Water runways?

[qqwertz 772]

I have created a fictional water runway next to York Factory in Northern Manitoba, Canada ( https://flightsim.to/file/17413/york-factory-manitoba ). When I created that scenery a few months ago, I discussed water aerodromes with other scenery developers on fsdeveloper.com. It appears that support for water landings was non-existing when MSFS was first released. I think it was added in spring. At the time when I created York Factory, it was not possible to create docking stations in water yet (I tried ramps, but they would be filled with normal AI airplanes). My guess is that amphibious operations and more water runways will be added over the next year. Until then, creating them ourselves and publishing it on Flightsim.to may be the best option.

Peter

[Jarnie 22]

Thanks but I have no idea how to do it there. I posted a message there asking for instructions and never got a response

[qqwertz 772]

1 hour ago, Jarnie said:

Thanks but I have no idea how to do it there. I posted a message there asking for instructions and never got a response

It is not too difficult: 

- Register an account (for free) on Flightsim.to 

- Take the folder of your project that you created in the community folder and zip it (right click -> send to -> . zip file). 

- On flightsim.to, click on your username (top right corner) and go to "my uploads"

- Clock on "new upload" and follow the instructions. You may want to prepare a few screen shots of your work, and you will have to write a text that includes installation instructions (usually, "unzip to project file and move it into your community folder") and an email address where people can contact you. Also, if you used any programs (like Gimp or Blender) for your projects, you should acknowledge it. And of course, you should not include any copyrighted material in your project. 

[Jarnie 22]

Thanks

I will prepare some descriptive texts to also give credit to authors of some freeware scenery object I included.

One airport (Whistler) is actually a rework of the airport created for FSX by someone else (I simply converted it for use in FS2020 and added 3D car tires along the sides of the docks) and I have sent an email to the email address in the original asking for permission (in was created for FSX maybe 14 years ago) and never got a reply not even a 'email address does not exist). Maybe it went to the persons spam folder and he overlooked it BUT what do I need to do about that? Maybe just mention the facts and the original 'author' and their email address?

[Jarnie 22]

I wonder though about including static floatplane aircraft 'borrowed' fro FSX (there are none at present for FS2020).

Leave them out or include with a note in the readme file?

[qqwertz 772]

Do not include any files that were created by someone else, except when you have explicit permission. Sending the author an email is a very good idea. And you should not include objects converted from another simulator, this is forbidden most of the time. 

 

[Jillyawn 0]

HNL has two water runways at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.

[jimcarrel 688]

And then there is

https://return.mistymoorings.com/z20_homepage/index.php

Lots of lots of water runways there and shoreside camps.

[Waldo Pepper 1,952]

X44 in Miami

[styckx 1,870]

9N2 in Philadelphia 

[andyjohnston.net 617]

Originally there weren't any.  But by now, of course, there are a ton of water runways.

CNQ5, CRB7  and CTY3 are in my area.

[Rene_Feijen 125]

In Little Navmap you can filter on runway surface. Set it to water.

[Roy Warren 426]

To find water runways go the the world map and at the bottom click more, then filters.  Select water runways, the turn off all the other types.

Every dot you see is a water runway,  You have to zoom in to see them.  They're hundreds of them.

Don't try the Alaska ones right  now if you have live weather on.  You will  get stuck in the ice.  🙂

Roy

Edited February 17, 2022 by Roy Warren
Added Note: Leave Airports On

[Bobsk8 12,584]

Lake Hood in Alaska is now in the MSFS data base, PALH..  You can select water runways in MSFS to start flight ( providing you have an aircraft with floats?? 😉)

Edited February 17, 2022 by Bobsk8

[Air1 136]

They are all over the place and well marked if you zoom into the world map. Don't know what the big problem is?