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- IBM scenery files for the Island of Jamaica
-
- Requirements: Microsoft FS4 or later, Microsoft Aircraft & Scenery Designer.
-
- The following files are included in JAMACA.ZIP:-
-
- JAMACA4E.SC1 SEE04 Enhanced file of the eastern and central part of Jamaica.
- JAMACA4W.SC1 SEE04 Enhanced file of the western and central part of Jamaica.
- JAMACA4E.DY1 Dynamic scenery mainly in the Kingston area.
- JAMACA4W.DY1 Dynamic scenery for the Montego Bay and Negril areas.
- JAMACAUE.SC2 Unenhanced version of JAMACA4E. Includes SEE library objects.
- JAMACAUW.SC2 Unenhanced version of JAMACA4W. Includes SEE library objects.
- LJMANTO .MOD Learjet ready for takeoff at Kingston (Manley) Airport.
- KINAPCES.MOD Cessna making a dusk approach to Kingston from the northeast.
- CESMOBAY.MOD Cessna outside hangar at Montego Bay (Sangster) Airport.
- MOBAYAPP.MOD Learjet making night approach to Sangster runway 07.
- JAMAICA .DOC This file.
-
- Memory requirements for the scenery files are 57K Static and 10K Dynamic.
- _____________________________________________________________________________
-
- Jamaica, the largest English-speaking country in the Caribbean, (about the
- size of Connecticut,) was first visited by Columbus in 1494, and was
- colonised by the Spanish shortly afterwards. Although they remained in
- possession of the island for about 150 years, until the British took over
- about 1655, surprisingly little evidence remains of their occupation.
- Jamaica became an independent nation in 1962, and is a member of the British
- Comminwealth. Its current population of nearly 2.5 million is mostly of
- African origin.
-
- The island of Jamaica is very mountainous, with the highest range, the Blue
- Mountains in the eastern part of the country, reaching a maximum elevation of
- 7402 feet. In other parts of the island the peaks are mostly in the 2000' to
- 3000' range, although 2 or 3 exceed this height. The north coast of the
- island is the area most tourists favour, with many fine hotels and beautiful
- beaches. The west coast at Negril has miles of mostly uninhabited beaches.
- The south side of the island, which includes the capital, Kingston is more
- rugged. There are high cliffs in some places and also swamps and marshes.
-
- Towns and cities represented on the scenery files include Kingston, Spanish
- Town a few miles to the west, and Mandeville, 2000' up in the hills in the
- south-central area. Savannah-la-Mar is on the south-west coast with Montego
- Bay, usually referred to as "Mobay" on the western part of the north coast.
- Mobay is the arrival point for most tourists visiting the island. Finally, at
- the east end of the north coast is Port Antonio. Descriptions and locations
- of aeronautical facilities follow.
- ______________________________________________________________________________
- AIRPORTS
-
- Norman Manley (Kingston) International (KIN) Elev. 10' E:21617 N:7638
- Runway 12/30 8786 x 150 Runway and Taxiways lighted. Tower (121.6) Fuel.
-
- Sangster (Montego Bay) International (MKJS) Elev. 4' E:21139 N:7821
- Runway 07/25 8700 x 150 Runway and Taxiways lighted. Tower (120.8) Fuel.
-
- Tinson Pen (Kingston) (TPN) Elev. 10' E:21607 N:7652
- Runway 13/31 4300 x 100 Runway lighted. Fuel.
-
- Negril (NEG) Elev. 4' E:20993 N:7764
- Runway 04/22 2200 x 60
-
- Boscobel (BOS) (Military) Elev. 90' E:21528 N:7823
- Runway 09/27 3000 x 60
-
- Ken Jones (Port Antonio) (POT) (Military) Elev. 6' E:21723 N:7749
- Runway 09/27 3200 x 60
- ______________________________________________________________________________ NAVAIDS
-
- VORs (JAMAICA) .SC1s
- E W
- MBJ 115.7 E:21130.5000 N:7817.0000 Sangster runway 07 0.9 NM x x
- KIN 115.9 E:21572.5860 N:7646.0000 Manley runway 12 5.1 NM x x
- AYR 115.5 E:21330.3164 N:7736.0000 (Ayr Hill) x x
-
- NDBs (Jamaica)
-
- Kingston: 360 4.7 NM to runway 12 (not in line with runway) x x
- Montego Bay: 248 On field. x x
-
- VORs (Other)
-
- UMZ 116.0 E:21391.6923 N:8623.0000 Manzanillo, Cuba x x
- PAP 115.3 E:23577.5899 N:8159.0000 Port au Prince, Hiati x
- HCN 113.9 E:23525.8946 N:8729.0000 Cap Haitien, Haiti x
- PTA 115.1 E:24174.0000 N:8838.0000 Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic x
- CDO 114.7 E:24547.0000 N:8222.0000 Punta Caucedo, " " x
-
- NDBs (Other)
-
- CBC 415 E:20309.6235 N:8268.3838 Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands x
- CAY 350 E:22862.0000 N:7901.0000 Cayes, Haiti (120 nm range) x
- ______________________________________________________________________________ NOTES
-
- Use of Scenery Disk SD-7 is not necessary with these scenery files. However
- if you do use it, and load it from Miami with PRSTART.MOD or similar, it will
- make relative bearings more accurate by 2 degrees. Loading SD-7 from a
- Jamaican mode will have no effect on bearings.
- The off-island Navaids were put in to assist those planning to fly to Jamaica
- from either Florida or Hispaniola. it is recommended that you use the
- appropriate charts for this purpose, either WAC (CH-25,CJ-26 & CJ-27) or the
- relevant en route low altitude charts. Bearings will not be 100% accurate but
- are close enough that you should have no difficulty finding the island. If
- you are flying from Florida you may notice that Cuba is missing!
-
- John Kelley, 73670,3107
- Sept. 8th., 1991.
-