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SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. LEGAL STUFF: All artwork and documentation contained in this col- lection is protected by copyright. The user is hereby granted a license to use this software product without charge or fee, provid- ed such use is for entertainment purposes only. This product may be freely copied and distributed on disk or via BBS transfer provided: 1) No alterations, additions, or deletions, are made to the files supplied with this software package. 2) The party transferring the files does not profit from the exchange. The cost of providing a copy of these files - such as the price of the media and shipping or the normal connec- tion charges for services such as GEnie and CompuServe - are considered reasonable reimbursement and do not constitute a violation of the terms of this license. INTRODUCTION ------------ Welcome to Burlington, Vermont. This scenery is the first section of a set of files. It was completed first for three reasons: 1) I live here and it's my computer. 2) I'm familiar with the area and can include a very high level of detail. 3) There's more to see in Chittenden County than any other place in Vermont. In these scenery files you will find cities, islands, mountain ranges, and tourist attractions. 1 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. TECHNICAL INFORMATION --------------------- These files are designed to work in conjunction with SubLOGIC's SD-12 scenery disk. When used with other scenery disks, some anoma- lies should be expected. For example, if you use the default scen- ery file that comes with Microsoft's Flight Simulator 4.0B you will find that: 1) Limited radio navigation is available since VOR transmit- ters in the area are not implemented. You can work around this by homing in on the local AM radio stations which act as NDB transmitters. Use 055, 062, 123, or 139 depending on the station you want. The beacons are located on the center tower of multi-tower arrays. 2) Headings are shifted 18 degrees at the Burlington Airport. Runway 15, which normally has a compass heading of 145.50 degrees, will now have a heading of 126 degrees. As a result, you will not be able to use the ILS localizer because there will be a readout error. 3) Since the default scenery that comes with Flight Simulator 4.0B does not include a lake, sailboats will appear to be floating over dry land, islands will appear as moun- tains, and bridges will span flat grassy land. To use this enhanced scenery, locate your plane at NORTH 18764.6320 EAST 21076.9828. This is the take off point of runway 15. The epicenter for files SD12BTV0 are located at the Burlington International Airport at the crossing of runways 1 and 15 encom- passing a radius of 10 nautical miles. This size was chosen so that when additional scenery is added to other areas, there will be a smooth transition from one file to the next. This is also the reason why collateral scenery extends out to a radius of 35 nauti- cal miles from the Burlington VOR. The following configuration settings are standard for all ADS files in this series: Static = 25 kb Dynamic = 35 kb Dynamic objects = 30 The file SD-12.AD1 is preset to the above settings. The most con- venient way of setting the configuration is to rename SD-12.AD1 to CONFIG.AD1 after either saving or deleting your current version of this file. The scenery file configuration must be set prior to running the simulator. 2 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. BURLINGTON, VERMONT ------------------- Burlington is Vermont's largest city. It's surrounded by Winooski to the North, Essex Junction to the Northeast, South Burlington to the East and South, Lake Champlain's shores to the West, and Col- chester to the Northwest. Corner of Pearl and Battery Streets (North-East corner): BATTERY PARK WATER FOUNTAIN - Located at the south end of Battery Park, this beautiful fountain is lit by colored lights at night. The park itself still has a cannon once used against the British Navy. EPISCOPALIAN CHURCH - A modern structure carefully detailed here to include the bell tower, trees, and a parking lot with cars. Battery Street: South of the Episcopalian Church is the Radisson Hotel. Be careful crossing the street. The traffic's pretty heavy. Break Water: At the west end of Main Street, just off the shore line, is a break water. Church Street (Eastern side): GENERIC BUILDINGS - The main downtown shopping district of Burlington is an open mall. Church Street, once the main street of the downtown area, has been filled in with brick to make it a walkway. Although it's still called a street, it's now known as the Church Street Marketplace and is closed to traffic. UNITARIAN CHURCH - Located at the North end of Church Street, this structure is conspicuous because of its high white bell tower. This very detailed representation includes the parking lot on the side of the building as well as the three doorways on the front of the church. 