Warbirding Over the English Countryside

[Bomber_12th]

Here are some screenshots from today.

First stop, I started out at Duxford and put some time on the The Fighter Collection's Harvard (despite the model itself being of AT-6G configuration).

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/Harvard_1_zps5a4ff517.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/Harvard_1_zps5a4ff517.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/Harvard_2_zps0bbf6a56.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/Harvard_2_zps0bbf6a56.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/Harvard_3_zps0ff843cf.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/Harvard_3_zps0ff843cf.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/Harvard_4_zpsc7dbb354.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/Harvard_4_zpsc7dbb354.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/Harvard_5_zpsf59b9a84.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/Harvard_5_zpsf59b9a84.jpg.html)

[Bomber_12th]

Next stop, a jaunt over to North Weald to air test the Hangar 11 Collection's very original WWII-vet P-51D-20-NA (clouds continuing to build).

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/JJ_1_zps8bac4ebb.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/JJ_1_zps8bac4ebb.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/JJ_2_zps768febc0.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/JJ_2_zps768febc0.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/JJ_3_zps4d5aec4d.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/JJ_3_zps4d5aec4d.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/JJ_4_zps07c978f3.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/JJ_4_zps07c978f3.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/JJ_5_zpsbde8f1ab.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/JJ_5_zpsbde8f1ab.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/JJ_6_zps1220df81.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/JJ_6_zps1220df81.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/JJ_7_zps2b5cd26f.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/JJ_7_zps2b5cd26f.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/JJ_8_zps21997a1a.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/JJ_8_zps21997a1a.jpg.html)

[Bomber_12th]

And finally, a trip over to Little Gransden for a flight in a visiting SNJ. I hope you enjoy the shots!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/SNJ_1_zps361ccfd5.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/SNJ_1_zps361ccfd5.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/SNJ_2_zpsdea3c233.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/SNJ_2_zpsdea3c233.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/SNJ_3_zps36a0d8bc.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/SNJ_3_zps36a0d8bc.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/SNJ_4_zps95f719e5.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/SNJ_4_zps95f719e5.jpg.html)

[Daveroo]

greT SHOTS jOHN...WHAT DO YOU USE FOR A "WEATHER ENGINE"?

[ColoKent]

....the Virtavia (AlphaSim) or Warwick Carter T-6? That is stunning.

Kent

[Bomber_12th]

Dave, thanks! The cloud textures are REX, but for the weather engine I just use the FSX weather setup and set the cloud conditions to what I want. In this case, I used a raining, low stratus, set to 7/8. This will produce a dark cloud. I also added another layer of non-raining stratus above, set to 5/8, and this adds some clouds that are brighter, producing a nice contrast against the darker layer of clouds.

Kent, it is the Warwick Carter Texan, with a couple of repaints.

Until this weekend (which is a four-day weekend for me (one of the added perks of working for the education system)), I hadn't gotten a chance to do any flight simming for a couple of months, so I've been making up for that a bit over these last few days. ; )

[robert41]

Real nice.

[Mach3DS]

Great Set John! I'm glad you posted these here, rather than in the FSX screenshots thread. It allows for some conversation regarding them, which I love. Especially when it's a nice set like these. I find the screenshot thread great, but less personal, and easily derailed from any kind of response.

I love flight plans with purpose! I just today took out "Little Lynn" from Desert Rock airstrip in NV, and created a "fictional" recon flight for finding what would later become Dreamland (A51). I recently found a photorealistic (albeit lower res) of the area...the actual scouting was done in an V-35 Bonanza...but...oh well!

these shots are fantastic. I love the open canopy gear down shots in particular!

[TARPSBird]

John,
Can you provide download links for Harvard FE695 and the USN SNJ-3? Those are beautiful.

[FentiFlier1]

Superb screenshots John, as ever!

Your T-6 skins are real gems, it is always a pleasure to see them in the sim.


Owen.

[Bomber_12th]

Thanks, fellas! I should add that the recent update released for the Duxford scenery inspired me to do some of this flying as well.

