************ 1959 Arkansas/Louisiana/Mississippi/Memphis Scenery **************

by Mike Stevens and Tom Gibson

Version 1a, 6/2020, for FS2004 only.

NOTE: This file, AI traffic, and lots of classic airliners can be 
downloaded free from Tom Gibson's California Classics at - 
http://www.calclassic.com/ 

Support available at: https://calclassic.proboards.com/board/3/calclassic-discussion

We've produced this scenery to provide taxiways, buildings and details as they were around 1959 for Ark-La-Miss Airports. We've added a many new GMAX terminals, with many other details included.  Don't forget to check out the classic billboards around the airports.  I have used real advertisements to create a wonderful look at 50's/60's advertising! 

Take a tour!  Refer to the included FlightPlans.txt file for authentic 1959-1960 airline flights to allow you to explore this scenery.  Refer to the flightplanner.txt file for details on using the FS2004 flight planner.  They are both found after installation in your FS2004/Addon Scenery/ArkLaMiss59 folder.

                                    *****   IMPORTANT NOTICE TO AI TRAFFIC USERS   *****   

Several airports have been eliminated because they did not extist at the timeframe for this scenery.  If you do not move your traffic from these airports to the replacement airports,  you will find no AI traffic.  Worse yet,  they will try to land at the default airports, only to dissappear into forrests, farms, or swamps!   The following airports are closed, and will appear that way in the FS map: 

KAEX IS REPLACED WITH KESF
KCWF IS REPLACED WITH KLCH
DIVERT ALL AI COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC FROM KDTN TO KSHV
KGTR IS REPLACED WITH KUBS
KPIB IS REPLACED WITH KHBG (HATTIESBURG, MISS.)
KIPB IS REPLACED WITH KLUL (LAUREL, MISS.)
KJAN IS REPLACED WITH KHKS
KPQL IS REPLACED WITH KPGL

This scenery package is compatible for the years 1959 to 1963, as nothing much changed during those years.  In 1963, the old 1929 Memphis terminal was demolished, the 1951 was abandoned, and new runways and terminal were built.  Jackson Mississippi closed Hawkins Field (KHKS) and opened Jackson International airport (KJAN) in early 1963. Alexandria International Airport (KAEX) was England Air Force Base, and replaced Esler Field (KESF) in the 1980s?  Lake Charles regional (KLCH) opened to traffic in 1959, while Chenault International (KCWF) in Lake Charles was Chenault Air Base. Pascagoula (KPGL) was demolished in or around 1990, and replace by Trent Lott International (KPQL) in what is one of the most infamous cases of pork barrel politics ever.   Both Hattiesburg (KHBG) and Laurel (KLUL) were replaced by a more economical single airport serving both towns, Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional (KPIB).  Columbus regional (KUBS) was closed in favor of a more economical airport Columbus-West Point (KGTR) serving both towns.


                 *** The following airports were served by these airlines from 1959 to 1963:  ***

Largest aircraft that used each airport in 1959 is listed at end. By 1962, only Memphis KMEM and New Orleans KMSY had jet service at this time, until the B-727/Bac-111/DC-9/Caravelle entered service.
 
Baton Rouge Ryan Field KBTR:  Delta, Eastern, Trans Texas, Southern  CV-440      
Alexandria Esler Field KESF:  Trans Texas,  Delta  CV-440
Greenville Municipal KGLH:  Southern   M404
Greenwood Municipal KGWO:  Southern, Delta   DC-3
Hattiesburg Municipal KHBG:  Southern, Delta   DC-3
Nachtez Adams County airport  KHEZ:  Southern   M404
Jackson Hawkins Municipal KHKS: Southern, Delta, Trans Texas  L-049
Lake Charles Regional KLCH:  Eastern, Trans Texas    CV-440
Lafayette Regional KLFT: Eastern, Trans Texas     CV-440
Little Rock Municipal: American, Trans Texas, Delta, Braniff     DC-7
Laurel Municipal KLUL: Southern  M404
Meridian Key Field KMEI: Southern , Delta    CV-440
Memphis Municipal KMEM: American, Eastern, Delta, Southern,  Trans Texas, Braniff, Capital    DC-7B    DC-8/CV-880 by 1962
Monroe Selman Field KMLU: Delta, Southern, Trans Texas    DC-6
New Orleans International KMSY: Braniff, Delta, Southern, Trans Texas, Eastern, National, Capital, TACA, AVIATECA, Pan American  L-1049G  DC-8/CV-880 by 1962
Pascagoula Jackson County KPGL: Southern      Martin 404
Shreveport Regional KSHV: Delta, Southern, Trans Texas, Braniff     DC-7     CV-880 by 1962
Tupelo Municipal KTUP: Southern   M404
Columbus Municipal KUBS: Southern  M404
Univerity-Oxford Municipal KUOX: Southern   M404

I suggest you use AI Traffic Mover AITM, or yRoute to edit your traffic to these new aiports, to get the full flavor of the scenery.

If you do not have another airport texture addon, I suggest that you download and install airland1.zip from AVSIM or elsewhere.  It increases frame rates while adding detail to the concrete and asphalt aprons, taxiways, and runways.

AI propliner and GA traffic matching this scenery is available separately from www.calclassic.com (AI Aircraft page).  Airstairs object originally by John MacKay, simplified for AI use by Tom Gibson. Thanks again!

