KAZUNORI ITO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[aeromed202]

I'm close to done with a revised cfg. I've re-done the wheel and scrape contact points. Flight dynamics a little more responsive in hover/slow flight. To help with the bounces on flap deployment I'm thinking of just adding more increments. Man these VTOL things are a bear. Should be done by tomorrow.



edit: BTW, anybody know how to make the nose wheel turn correctly?

[TARPSBird]

In the .air file the Engine Type (line 310) is 1 (piston) but... isn't it actually a turboprop? Or is it a helicopter?
It cranks like a piston engine when it starts, so I'm thinking some .air file tweaks are needed in addition to Aeromed's .cfg file changes.

[Dynasaur]

This is wonderful news indeed!

I hope it means that he's found a cure for the vision problem that was forcing him out of the hobby...

... and not that his vision has deteriorated to the point that it now takes him this long (since his last release ages ago) to make a model...

Does anyone have any contact with him or know how his health is ?

[T6flyer]

Does anyone have any contact with him or know how his health is ?

Well I'm away on holiday at the moment, but going to email him upon my return and say thankyou (like I suppose everyone else has) for this new aeroplane. Its a joy to see him back - we used to correspond on an almost daily basis as I supplied material for a lot of his later projects. But with his health and my own family committments - we went our seperate ways.

I look forward to emailling him soon.

Best wishes,

Martin

[aeromed202]

I mentioned the other similar aircraft I tried once but cannot find it anywhere. The XC-142A. Any one know where this could be?



found it, ltvxc142.zip at Flightsim, and a modified FDE by Chuck Backus. I'll be checking what was done to learn any tips.

[Sundog]

In the .air file the Engine Type (line 310) is 1 (piston) but... isn't it actually a turboprop? Or is it a helicopter?
It cranks like a piston engine when it starts, so I'm thinking some .air file tweaks are needed in addition to Aeromed's .cfg file changes.

It would function like a turboprop. Those four turbine engines on the back are what power the drive shafts.

[hawkeye52]

It might seem superfluous, but I too want to express my gratitude to Ito-san for his new (weird!) bird. When I saw the thread this morning, my first thought was that he had recovered his vision. Let's hope that is the case, but either way, a hearty WELCOME BACK!

Regarding the FDEs, even the most perfect FS aircraft get tweaked by the perfectionists at SOH, so what is the big deal? SOH-ers have never seen an aircraft they couldn't improve!

- H52

[Shessi]

Hi Folks,
I emailed Kanzunori earlier and passed on all our good wishes from the SOH, and here is his reply:-

Dear
Thank you, Thank you for your kind mail.
I'm fine and I'm also very glad for return to making the model.
Please enjoy my all aircrafts.

Regards.

Kazunori Ito
Fukuoka, Japan

So great news, best of all that his eyesight has recovered for his own sake.

Cheers Shessi

[hawkeye52]

GREAT NEWS!

- H52

[Henry]

Excellent news and thanks
for passing that along
H

[aeromed202]

Yes indeed. Sort of like the table being back on four legs.

[norab]

Great news

[Dynasaur]

That's good to hear that

[HorusJ]

FS modeling or not I am glad that Mr. Ito is feeling better.He is a VERY talented guy.

[Shessi]

Hi Folks,
Had a bit more info from Kazunori about his problems. He is happy me mentioning it.

Unfortunately he has lost the sight in his left eye, and has had other complications from this. The good news is that his eyesight in his right eye has been fully restored with surgery and he seems intent on getting down to 'building' again.

I don't think his output will be quite as high, due to the complications, but his next one will be the AVTEK400, which he had partially completed before the problems stopped him.

So good and bad news there. Makes me even more grateful for what he has done and for what he is still doing with all his problems.

Cheers Shessi