ALASKA Scenery by Dean Salman Address 
E-MAIL ADDRESS dean@galaxies.com
Project Started June 1993

FOR FS 5.1 CD Version and FS 6.0 for Windows 95

FS 6.0 USERS MAKE NOTE OF SECTIONS IN THIS TEXT FILE


01-15-96    Version 4.00
11-24-96    Version 4.10
12-23-96    Version 5.00
01-10-97    Version 5.10
03-1-97     Version 6.00
06-7-97     Version 7.00

First print the Text files, they are useful

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Scenery Summary -
    This scenery has grown since back in 1993.  It covers airports all
    over the state of Alaska.  The airports should be very accurate
    because I have very good maps and guides.  Any errors are because
    I am not a pilot and sometimes I have trouble reading the plates.
    The airports can have fuel (marked by a Yellow F), buildings, taxi
    lanes, trees, and more.  The cities around the airport are bigger
    than real life, but this is Flight Sim.

    There are many valleys, Glaciers, Mountains, and open land.  Main
    features are
          Mt. McKinley in Denali National Park  (Southwest of Fairbanks)
          Glacier Bay and Glacier Bay National Park (near Juneau)
          Katmai National Park (near King Salmon)
          Gates of the Arctic National Park (North of Bettles)
          Cities have land features
          Lots of hidden features (need to fine them near cities)

    The Tour that comes with the scenery (see tour.txt) covers most
    of the scenery if you want to fly it.

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! There is no warranties, or guaranties or anything similar for this   !
! scenery.                                                             ! 
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! THIS IS FREEWARE AND CAN BE GIVEN TO ANYONE AND CAN NOT BE SOLD.     !
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! SCENERY REQUIRES THE CD VERSION OF FS 5.1 OR FS 6.0                  !
! WITH NORTH AMERICA ACTIVE OTHERWISE A LOT OF THE SCENERY             ! 
! WILL NOT BE THERE                                                    !
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! THIS SCENERY NOW MIGHT WORK FOR FS 5.1 DISK VERSION BUT              !
! YOU STILL WILL BE MISSING ALOT OF SCENERY.                           !
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Credits by others
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Scenery created using BGLGEN, copyright by Enno F Borgsteede
   use for runways, VOR, ILS, etc...

Scenery created using SCASM, copyright by Manfred Moldenhauer

Scenery created using Airport 2.02, copyright by Pascal Meziat
This was used to create the airports with trees, taxi lanes, and
hangers.

Very Special Thanks to Don Moralls for Beta testing

Very Special Thanks to R.G. Gipe for information for Kodiak, Alaska

Very Special Thanks to Robert Carroll for creating import files for
WinPlanner (listed below). 

Very Special Thanks To Stuart White for creating the ALKAIR4.bgl
file.  This file includes most of the airports and support
for them.  

Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95 is a trade mark of Microsoft
Windows 95 is a trademark of Microsoft
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Files Include:
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Alaska.txt    - you are reading it.
Airports.txt  - list of airports and general information
Scenery.txt   - tells you details on the scenery
Tour.txt      - This is a step by step way to tour Alaska

Airports.xls  - list of Alaska airports and other airports in the
                USA.  (Excel 97 file)

Adak.bgl      - Scenery for Adak area
Ancbld2.bgl   - Fuel and buildings
AncDown.Blg   - Anchorage Downtown
AncTerm.blg   - Anchorage Airport and the Alaska University
AncT_Exc.blg  - Exclude file to remove the airport that came with FS
Alkanc1.bgl   - scenery file around Anchorage
Alkfai1.bgl   - scenery file north of Fairbanks
Alkkod1.bgl   - scenery file south west Alaska
Alkair4.bgl   - Airport data file, by Stuart White
Barrow.bgl - Scenery for Barrow area
Barr_exc.bgl - Exclusion file for barrow default scenery
Bethel.bgl - Scenery for Bethel area
ColdBay.Blg   - City and Airports for Cold Bay and King Cove, Alaska
Fairbank.blg  - City and Airport in the Fairbanks area
Fair_Exc.blg  - Exclusion file for Fairbanks default scenery
Gustavus.bgl - Scenery for Gustavus and Glacier Bay Ships
Homer.bgl - Scenery for homer airport
Home_exc.bgl - Exclusion file for Homer area
Juneua.blg    - Juneau airport
Kingsal.bgl - Scenery for King Salmon airport
Kenai.bgl - Scenery for Kenai airport
Ketchkan.bgl - Scenery for Ketchikan
Ketc_Exec.bgl - Exclude file for Kecthikan (needed one for some reason)
Kodiak.Blg    - City and Airport in the Kodiak area
McGrath.bgl - Scenery for McGrath area
Nome.Blg      - City and Airport for Nome, Alaska
Sitka.bgl    - Airport for Sitka
Unalask.bgl - Scenery for Unalaska area
Unalkbld.bgl - Buildings for island 72 NM west-southwest of Unalaska
Unal_exc.bgl - Exclusion file for Unalaska default scenery
Unle_exc.bgl - Exclusion file for Unalakleet
Unleet.bgl - Scenery for Unalakleet
Valdez.bgl - Scenery for Valdez
Yakutat.bgl - Scenery for Yakutat

