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    KUGN - Waukegan National Airport - Image 1

    Description

    MSFS2024 Notice: At this time, I will not be installing or testing any of my uploads in MSFS 2024. It sounds like the sim is not stable and filled with glitches and bugs. Therefore compatibility with MSFS 2024 is not guaranteed. 

    This is my first airport designed with the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 SDK. This replaced the default KUGN - Waukegan National Airport that is found in the simulator. This modification provides a more realistic depiction of KUGN. For those unfamiliar, KUGN is located about 20 miles north of Chicago. It is home to a variety of business jets, general aviation aircraft, and has on occasion seen Air Force One (B757). It’s location to affluent northern Chicago suburbs makes it a convenient departure point for private air travelers or aircraft owners.

    Changes from the default version of KUGN include:

    • More accurate hangar sizes, types, orientation, and location
    • Corrected RWY 5/23 coloration
      • Correct VASI, markings, and lighting
    • Corrected RWY 14/32
      • Correct VASI, markings, and lighting
    • Added taxiway signs and ground marking
      • Holdshort marking
      • RWY marking
      • Parking T
    • Added taxiway lighting
    • Added ramp/hangar lighting
    • Added correct parking location
    • Added various static aircraft to provide more realis
    • Improved ground apron
    • Cleaned up satellite imagery

    Version 1.1 Changes

    • Fixed taxiway lighting
    • Corrected RWY5 approach lighting (removed) added REILs
    • Added generic localizer antenna at end of RWY5

    Version 1.2 Changes

    • Fixed taxiway lighting again due to updated "Light Row" function
    • Added black background to holdshort lines
    • Removed excessive markings on Runway 05/32
    • Reduced size of taxiway signs

    Version 1.3 Changes

    • Fixed/removed random trees around runways

    Version 2.0 Changes

    • Added custom taxiway lines
    • Enhanced overall look of the airfield by re-doing the taxiways and aprons
    • Updated runway marking to reflect how they are in real life
    • Added black outlines to runway markings and numbers
    • Added a layer of "wear" across the entire airfield
    • Updated night lighting
    • Added custom ILS for Runway 23
    • Perimeter fencing
    • Enhanced some taxiway paths
    • Compatible with Google Maps mod
    • Note: This was compiled in Sim Update 10 and therefore should be compatible with Sim Update 9 and 10 when it is released in August. If you run into issues, please let me know

    Not changed from default:

    • Approaches (aside from ILS RWY23)
    • Frequencies

    Please feel free to provide feedback!

    Install by adding "pilotguy121a-airport-kugn-edit1" and "pilotguy121a-lineskugn" to your Community folder.

     

    Creating these airports takes a great deal of time. If you enjoy the addon and would like to support future development feel free to donate any amount via PayPal. Just copy the link below. Any amount is greatly appreciated.

    https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=P73P4A9SE4AE4

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    CaptainMoonlight

    over 2 years ago

    Many thanks from Warstein in Germany for the update of this wonderfull designed place to fly :-)
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    FailingSystems

    over 3 years ago

    It's awesome being able to fly into my local airport with this scenery! I remember watching a Boeing 737-700 BBJ arrive at the airport years ago, and the flight crew was nice enough to give me a tour of the cockpit and cabin. Something I'll never forget!


    Thank you very much for making this, and I'm looking forward to your future work and updates!

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    RGWY4X

    almost 4 years ago

    I came across the update to this great airport this morning. A month ago I was passing through northern Illinois and stopped at the Stick and Rudder club where I flew decades ago. The airport is not as pretty as it once was, many more jets and all that perimeter fencing...unatractive but it there and now in this scenery. Thank you, it's looking more and more like the real thing.

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    pilotguy121aAuthor

    almost 4 years ago

    Thanks for the kind words! The update is an improvement over the original releases. Much better than the default. I wish I had the time to model custom buildings and add more custom textures but sadly I don't have the time or resources to accomplish this.

