Description
Welcome to Kittyhawk Aerodrome; a well-established unlicensed airfield located on the edge of the picturesque South Downs National Park in Sussex. Originally founded as a private strip in 1995, it has grown to accommodate a wide range of General Aviation (GA) visitors, including helicopters, gyrocopters, flex-wings, and the occasional twin-engine and turboprop aircraft. With three grass runways, the longest exceeding 800 meters, the airfield welcomes both domestic and international flights. Its summer fly-ins have become a popular attraction for both locals and visiting aviation enthusiasts.
Thriving airfields provide significant economic, employment, transport, recreational, flight training, STEM, community, biodiversity, and emergency service benefits to both the aviation sector and the surrounding area. Kittyhawk Aerodrome is committed to supporting and promoting these benefits while maintaining harmony with its beautiful natural surroundings.
Kittyhawk has been faithfully recreated by Burning Blue Design working with Kittyhawk Aerodrome management and undertaking on-site visits, ensuring the highest levels of accuracy. It features:
- Over 50 custom 3D objects each with full Physical Based Rendering (PBR) textures
- Detailed hangar interiors with working animated hangar doors
- Dynamic animated spectators
- Custom terraforming with accurate runway profiles
- Detailed POI Laughton Place tower (VFR reference for 16 approach)
- Completely custom animated windsocks
- Full night lighting and dynamic weather compatibility
- Enhanced high resolution colour corrected ground textures
- Numerous custom aircraft have been included to reflect actual aircraft found at the airfield:
- American Champion Super Decathlon – G-IZZZ
- Piper PA-28 – G-CLFY
- Piper PA-28 – G-BSZT
Please note. Kittyhawk Aerodrome has only recently been assigned ICAO code EGKF. Unfortunately this code is already assigned in MSFS. Therefore, EGKG has been used to avoid clashes with other default MSFS scenery. The airfield is listed as “EGKG Kittyhawk Aerodrome (EGKF)“
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Installation Instructions
Once you have purchased and downloaded the product, double click on the zip file to open it. You should see the airport’s folder inside, this will need to be extracted and placed into your Microsoft Flight Simulator Community folder, if you don’t know where the community folder is, we have a full guide on how to install our packages here.
If you still have trouble locating your community folder this easy to follow video will help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhSkMzWLFR0
There is also a community tool called ModmanFX which makes installing and removing Microsoft Flight Simulator packages incredibly easy, you can get it here: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/modmanfx
Known Bugs
- Transparent and translucent glass panes can appear very dark when subject to particle effects such as rain, snow and fog. This is a known bug that hopefully Asobo will fix in the near future.
- (2024 version) World Map and EFB incorrectly display Left-Hand circuits for Right-Hand runways. Asobo are aware of this bug but have not commented on whether a fix is due.
Requirements:
Minimum
Recommended
Further Information and Licensing:
A number of the static vehicles used within the scenery were 3D models used under the Creative Commons Attribution License. The models were reskinned to match their real life contemporaries. For further information and full attribution on any of the individual models please contact us here: https://burningbluedesign.com/contact/
ellisjames515 (verified owner) –
Kittyhawk Aerodrome, an immersive gem for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024! This well-established unlicensed airfield, located on the edge of the stunning South Downs National Park in Sussex. The level of detail is simply astounding, and the add-on perfectly captures the spirit of this thriving airfield.
Burning Blue Design has gone above and beyond,including detailed hangar interiors with working animated doors, dynamic animated spectators, and a completely custom animated windsock. The attention to detail extends to the custom terraforming with accurate runway profiles, as well as high-resolution color-corrected ground textures that really bring the airfield to life. The inclusion of dynamic weather compatibility and full night lighting makes the experience even more immersive.
Overall, Kittyhawk Aerodrome is a must-have for aviation enthusiasts who want to experience a beautifully recreated airfield with meticulous attention to detail. Whether you’re flying in or out, the scenery and realism are second to none. Another must have by Burning Blue Designs.
James (Welshy)