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Sounds good to me, François. I have mine installed, but unfortunately, haven't fired her up yet. Will be getting this add on pack, also. Don

Lots of fun! Works great. More reason to spend rime at the site. Thanks Ed and Garry. :applause::wavey::wiggle:

Bravo Zsolt!! I have everyone of your MIII repaints - they're superb. I still really like the Skysim MIII - very enjoyable - and even more so, with your repaints. Many thanks!!! DL

Looks really nice! Wonder if a Korean War era boat will ever materialise, though ... Thank goodness for Mr Davies' Leyte and Laz' Ocean ... :) Can't deny she's a lovely looking boat - no doubt!:salute: DL

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Hello JAFO, Just had to pop in to say a huge thanks - in particular for the DFRC scheme, with the fixed lettering option, no less. The metal looks awesome - all the various panels with different shades of polish - looks just superb. With all this work you've done, there really is something for everyone. Many kind thanks! DL

See my pm. Not to current highest standards but great value at half price. DaveQ

Beautiful, Bill !! :applause::ernae::applause: The MAAM has one too in its collection.Was really looking forward getting to work on it but all batteries suddenly ran dry... Really wonderful to see you've picked up on it. In such superb fashion too. Waiting for it in great anticipation ! :cool: Cheers, Jan

Very nice ! l see you got the hang of AO :)

It's been out for years. Russel Smith did a number for this model way back in 2006. Here they are, including the low vis paint in question: http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=Crusader+russel&CatID=root&Go=Search Enjoy!

Amazing! I know lining up those windows was a bear ... Many thanks, Tommy!! DL

Thanks Dimus! Did you scroll down to the end of the Skiathos manual ? 29Palms service at its best. :cool: Here you go : http://www.oav.gr/dl/liv/DH8Q_SX-OBC.rar I found a nice Riva Aquarama for hire. Only 15 euros per day. :cool:

.... Und your name iz Brrauwn ?...... Jou wur togezzer wit Ezra Stiles when he tried vor ze outside loop ?.... Shake him, Waldo !!!..... ...... ....Well, as long as he's up there !... Great shots, John ! :cool:

Very smart-looking, Bill! :salute: Daniel

"Nice screens there SteveB, what base is that? Looks like some nice scenery to go along with the Heli and Migs." http://www.flusinews.de/2012/11/die-vergangenheit-lebt-rothenburg-fur-den-fs9/

I am rebuilding my 1990's East Germany at the moment and have been enjoying flying some heli's and Mig's over past few days, and have rediscovered some old fav's.

You know about Bojote's FSX tweaks ?... Certainly THE ultimate performance boost for MY FSX! http://www.venetubo.com/fsx.html

Every cat which has owned me was in there somewhere. Hilarious and very true!:icon_lol:

That's awesome - love it! DL

Right on! :cool:

Let's not go into that.. :costum:

Lovely shots there, Dimus ! :applause: I was pleasantly surprised too to not only see those seaguls but hear them too ! Just another sign of 29Palms superb detailing in this scenery. I'm going to try and rent a boat, see what it's like from the water. We should investigate about AI aircraft traffic. Nothing much going on right now. ( i use UT2 ) I read something about special AI flightplans for 29Palms Mykonos ?... ( i don't have Mykonos yet) Do you have any AI traffic going on at Skiathos ?... cheers, jan

I see your point. But it just might be that a scenery dev has to choose between loosing certain effects in favor of DX10 compatibillity. F.i. the nightlighting in Skiathos is really amazing and a.o. i see light fx i personally have never seen before, like 3D lightbeams on AI cars. Maybe not possible in DX10 sofar.... And of course, if it wasn't for Steve Parsons who would use DX10 today... And yes, i'll take that Lambo anytime even if only for a run around the block. :cool:

