Flight simulation has been intertwined with the legendary meigs field for decades, as it was the default starting airfield in microsoft flight. The latest air traffic tower was built in 1952 and the terminal was dedicated in 1961. Hello everyone, here are a few more beta shots of kcgx meigs field for xplane 11, which has now been expanded to include the same large photoreal urban areas as the afs2 version, complete with fully annotated buildings and vegetation and of course moving traffic as per xp11. New users to the game flight simulator x, also referred to as fsx or flight simulator 10, will notice that microsoft never included any realworld airlines, and excluded many of the most popular. Orbx would like to thank you for purchasing orbx kcgx merrill c. Fsxp3d v4 meigs field scenery welcome to perfect flight. Long seen as a benchmark for scenery addons in the fsxp3d community, orbx has made a curious, yet spectacular entrance into the xplane market with the legendary meigs field. Ftx central v3 is only compatible with microsoft windows. Fsx scenerymeigs field, lake front, chicago, illinois il, usa.
Meigs field, kcgx, chicago for fsx fly away simulation. Steam edition, p3d v4, p3d v3, p3d v2 remember the good old days when flight simulator dropped you in meigs field for your first flight lessons. You must download the ez scenery libraries for the ezs element. Kcgx, was a single strip airport built on northerly island, the manmade island originally created to house the 19331934 century of progress in chicago, illinois. I was so tired of the reality of meigs being a grass park, that i went online and searched the file library for meigs. In fly to chicago fsx youll fly in style with flightsofts md10 cockpit panel and its auto pilot systems, gps and other navigation.
Flying around checking out some cool stuff in xplane 11. Fsx scenery meigs field, lake front, chicago, illinois il, usa. By the way, so far i do not understand their reasons to destroy the meigs field. No objectpeople flow was included like it was in friday harbor. Remember the good old days when flight simulator dropped you in meigs field for your first flight lessons. Almost twenty years after chicagos meigs field was destroyed, a group of entreprneurs have built a new. Have you downloaded your copy of microsoft flight simulator x. Kcgx meigs field the xplane general discussions forum. Meigs field, kcgx, chicago for fsx flight sim news. It was closed in 2003 but is present in the latest simulator. It is a model of the dornier do 27 aircraft, a high wing taildragger for short takeoff and landings stol from 1955.
A company called orbx no affiliation has just released a new version of the airport as a scenery addon for the sim, and it is stunning. Fsx scenery meigs field kcgx chicago merrill c airport iata. This release marks the start of orbxs exploration into the world of x plane. As advertised, meigs field contains static objects and aircraft. I moved my desktop from linux to windows just to avoid to be limited within xplane addons. Expect to see to a steady stream of releases as we look at converting some of our existing products for x plane 11 and some new products elusive to x plane 11. Meigs was sadly closed a few years ago but now its back in fsx. This scenery will bring you chicago with detail like you never seen before. I just might have to download this and make it the default airfield for fsx lol. A comparison of microsoft default aircraft, as installed by fsxp3d package version. Meigs field airport was opened on 10 december 1948, and, by 1955, had become the busiest singlestrip airport in the united states. Aerofly fs 2 dornier do 27 free addon download aerofly.
Two results popped up for fsx, i tried the second one down i believe i am blocked from the library at wor. Meigs field also provided commuter airline service to the public, peaking in the late. This scenery package adds again meigs field to fsx. In flight simulator x, it was completely removed from the scenery, up until the steam. Together with the fourth, largest city and windiest in the us cities range so far. The airport opened on december 10, 1948, and became the countrys busiest singlestrip airport by 1955. The airport was a familiar sight on the downtown lakefront. Meigs field kcgx was an airport located on a manmade island just outside chicago city centre and with an excellent view to the city skyline. In the lead up to friday harbors release later this year, we are pleased to announce the second orbx title to be released exclusively first for fsx. Steam edition is optimized specifically for the steam platform. In this scenery there are hints to the past as it includes merrill c meigs fiels and optional a glimpse of the future as you are able to see the chicago spire, a skyscraper in development that will put chicago back at the top of skyscraper cities. Until the 2004 version meigs was the standard departure airport of all. No submissions for this airport will be approved without prior approval from the moderator.
Before fs2004 i spent most of my time flight simming out of meigs which makes me wish i had the chance to fly there for real. The control panel downloads automatically with meigs field, and can be installed and accessed by clicking tools on the library menu in the steam client. Almost twenty years after chicagos meigs field was destroyed, a group of entreprneurs have built a new fictional new meigs field. Many little extras added like boats, hangars, water plane dock and static. At the time you could not find even a scrapped sopwith camel anywhere else for a fraction of that price meigs continued to be the home base for msfs for several versions to come. Before its tragic demise, the airport served as the default starting location, and for many years the only location, for the microsoft flight simulator series up until flight simulator x. Based on aereal photos, ive managed to reconstruct meigs field from scratch. You will need orbx central to download and install this product. This newest meigs field should be an instant classic for fsx. Flyscenery meigs field airport kcgx fsx scenery packs. If inserting aircraft data, please use information from the fsx learning centre, not irl. Kcgx was a single runway airport in chicago that was in. We currently offer a massive range of downloads for fsx, as well as older flight simulator addons for the everpopular fs2004, fs2002, cfs3 and now becoming ever popular with dediced virtual aviators is laminar researchs x plane series. This airport, originally developed by alex goff and tim harris, has been recreated for xplane 11 with the utmost attention to detail and accuracy.
This scenery will bring you chicago with as much detail as you never seen before. Review orbxs meigs field scenery by dovetail games for. Meigs was sadly closed a few years ago but now its back, together with the fourth largest and windiest city in the us cities range so far. Fsx p3d v4 meigs field scenery welcome to perfect flight. Dom many thanks to you, lightman74, for sharing the links.