Airport surfaces created with AFCAD2, by Lee Swordy - thanks Lee!

This scenery uses the Rwy12 Static Objects Library, as well as the people library from Geoff Williams and Martin Strong, fences library from Robert "Lt.Finney" Finnegan, and the ESDG Ramplight library from Bill Leaming (all included in this package).  Their readme files are included in the main CA59 folder.  Wonderful job, guys!

Produced using SceneGenX by Tom Hiscox, GMAX by Discreet, ExcBuilder by Paavo Pihelgas, Ground2K4, FSTFlatten by Steve Greenwood, and Rwy12 Object Placer by Seev Kahn and Israel Roth.  Thanks to all!

PLEASE NOTE:  

A.  The CalClassic Core, ArkLaMiss59, and Static Objects Library scenery layers should be active if flying in 1959 and 1962.  You never need to disable the Static Objects Library layer in any case.

B.  You may want to print out these instructions and check off each step as you finish it.

INSTALLATION

This EXE installer will NOT create a Start Menu entry, registry entry, uninstall program
or anything else, other than copying the relevant files to the proper folders.  You may
install to a temporary folder by pressing the ... button and copying things by hand if you wish.

1. ***IMPORTANT*** Download and install the scenery libraries contained in the Classic Scenery Libraries v4 or later 
(File 1 and File 2) compiled by Wolfgang Gersch, if you have not done so already.  Latest links at the top of
http://www.calclassic.com/scenery.htm

2. Download and install the EZ-Scenery Libraries, available from: http://www.calclassic.com/scenery

3.  Note that some ojbects will not appear if you have not installed the California 59/62 scenery.

4.  Quit FS2004 if running.

5.  Unzip this ArkLaMiss59.zip file archive into a temporary folder.  You will find 
this text file and a file called SetupArkLaMiss59.exe. (WinXP: double click the zip file)

6.  Double click the SetupArkLaMiss59.exe file to start the installation.  If it doesn't 
find your FS2004 folder automatically, press the ... button and browse to it. 
(WinXP: press the Run button at the warning screen.) Follow the instructions to install.

NOTE FOR NEXT STEPS:  If you have already installed some of the CalClassic scenery packages, 
you may have at least some of the required scenery layers installed.  If so, skip that 
step (see below).

7. Start FS2004, and go to the Settings/Scenery Library choice on the 
opening screen.  If you are currently flying, press Escape (Esc) and then End 
Flight to get to this screen. Look at the top portion of the list.  If there is no 
CalClassic Landclass area listed there, click on the Add Area button.  Double click the 
ADDON SCENERY folder.  Click the CalClassic Landclass folder once.  Click OK.

8.  If there is no ArkLaMiss59 area listed there, click on the Add Area button.  
Double click the ADDON SCENERY folder.  Click the ArkLaMiss59 folder once.  
Click OK.

9.  If you have any addon scenery for Arkansas/Louisiana/Missippi/Memphis airports, 
jetways, etc. uncheck that scenery's Active box to inactivate it.  Or if you wish to 
use it instead, move it's entry above the Cal Classic scenery areas and leave it checked.

10.    Click OK.  Quit and restart FS.

11.  If at the main screen, choose Create Flight at the left, select desired items, and
press Fly Now.  Choose Options/Settings/Display.  Under Scenery Objects set the
Scenery Density to Dense or less (setting to Very or Extremely Dense will display modern
jetways at default airports).  Also, set the Autogen Density to Dense or less 
(any higher may display telephone poles in odd places at the airport); this will also 
simulate the less dense cities found in the era.  Click OK.

If you have a less powerful computer and you get low frame rates, try setting the Scenery Density 
to Normal or lower.  This will remove detail objects and improve the frame rate.

12.  (Optional) If you want white taxiway lines AROUND THE WORLD, rename the 
taxiway_marks.bmp file found in the FS2004 TEXTURE folder to 
taxiway_marks.bmp.yellow.  Then copy the taxiway_marks.bmp file found in 
the FS2004/Addon Scenery/ArkLaMiss folder to the FS2004 TEXTURE folder.  Restart
FS.

If you want yellow lines again, rename this current taxiway_marks.bmp file to
taxiway_marks.bmp.white, and rename the taxiway_marks.bmp.yellow file to 
taxiway_marks.bmp.  Restart FS.

13.  If you later want to fly in the modern era, just go into the Scenery Library 
(Settings/Scenery Library) and click on the Enabled box next to the 
ArkLaMiss59, CalClassic Core and CalClassic Landclass entries until the red check 
marks are removed to deactivate the 1959 scenery (do not deactivate the Static
Objects Library layer).  If you have white taxiways, revert to yellow by renaming the 
current taxiway_marks.bmp file in the FS2004 TEXTURE folder to taxiway_marks.bmp.white, 
and rename the taxiway_marks.bmp.yellow file to taxiway_marks.bmp.  Check any inactivated
addon scenery areas for Ark-La-Miss.  You must restart FS after you do all of this.

Reverse this process again to go back to 1959.

NOTE: This file, AI Traffic for this scenery (and the world), and lots of classic 
airliners can be downloaded free from Tom Gibson's Classic Airliner web site at - 
http://www.calclassic.com
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