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    wiredapple

    about 4 years ago

    Any updates coming soon for KUGN? I would certainly like to see the FBO just as it is in real life along with the fuel tanks near the entrance, the F111 at the Veterans Memorial and the control tower modeled as it is in real life.

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    pilotguy121aAuthor

    almost 4 years ago

    All sound like great additions but I don't have the time to learn how to model. If someone wants to they are more than welcome to message me and we can go about including it in future updates.

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    wiredapple

    over 4 years ago

    Would be awesome to see a more realistic ATCT; the one depicted in this add-on seems to be much shorter than the one actually at UGN...perhaps one modeled exactly like the one at Waukegan.

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    pilotguy121aAuthor

    over 4 years ago

    I would agree, unfortunately I don't have the time to learn Blender to make custom models. There is only a handful of choices for ATCT in the SDK.

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    WellThisRocks

    almost 5 years ago

    Thanks for keeping up with this! Great job.

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    ChillyWilly

    about 5 years ago

    Excellent upgrade!
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    pilotguy121aAuthor

    over 5 years ago

    Thank you for the comment! Yes, this was remade using the SDK. Even though it may not look like much, there is probably around 30-40 hours into it. I'm working on a KMDW enhancement now. I know KENW is pretty horrible in simulator. I haven't looked at KPWK yet. I'm hoping the SDK gets improved soon. The lack of objects and customization of those objects is disappointing.
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    PeterN0969

    over 5 years ago

    Hi and Happy New Year!!!

    Can you do a mock up of Chicago Executive (PWK) and Kenosha?
    I was wondering on what exact applications you used on UGN? Great Work!
    SDK perhaps but not sure?
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    wiredapple

    over 5 years ago

    Another comment was on the approach lighting for RWY 05; I didn't think that RWY 05 had any approach lighting in real life unless it's been added recently. I can't think of when I was last in Waukegan along Green Bay Road, but I don't remember seeing any approach lighting set up beyond the localizer antenna near the road. There is approach lighting with runway alignment strobes at the end of RWY 23. This end of the runway also does not have REILS as it has been depicted in MSFS and FSX.
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    pilotguy121aAuthor

    over 5 years ago

    Thank you for the feedback! I must have misread the Airnav page when selecting the approach lighting for RWY5. I uploaded a new version that fixes this. Additionally, the taxiway lighting is fixed. The lighting tool in the SDK appears to be flawed. It displays correctly in the Scenery Editor but not in the sim.

    Regarding the tower, the default tower selection is horrible. The SDK needs to be improved and object packs need to be released. I attempted to make custom buildings for another project and do not have the time or resources to learn at the moment. I will continue to update this airport as the SDK is enhanced. Hopefully we get access to more buildings/objects/towers!
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    wiredapple

    over 5 years ago

    Another suggested change would be the control tower - the one created by MSFS is much shorter than the tower that actually exists at UGN with the dark windows along the middle of the tower on each side leading up to the cab. I tried changing the tower but had a very hard time finding a suitable replacement for it in the scenery objects within MSFS's development mode.
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    lryrob

    over 5 years ago

    Nice re-do of the airport. However there is one problem no ground contact on 121.65. when you land you are told by the tower to contact ground on 121.65, but there is nothing listed for the contact.
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    pilotguy121aAuthor

    over 5 years ago

    Thank you! I didn't modify the default ATC for KUGN. It seems to be working for me though. What runway were you using at the time? I have had it not populate all parking options (East/West/South), I can only assume this is due to AI occupying the marking slots (?).
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    KUGN - Waukegan National Airport

    Enhance your Microsoft Flight Simulator experience with the KUGN - Waukegan National Airport add-on. This detailed modification offers a more realistic depiction of KUGN, located just 20 miles north of Chicago. With accurate hangar sizes, corrected runway coloration, added taxiway signs, and custom lighting, this upgrade brings KUGN to life for virtual pilots.

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    CatégorieAirports
    Sub-CategoryRegional Airports
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