SCOTFLIGHT - RAF COLLECTION

Scotflight RAF Collection V 1.12 - Information

The Scotflight RAF Collection for Microsoft Flight Simulator FS2004 and FSX comprises highly detailed scenery for the three RAF stations in Scotland which are currently operational:

• RAF Leuchars
• RAF Lossiemouth
• RAF Kinloss

For further product support, please visit www.scotflightscenery.com.

Scenery Features

The scenery for the three stations includes:

• custom-designed objects for nearly all buildings on the airfields
• full night lighting
• 4 different static aircraft (Tornado F.3, Tornado GR.4, Nimrod MRA.4 and Grob Tutor T1) around the airfields
• Upkeep, Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs on display near the 617 Squadron mess, Lossiemouth
• improved coastline near Kinloss*, Lossiemouth* and Leuchars
• moving traffic* on roads near Leuchars and Lossiemouth
• rotating radar scanners at Leuchars and Lossiemouth
• taxiway signs with detailed holds
• custom scenery near the airfields, including:
  • Skerries Lighthouse, Lossiemouth
  • radio mast at Burghhead
  • three windfarms in Moray
  • RAF Milltown (disused airfield near Lossiemouth, now a communications centre)
  • papermill, Guardbridge
  • Tentsmuir Forest and beach
  • The Old Course golf links, St. Andrews - including Royal & Ancient Clubhouse, Old Course Hotel and Swilken Bridge
• improvements to the scenery from V1.0 include:
  • additional buildings on all three airfields
  • improved buildings and improved textures on all three airfields
  • runway edge and taxiway lights added
  • new fuel bowsers and ground power units
  • static aircraft at each airfield can be easily removed (for users who wish to add their own AI aircraft) 

*not in the FS2004 version

Compatibility

• The Scotflight RAF Collection is fully compatible with all previous Scotflight releases.
• If you have a previous version of the Scotflight RAF Collection, please uninstall this prior to installing this version.
• If you have Scotflight for FSX Vol 1 (Highlands & Islands), please note the special installation instructions regarding the order in which these products are installed.
• The Scotflight RAF Collection for FSX is fully compatible with Ultimate Terrain Europe for FSX (UTX).

Installer

• Separate installers for FS2004 and FSX
• Easy-to-use installer autodetects correct Flight Simulator location, no matter where installed
• Allows install folder to be specified during install
• Automatically configures Scenery Library
• Integrates into Windows Add/Remove Programs
• All changes made by installer are fully documented
• Uninstaller is included to remove all components if required

RAF Leuchars

Situated on the north side of the mouth of the River Eden in Fife, RAF Leuchars is five miles from St. Andrews and ten miles from Dundee.

Leuchars has been an RNAS fleet fighter Station and a Coastal Command airfield, after the Second World War becoming a Fighter Command Station. It is now one of Strike Command’s Air Defence bases. The base is home to 13 Tornado F3s of 43 Squadron and 12 Tornado F3s of 111 Squadron. No 56 (Reserve) Squadron is also based at the station, and the East of Scotland Universities’ Air Squadron operates the Grob Tutor T1. Leuchars is also home to an RAF Mountain Rescue Unit and the Air Transportable Surgical Unit.

The base has 22 Hardened Aircraft Shelters (HAS) and a number of conventional hangars. It is home to the largest annual airshow in Scotland - visit the airshow website.

Visit the RAF Leuchars website.

RAF Lossiemouth

Situated on the south side of the Moray Firth, RAF Lossiemouth is five miles north of Elgin.

Lossiemouth was built during the days of rearmament, opening in May 1939. Originally a flying training school, it was taken over by Bomber Command in April 1940, and was home to an Operational Training Unit (OTU) and a Maintenance Unit (MU). In 1944, missions to destroy the battleship Tirpitz flown by 9 Squadron and 617 Squadron departed from the base. Post-war, the station transferred to Coastal Command and subsequently the Royal Navy for FAA operations, returning to the RAF in 1972. The station is currently home to three operational squadrons (12, 14 and 617) and one reserve squadron (15) all flying Tornado GR.4s. 202 Squadron, flying Sea King HAR 3A helicopters in the search and rescue role, is also based at the station, together with two ground defence units of the RAF Regiment.

Visit the RAF Lossiemouth website.

RAF Kinloss

Situated on the east side of the Findhorn Basin, RAF Kinloss is five miles south-west of RAF Lossiemouth.

Kinloss is home to all of the RAF’s maritime patrol aircraft, currently the Nimrod MR2 aircraft, operated by 42 (Reserve), 120 and 201 Squadrons. These aircraft are due to be replaced with the new Nimrod MRA4 aircraft from 2009.

Visit the RAF Kinloss website.

Recommended Aircraft

To make the most of your RAF Collection, Scotflight recommend the use of the following freeware aircraft:

• Tornado F.3
  • FS2004/FSX model by DSB Design - available from dsbdesign.tripod.com - filename DSB_TORNADOF3_32.ZIP
  • many additional textures available from www.flightsim.com - search for "DSB Tornado"
• Tornado GR.4
  • FS2004/FSX model by DSB Design - available from dsbdesign.tripod.com - filename DSB_TORNADOGR4_32.ZIP
  • many additional textures available from www.flightsim.com - search for "DSB Tornado"
• Nimrod MR.2
  • FS2004 model by UKMIL - available from www.flightsim.com - filename UKNIMMR9.ZIP
  • FSX model by UKMIL - available from www.flightsim.com - filename UKNIMMRX.ZIP
• Grob Tutor
  • FS2004 model by Jim Cooper/DG Designs - available from www.flightsim.com - filename GROBTTR.ZIP
  • FSX model by UKMIL/DG Designs - available from www.flightsim.com - filename UKMILDGR.ZIP

For further product support, please visit www.scotflightscenery.com