Bowman’s Beach Helistop (4FD9) is a helipad located on Sanibel Island, near Fort Myers, Florida. The helipad is a utility pad, operated by the Lee County Mosquito Control District. The helipad was also featured in the movie Day of the Dead (1985).
Bowman’s Beach Helistop has been created from the ground up using default MSFS objects and materials, as well as some custom objects and vegetation, which have been added to the scenery with the integration of Emerald Object Library. Trees around the heliport property have been redone for greater accuracy.
This scenery requires the following library to function correctly:
Emerald Object Library (MSFS 2020)
Supported Sim(s)
MSFS (2020)
Format
Zip
File Size
146 KB (Compressed), 166 KB (Uncompressed)
August 11, 2025 | v1.1.0
- Added gravel apron.
- Adjusted position of models & aprons to align with updated aerial imagery.
- Excluded ugly wad of Power Transmission Towers at the nearby Sub-Station.
- Fixed exclude for road overlays causing missing autogen trees in 2024.
- Replaced Camper with Shed.
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April 27, 2023 | v1.0.4
- Added and swapped out some models based on aerials.
- Adjusted autogen vegetation along the fence perimeter and road.
- Adjusted placement of all aprons and models to align to the latest aerial imagery.
- Converted to a Heliport: Removed runway, added helipad start.
- Fixed windsock orientation.
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March 24, 2022 | v1.0.3
- Added parking spawn for cold and dark.
- Added services.xml to remove ground service equipment from parking spawn.
- Changed folder name & file structure. (Remove old version from community folder!!)
- Fixed metal drums clipping with another model.
- Replaced Windsock with new Emerald Object Library model.
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June 20, 2021 | v1.0.2
- Excluded TIN around the heliport for better compatibility with photogrammetry.
- Fixed elevation artifact on the helipad when using photogrammetry.
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April 29, 2021 | v1.0.1
- Added water to pond on Southern approach end.
- Added runway starts to allow for spawning directly on the pad (Both starts spawn at the same location, but in opposing directions).
- Adjusted helipad grunge layer priority to overlap painted square.
- Removed “Dock” parking spot, as it didn’t work and is no longer needed.
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April 23, 2021 | v1.0.0
- Initial Release