New Files for Version 7.0
AlkAnc2.bgl   - scenery file around Southwestern Alaska
AlkAnc3.bgl   - scenery file around Southwestern Alaska
AlkAnc4.bgl   - scenery file around Western Alaska
AlkBar1.bgl   - scenery file around Northern Alaska
AlkBar2.bgl   - scenery file around Northern Alaska
AncEdf.bgl    - scenery file around Elmendorf AFB
Aniak.bgl     - scenery file around Aniak
Deadhors.Blg  - Airport for Deadhorse Landing Strip
Dilling.bgl   - scenery file around Dilling
FortYuk.Blg   - Airport for FortYukon Landing Strip
Kotezbue.bgl  - scenery file around Kotezbue Airport
PTHope.bgl    - scenery file around Point Hope
PTLay.bgl     - scenery file around Point Lay

Texture files needed for Airport 2.02
Airpt0A4.Oav
Airpt0P4.Oav
Airpt0W4.Oav
Airpt004.Oav
Airpt006.Oav
Airpt003.Oav
Flag.Oav
Tennis.Oav

ADDITIONAL FILES FOR WINPLANNER USERS ONLY

alasplnr.txt - Registered Winplaner users only
    This is a import text file that you can use for your Winplaner
    program.  After you import this file, use the Remove Duplicate
    to delete any duplicates that come with Winplanner.

Alaska.flt - This is the flight plan for the tour of Alaska
             (see tour.txt)


INSTALLATION OF SOFTWARE
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------->>>>> VERSIONS OF ALASKA    <<<<<<----------
THIS VERSION IS TO BE USED WITH FS 5.1 CD OR FS 6.0 ONLY
BUT THE SCENERY WAS DESIGN FOR VERSION 6.0

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--->>>WARNING ABOUT ADDING SOME OF THE RETAIL ADD-ON SCENERIES

Some of the add on scenery you buy may disable the North
American Scenery and Booster files that go with them.
You can go and turn them back on since Alaska requires them
active.  You can check by using the Scenery Library under
the World menu.

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THE ALASKA SCENERY DEPENDS ON THE SCENERY AND SOME AIRPORTS THAT ARE INCLUDED
WITH THE CD VERSION OF FS 5.1.  THE SCENERY WILL LOOK STRANGE IF YOU ARE
USING THE DISK VERSION OF FS 5.1. ALSO THE RUNWAYS AT  
FAIRBANKS WILL NOT BE THERE.  I PLAN ON ONLY SUPPORTING THE CD VERSION.


VERSION 1:
    COVERS THE ANCHORAGE AREA AND DENILA NATIONAL PARK.
    
VERSION 2:
    ADDED SCENERY AND AIRPORTS FROM ANCHORAGE TO FAIRBANKS.  ALSO ADDED 
    JUNEUA AND KETCHIKAN AS WELL AS CITIES SOUTH OF ANCHORAGE.  
    
VERSION 2.1: (FIX version)
    FIXED ANCHORGAE AIRPORT BUG WHEN TAKING OFF.  ALSO ADDED GUSTAVAS
    AND GLACIER BAY.

VERSION 3.0:
    ADDED SCENERY AND AIRPORTS FROM JUNEUA TO KETCHIKAN.  ALSO ADDED AIRPORTS
    FROM JUNEUA TO ANCHORAGE.  INCLUDED MORE DOWNTOWN SCENERY IN ANCHORAGE,
    FAIRBANKS, JUNEUA, AND KODIAK.  OF COURSE, ADDED SCENERY AROUND KODIAK
    ISLAND.  ADDED CONTROL TOWERS, HANGERS, AND TAXI LANES AT SOME AIRPORTS.
    (SEE AIRPORTS.TXT FILE)

VERSION 4.0:
    ADDED SCENERY FOR GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK WEST OF JUNEUA.  ALSO
    ADDED CITIES AND AIRPORTS NORTH OF FAIRBANKS.  PUT SOME SCENERY AROUND
    BARROW, AK.  ADDED CITIES AND AIRPORTS WEST OF KODIAK, AK. INCLUDING
    KING SALMON AND BETHEL.  ADDED TAXIS AND BUILDINGS TO MORE AIRPORTS.