Well, looking forward to whatever you come up with. Indeed, those "older" NASA paints you did were my favourite for this model until this recent batch. So if they benefit from any of your current panel line work great - no worries either way. A further twist on the NASA models - for more peaceful purposes, could be a rendition to represent the earth science surveillance platform that was the U-2 and now the ER-2. One could easily argue the delta wing does not confer the greatest high-altitute performance - but, it's a sim, right? A bit hard to find good photos ... I really like this older scheme with the blue meatball ... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/theplasticsurgeon/ModelPlanes/U2s/Airfix_U2_Nasa.jpg . http://aether.lbl.gov/www/projects/u2/U2EXPGFS.JPG

http://royalefrenchnavy.perso.sfr.fr/RFN-1-CDG-FR.htm - look at the 2) on the right. Don, what's there more to say - other than AWESOME - CAN'T WAIT! Another RF-paint seems almost too good to be true - that you've mapped it to the F8U-1Emodel is great news - the fewer missiles, the better! :) Looking forward to this - and it's motivating me to find more time to finish my Cuba '60 scenery project ... Regards, Daniel

This is what the Simmarket email that announces the patch says about it: The installer is a complete replacement for previous versions, existing customers just need to remove the old version and install the new one.

Cheers Andi.:salute:

Man - you're really a machine!!! I'm almost all out of ideas - you've done every single one I could have hoped for. All I'm thinking (and maybe they already have it) - but your X-24B and X-15 inspired paints from pages 3-4 of this thread - could they benefit from your recent updates? That's really all for me - the couple USMCs, couple of Navy prototypes, and couple of NASAs - my cup runneth over!! DL

Slave to DX10, huh.... :) I love DX10 too but personally i don't have a problem going back to 9 to enjoy an exceptional beautiful scenery like Skiathos. Hey, would you let an opportunity to buy a Lamborghini for next to nothing pass by just because you only drive Ford ?... :rolleyes: cheers, jan

I was able to do a proper loop with no problem, using moderate back pressure on the stick, (proper) and full throttle with prop at 2250 rpm. I then tried a hard pull, and she snapped, also correct. Pointing the nose down, opposite rudder and off the elevator, she stopped the spin and recovered, all exactly as she should.Required about 4500 feet to recover, again about correct. Excessive use of rudder will really snap a roll, and will cause big problems if low and slow. Aileron rolls, barrel rolls, loops, were well done, when flown fast and open, as a warbird should be. Well, as fast as a T-28 will go.:icon_lol: I had one problem with the radios. Somehow, right after take-off, while on climbout, ATC weather, for a different airport than I was using, KSEE, Gillespie in San Diego, Ca. came on, and I could not turn it off. I had to turn ALL the radios off manually, never did find out for sure which one actually turned it off. I could then turn on the sim's ATC and use it, even though the aircraft's radios were off. Other than that, I really enjoyed my short flight around San Diego with it. Excellent job, Anthony. Thank you. Don

If you say so, certainly, but i only remember Kalimera from 'Who pays the ferryman'... :) Can imagine that ! It's not exactly like 29Palms Skiathos of course but UTX Europe doesn't do a bad job on Greek islands at all. Kefalonia included:

Wishful thinking.. :) The exit to the apron might give you that impression,yes, but the runway here really is flat.

Smokin', JAFO!! No worries on the text orientation. You're right, the other text in relation to the NASA flash would have had to have been "over" the flash. Although that's the compromise I'd have made, the key word is "I'd" - the your repaint, your choice - so no worries - love it all the same. NASA font is all sorted - nothing left to say - oh, except that I saw you snuck in a Dryden logo - clever bugger! All in all - it's just magnificent. 10/10, mate! Cheers, DL

I built quite a few of them as a kid. I don't have any of them anymore, unfortunately, but I do have a couple of the old Monogram kits that he designed custom parts for, such as the 1958 Thunderbird with custom bubble top, as well as many others. Don

