-03-49.18
 FL Denver (APA) Centennial Airport N39-34-12.462 W104-50-57-459
SFL Denver (DEN) Denver International Airport N39-51-30.269 W104-40-01.207
SFL*Denver (FTG) Front Range Airport N39-47-07-267 W104-32-37.530 Elev 5430
SFL*Denver (BJC) Jefferson County Airport N39-54-31.632 W105-07-01.977 Elev 5170
 F  Denver (48V) Tri-County Airport (Erie, CO) N40-00-34.408 W105-02-50.457
SFL Durango (DRO) Durango-La Plata County Airport N37-09-05.460 W107-45-13.569
    Durango (5CO0) Animas Airpark N37-12-11.442 W107-52-09.103
    Eads (9V7) Eads Municipal N38-28-30.020 W102-48-31.708
SFL Eagle (EGE) Eagle County Regional N39-38-33.244 W106-55-03.703
SFL Ft. Collins (FNL) Ft. Collins/Loveland Municipal N40-27-06.578 W105-00-40.808
   *Ft. Collins (3V5) Downtown Ft. Collins Airpark N40-35-18 W105-02-24 Elev 5016
 F *Ft. Lupton (18V) Platte Valley Airpark N40-05-59.938 W104-42-03.882 Elev 5330
 F  Ft. Morgan (3V4) Ft. Morgan Municipal N40-20-03.235 W103-48-14.223
 F  Glenwood Springs (GWS) Glenwood Springs Municipal N39-30-29.935 W107-18-41.192
 F  Granby (GNB) Granby-Grand County Airport N40-05-22.949 W105-55-02.052
SFL Grand Junction (GJT) Walker Field Airport N39-07-20.685 W108-31-36.245
 FL Greeley (GXY) Greeley-Weld County Airport N40-25-30.541 W104-38-20.852
SFL Gunnison (GUC) Gunnison County Airport N38-32-02.268 W106-55-59.454 
 FL Hayden (HDN) Yampa Valley Airport N40-28-52.249 W107-13-03.575
   *Haxtun (17V) Haxtun Municipal N40-37-29.967 W102-36-11.690 Elev 3726
 F *Holyoke (8V5) Holyoke Airport N40-34-36.573 W102-16-41.879 Elev 3726
    Julesburg (7V8) Julesburg Airport N40-58-14.972 W102-18-55.669
 F  Kremmling (20V) McElroy Airfield N40-03-13.247 W106-22-08.208
 F  La Junta (LHX) La Junta Muni N38-03-04.828 W103-30-38.487
 F  La Veta (07V) Cuchara Valley La Veta Airport N37-31-25.768 W105-00-33.367
 F *Las Animas (7V9) City and County Airport N38-03-10.024 W103-14-13.751 Elev 4240
SF  Lamar (LAA) Lamar Municipal N38-04-11.324 W102-41-18.651
 F  Leadville (LXV) Lake County Airport N39-13-12.963 W106-19-00.086
 F  Limon (LIC) Limon Municipal N39-16-21.954 W103-39-58.821
 F  Longmont (2V2) Longmont Municipal N40-10-06.252 W105-10-12.759
 F  Meeker (EEO) Meeker Airport N40-02-55.904 W107-53-09.264
 F  Monte Vista (MVI) Monte Vista Muni N37-31-42.810 W106-02-45.792
SF  Montrose (MTJ) Montrose Regional Airport N38-30-31.922 W107-53-37.800
 F  Nucla (6V6) Hopkins Field Airport N38-14-19.965 W108-33-48.331
 F  Paonia (7V2) North Fork Valley Airport N38-49-53.950 W107-38-45.209
 F  Pagosa Springs (2V1) Stevens Field Airport N37-16-39.018 W107-03-21.147
SFL Pueblo (PUB) Pueblo Memorial Airport N38-17-20.714 W104-29-660
 F  Rangely (4V0) Rangely Airport N40-05-40.917 W108-45-40.382
 F  Rifle (RIL) Garfield County Regional Airport N39-31-34.734 W107-43-36.985
 F  Salida (0V2) Harriett Alexander Field N38-32-17.989 W106-02-50.055
    Springfield (8V7) Springfield Muni N37-27-47.052 W102-37-07.700
SF  Steamboat Springs (SBS) Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Field N40-30-58.534 W106-51-58.682
 F  Sterling (STK) Sterling Muni Airport N40-36-54.945 W103-15-52.760
SF  Telluride (TEX) Telluride Regional N37-57-13.531 W107-54-30.528
 F  Trinidad (TAD) Perry Stokes Airport N37-15-33.76 W104-20-26.43
    Walden (33V) Walden-Jackson County Airport N40-44-59.915 W106-16-17.090
 F  Walsenburg (4V1) Spanish Peaks Airfield N37-41-47.042 W104-47-01.949
    Westcliffe (4CO3) Silver West Airport N38-00-40.006 W105-22-22.005
    Wray (2V5) Wray Airport N40-06-01.104 W102-14-27.456
 F  Yuma (2V6) Yuma Municipal N40-06-14.951 W102-42-46.753

