"Banks Ranch is a fantastic complex of four airstrips, each with its own personality and level of difficulty. It's like a water park for backcountry flying. - From Airfield Guide
Bank's Ranch includes 4 very different runways that are all unique from each other. Warrick Hollow sits low in the valley, is wide, but requres last minute turns to line up from either direction. Berry Shed is narrow and is lower in the center than it is on either end. It's easier to line up from the North, but coming in from the South presents a really nice challenge, especially with a crosswind. Log Ride is one way in & one way out, and is an absolute blast either way. Jake's Ridge is probably the easiest of the bunch, with a nice wide and long grass strip on top of the mountain. Some of these strips can handle Cessna's, but bringing a STOL aircraft makes for a lot of fun just taking off and landing at the various approaches.
62AR was included by default in MSFS, but had numerous issues. Mainly, they did not include the hangars, only included one of the 4 runways, and no windsocks, aircraft parking, and incorrect "leveling". I added all of these things, as well as mowing the grass where appropriate and adding other appropriate scenery such as logs and brush piles, campsites, etc. I also fixed dozens of water and vegetation mistakes in the region, and cleared out the appropriate power line spots, which are critical for flying appropriate patterns here. Also worked on some of the terraforming issues to make it more accurate.
Check out some real-life footage here: 62AR YouTube Playlist
The following libraries are recommended to get all scenery objects. The Savage Carbon is used for some static aircraft, and is of course highly recommended for flying these strips:
Dave's 3D Animals Library
Dave's 3D People Library
Dave's Crooked Library
Mikea-at Airport Markings
Mikea-at Asset Pack
Savage Carbon STOL Realism Mod
Milosanx
CaptHawkeye author
3 years ago