3 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT (Burlington) ---------------------------------- The University of Vermont Campus now is included as part of this package. The campus is on the east side of the City of Burlington. The campus is depicted as a park with grass, trees, water fountain, and modern art work (on the south end), surrounded by the following buildings: 1) The Ira Allen Chapel located at the northeast corner is a striking building. The two features that make this building stand out are its dome center and tall watch tower. 2) Along the east side of the park are generic classroom buildings. 3) On the west side of the park you'll find the Waterman Administation Building. 4) On the northwest corner is the University Health Center. This building was the home of the DeGoesbriand Hospital for many years before the building was renovated and turned into a medical office complex. 5) East of the Ira Allen Chapel is the Medical Center of Vermont - one of the largest and most complete hospitals in Vermont. 6) South of the Medical Center of Vermont is the Burlington Water Tower. 4 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. COLCHESTER, VERMONT ------------------- Three main features dominate the Colchester area: 1) The Winooski River ultimately passes through Colchester into Lake Champlain. 2) Radio Station WVMT, 620 on the AM dial is located here. WVMT studios, transmitters, and three tower antenna system will be on your left as you approach ILS runway 15. 3) Mallet's Bay makes this area ideal for summer water sports. That's why you'll find a sailboat enjoying the waters of the bay. 5 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. ESSEX JUNCTION, VERMONT ----------------------- This happens to be where I live and you'll find my house just off Route 15. It's a white duplex, with a two car garage and a white car (actually a station wagon) in the parking lot. I.B.M. Corporation, located in Essex Junction, is one of Vermont's largest industries. Since the late 1950's, it's grown from a single warehouse to a huge manufacturing complex that produces most of the memory chips used in I.B.M. computers. The Winooski River flows past the I.B.M. property over a small hydro-electric dam. There are some little islands with trees on the west side of the bridge. The water is very turbulent in the spring during the winter run-off, and is depicted this way in the scenery. The bridge used to be a dangerously narrow suspension bridge. It's been replaced by a safer open bridge of modern design. 6 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. LAKE CHAMPLAIN -------------- The lake water level is measured at the King Street Ferry dock in Burlington. Fifty years ago, the lake water level was around 105 to 110 feet deep at the dock. A decrease in snow and rain has taken its toll on the lake. By the late 1980's the water level in July was usually around 95 feet. That means 10 to 15 feet of water has slowly evaporated or run off. The effect on the lake has been devastating. North of Mallet's Bay and Colchester is an area called the Sand Bar Fish and Game Reserve. A bridge connects the Sand Bar to South Hero on Grand Isle. This bridge is included in your scenery for this area. At one time, the Sand Bar Bridge used to flood in the Spring when the winter water run-off made the lake level rise. Now the water is so shallow, the Coast Guard has to mark a dredged pathway so boats can pass underneath the bridge without running aground. Lake Champlain depth charts dated 1989 show the water level around the Sand Bar Bridge to be only 1 to 2 feet deep. If the situation gets much worse, the bridge will be crossing dry land. On the brighter side, Lake Champlain is dotted with islands large and small. Here are all of the ones you'll find in these scenery files: VALCOR ISLAND near Plattsburgh, N.Y. PROVIDENCE and STAVE ISLANDS south of Grand Isle, Vt. SCHUYLER ISLAND and the FOUR BROTHERS ISLANDS south of Port Kent, N.Y. JUNIPER ISLAND and ROCK DUNDER on the northwest tip of Shelburne Bay, Vt. 7 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. RICHMOND, VERMONT ----------------- Richmond is a typical Vermont small town. There are two interesting things to see here: 1) There's a suspension bridge on Interstate 89 that crosses the Winooski River. 2) Further south is a remarkable tourist attraction called The Old Round Church. Recently renovated, this 16 sided building was constructed in 1812-13. It's open to the public during the summer. There's plenty of open space to land a plane if you want to see it from ground level. 8 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT ------------------------- What is called Main Street in Burlington becomes Williston Road in South Burlington. At the crossing of Williston Road and Interstate 89 (Exit 14) is the Sheridon Inn, Holiday Inn, and a Howard Johnson. Other things to look for in South Burlington are: 1) The Digital Equipment plant near Williston. 