MSFS20/24 CA21 Limberlost Ranch – Now Available!

If you ever flew around ORBX’s Blue Canyon-Nyack Airport in FSX or P3D, you might remember it included two additional “lite” airstrips. One of those airstrips, my personal favorite, happened to be Limberlost Ranch.

I set out to recreate this scenery simply because I missed all the fun I had flying into it. Only this time, I wanted to see it with the level of detail and accuracy we have come to expect in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Limberlost Ranch was one of those projects that lived most of it’s development life on the backburner. It’s been the origin of many reused model parts across multiple sceneries, and even the start of some tech, like the parallax style pool used in my Bald Eagle Airfield scenery (Though, this has since been replaced at Limberlost).

The very first work in progress previews of Limberlost Ranch were taken back on August 9, 2022, with the project being officially announced over on the FSDeveloper forums that following December. To put that in perspective, that was before the release of Forwood Farm and the Got Friends Wilga. So, yeah. It’s been a while…

Just over a year ago in late April of 2025, work began once more on the scenery and continued on for several months with a good amount of progress being made. Though, a bit later I would decide to take a hiatus from scenery development to change things up and create the 1500R Sport.

I would not start on the scenery again until the very end of January, 2026.

Over the next few months I would bounce back and forth between the scenery and our current (softly announced) Pietenpol Air Camper project, before deciding to put 100% of my focus into just getting the airport done in late April.

Now a little over a month later, I am proud to announce that Limberlost Ranch has finally succeeded in reaching it’s release date!

It took way longer than I ever expected it to, but seeing it done – now I can step back and finally begin to appreciate all of the work that went into it.

Limberlost Ranch was built on the foundation of MSFS 2020 before making the transition over to 2024. Both versions of the scenery share the same base features, but the 2024 version isn’t just a simple port. It has been built to leverage 2024 native features like 3D characters, SimProp Containers (taking advantage of the new modular structure), native EX1 code, updated lighting, and material animations driving the upgraded caustics in the pool.

To better support 2024’s avatar mode, several models in the scenery were updated with more advanced collision models to allow you to explore the ranch in its entirety. One of my personal favorites being the pool, where you can jump in and climb back out using either of the ladders.

The Ranch House got the same treatment, complete with collidable walls, railings, and furniture. Jump on the bed if you want – nobody’s going to stop you. If I modeled a platform or a set of steps, you can walk on it or climb it in 2024.

Like with all ESD addons, Limberlost Ranch comes with a list of interactive and environment triggered features:

• One detailed ridge-top ranch and airstrip with custom models and vegetation, using PBR materials.
• A Hangar with a parking spawn, environment-triggered lights, and an aircraft/avatar triggered hangar door.
• A custom high resolution asphalt apron near the Hangar.
• A Ranch House with a navigable interior model (designed for 2024’s avatar mode).
• A pool with depth, animated water caustics, and an inflatable animated with wind direction.
• Custom animated wildlife: A Fox and Wild Boar roam the coverage area. Also, Horse.
• Environment-triggered sounds using Wwise: Fox, Horse, Hangar lights, Pool, and Fountain.
• Environment-triggered visual effects: Fountain and Chimney Smoke.
• Hand-crafted terraforming with custom 15cm/px aerial imagery.

A free trial is available on the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Marketplace, as well as various rental options for those who don’t want to jump in right away!

Alongside our website, CA21 Limberlost Ranch is also available from ORBX, as well as the MSFS Marketplace for both 2020 & 2024!
An update is also available for Emerald Object Library, which is required for this scenery!