About This File
FS2004 Scenery--Dawson Creek CYDQ in British Columbia, Canada, Updated. This is a revised version of Dawson Creek CYDQ and the floats base CBD3, made in 2018 and posted on flightsim on 27 November primarily to provide one of the parked planes with it's textures. It also improves the apron markings and the AI. The float AI now includes Beavers and I also removed two planes that were not properly showing their textures in my current FS9 installation. This version is complete in itself and can be installed as-is if you do not have the original scenery. Dawson Creek is at 2,148 feet asl just east of the Rocky Mountains, less than 10 miles west of the BC/Alberta border and 110 miles west of Peace River (the town). This is where the Rockies are at their narrowest, and the Peace River, which is 25 miles north of Dawson Creek, links the two sides via Fort St John and Hudson's Hope to Finlay Bay, winding through peaks that reach up almost to 8,000 feet. The airport is just to the east of the town. The runway is 5,000 feet of wide asphalt (150 feet) aligned 06/24, lit, and with PAPI and approach lights. There is also a water runway, separately designated as Dawson Creek CBD3. The two effectively operate as one; traffic for both use the mandatory frequency of 122.2. The apron is not large so there is only one other apron parking spot (see the traffic cone) and most parking is either next to one of the hangars or on the grass. The aprons vary from asphalt, to concrete, onwards to gravel, and then further onwards to some gravel amid the bare dirt; I have replicated this variation as far as FS2004 permits. By Roger Wensley.