TARPSBird, the T-6 repaints are a couple of the ones I released this past summer, which you can find here, at Flightsim.com, and at Avsim. Here's a list of all of the ones I have released so-far:

jt_at6_vhnzh.zip - AT-6C 41-33767, VH-NZH, based in Australia. (Seen Above) http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?79081-North-American-AT-6-Texan-VH-NZH&highlight=texan
jt_at6_n85696.zip - AT-6D 42-85696, N85696, registered to A and M Flight Services in Minnesota. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?79080-North-American-AT-6-Texan-N85696&highlight=texan
jt_at6_n7083c.zip - SNJ-4 88-1447, N7083C, registered to SNJ Corp. in Minnesota. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?79079-North-American-AT-6-Texan-N7083C&highlight=texan
jt_at6_n3931y.zip - AT-6G 49-3311, N3931Y, registered to Kermit Weeks/Fantasy of Flight, Florida. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?79078-North-American-AT-6-Texan-N3931Y&highlight=texan
jt_at6_n244gr.zip - AT-6F 44-81920, N244GR, registered to Gordon Richardson in Texas. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?79077-North-American-AT-6-Texan-N244GR&highlight=texan
jt_at6_gtdjn.zip - AT-6D 44-81506, G-TDJN, registered to David Nock in the United Kingdom. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?79076-North-American-AT-6-Texan-G-TDJN&highlight=texan
jt_at6_n92778.zip - AT-6G 51-14799, N92778, registered to Timothy McDonald in Texas. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?79500-North-American-AT-6-Texan-N92778&highlight=texan
jt_at6_n89013.zip - SNJ-5 90623, N89013, registered to JEB SNJ5, LLC/Jim Beasley in Pennsylvania. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?79499-North-American-AT-6-SNJ-Texan-N89013&highlight=texan
jt_at6_n651sh.zip - AT-6D 49-3305, N651SH, registered to Flying Texans and Mustangs Unlimited, LLC in Texas. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?79496-North-American-AT-6-Texan-N651SH&highlight=texan
jt_at6_n518ww.zip - SNJ-5C 51868, N518WW, registered to JR Consulting NV LLC in Texas. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?79495-North-American-AT-6-SNJ-Texan-N518WW&highlight=texan
jt_at6_n45ck.zip - SNJ-6 112277, N45CK, registered to Martin Aviation Inc/The Lyon Air Museum in California. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?79494-North-American-AT-6-SNJ-Texan-N45Ck&highlight=texan
jt_at6_n43826.zip - AT-6D 42-84757, N43826, registered to Natre Air III, LLC/Nathan Davis in Indiana. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?79498-North-American-AT-6-Texan-N43826&highlight=texan
jt_at6_n3405.zip - Harvard Mk.4 RCAF 20405, N3405, registered to the Texas Flying Legends Museum in Texas. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?79497-North-American-AT-6-Harvard-N3405&highlight=harvard
jt_at6_gbtxi.zip - Harvard Mk.IIB RCAF FE695, G-BTXI, registered to The Fighter Collection in the United Kingdom. (Seen Above) http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?79493-North-American-AT-6-Harvard-G-BTXI&highlight=harvard
jt_at6_cgbqb.zip - Harvard Mk.4 RCAF 20352, C-GBQB, registered to the Lacombe family in Canada. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?79492-North-American-AT-6-Harvard-C-GBQB&highlight=harvard


BTW, since making the repaint of Harvard Mk.4 N3405, which first flew earlier this year following a 10-year restoration, the aircraft won the "Reserve Grand Champion Post-WWII" award at Oshkosh this year, for quality, depth and authenticity of restoration. The highly polished N45CK was also sold to a new owner, since the time I made the repaint, and is now part of the Lyon Air Museum.


Here's another screenshot of the SNJ that I like:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/SNJ_5_zpse9c248df.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/SNJ_5_zpse9c248df.jpg.html)

[jankees]

lovely stuff...

[TARPSBird]

John, thank you very much for the list of paints. :salute: That was "above and beyond" the call of duty for what I asked you but I'm sure all of us will want to browse the list and grab some that we don't have.

[Bomber_12th]

Next time I get a long enough break from work I hope to finish some more of the repaints I have for the Wozza T-6, including a few Texans of "No.1 BFTS" (British Flight Training Squadron), the first training squadron formed in the U.S. to train British pilots for combat flying, using the AT-6 Texan. This Squadron was located at Terrell Field, in Terrell, Texas. ; )

[Daveroo]

whats the latest news on the P-39 John?.....is it "taking a break"?

its great you are staying busy at work BTW....

[Portia911]

In the same spirit . . . approaching Birmingham (Opus/REX)


94525

(many thanks for your excellent skins, John)

[Bradburger]

Lovely shots John. Looks like you had some fun!

It seems I had the same idea as you and Portia911, and had a busy but fun time flying around the South of England.

On Saturday, a quick air test of an old airshow favourite, formerly of The Fighter Collection, ML417, Goodwood (http://www.uk2000scenery.com/) to Dunsfold (http://www.arm-computers.co.uk/html/airfields_11.html).

