Re: It's time for a new default airport

SKBO ?

On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 8:27 AM Israel Emmanuel <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I've been able to secure some scenery made for other flight sims that I
> can convert and use in FlightGear. I'm still tuning some things, so I
> haven't uploaded anything to the database yet, but I have very good packs
> for Minneapolis (KMSP) and other smaller airports in Minnesota, and I have
> a pack for Detroit (KDTW) that is far more detailed and advanced than
> anything else we have in FlightGear. I can try and talk with other creators
> if we have other places in mind, but that's what I have for now. Lagos
> (DNMM) would be a cool default airport, but I'm not sure how popular it
> would be.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Scott Giese <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Monday, June 15, 2026 2:48 AM
> *To:* [email protected] <
> [email protected]>
> *Subject:* Re: [Flightgear-devel] It's time for a new default airport
>
>
> I'm supportive of a change, especially due to BIKF being unusable on next
> with WS3.  It's completely broken as-is.
>
> I haven't noticed much attention toward creating new airports over the
> last few years, but there have been some.  Might be worth seeing what's
> available.
>
> BIKF was totally undeveloped when it was chosen, so 'existing and
> complete' doesn't need to be a constraint when selecting a new default
> airport.  If a undeveloped airport is chosen, there will need to be some
> interest from the scenery community to build it.
>
> Scott
> On 6/15/2026 12:55 AM, Josh Davidson wrote:
>
> Hi,
> It's now been 6 years since he changed, lets change it...
>
> BIKF besides will due to it's location have not very bright lighting
> often, so it doesn't showcase FlightGear fantastically in my view...
>
> Let's change it, I think it would be great!
>
> --
> Josh Davidson
>
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