[RELEASE] Bald Eagle Airfield- Myakka Head | Emerald Scenery Design


A Weekend Flyer’s Paradise!

This scenery includes two detailed airstrips: Bald Eagle Airfield- Myakka Head (67FL) and an unlisted private airstrip. Recently acquired by automotive YouTuber Cleetus McFarland, Myakka’s 3400×130 ft (1036×40 m) grass runway is the perfect starting point for some weekend flying! The runway is well maintained and can easily accommodate most GA and Warbird aircraft. Another 50 ft (15 m) strip of grass on the West side of the runway provides additional space for aircraft to taxi and hold just off of the runway, keeping it clear for other aircraft. A parking spawn on the nearby lake also provides water access.


Includes Two Airstrips!

Also included is the private airstrip just to the immediate West of Myakka. This unlisted airstrip is spawnable via two parking spots at Myakka. At just 1600×90 ft (488×27 m), this more confined and less maintained runway provides a bit more of a challenge. The northern approach end is a bit more confined with several collidable Oak trees. The southern approach is a bit easier with the only obstruction being (marked) powerlines. The hangar at this airstrip is static!


Features

  • Two detailed airstrips: Bald Eagle Airfield- Myakka Head and a nearby private airstrip.
  • PBR Materials.
  • Tiling and Detail Textures for some models, providing higher texture quality and lower memory usage.
  • Color-matched 15cm/px aerial imagery.
  • Digital Elevation Model with hand-crafted terraforming at 1m/px.
  • Collidable obstructions, such as trees and powerlines on each approach!
  • Custom environmentals including Weeds, Shrubs, Palmettos, Oak, and Palm Trees.
  • Custom Hangars with dynamic features, interior modeling, environmental occluder, and parking spawns.
  • Custom animated wildlife: Alligator & Wild Boar can be found around the coverage area.
  • Dynamic SFX using Wwise.

Dynamic Features

  • Hangar Doors – The left and center doors of the Triple Hangar will open or close depending on day of week, time of day, and weather. The right door of the Triple Hangar and door of the Large Hangar are triggered by proximity.
  • Hangar Lights – All hangar lights are controlled dynamically. The left and center bay lights of the Triple Hangar will illuminate during Dawn and Dusk, when the doors are open. All other Hangar lights will illuminate during Dawn, Dusk, Night, and when Raining.
  • Clock – The Clock in the Large Hangar is fully functional, telling local sim time, and plays ticking SFX (Wwise)!
  • Gates – All metal gates throughout the coverage area are triggered by proximity and can be operated by ground vehicles.
  • Alligator – Will react if you get too close!
  • Birds SFX (Owl) – Audible around the coverage area at Night, but not when Raining.
  • Insect SFX (Cicadas) – Audible around the coverage area during the Day, May through July, but not when Raining.
  • Windsock/Flag – Animated based on wind speed and direction.

Check out the trailer and get the full cinematic experience!

See the product page for more screenshots!

Trailer

Deep-dive (This was filmed during Beta)


Where can you purchase Bald Eagle Airfield- Myakka Head?

Bald Eagle Airfield- Myakka Head is currently available for $6.99 USD on the Emerald Scenery Design website for PC! It is also available on Marketplace for PC & Xbox Series S/X!

https://emeraldscenerydesign.com/products/bald-eagle-airfield-myakka-head-msfs/


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Bald Eagle Airfield- Myakka Head | v1.0.1 Now Available!

This update focuses on improving Forward Compatibility in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. These changes are minor and are not essential for users still on 2020, as some may even be rolled back in future updates when native packages are ready.

The main fix of this update was fixing the rough terrain on the dirt runway, so that it is usable. There are still some elevation issues around the hangars that I have not been able to solve, but this at least gets the scenery in a bit better and usable shape until I am able to go full native.


Changelog

  • Forward Compatibility Improvements for MSFS 2024: Fixed incorrect vegetation types, fixed trees spawning around the lake shore, added a runway object for the neighboring dirt runway to smooth out secondary heightmap bumps (36L/18R), excluded water added over a grassy area near the 36 end of Myakka’s runway.

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Now MSFS 2024 Native!

This scenery has now been updated to be native for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024! The native version is a free upgrade for all previous owners of the 2020 scenery.

The 2024 version of this scenery is being treated as a new product and as such, the version number has been set at v1.0.0. This means that the version numbers for the 2020 and 2024 version of the scenery will not be synced up.

Future update releases in this thread will be labeled with the appropriate sim version.


Where is this upgrade currently available?
This upgrade is currently available through the following vendors. The 2024 Marketplace version has been signed off and should be available in the near future.

Bald Eagle Airfield- Myakka Head has been updated for MSFS 2020 & 2024!

This update focused on fixing the left and center triple hangar doors and lights in the 2024 version, along with improvements to emissive materials and corrected runway stripe scaling. These updates have also been backported to the 2020 version where needed.

For the full write up and change log, check out the article here:
https://emeraldscenerydesign.com/news/msfs20-24-bald-eagle-airfield-v1-0-3-v1-0-1-now-available/