Mono Lake Playground O24B
Mono Lake, California
Be sure to download the required library of aerobatics models, listed in the Installation section below.
Description
I have developed the Mono Lake, California area into a series of two race courses and two playgrounds, with two additional areas still under construction. It was designed with the Got Friends Lake Skipper in mind, but should be fun in other small amphibians and fixed gear aircraft. If you are flying in a fixed gear plane, take off from O24. If you are in an amphibian, the water runway O24B has cold and dark starting spots at each of the areas. Check the gate numbers below.
You'll want to fly fast and low in order take advantage of the ground effect of the Lake Skipper. But be sure to slow down and be careful through tight turns. Skip on the water if you dare, but don't hit the land! The rings and tunnels DO NOT have collision turned on.
Tips
Plan ahead! Keep your eyes open for upcoming rings so you can prepare for the turn.
If you are unable to complete a turn, try slowing down. However, with practice, you should be able to fly all the courses at full speed.
Both Island courses have splits, where you can decide to go one way or the other.
In some cases, it can get complicated, so look for buoys in the water and on the ground to direct you.
Even in the more complicated parts, after a few runs you should get the hang of the routes.
If you fly in live weather and there is snow on the ground, it will be nearly impossible to make out the lake and the shore, which makes the whole area more diffucult.
Known Issues
Currently, the Lake Skipper and other planes tend to bottom out when going through rings when collision is turned on. I personally find it more fun to zoom around and not worry too much about colliding with the course, but I may add an identical course in the future that adds collisions.
Planned Updates and Tweaks
In addition to ongoing tweaks, I will be adding several more areas. See below for details.
Areas:
Main Course
A quick course of rings and tunnels over water and land, in the Southwestern corner of the lake.
Parking: 1, 2, 3, 4
Slalom Course
A short slalom course, in the Western bay of the lake.
Parking: 11, 12, 13, 14
Big Island
A wide open area, in the center of the lake with one large loop around the island and several crossovers and other technical elements. Designed to feel like a fast winding rollercoaster low to the water and ground.
Parking: 31, 32, 33, 34
Small Island
A wide open area, in the center of the lake. It is small enough to be technically difficult and contains lots of crossovers, climbs and dives.
Parking: 41, 42, 43, 44
Obstacle Course
This area, on the Southern part of the lake, is under construction. It will include a number of technical obstacles. Stay tuned!
Side by Side Course
This area, on the Northwestern side of the lake, is under construction. It will include side by side race tracks. Stay tuned!
Testing Grounds
This area, at the far East end of the lake, is where I test different objects and models and do collision testing. Try to fly different sized planes through the various sized obstacles without hitting anything. Good luck!
Installation
- Unzip the file and drag that folder into your community folder. If you are using Addons Linker, drag the folder to your favorite location, then include it in Addons Linker.
- Required Library : Aerobatics Model Library
- Thank you to LordFrites for this awesome library!
Night flying
You can fly Mono Lake Playground at night. The rings and tunnels all light up and I have added additional fantasy lighting on hills and shores of the two islands. I suggest flying at dawn or dusk or during a full moon. An additional library, listed below, is required to see the lighting effects. NOTE: the lights will not appear until you are relatively close to them, but will then stay on for the remainder of your flight. This can actually be considered a feature since it shows you where the course goes next.
Lights & Objects Developers Asset Pack
Thank you to MrMo for these awesome lights!
Come fly with me
I fly on the West USA server and will be flying around in the Mono Lake Playground making improvements and additions.
Tweaks, Issues and Ideas?
I am still tweaking a lot of the courses to make it more enjoyable and smooth. If you have any problems or any ideas on how to make the Playground more fun or challenging, please let me know!
Hi
great job, fantastic coupled with Lake Skipper, we made a multiplayer night out.
We look forward to your next update.
THANK YOU
Jean Pierre
11 months ago
FMJPA
Amazing! I've been working on an acrobatic mod for the LakeSkipper (and we've been testing it for about 20 hours among ~3 of us). It tops out around 180-200kts and can pull full barrel rolls and tricks while also keeping the beautiful ground effect and simplicity of the LakeSkipper. Cannot wait to try this out! Do you have a gamertag in the game? I'd love to fly with you mate!
1 years ago
synanthropic
Great work! A complete blast to tear around the courses in the Lake Skipper. Hope to organize some multiplayer races on this soon.
1 years ago
Thanks Chill! Glad you like it and I hope to tweak it and add more areas soon.
1 years ago
MojaveHigh
ChillMays
Excellent!
1 years ago
Admiral
Great job William, it's really fun good job
1 years ago
Thanks mate, glad you're enjoying it!
1 years ago
MojaveHigh
Zenon
Nice... So much ice right now !
1 years ago
Aha! I have to try it with real weather. I forgot all about that while I was developing it.
1 years ago
MojaveHigh
Pieterbaasje
Well done William mate , took the Kitfox and had a blast....BONUS-just west of Mono Lake over the Mtn there is Yosemite National Park...Watta way to finish the course then boogie thru Yosemite 😉 Outstanding addy !
1 years ago
I had a lot of fun making it and plans for additional sections. Thanks for checking it out mate!
1 years ago
MojaveHigh
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