| KTYS McGhee Tyson, Knoxville, TN
This airport is developed with static Military, Commercial Airliner and General Aviattion Aircraft. For those users that don't want static aircraft, I am including a file in the no-static-acft folder along with instructions on how to copy the file to the correct location to remove the commercial airliners and GA, but leaving the military aircraft.
To use the static aircraft you will need to install UK2000 Common Library (free, in marketplace), FSLTL (free) and AGAIM (free, if you don't have this, you will not be able to download it, AIG been having server problems for a long time). FSLTL and AIGAIM provides aircraft, FedEx, UPS, American, Boeing Business Jet and Delta. All of the GA aircraft is provided by UK2 and Microsoft.
The jetway bug is still causing issues. I may later consider just adding static jetways, until a fix is released.
The 134 ARW hangar was modeled using two photos so it's not close to the correct size or even look like the real thing.
At first start, I felt that this airport was small, but after modeling all the 3D models I changed my feelings about the size, but this was a fun airport to do.
The one thing that I'm not satisfied with is the Terraforming (tunnel) beneath part of the main terminal. I am trying to smooth the sides of the tunnel out so to have a better appearance. The parking garage is also lower than the rest of the airport, but my terraforming skills are not good enough to attempt that yet.
AI does strange things such as landing and taxing in the woods, but eventually end up at a gate. Also on taxing to runway 5R, near the hold short line, all aircraft appear to make a move to the left and back to the right, inline with the taxi lines. AI seems to not follow taxi line sometimes.
I decided to model aprons, roads and taxiways as 3D models and place them using projected mesh as appose to drawing aprons in the sim. I find it easier and looks cleaner and you have more choices in selecting textures.
redfrogg
Need some help please. I've run myself out of ideas 😊
I get a checkerboard pattern (white and gray squares) around the airport runway grass edges. Runway surface is fine. All airport details are there and look great.
To troubleshoot, I have removed all addons, deleted the ktys community directory, and made sure I have latest version downloaded and in my community folder.
I used addon linker to make sure no addons in either my defined community folder, or the MSFS default community and official folder had any addons loaded.
If I install version 1.0.8 - no problems. All newer versions with same checker board result.
danielsjam 13 day(s) ago
Another user had the same problem. Turned out to be one of the default textures I used, Not sure if that texture file was corrupt or missing on his system or not. Since this is only happening to you I suspect you have a corrupt texture file. The other user didn't want to try the repair or reinstall option. I don't blame him because it's such a large download. I ended up changing the texture I used and his problem was fixed. I will try to resolve it so you don't need to reinstall. Use the windows snipping tool to take a screen shot and email it to me and I will change the texture in that area and have you try it to see if it fix your problem. If so I can release that version.
redfrogg 12 day(s) ago
Seems unfair to make a fix for one person. I'm happy to do an reinstall. Their even might be another default texture corrupted. Thank you for the speedy reply.
TYSBOB 23 hour(s) ago
Did you get a fix for this. I downloaded the updated version and I get the same thing. A checkerboard on the grassy areas. What can I do to solve this? Thanks for any help. TYS is my home airport.
danielsjam 14 hour(s) ago
The texture used for grass replacement thru out the entire scenery is AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Official\OneStore\microsoft-unitedstates-point-of-interest\MaterialLibs\USA\Textures\GRASS002_1K_COLOR.JPG.DDS - This location is based on install from the Microsoft store and gets installed with the World Update II: USA - from the market place under freeware. Install it if you don't have it, or try deleting it from content manager, and reinstall to see if it helps. Give me an update to let me know if it work/don't work.
TYSBOB 1 hour(s) ago
Deleted USA 2 and re- installed it and nothing changed. Can't find the grass00021k color file anywhere. It is only happening with TYS all other airports are normal. This only happened after I did the last update. How can I get back to an earlier version to see if it is all still green grass ? Thanks for all that you do .
SEWalker
Excellent work. Work of this level of precision is unexpected here. You can make as many changes as you want. 😊 This far exceeds the payware version.
fppilot
I am liking this a lot but would you please work on it for a while longer between updates? Seems like another update every day or two and it is an airport I may fly to three or four times a year.
danielsjam 30 day(s) ago
I know there have been many changes, but with v1.0.13 I'm about done. You're not required to download the new update unless you want to.
fppilot 30 day(s) ago
Clearly understand the download comment you made. Perhaps add some comments to the changelog to indicate more changes pending in the short term. That's all. Very much appreciate and value what you have done.
edpatino
Hi, glad to know the good work continues. I'm not sure about the need or not of the fix (exclusion rectangle), because IronMinium also added the Factory Service Building in his latest release.
danielsjam 30 day(s) ago
The exclusion rectangle took out other buildings that should have not been removed including the FD just south the terminal. All of his addon buildings are there, I removed my buildings, so the exclusion is not needed. Just try it.
Sousaboi12
Awesome! Is it possible to redesign the 'Signature' open hangar so planes can go underneath?
danielsjam 1 month(s) ago
No sure what hangar you are talking about, send a pic.
BillD22
Thanks for this awesome scenery. Some static Vision Jets around the Cirrus complex would be a great addition.
danielsjam 1 month(s) ago
Good idea, already added the SR22, the vision jet SF50 is not available from Asobo, Microsoft, AIG or FSLTL. I will try to find a freeware that will work.
jonmkj
Scenery looks great!