2) The tank farm on the Lake Champlain shoreline - filled with winter heating oil. The Burlington International Airport, located in South Burlington, has been detailed and error corrected. The airfield conforms with NOAA publications regarding runway lengths, markings, and approach lights. The ILS localizer has been adjusted to use a 3.50 degree angle of descent so that the vertical intercept at 2,000 feet is 4.4 nautical miles from the beginning of runway 15. Runway headings are in error by approximately 1 degree. For example: Approach ILS runway 15 using a heading of 145.50 degrees, not 146.20 degrees as published in the NOAA airport terminal information directory. The airport is shared with the Vermont Air Guard whose buildings are on the east side of the facility depicted as two large hangers with a red and white water tower in the back. At the end of runway 19 is an administration building for the Air National Guard (east side) and a building for the U.S. Customs Department (west side). There is also airplane fuel and parking for private pilots at Montair on the southwest side of the field. The main terminal building is located on the west side of the airport. There have been extensive renovations to the building over the years as the airport has continued to grow. The old control tower is now an observation lounge that's open to the public so they can get a good view of the airfield. The new control tower is connected to the FAA building north of the main terminal. Manned 24 hours-a-day, pilots from all over the Northeast get current weather information for their flight plans from personnel located in this facility. 9 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. WINOOSKI, VERMONT ----------------- Winooski is an Indian word which means "Onion". The city has a very strong French-Canadian population. Winooski was once a mill town that was later abandoned when the textile industry migrated south. In the mid 1970's, the Winooski dome made international news. Although it was never built, the dome was supposed to cover most of the city to protect it from bad weather while the green house effect supplied heat to save energy. It was an interesting idea during the fuel shortage years of the mid 70's, but when fuel became more abundant, the idea was abandoned. Instead, Winooski received a number of grants to restore the down- town shopping area. One of the buildings that was renovated as part of this project was an old woolen mill. For years its broken win- dows, old paint, and shabby condition made it an eye soar. Today it's the home of a four floor shopping complex and office building - appropriately called The Mill. Near The Mill a bridge connects Winooski to the city of Burlington. Grass and trees surround The Mill's parking lot including a gazebo that serves as a bus stop. Many of the trees change color with the seasons. Generic buildings across the street from The Mill repre- sent some of the restored structures. Local businesses are on the street level with apartments located upstairs. During the Spring run-off, the water flowing along the river be- comes extremely violent - which is the way it's depicted in the simulation. Planes landing on runway 15 fly overhead. No doubt you'll be one of them. 10 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. MOUNTAINS: peaks(s) ------------------- NEW YORK PLATTSBURGH: West Lyon Mountain 4095 LAKE PLACID: East - this is the Northern tip of the Adirondack Mountains. Giant and Green Mountain 4627 Saddleback, U.S., or Jay Mountains including Bitch Mountain, Bluff Mountain, and Death Mountain. Highest Peak is 2959 feet. Sentinel Mountain 3838 LAKE PLACID: North White Face Mountain 4872 11 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. VERMONT HINESBURG: North Mount Prichard 1160 HUNTINGTON CENTER: East Burnt Rock Mountain 3168 Camel's Hump 4083 Long Trail (south of Camel's Hump) 2800 Mount Ethan Allen 3688 Mount Ira Allen 3460 NORTH FERRISBURG: North Mount Philo State Park 980 STOWE: East Bolton Mountain 3680 Dewey Mountain 3360 Ricker Mountain 3401 STOWE: North Madonna Peak 3668 Mount Mansfield (peak) 4393 White Face Mountain 3715 Spruce Peak 3320 Pinnacle 2180 WILLISTON Brownell Mountain 840 12 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. RADIO STATIONS -------------- WDEV is located near Waterbury, Vermont and is the dean of Vermont radio stations. Although it runs only 5,000 watts of power, its low frequency of 550 carries the signal to a large portion of the mid-upper part of the state. The three transmitting towers are directly in front of you when you drive north bound on Interstate 89 past Exit 10 in Waterbury. WDOT uses three towers - one of which is shorter than the other. The studios are located in downtown Burlington. The station began operations on 1400 with 1000/250 watts of power. In the mid 1980's it changed frequency to 1390 and increased its power to 5000 watts daytime using a two tower directional antenna. When you approach ILS runway 15, you'll fly right over WDOT's antennas. WJOY is located on the south side of Burlington. The original studios, transmitter, and tower were located on the east side of Burlington near what is now Interstate 89 Exit 14. In 1960, it expanded its operations with the addition of Vermont's first FM radio station - WQCR (Queen City Radio). Several years later, the station moved to its present facilities and added stereo sound to its FM station. The original transmitter site was leveled and there's no trace that any radio station ever existed at that location. The FM station has changed formats several times over the years. It's also changed its call letters to WOKO-FM playing country music 24 hours a day. WJOY continues to operate on a frequency of 1230 khz. with 1000/250 watts of power. WVMT is located in Colchester. Its three towers are on your left as you approach ILS runway 15 and the WDOT towers. The studios are located next to the towers. WVMT is one of Vermont's oldest radio stations, operating on a frequency of 620 with 5000 watts daytime power. WWSR is located north of the city of St. Albans. The station uses a single tower an broadcasts on 1420 khz with a single tower. The transmitting tower is the epicenter for scenery file SD121B70 which has a radius of 10 miles. 13 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. NAVIGATIONAL AIDS ----------------- As mentioned in the Introduction, all of the radio station trans- mitting towers can be used as navigational aids. Tune your ADF radio to the frequency of the station in kiloherz divided by ten, i.e., WDOT on 1390 is received using ADF frequency 139 (1390/10). This should give users running blank scenery some limited radio navigation. In addition to the radio stations, the Morrisville-Stowe NDB trans- mitter JRV has been activated on 375. The Mount Mansfield NDB on 275 has also been activated. 14 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. DYNAMIC SCENERY --------------- There's plenty of action in Chittenden County as you fly around. You'll find traffic in downtown Burlington and cars racing down Interstate 89 from South Burlington to Colchester. Sailboats catch the breezes in Shelburne Bay, Mallet's Bay, and around the break water off the shore line of downtown Burlington. At the airport, a student pilot is doing touch and go landings on runway 15. A 767 is ready for take off and later on another 767 will land and taxi to the airport terminal. 15 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. A NEW PLANE: THE FLEEBEE ------------------------ The FleeBee is an ultra-light, slow speed, low altitude plane. If such a plane were ever built it would have to be made of light weight space age materials. It's designed to carry a payload of 300 pounds - or two people - use a light weight 40 horse power engine, and be very stable. It cruises at 30 to 35 knots and can maintain an altitude of 200 feet without an auto pilot. The secret of the plane's design is its huge wing. It's really a sail plane with an engine. The plane normally doesn't go fast enough for the horizontal stabilizers to do anything on the tail, so they've been kept small. This tends to make the plane fly slightly nose up, but all attempts to correct this problem only seem to make the plane more unstable. The 40 horse power engine may seem under powered on take off but once airborne, you'll be running the engine near idle speed. The flaps control the planes spoilers which are only used for landing. Do NOT use any flaps on take off or you'll never get off the ground. Two things you must never forget when flying the FleeBee are to make your turns slowly and watch your altitude as you turn. If you turn too sharply and don't have enough air speed, you'll lose your lift and nose dive. To make flying the FleeBee more realistic, use a limited instrument panel. And finally, never fly the FleeBee when there's wind or turbulence. 16 SubLOGIC SD-12 BTV (0) Static and Dynamic Scenery Enhancement Epicenter at BTV Airport (Burlington, Vermont, USA): Dated 4/15/91 (c) 1991 by Lance Micklus, Essex Junction, Vt. 05452 U.S.A. MAPS ---- If you'd like to order some good maps, contact Northern Cartograph- ic in Burlington, Vermont at 802-860-2886. They have thousands of maps in stock and can order anything special you might need. The following maps are suggested for flying in Vermont: 1) "THE NEW VERMONT ROAD AND GUIDE" printed by Northern Carto- graphic ($1.95). This is the best road map of Vermont I've ever seen. 2) "THE VERMONT ROAD ATLAS AND GUIDE" by Northern Cartographic ($12.95). This contains a collection of Vermont sectional maps and a wealth of information. 3) THE MONTREAL SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL CHART - You can get this at your local flight shop, from Northern Cartographic, or from Sporty's Pilot Shop in Batavia, Ohio (800-543-8633). 17