These airstrips are also included, but have only dirt runways:

Akron (5V6) Gebauer Airport N40-14-39.931 W103-05-36.780
Blanca (05V) Blanca Airport N37-24-40.029 W106-02-18.087
Calhan (5V4) Calhan Airport N39-02-51.964 W104-17-31.870
Delta (D17) Hawkins Field Airport N38-45-26.942 W108-08-52.261
Dove Creek (8V6) Dove Creek Airport N37-45-49.959 W108-53-19.381

ATIS:
Aspen 120.4
Colorado Springs 125.0
Denver 125.60
Grand Junction 118.55
Pueblo 125.25

ILS:

APA Rwy 35R - 111.3
ASE Rwy 15 - 108.5 LOC only
BJC Rwy 29R - 111.7
COS Rwy 17L - 109.1
COS Rwy 35L - 109.9
DEN Rwy 7/25 - 111.55
DEN Rwy 8/26 - 108.9
DEN Rwy 16/34 - 111.1
DEN Rwy 17L/35R - 110.15
DEN Rwy 17R/35L - 108.5
DRO Rwy 02 - 109.1
EGE Rwy 25 - 110.1
FNL Rwy 33 - 109.5
FTG Rwy 26 - 109.3
FTG Rwy 17/35 - 110.9
GJT Rwy 11 - 110.3
GUC Rwy 6 - 110.5
GXY Rwy 9 - 110.5 
HDN rwy 10 - 109.9
MTJ Rwy 17 - 111.3 LOC/GS only
PUB Rwy 8L - 109.5
PUB Rwy 26R - 108.3


USE THIS SCENERY AT YOUR OWN RISK. There is absolutely NO warranty or guarantee of any kind, express or implied, for any problems arising from the use of this scenery.  This includes, but is not limited to, any hardware and/or software problems. Use this scenery and its related files at your own risk.


CREDITS:
This scenery was created using Airport 2.10, SCASM, Airport and Scenery Designer, and Visual Object Designer. 

Thank you's go to:
Pascal Meziat, Brian McWilliams, and the array of contributors for Airport, a freeware program that is, in my opinion, still the best program for creating airports.
Manfred Moldenhauer for SCASM, without which none of this would be possible.
Rafael Sanchez for Visual Object Designer and his SCASM macros.
Bill Rocchia for his Rocchia roads textures.
Gary Anderson for his airline gate macros and textures.
Tim Dickens for his ASD macros and airline textures for static aircraft.
Robert Waszkiewicz for his HQ series of macros.
Chris Gilbert and Richard Probst, for object textures that I have modified.
 

Thank you also to the beta testers of the scenery:
Pilots of Mountain Air, a commuter virtual airline based in Denver.

I'd also like to thank all the hundreds of people who spend countless hours designing freeware add-ons, whether it be scenery, panels, utilities, textures or all the other things that make our flight sim experience more enjoyable. You all truly deserve a pat on the back!