We reopened in june 2019 as and now offer a extensive range of freeware for microsoft flight simulator including fsx, fs2004, fs2002, fs2000, fs98, lockheed martin prepar3d and laminar research x plane with new downloads added every day. Submissions to the gateway are therefore currently excluded from x. Hello not listed is the so important fsuipc v6, upgrade is 9. This package is a full reproduction of the original airport including 1999 and 2003 airport versions, two taxiway texture sets, configuration utility, correct taxiway layout, correct building placement and type, fully custom textured buildings, detailed taxiways and taxiway edges, night lighting, perimeter fence.
Theres a specific culture thats built around xplane, one with a sense of community and collaborative creation of. Xp11 freeware zibo b737800x x plane 11 dreamliner boeing 7879 x plane 11 10 dreamliner 7879 updated to 1. Meigs field is a muchloved scenery in the p3dfsx world, and its sure to become a favourite with xplane users. Mar 09, 20 that price in 1981 to keep it in perspective.
Description this is a user made aircraft for the aerofly fs 2 flight simulator. This is the much awaited original airport from flight sim 2004 that was not added to fsx. Users of xplane for macos and linux can download and install manually with a. Meigs stands out in flight simulation as one of the most wellknown and frequently visited destinations for virtual pilots. Flight simulator x meigs field kcgx addon dpsimulation. Meigs stands out in flight simulation as one of the most. This airport is under development by laminar research. All of the terminal buildings are there, but, since i dont live near the airport, i had to guess a little with the airport parking spaces.
Sorting columns containing numerical values, will initially alpha sort, followed by numerical sort. Meigs stands out in flight simulation as one of the most wellknown and frequently visited destinations for the more experienced or old. By dark moment, september 3, 2002 in ms fsx fsxse forum. Lockonfiles is a flight sim community website online since 2005. Meigs field kcgx had been recreated with the utmost attention to detail and accuracy originally for fsx p3d and. The meigs field is a lovely place, my first msfs flights were from there, but can we takeoff there with a b737 or an a320. Fsx scenery textures for meigs field kmgs in chicago il.
A city source told the chicago media that the airport is closed for good for homeland security. Restores the greatly missed onetime flight simulator default airport. The atis, and all comms, use meigs field as the identifier. The latest air traffic tower was built in 1952 and the terminal was dedicated. This airport, originally developed by alex goff and tim harris, has been recreated for x plane 11. Meigs field kcgx has been recreated with the utmost attention to detail and accuracy. Orbx and dovetail games have finished their second joint scenery which is a serious blast from the past. The untimely destruction of this one of a kind airport in 2003 for personal and misplaced political reasons can no longer be corrected. Ultra detailed rendition of kcgx meigs field circa late 90s and early 2000s. Expansion pack for carenado c208b grand caravan xplane previously released you have to have the c20b grand caravan for xplane for running this aircraft get 2 free liveries fedex and dhl after you download the product interactive virtual cockpit original kfc150 autopilot installed original hq digital stereo sounds 44. Sneaking in under the cover of darkness, city of chicago construction crews began tearing up the runway at meigs field this morning at about 1. The largest aircraft to service meigs field was a hawker siddeley hs 748 operated by air illinois.
Tested only in p3dv4, may also work in other versions of p3d and fsx. Its not for everyone, but those who fall into the target demographic for this scenery will fall in love with it, showing that orbx really are masters of their craft no. We reopened in june 2019 as and now offer a extensive range of freeware for microsoft flight simulator including fsx, fs2004, fs2002, fs2000, fs98, lockheed martin prepar3d and laminar research xplane with new downloads added every day. Few airports hold as much nostalgia, familiarity, and emotion for aviation enthusiasts. Meigs field, kcgx, general aviation airport back to life in fsx. The airport is on lake michigan near downtown chicago. Meigs field kcgx had been recreated with the utmost attention to detail and accuracy originally for fsxp3d and. Best freeware scenery for fsx europe top 10 must have freeware plugins for x plane top freeware sceneries of 2017. I flew last night at meigs for the first time in fsx. Theres a risk of the same kind of thing happening to xplane. Steam edition by ray marshall this is the latest iteration of bringing the merrill c. Aircraft listing default types fsx fsdeveloper wiki.
Meigs field also saw commuter air service between the 1960s and 1980s, typically with small twin engine aircraft. Meigs was sadly closed a few years ago but now its back, together with the fourth largest and windiest city in. Having worked on microsoft flight sim for about 11 years and used it for 34 years and counting, meigs field always had a special place in my heart. I do remember reading about a boeing 727 making a landing at meigs. Many highly detailed chicago landmarks, including soldier field, cloudgate, adler planetarium, navy pier and the. Meigs field, kcgx, general aviation february 15, 2016.
By ed correia, march 4, 2018 in orbxdirect release announcements. Steam edition includes a separate control panel enabling you to customise ground textures and adjust the density of ground assets. Ted on pilots fsg fs global ultimate ng 2020 ftx p3d4 p3d5 however and again more expensive and as a download only for virtual mountains. Okay, so its no secret that fsx no longer contains meigs field kcgx, but apparently it is a secret at least to me where an addon scenery download is lurking. Remember the good old days when ms flight simulator dropped you in meigs field for your first flight lessons. Fsx does not include meigs because it was closed and turned into a park, so i took off in the same place the runway used to be at. To download and install this product you will need ftx central v3. Located on the shores of lake michigan, meigs field operated as the gateway to corporate chicago for over half a century. If youre like me, you probably did your first take off, landing and traffic pattern around meigs.