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Valdez or Bust -Laying the Trans Alaska Pipelin

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Mikrco

Charter Member
I'm headed to Valdez, AK and layin' pipe on the way. Before I go much further I need some pilots to check the pipeline so far.
FSNW_Taps Project.zip contains FSX SP2 Accel only scenery for Part One of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). Part One includes Pump Stations #1 & #2 connected by the pipeline. This scenery requires the editing of your terrain.cfg to display the pipeline. Each pump station has a helopad list in the Go to Airport, ID's are "AP01" & "AP02". NDB's are frequency 890 & 891 respectively.
Download available to registered members @ www.fsnorthwest.net

TAPS_P1.jpg

Taps_1.jpg

Taps_2.jpg

Taps_3.jpg

Taps_4.jpg

Taps_18.jpg

Taps_19.jpg
 
Very cool. I spent a lot of time in Valdez, fishing etc. The pipeline also means a lot to me. When I was on Eielson AFB, the pipeline ran right through the base. I remember getting my introduction to the base, my reporting official drove me to it. I remember him telling me about the bars they sat on, and how they were designed to move during earthquakes.

Cheers and thanks for the file!
 
I heard that the Alaskan pipeline was unused and in a great state of disrepair these days. Is that true?
 
tigisfat said:
I heard that the Alaskan pipeline was unused and in a great state of disrepair these days. Is that true?
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Things may have changed, but from my understanding it still worked when I was there. I nearly accepted a job on the north slope doing security on the silly thing.
 
tigisfat said:
I heard that the Alaskan pipeline was unused and in a great state of disrepair these days. Is that true?
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Yes, they shut it down...now they are using it to deliver Alaskan golden pale beer:ernae:....not...I beleive they still are using it but do have corrosion issues in some of the legs.
Very nice work, will look forward to this add on
Jim
 
Amazingly enough I worked on the construction of the Pipeline for a couple of years, both as Engineer and Geologist, and later as an actual construction worker after the design work was complete. The verticle support members you see holding up the above ground pipe are set in holes up to 50' deep. I personally drilled some 400 of them....

Pipeline still delivers about 10% of the US oil consumption.

T.
 
Nils said:
Very cool work! Thanks a lot! :applause::applause:
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Nice screenies.

An issue has been reported concerning the loss of display of the pipeline at a few spots along the route. I have confirmed that this issue exits and am currently loading up my welder and other tools to make the necessary repairs to the pipeline.
 
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