VERSION 4.1:
    FIXED THE AIRPORT LISTINGS SINCE THEY SORT IN ORDER NOW (FOR FS 6.0)
    DISCONTINUED SENDING THE STN FILES, SOME CONFITS IN FS 6.0
    DISCONTINUED INCLUDING ALKNAV.BGL (I do not think this file is needed
                                       in FS 5.1 CD or 6.0)

VERSION 5.0:
    Rebuild Anchorage and Anchorage Int'l using Airport 2.0
    Also rebuilt Juneau Int'l  Lots of new things

    KNOWN PROBLEM  - The DME indicator on NAV 1 is not working in 
                     Anchorage, I am seeing what the trouble is.
                     But the VOR1 needles do work with landing
                     Runway 6R

VERSION 5.1:
    * Rebuilt Kodiak, Alaska and Airport.  Fixed Glide slope
    * Added the local airport for the city of Kodiak
    * Fixed DME Indicator at Anchorage Int'l
    * Added more features to Anchorage
    * Rebuilt the city of Juneau  Lots of new things
    * Rebuilt the city of Fairbanks and Fairbanks Airport, now has Taxi ways,
      trees, buildings, and more.
    * New Cities and Airports - Nome, Cold Bay, King Cove (near Cold Bay)
                              

VERSION 6.0: 
  * Disable default scenery around Barrow and put in my own.  This version
    has fuel and taxi lanes.  
  * Added better lights for taxi lanes. 
  * Added missing water runway at Fairbanks (great if you have a sea plane)
    (Someone needs to design a seaplane)
  * Added missing water runway at Juneau
  * Disable default scenery around Unalaska and put in my own.  This version
    has fuel and some taxi lanes.  Makushin Volcano is just to the west.
    (more scenery 72nm west-southwest of Unalaska)
  * Rebuilt the Bethel, Sitka Airports, Gustavus (Glacier Bay Area), Ketchikan
    Valdez (fixed ILS) , Yakutat (new location)
  * Added New Cities and airports Adak, McGrath
  * Added New scenery around Mt McKinley and to the west of it
  * Add new scenery around Glacier Bay, add more glaciers
    and 4 ships (look for them)
  * Rebuilt King Salmon Airport, Homer
  * Rebuilt Kenai and add 2 missing runways (one of them water)
  * Fixed NDB at Unalaska


VERSION 7.0: 
  * Added Deadhorse Airport
  * Added Fort Yukon Airport
  * Added New scenery that covers from Fairbanks to the
    northern coast of Alaska.
  * Added Point Lay Airport
  * Added Point Hope Airport and scenery
  * Added Dillingham Airport
  * Added Aniak Airport
  * Added Aniak Kotezbue/Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
  * Added Lot more scenery to cover the western part of Alaska
  * New Merrill Field Airport
  * New Elmendorf AFB
  * New Scenery around Anchorage and local airports

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To install:
Because of the number of files, Method 2 is the better way to install
Alaska.   First print the Text files, they are useful

Method 1 
   copy all BGL files to your SCENERY directory
   under the flight sim directory

   copy all OVA files to your TEXTURE directory
   under the flight sim directory

Method 2 (recommend)
   USE THIS METHOD ONLY IF YOU KNOW HOW TO USE SECENERY AREA MANAGER
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   The steps below are for version 6 of FS, Version 5.1 is similar
   
   1. Make a directory under the Scenery Directory called Alaska
   2. Make another directory call Scenery under the Alaska Directory 
   3. Make another directory call Texture under the Alaska Directory 
   4. Copy all the BGL files in the Scenery directory you created
   5. Copy all the OVA files in the Texture directory you created
   6. Start FS 6
   7. Under the World menu, select Scenery Library
   8. When you get into the Scenery Library Window, Click Files
   9. The Scenery Area screen will show up
  10. Select a Local Scenery, Chicago if you have one, and click Edit
  11. Copy the Information in the Scenery Area Path and Click Cancel
  12. You should be back at the area Scenery Area Screen
  13. Now Click Add
  14. In the Scenery Area Path type in the information you copied in
      step 11.   Where is says Chicago, type in Alaska
  15. If you did step 14 correctly, the Scenery Area Title should be active
  16. Enter a title, Alaska
  17. Make the Scenery Type Local and put in a scenery area layer number
      like 0001
  18. Make the scenery active.

   Directory Structure should look like this:
   C:\FltSim
   ......Scenery
   ...........Alaska
   ..............Scenery   (all BGL's go here)
   ..............Texture   (all OVA's go here)

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Users of an version 5.x or higher - you can either put the files where 
you put version 5.x or take out the old ones and use method 2.
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NOTE: Method 2 can be used for most 3rd party scenery's and is easier
      too keep track of them.  However, you do have to know what you
      are doing or you could mess up FS. (see the user's guide if you
      need more info)

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I have version FS 6.0 CD
Comments are welcome and problems welcome.
Yes, there might be a version 8, not much else to do
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