Hello JAFO! They all look awesome!! Re: F/A-12 prototype (red/white) - I'd say it's there. Re: YA-12 (NASA) - I think the blue looks good as you've rendered it. My only commentary would be around the NASA font - and position. You've used a serif'ed font, vs the non-serif font used in the mid 70s period in the ref photo. Here's a few other NASA aircraft using the same yellow flash/black lettering - all from the same period. Now granted, these are dedicated NASA test bed machines - but the point is they used the same flash font during this period .... http://www.air-and-space.com/20060213%20Palmdale/DSC_2988%20Jetstar%20N814NA%20NASA%20left%20side%20l.jpg

A few more :

I've been working on the Alphasim Crusader, trying to get it more 'rubbish pilot'-friendly. I hit upon the ruse of using the Rollus F-8 air file and aircraft.cfg because it's more stable to fly, but of course all the contact points, lights, hooks and launch bars, etc., went out the window. I came across this thread and thought 'Aha, just what I need!' But no joy so I did it the long way. I got a 3-view plan, loaded it up on Photoshop, took some measurements and worked them all out. As a result I now have a Crusader I can regularly trap, that cats realistically, with an afterburner where it should be, etc. What's more I'm now going to repeat the exercise with one or two other old birds to see if I can't improve their cat/trap characteristics. DaveQ

I get the same DaveQ

JAFO - you're an animal, mate!! Unbelievable productivity. Looks awesome - my only minor comment would be the FA-18 - perhaps would better as "F/A-18" - as per both the paint scheme and the general USN/USMC fighter type nomenclature. Besides that ... just make some room at my fave hangar at Patuxent for some trials .... she'll be well loved!! Cheers, DL

Indeed, as has been pointed out - that's the RF-8, which along with the RF-8A, were the two photo-recce versions of the Crusader. Here's another shot of that low-vis scheme - taken right before the decomissioning of VFP-206 .... Though generally not a fan of the low-vis schemes, there are certain aircraft that sported it well, and the Crusader (in my view) is one of them. But then, I'm biased ... Back to the E(FN) version currently being modelled, here's a few more pics of it in its French environment. Love this shot - you really see how much that front gear gets compressed on arrested landings - the mains are actually off the ground! ... I love the intense balance of kinetic forces in this photo ...

Looks great Sylvain - your team knows how to conjur some real FSX magic! Since in most of our lifetimes, we've seen the E (FN) version in the darker low vis grey ... here's a few shots in its earlier Aeronavale schemes, which was the standard USN white/grey .... shown here cross decking onto a USN carrier (guessing from the VF-14 F-14s, likely either USS Kennedy or USS Independence.)

Glad I'm not the only one who likes these! :) JAFO, you've done so much ... but since you've asked - and again, just ideas .... Given the "protoype" nature of this plane, maybe this might work, angular lines and all ... (of course, with MD as the vendor, not Northrop ...) Further into development .... also some funky angular lines that might work on this model ...

I'm away from my sim pc for a few days - if this is still brewing by next Monday when I return, I'll definitely try for you.. I've replaced those big new hangars with a couple of the older style on the south end of the field - again, to give it an older feel. So I'd have to deactivate my "NAS Cecil 1960" and reinstall the stock package, and try. Should take just 5 min. Best regards, DL

you nailed it. I really like both. Looking forward to these. Many thanks!! DL

I looked at the "misc" folder and assumed it was bgls for extra detail items - so I didn't even install it. That's why I guess it showed up fine for me. DL

No sweat. I've just backdated it in ADEX - took out the new hangars, and with it, a bunch of the newer objects, including the one in question (ADEX didn't id it, had no thumbnail, just was a black box the way other objects are handled, so I can't tell you what it is. In any event, it's gone now - thanks to John's and team's superb work, and with 30 min in ADEX, it's now NAS Cecil Field 1960 ... what fun! Now, tell me who wouldn't give a pretty penny to have one of these to fly from there .... yes, this Fury from VF-62 was one of the numerous jet squardons based at Cecil in the late 50s ... :cool:

Looks good - a bit hard on FPS on my machine - but it's likely just that. What's with the fire on the flight-line? I've got a full-on bonfire raging between the two northernmost hangars ... weird. Love the field, no issues with missing textures. Many thanks, DL

Just downloaded. Thanks TF:applause: