KI-43 Oscar. FSX Native. Freeware

[lazarus]

http://homepage3.nifty.com/ryukichi/index.html
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(slow uplink from here, so limited coms for now. Prob all the redirect and smokescreen to priv. router, but worth it ) pooter still in box, no idea how it goes, but based on prev, releases, will be nice. (Back to the hobby in a while. Gone, but not forgotten. Feels sooo good to be free of nannystate)

[AussieMan]

Thanks mate ..... been looking for one of these for a while. Used to have one in either FS2000 or 2002.

[Bomber_12th]

Sweet!! Going to make good use of this very nice model. Thanks for the heads-up!

For some added inspiration, a very close reproduction (accurate/authentic airframe, American engine) is operated by the Tillamook Air Museum (in very similar markings, I might add) - so its not like it's an extinct type from today's skies:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/10942_184273553600_6855576_n_zpsd875c5fc.jpg~origi nal (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/10942_184273553600_6855576_n_zpsd875c5fc.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/10522_152027023600_6235405_n_zps13a4c057.jpg~origi nal (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/10522_152027023600_6235405_n_zps13a4c057.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/24126_348670488600_2452847_n_zps8dbcc0ba.jpg~origi nal (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/24126_348670488600_2452847_n_zps8dbcc0ba.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/19731_300142583600_351210_n_zps90177461.jpg~origin al (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/19731_300142583600_351210_n_zps90177461.jpg.html)

[Naismith]

Good catch thanks - his other a/c are good too especially the Willow K5Y1 & Willow K5Y2

[SpaceWeevil]

What a great find! It feels very light to fly, just as you 'd expect. The handling is very crisp, making it great for tight, precise low-speed displays. Sound defaults to the FSX Mooney but I find the CH FW190A sounds suit it very well. The VC may be a bit sparse for some but it's perfectly serviceable. Taken all round this is a delight.

[Bomber_12th]

A bit unrelated, but I thought I'd add that fortunately the POF Zero (seen in the video above) won't be the last Sakae-powered example we'll ever hear - there is an original A6M3 in advanced restoration currently at Everett, Washington, which will be flown, powered too by an original Sakae engine completed by Vintage V-12's (meaning POF will no longer be able to state that theirs is the only one). Photos of this particular restoration, in progress, can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Legend-Flyers/255443124472131?id=255443124472131&sk=photos_stream