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/FSX%20RealAir%20Spitfire%20IX/ML4171_zps9fdc7d47.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/FSX%20RealAir%20Spitfire%20IX/ML4171_zps9fdc7d47.jpg~original" border="0" alt="ML417 Goodwood to Dunsfold 1 photo ML4171_zps9fdc7d47.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/FSX%20RealAir%20Spitfire%20IX/ML4173_zpsc0235d13.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/FSX%20RealAir%20Spitfire%20IX/ML4173_zpsc0235d13.jpg~original" border="0" alt="ML417 Goodwood to Dunsfold 3 photo ML4173_zpsc0235d13.jpg"/></a>

Safely down at Dunsfold

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/FSX%20RealAir%20Spitfire%20IX/ML4174_zps9d659628.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/FSX%20RealAir%20Spitfire%20IX/ML4174_zps9d659628.jpg~original" border="0" alt="ML417 At Dunsfold 1 photo ML4174_zps9d659628.jpg"/></a>

Cheers

Paul

[Bradburger]

On Sunday, another Spitfire flight test from Goodwood, this time in NH188 (http://aussiex.org/forum/index.php?/files/file/4049-realair-spitfire-mk-ix-clipped-wings-cf-nus-and-oo-arc), in her rather different, but welcome, Canadian civil scheme form the early 1960's.

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/FSX%20RealAir%20Spitfire%20IX/NH188CF-NUS2_zps82d1d56e.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/FSX%20RealAir%20Spitfire%20IX/NH188CF-NUS2_zps82d1d56e.jpg~original" border="0" alt=" photo NH188CF-NUS2_zps82d1d56e.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/FSX%20RealAir%20Spitfire%20IX/NH188CF-NUS4_zps64df899d.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/FSX%20RealAir%20Spitfire%20IX/NH188CF-NUS4_zps64df899d.jpg~original" border="0" alt=" photo NH188CF-NUS4_zps64df899d.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/FSX%20RealAir%20Spitfire%20IX/NH188CF-NUS5_zps390fee27.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/FSX%20RealAir%20Spitfire%20IX/NH188CF-NUS5_zps390fee27.jpg~original" border="0" alt=" photo NH188CF-NUS5_zps390fee27.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/FSX%20RealAir%20Spitfire%20IX/NH188CF-NUS6_zpsd0453675.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/FSX%20RealAir%20Spitfire%20IX/NH188CF-NUS6_zpsd0453675.jpg~original" border="0" alt=" photo NH188CF-NUS6_zpsd0453675.jpg"/></a>

Cheers

Paul

[Bradburger]

For some reason, for the last few days or so, I've been in a 'Mustang Mood', so I decided to reacquaint myself with the WBS P-51B/C/Mustang IIIs', and look at some of my newly added repaints by the very talented Jan Kees Blom (does he ever stop? :icon_lol:), again over the lovely Sussex/Surrey countryside.

Up From Goodwood (again!)

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/FSX%20WBS%20Mustangs%20-%20Fighter%20Leader%20X/WBSMustangIIISS2_zpsb18701aa.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/FSX%20WBS%20Mustangs%20-%20Fighter%20Leader%20X/WBSMustangIIISS2_zpsb18701aa.jpg~original" border="0" alt=" photo WBSMustangIIISS2_zpsb18701aa.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/FSX%20WBS%20Mustangs%20-%20Fighter%20Leader%20X/WBSMustangIIISS3_zps9b3d5c71.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/FSX%20WBS%20Mustangs%20-%20Fighter%20Leader%20X/WBSMustangIIISS3_zps9b3d5c71.jpg~original" border="0" alt=" photo WBSMustangIIISS3_zps9b3d5c71.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/FSX%20WBS%20Mustangs%20-%20Fighter%20Leader%20X/WBSMustangIIISS4_zps9ce5ed29.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/FSX%20WBS%20Mustangs%20-%20Fighter%20Leader%20X/WBSMustangIIISS4_zps9ce5ed29.jpg~original" border="0" alt=" photo WBSMustangIIISS4_zps9ce5ed29.jpg"/></a>

Back to Dunsfold (again!)

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/FSX%20WBS%20Mustangs%20-%20Fighter%20Leader%20X/WBSMustangIIIWC-X1_zps098c8cb6.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/FSX%20WBS%20Mustangs%20-%20Fighter%20Leader%20X/WBSMustangIIIWC-X1_zps098c8cb6.jpg~original" border="0" alt=" photo WBSMustangIIIWC-X1_zps098c8cb6.jpg"/></a>

Cheers

Paul

[Bradburger]

Lastly (if you're still awake), my last flight of the day (or should that be night!) in the A2A Accusim P-51D, (JJ wartime repaint by Jan Kees Blom) this time to Shoreham.

