Creator: Richard F. Nagel
I have been a Flight Simulator fanatic (or should I say a "pilot wannabe") and
a fan of the TV sitcom "Gilligan's Island" for quite some time, and thought to
myself "Why hasn't anyone ever created scenery for Gilligan's Island?."
Several combat flight simulator's (such as Microprose's "1942: The Pacific Air
War") have "easter eggs" in the programs refering to Gilligan's Island, but
none in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
I've been flying MS Flight Simulator since version 2.0 (back in 1989), but have
never created any scenery for it from scratch... until now. The result is
a freeware Gilligan's Island scenery pack for MS Flight Simulator versions 5.1,
95, and 98!
This scenery is a "real-world" depiction of "Gilligan's Island" from the
popular TV sitcom. The location and style of the island and scenery objects are
based on data from the Internet and directly from the TV show. The position of
the island is latitude 10ø North and longitude 140ø West (which was derived
from Episode 18 of the TV show, "X Marks the Spot"), and is about 1240 NM
southeast of Honolulu, Hawaii. The altitude (0 feet MSL) and magnetic variation
(09øE (-9ø)) are based on real-world coordinates.
You will need to have Microsoft Flight Simulator 95 or 98 loaded onto your
computer before taking advantage of this scenery. You will also need to
unzip it and then read the file named gilligan.txt for installation
instructions. Install scenery at your own risk. In other words, don't sue
the Howell's!