Iditarod checkpoint #4
The Finger Lake Airstrip is not a year-round airport. It is built each year using snowplows and snow machines by the Iditarod organization and the Iditarod Air Force. As such, the ID "PXFL" is a fictional code. It is built in the same location each year, near the Winterlake Lodge. From Finger Lake, the mushers begin the long climb to Rainy Pass.
Finger Lake Airstrip is one of 24 airstrips and airports on the Iditarod Trail that runs from Anchorage to Nome. The Iditarod Airforce is a group of pilots who volunteer their time and planes to service the 24 race checkpoints. Their missions include delivering food for the teams, picking up injured sled dogs, and many other logistical services for the volunteers who manage the checkpoints. To learn more about the Iditarod, it's airports, and the race itself, go to the Iditarod.com website.
Dimensions: 1150 x 75 feet (350 x 25 meters)
Surface: TURF
Runway: 05/23
In order to replicate Iditarod conditions, I recommend setting your Weather parameters to Month = March, Snow Depth = 29”. Temperature = 0 degrees.
Many thanks to the creators of the Required and Recommended libraries. If you have not previously installed these libraries in your Community folder, some objects may not be visible in your sim. Remember, you only have to install these one time. Also, go to the sim marketplace and download the free UK2000 Scenery Common Library. All Microsoft World Updates should be installed also.
There is an Easter Egg installed.
Installation:
Copy the tn-airport-finger-lake-airport folder inside of the Zip file into your MSFS Community folder.
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Beowulf99x
55tom55 author
4 days ago
Trustdesa
55tom55 author
4 days ago
Willowfsx
55tom55 author
My pleasure.
2 years ago
Ant1975uk
I can see your scenery but the floor is chequered for some reason?
55tom55 author
I have seen that texture issue before. I have recompiled the airport, and uploaded the new file. Please re-download and let me know. BTW: be sure you have downloaded and installed the "Dependency" libraries.
3 years ago
jcs89
Very nice! But someone put a bench in the middle of the runway on the west side...(I think it may have been the guy on the cellphone next to the fire...)
55tom55 author
Thank You. Furniture removed from runway.
3 years ago
smoothflyer
Thanks, will put them all together, and make a video, to highlight, your great workmanship
smoothflyer
Cannot find "Fisherman Dave's libraries", to make this scenery work, also I tried various snow effects weather, and could not get the lake frozen, what gives?
55tom55 author
Just above the Comments section there is a menu bar. Click on the Dependencies tab. All the recommended libraries are there for downloading.
Microsoft did not provide a way to make a frozen lake as far as I know. Hopefully someone will create a mod to do this. I would love to have that feature.
3 years ago
GucciPluggers
Love it! I live just north of Talkeetna and this strip says home to me. We used to ride bits and pieces the Iron Dog trail for fun. My friend one said that one day we would make it to Nome at a push! Thanks for making this!
jvazquez53
Does not works
55tom55 author
Please give me a bit more information. In what way?
3 years ago