Blair! Haven't seen you around in ages, how is everything? I see it says you just joined and only three posts, did you lose your login info?
pugilist, First Flight is the name of the field.
Things get a little odd, but not as bad as they were in the old versions.
If you want to fly there (I've done it tons of times) go into the gps and enter the waypoint NPOLE. You can fly to it and land right on the ice. Just remember it's a little tougher to come to a stop.
You do realize that the new msfs which comes out tomorrow has a lot of what you are asking...right?
EDit - Oh okay, didn't realize this thread had started a few years back.
I know this will sound dopey, but it sounds to me like your aircraft isn't fully turned on. Try pressing Ctrl+E to make sure everything is booted. You might want to make sure you are I a default plane first.