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/A2A%20WOP3%20P-51D/WOP3JJ4_zpsfdd0da5d.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/A2A%20WOP3%20P-51D/WOP3JJ4_zpsfdd0da5d.jpg~original" border="0" alt=" photo WOP3JJ4_zpsfdd0da5d.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/A2A%20WOP3%20P-51D/WOP3JJ3_zpse64fd07c.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/A2A%20WOP3%20P-51D/WOP3JJ3_zpse64fd07c.jpg~original" border="0" alt=" photo WOP3JJ3_zpse64fd07c.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/A2A%20WOP3%20P-51D/WOP3JJ2_zps832f05af.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/A2A%20WOP3%20P-51D/WOP3JJ2_zps832f05af.jpg~original" border="0" alt=" photo WOP3JJ2_zps832f05af.jpg"/></a>


Safely on the ground (just!)

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/A2A%20WOP3%20P-51D/WOP3JJ6_zpsf7a14790.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/A2A%20WOP3%20P-51D/WOP3JJ6_zpsf7a14790.jpg~original" border="0" alt=" photo WOP3JJ6_zpsf7a14790.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Merlin266/media/A2A%20WOP3%20P-51D/WoP3JJ7_zpsf69dc05c.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r690/Merlin266/A2A%20WOP3%20P-51D/WoP3JJ7_zpsf69dc05c.jpg~original" border="0" alt=" photo WoP3JJ7_zpsf69dc05c.jpg"/></a>

Cheers

Paul

[DickB]

Love the aircraft/weather, but the ground textures look very washed out and blurry at low level. What scenery is it ?

[Bradburger]

Love the aircraft/weather, but the ground textures look very washed out and blurry at low level. What scenery is it ?

Dick,

In both John's and my screenshots, the scenery is the Horizon Generation X VFR photo scenery (http://www.playsimspublishing.com/titles.html).

John is also using the Earth Simulations Treescapes (http://earthsimulations.com/product-category/treescapes-uk/)that match accurately the trees in the VFR photo scenery.

As for it being blurred at lower level in my screenshots, this is down to my ageing system, (AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ w/Radeon HD4850 & 2GB of RAM, HDD), which actually doesn't run FSX too badly with careful selected and tweaked settings, but sometimes after a flight in something quick to a new area, it does get a bit blurry at times.

However, somedays it's better than others!

That all said, Photo scenery in FS as a rule looks better from a 1500ft or above than low or ground level.

You can see from John's shots though that the VFR scenery looks fantastic lower down on a newer, more FSX capable PC.

Cheers

Paul

[DickB]

Hi Paul - ah, that's what I thought. I tried the Horizon scenery, and while it looks great at altitude , even with Treescapes I found it unconvincing at low level. I'm now flying with UTX and FTX Global, and the UK has never looked better, at any height. Given it is not map-perfect, but it's perfectly possible to fly VFR using water features, coasts, conurbations etc. I disable all UTX roads, and the result is IMO a pretty good representation of wartime British countryside.

But that's just my opinion and what works for me. Thanks for posting some really great pix !

[Bradburger]

Glad you like the screenshots Dick, although mine are not quite up to the standard of John's!

It would seem that not only simmers, but real world pilots who like to sim as well, are divided over Photo scenery and the likes of UTX and FTX scenery.

But I'm pleased you have found the UTX & FTX Global suits your needs, and at least you have tried the Horizon Photo scenery, and have made your choice based on your needs and experience of the both products.

I guess that's the great thing about an open architecture Simulator like FS - you can use stuff that suits your tastes, needs, and preferences.

Cheers

Paul

[Portia911]

My single pic (#16) is using ORBX England only.

[Mach3DS]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2878/10433653724_b31d249c0e_o.jpg

[Smashing Time]

morning stroll

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/SmashingBomb/salem4b_zpsb680d5f7.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/SmashingBomb/media/salem4b_zpsb680d5f7.jpg.html)

[DickB]

I guess that's the great thing about an open architecture Simulator like FS - you can use stuff that suits your tastes, needs, and preferences.

Cheers

Paul

Agreed !!

[Mach3DS]

morning stroll

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/SmashingBomb/salem4b_zpsb680d5f7.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/SmashingBomb/media/salem4b_zpsb680d5f7.jpg.html)

Love this one! I just realized I posted my shot in the wrong thread...oh well, at least it's one of john's and a warbird! LOL.