January 6, 201313 yr I remember when I First started into the world of flight simulation,I Sat down to my mid grade PC,And started Flight Sim 98' I think was?I remember being placed in a Cessna 172 or something similar at Meigs Field,and I remember how Very Happy I was.As a Chicagoan to be at the City's Lake front surrounded by that beautiful Skyline.The graphics might not of been state of art but I didn't care,I was at Meigs!!!! :Big Grin: Recently a couple of freeware sceneries for X-Plane have brought me back to that special time when it all started. Aerobridge's Meigs Field http://maxx-xp.hiking-pa.com/?page_id=339 Ted's scenery pack for Chicago http://theosdavis.com/xpfiles/downloads_v10.html Thanks for looking :Big Grin: 100%75%50%d8a34be0e82d98b5a45ff4336cd0dddc Patrick
January 7, 201313 yr Lot of memories flying at Meigs in my early FS days... great shots Patrick ! Adam HP Omen Obelisk Gaming Computer, Intel Core i7-9700, Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB DDR4 System Memory 4.7GHz 8 cores, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Graphics with 8GB GDDR6 memory, PSU 750 watts, 1TB hard drive, Samsung T7 2TB SSD, 512 GB SSD, WD 5TB HDD, Logitech HOTAS X52 Pro Joystick, AOC 27" monitor,
January 7, 201313 yr Killer shots Patrick. Meigs was a great place. Thankfully it can live on in the sim world. Ride safe Bro. Dan George (woodhick)Check out Greenbrier Aero Club, the VA for and about the GA pilot.
January 7, 201313 yr Moderator I remember this as well, first time I used FS2000. Thanks for the links. I didn't realise they'd actually shut that airfield
January 7, 201313 yr Gone since 2003. Go here to read the whole sordid story Dan George (woodhick)Check out Greenbrier Aero Club, the VA for and about the GA pilot.
January 7, 201313 yr Glad you like it, we are hoping to upgrade at some point in the future to include some XPX features. Peter from Aerobridge still runs 9 and I am slowly learing the process of airport creation. Like you back in my MSFS days Meigs had a special place in my heart and thats why I jumped on board to help Aerobridge make it happen.....
January 7, 201313 yr Author Cheers guys,Thank You for the positive feedback,John it's a fantastic scenery Thank you and Aerobridge for creating it. 100%75%50%d8a34be0e82d98b5a45ff4336cd0dddc Patrick
January 9, 201313 yr I remember when I first started FS. It was FS2000, I remember that the default airport was in Chicago Meigs.
January 9, 201313 yr Beautiful and really brings back the memories for me too. Eric Tomlin Flight Line Simulations www.FlightLineSimulations.com
January 9, 201313 yr im not chicagoan, heck i'm not even american. but thanks to FS2002, i still remember having a good memories at Meigs Field for my first ever flying lesson. Sad to know the place is gone :(
January 9, 201313 yr Meigs Field, got to have a special place in everyone's heart that has been flying MSFS 2002 and before. I can remember sitting there as a kid with FS5 trying to nail a good landing with the keyboard :good:
January 10, 201313 yr Ah... Meigs field... The great uniter among Simming enthusiasts. I still remember first loading up MSFS4.0 and watching the little demo run with the subtitles. "Microsoft has exciting news!..." They were touting the inclusion of animated parts and runway end lighting among other things. Good times, good times. "No matter how eloquent you are or how solidly and firm you've built your case, you will never win in an argument with an idiot, for he is too stupid to recognize his own defeat." ~Anonymous.
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