One fix I would like to see is a reduction in the number of random ramp lights placed around the airport. There appear to be lights everywhere! Google Earth 3D will show you where they're at and such.
danielsjam 1 month(s) ago
Please send me the info on how to find ramp lights on Google Earth 3D. I know that sometimes you can see them because of shadows, but that depends on what time of day the satellite imagery was captured. If you know of a different way, please do educate me a little.
jonmkj 1 month(s) ago
Actually Bing maps might work a little better. They have "birds eye" view there of the airport. Not 3D but they are oblique aerial photos. Zoom in to the airport and select it from the top right drop down where you can select between road view and satellite view
danielsjam 1 month(s) ago
I just found earth3dmaps which shows pole/street/ramp lights really good.
edpatino
Still very nice scenery. Something to point out is that some static airliners are placed just exactly where a parking spot is, so those ones (some static - not all - or parking spots) should be eliminated.
danielsjam 1 month(s) ago
Yes, the sim doesn't, but it should as with previous sims know when a parking spot is already in use and is not available to be used by AI or the user aircraft. This is why you see double aircraft parked in one spot. I have use the delete method in other scenery. In my next update v1.0.9, I will delete those spots used by static planes including the military
edpatino 1 month(s) ago
Right. Thanks!
Fee501st
Thank you for this, living in East TN! having this airport in this detailed is awesome!
danielsjam
For those having the pink/grey or black/white checkerboard issue, send a pic to my email.
danielsjam
All, forgot to include a no static GA and commercial airliner version in v1.0.4-1.0.6. Just uploaded v1.0.7 to resolve this.
Juramentado
Any ideas on why the medians on the runways have checkerboard patterns? This happened before on previous installs, never could get it fixed. Appreciate any leads thanks!
Juramentado 1 month(s) ago
Well, whatever it is, it's a conflict with the stock airport. I removed all my mods and the checkerboard pattern persisted. Something just doesn't agree. Good news is Iron Minion's Cirrus Service Center building Mod works fine either way!
danielsjam 1 month(s) ago
No sure what you are seeing, but a pink ckeckerboard normally means a texture problem. Take a screener and email it to me here.
danielsjam 1 month(s) ago
A pink pattern or a black/white means a texture problem. Send me a pic and will try to resolve it. BTW just uploaded v1.0.6, tweaked the underpass below the terminal so that it blend in with the enviroment much better.
Juramentado 1 month(s) ago
Thanks for looking into it. DM sent!
Juramentado
Thanks for the latest update. I might be missing something on 1.0.5, but I didn't see any of the instructions to deploy the mod without the static aircraft. I recall from comments, this required replacing a BGL file, but I can't find the text file instructing how to do so. Thanks!
danielsjam 1 month(s) ago
Forgot to include the no static version, uploading v1.0..7 to include this now
Axeman687
I very much enjoy your airport but wanted to ask you a question and that is we have a very good guy his name is Iron Minion and he is in the discord and has made the cirrus Vision center for the airport and plans to make the other cirrus hangers and Factory service center but was wanting you to see his work and wondering if he would have your permission to add these building to you wonderful airport he's in the FFX discord channel which is the developers of the Visionjet in MSFS?
edpatino 1 month(s) ago
I second that. The guy we are referring to (IronMinion) already released the Cirrus Training Center today here on Flightsim.to
danielsjam 1 month(s) ago
Just dloaded it, looks real good.
alcala009
Great Scenery Daniel I really enjoy it but for some reason I am running the no Static Version and the gates appear detached in the middle from the terminal when live trafic is using them I run FSLTL and AIG please let me know if this can be fixed thanks a lot
danielsjam 1 month(s) ago
Yep, that is known jetway bug with the jetways. Supposed to have been fixed in SU11
TYSBOB
Thank you very much. Been waiting for this for 2 years. Looks superb and really adds to the immersion. Keep up the good work !!
AlphaHotel
Nice Work! Lots of details, everything looks sharp, and no apparent effect on framerates. Great to have 05L/23R and the associated approaches back in action.
AdmiralBoreal
Thank you! As someone who works at TYS, this addon is a godsend. The paid scenery addon by FSSceneryBuilders is...decent to say the least. I've sent their company an email with a detailed list of errors they've made with their TYS addon but months later they haven't followed up and the errors aren't fixed. There are a few minor errors which I would be happy to help iron out but this is leagues better than the payware addon.
Thank you for recreating my airport with great detail.
danielsjam 2 month(s) ago
Most paid scenery developers are unwilling to help. I had a package for P3D that had tarmac with a reflection and was told it's because of PBR texture, but any person with common sense know that in reality the materials used on the airport surface don't have much reflectivity until they are wet. I think most developers feel that the customers don't know what they are talking about. I've seen a lot of crappy scenery for previous sims and some are still pushing crap out to the customers in MSFS 2020. I think it's because there are no real standards that everyone must follow. Most developers never fix anything. There are a few developers making really good scenery. If I purchase a crappy scenery package, I let the developer know that it's crap and put them on my crap list. I will just just use what is provided or make my own. If you let me know what you found I will definitely try to fix the problem. I don't care how minor they are.
AdmiralBoreal 2 month(s) ago
Sent you a message.
Cspielman63
Do I need the Navdata if I'm using navigraph navdata?
danielsjam 3 month(s) ago
Not sure, I don't use navigraph, try with and without added navdata. This was added because rwy 5L was removed, therefore there ILS and arrival data for that rwy was also removed.
Sousaboi12
Will this work with the paid KTYS addon in the sim marketplace?
danielsjam 3 month(s) ago
No, you can only have one addon at an airport.
Sousaboi12 3 month(s) ago
oh okay, thx!