A Bay City-Sized Airport in Bellisseria | Voters

A Bay City-Sized Airport in Bellisseria

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Lethra Resident

Right now, most airports in Bellisseria are a strip of asphalt, a small rez area, and that's about it. Belli Fairgrounds and Shell Yeah are a little bigger but they're still cumbersome to use if there's more than one aircraft there--even small ones.
I know LL has many reasons to not want to deal with airport nonsense, but Bay City has been around for a very long time, and if it was impractical to manage, presumably they would have closed it by now.
Bay City has a terminal and plenty of room to move a moderately sized aircraft, but still functions with a short auto-return time and a limited rez area. It's perfect for pilots who like airline roleplay and still requires very little oversight day-to-day. A larger airport in Belli would draw more pilots/sailors to the area, potentially for LL-run events, and make more Belli residents aware that SL aviation exists, giving some of them one more reason to stick around. 
It seems your business plan is to jam-pack Belli with (revenue-generating) residential areas rather than make it a free-for-all like the original Mainland. But with a buffer of one or two sims (like Belli Fairgrounds, and Bay City for that matter), pilots could get in and out and residents would experience little to no increase in low-flying aircraft. 
We appreciate what you've already done to make Bellisseria aviation-friendly (existing airports, the covenant, etc.), but if you want to make it appealing to a wider audience, you need at least one airport that can fit more than one or two single-engine prop planes at the same time.

June 4, 2024

VenKellie Resident

i love this idea :)

diamond Marchant

I never saw an airport I did not like, however, I find the current airport situation in Bellisseria to be just fine... it takes us back to a time in the 20th century when airports were few and water-landing planes were in use. For me, the highest priority for Belli aviation would be completing the protected water connection at Bleaberry Tarn. Flyers use protected water just as sailors do... to avoid orbs and banlines.
About Costner Bay, I would simply replace the current building with more aircraft parking, such as found in Shell Yeah (a wonderful spot).
We have many large modern airports in the continents that surround Belli. Allowing Belli to be a bit different is ok.

Abnor Mole

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Abnor Mole

Thanks to everyone who has responded. 
Bellisseria would indeed benefit from a larger airport. The difficulty in that is creating the content to make it one. We reluctantly used a resident made airport building for the airport in Costner Bay with the intention of replacing it with one built by Moles at some point..... but unfortunately we have not yet reached that point. 
If or when that time comes, we will definitely take this feedback into consideration in regard to the size an amenities for such.

Lethra Resident

Abnor Mole Hi Abnor, thanks for getting back to us so quickly! We appreciate your general agreement that such an airport would be a good thing, and I understand the issue with actually building the terminal. I've done terminals. They're infuriating lol. 
I think most SL pilots would agree with me that we're not expecting an elaborate, immersive experience that mimics a large international airport in every detail. Personally, I'd be thrilled if you just got rid of one runway at Shell Yeah,  rezzed an exact copy of Bay City's terminal and added a bit of taxiway space. 
That said, if there's anything the SL aviation community can do to help, please do reach out to us. I hope we can find a way to make this happen.

Daniel Voyager

I support this idea. Sounds great because this will go well with current Bellisseria airstrips.

Boots Shamrock

An intercontinental airport, without being oversized, would be great for Bellisseria

Kimberly Lemongrass

As a longtime resident of Bellesseria and an avid SL pilot, I am very much in favor of this idea. We definitely need a proper airport in Bellesseria, since these little airstrips that exist now are not enough to cut it and can be challenging to land a large aircraft on.

Dariah Raynier

I support the idea. The airport shouldn't be overscaled and fit into Bellisseria themes. Additional facilitlies for public transport should be added. DR Ferry Services is supporting the idea and a ferry dock at the airport, so travellers can change there.

DeannaWissman Resident

I support the idea.

DavidLeigh Resident

This is a terrific idea. In particular the point about the potential of such an airport serving to make "Belli residents aware that SL aviation exists." As for me, at one point I was becoming disillusioned with SL until one day I found out about aviation in SL. That was a game changer for me. I am embarrassed to say how much I have spent on planes, land (and tier), and rentals for my planes (and all the L$ I have bought to pay for all this) :-)

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