nigel richards
Charter Member 2012

A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Aircraft - British Description: Update of Bismarck13's Bristol Bombay I took Bismarck13's (William Dickens) Bombay and simply did some refining to it. I created new skins with panel lines..basic servicable panel lines, nothing super sharp or detailed...just enough to give the plane some character. I revamped the DP file, using the Ground Crew British Weapons pack. There are 4 skins in this pack. The first is just a revamp of the original desert scheme that came with the plane. The second is a desert scheme Air Ambulance. Third is a Cargo variant in overall RAF Dark Green. Lastly is a Dark Green and Medium Sea Gray camo scheme...not accurate but looks nice. The Air Ambulance Skin: I attempted to recreate the Bombay in the markings of No1 Air Ambulance Unit, RAAF, based on an image sent to me by Hewman. Unfortunately, I was not able to do so in a manner that satisfied me. The Red Cross insignia on the sides of the fuselage should have No 1 Air Ambulance Unit RAAF in a semi-circle on the top half of the insignia...I was not able to produce that lettering in a curve with any of the software I have...or at least not with results that were good enough to use..they tended to be blurry and uneven. Secondly, the real RAAF Air Ambulance had the Red Cross insignia wrapped across the bottom of the fuselage..again, the results from many attempts to achieve this were less than stellar..very blurred, very streaky. So, I opted to include my first rendition of an Air Ambulance....it may not be totally accurate, but it looks good. And I think most simmers would rather have a good looking plane that is not quite on par with history than to have a historical skin that looks like crap. ________________________ A great big thank you to Bismarck for creating this fine aircraft. While it is not a super significant aircraft in terms of usage during WW2, it is a nice addition to the CFS2 line up of avaiable aircraft. Bismarck has produced many many aircraft that fit in this mold...planes that history and most model makers have over looked. Thanks also to Peperez and Hewman for supplying info on the colors and markings used on the Bombay. Thanks to the folks at Ground Crew for making and sharing their incredible British weapons pack. Very nicely modeled bombs in that pack. ________________________ Please refer to the original read me file by Bismarck13 (William Dickens). This is his work, and his rules aplly above all others. For my part...these skins are free ware. Feel free to tweak them to your own liking. Heck, if you want I will be glad to share my paint template if you want to repaint the plane in a way of your choosing...just shoot me a PM with your e-mail address and I will send you the Photoshop 5.0 files (can be used in Paintshop Pro as well). _________________________ Use these files at your own risk. Any loss or damage that may arise from the use of these files is...

A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category FSX Skins Description: This file contains alternative textures for the Neobq Fokker DR.1. They depict the Fokker prototype F.I 103/17 which was flowen by the German ace Werner Voss. Fokker DR.1 prototype number 103/17 was flown by Werner Voss who was impressed by maneuverability of the aircraft and later convinced von Richthofen about the qualities of the aircraft. The "face" on the engine cover is based on the images on Japanese flighter kites, which Voss used to fly with his cousins in Krefeld. The aircraft was equipped with a French Le Rhône engine which was more reliable than the German Oberursel copy. Voss was killed in this aircraft on 23 September after a fight with six aces from RAF 56 squadron. Voss was only 20 years old. I want to thank Neobq for creating this beautiful model and their excellent paintkit which was used to create this repaint. For various reasons I also want to thank my friends here at the Sim-Outhouse. Enjoy, Huub

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Is there anyone here at the Outhouse who knows where to find a particular radio gauge or would be interested in making this radio for me. I'm looking for a Narco Escort 110. This is the radio that was in the Citabria I flew to get my tail wheel endorsement. It also was in my Ercoupe, "Scrappy II." You could track a VOR course and communicate with the VOR station by broadcasting on their comm frequency and listening to the VOR frequency. You could also use the side band for intercom purposes. It was a really great little radio for what it did. Anyway, I'm attaching a photo I found on the web. Thanks in advance to anyone who would be willing to take on this project. I feel confident that a lot more folks than just me would like to have a radio gauge like this one. RD

A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 3 German Aircraft Description: Add-on Repaint Me262a_1a aircraft and the Faciili (459) CFS3 Repaint Aircraft (stand alone) (German) peenemunde_me_262a_1a__needed_peenemunde_facilities02.zip (4.6 Meg) (downloaded 242 times) Here is the Needed Me262a_1a Needed for the Peenemude Defence Missions.. I uploaded... Also is the needed Facility for the Missions Put the aircraft into your Aircraft Folder and the Facility into the Facilities folder..I am very sorry for the Mistake.. I don't remember where I got the aircraft from it is a stock repaint Me262.. I have been using it for years..Thanks to all who have Made these needed items, and and I am sorry for the Mess up. I got the Two Me 262's confused in the building of the mission. by HouseHobbit (2009-10-06 20:07:53)

I have an aircraft whose fuselage is parallel to the ground when viewed from the side. I want it to sit nose-high by about 5 degrees. I have set the static_pitch entry (in the Aircraft.cfg) to "5" but find that it does not react to any setting above "3". I read somewhere that there is a landing gear compression entry that can also be used, but I have not found it in the Microsoft ESP SDK. All help is appreciated. - H52

Hey guys, I know it's a little unusual for me to be asking this type of question...but sources for what I'm researching are extremely limited, and I thought y'all might be able to point me in the right direction. Whilst I am in the midst of working on a few projects, my scattershot mind is starting another one, and I'm struggling to find good sources. I am looking for information on the 20th Fighter Group...the primary operators of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning in the ETO until July of 1944, when they switched to the P-51. 1) They were based at RAF Kings Cliffe. 2) They flew a long-range escort mission to Bordeaux, France at the end of 1943.