62AR – Bank’s Ranch
This mod enhances the default 62AR airport, adding the other 3 runways, fixing the terrain, adding hangars, etc. 62AR sits in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas just north of Beaver Lake.
This mod fixes and enhances the base-game 62AR Bank’s Ranch property. The base game only included Warrick Hollow (18/36) and also flattened the terrain. This is not accurate as this field has some bumps and also slopes from left to right as you’re approaching 36. I fixed the terrain, and added the other 3 runways., added the windsocks in their appropriate locations, added both hangars up top near Jake’s Ridge and added parking near all 4 runways, so you can start cold & dark wherever you like. I completed extensive terraforming work to slope the runways as accurately as possible (yes, they really are that insane). Also fixed dozens of water areas in the area surrounding the airport, and fixed vegetation. This is especially important in areas where you follow power lines on approach.
62AR Banks Ranch sits in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas, just north of Beaver Lake. It is a great launching point to explore Beaver Lake, or to follow the White River up to Table Rock. It would also make for a good starting point to fly down to my other mod, 37AR Ponca International. With 4 runways offering 7 unique and challenging approoaches, Bank’s Ranch would be a great location to have a backcountry fly-in. Bringing your favorite STOL airplane will make for some great fun, and bringing your 152 or 172 will make for some really great challenges. Personally, I like launching just about anything off the Log Ride!
“This is a wonderful area with four runways of varying difficulty. None of them, however, are suitable for anything
other than equipment intended for short strips. The RHI of 9 is
deceptive. Review each runway very carefully before attempting to land
here. All four runways are especially unforgiving.”
I highly recommend you check out this airfield from the Airfield Guidewebsite. From there, you will see diagrams of appropriate approach & departure procedures. Most of them also have videos to show you how to tackle these challenging strips. There are more approach/departure videos for you to check out on this Youtube Playlist.
Installation:
Download the zip file and extract it to the community folder.
The community folder should be located inside your Microsoft Flight Simulator Folder which resides in the AppData.
Windows Store:
Example: C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator
Steam:
Example: C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator
