deHavilland Dash 7

[Milton Shupe]

The Cargo version was the first to get done, now the all-passenger version is reconstructed and ready for Mike Kelly to do his magic. Next up is the "Combi" and I hope to have that ready this weekend for Mike. Textures already in progress for all of them.

[Willy]

I rode the Rio Airways Dash 7 from Dallas to Texarkana and back a couple of times. We called it the "Flying Banana" because of the bright yellow paint.

[CG_1976]

And just today I was using your Dash 7 in Tindi colors constructing Port Radium CYIX Scenery and CYLT Alert and converting Sid and Pete's CYCB. dont worry CYIX will come in Fs9 flaver too. Cant fork over CYLT, FS9 makes the runway go goofy and nails,and Duck tape don't work to hold it down. I'm licking my chops for the Combi

[lemonadedrinker]

Hi,
@ Milton,

I downloaded the Dash 7 from your site yesterday after reading this post about it and am amazed to think that you are re-doing it....it's a beauty as it is!
In 2013 the Flight Sim Community ought to allow you a day off from all this creative work . Well, maybe a couple of hours anyway.

Thank you and the Team for all your magnificent aircraft, textures, sounds and panels that together make such a fascinating experience for us in the virtual skies

Andy.

[Milton Shupe]

Hi,
@ Milton,

I downloaded the Dash 7 from your site yesterday after reading this post about it and am amazed to think that you are re-doing it....it's a beauty as it is!
In 2013 the Flight Sim Community ought to allow you a day off from all this creative work . Well, maybe a couple of hours anyway.

Thank you and the Team for all your magnificent aircraft, textures, sounds and panels that together make such a fascinating experience for us in the virtual skies

Andy.

Well, thank you Andy. The pleasure is ours to give.


The new release Dash 7 is all new except the panel and gauges. The refreshing was neccessary to improve the model accuracy and details, the flight model, and the to give painters more flexibility in their work.

The project current includes the following models:

1) Passenger only version
2) Cargo only version
3) "Combi" passenger seats and cargo
4) An Empty cabin version
5) The Canadian Ice Recon version

It is good that the older release is still well liked and used as there are over 100 repaints done for those models.

The new release requires an all new paint kit with lots more details and therefore the older repaints are not compatible. It is being developed and tested on both sides of FS9 and FSX (as a portover). Nothing fancy here, just another basic Shupe team package.

Yes, we have put out a few aircraft this year ... actually had to summarize for myself last week as I lost track of the things I released and that are a WIP now. Here is what I came up with but I may have overlooked a few, and did not include assistance for other projects in tutorials, flight models, or panel/gauge works.

Retirement really is treating me well. :-)

EDIT: I really should try to list all the SOH contributors that made this possible. There are so many involved and it is what makes it so much fun and varied. The involvement and enthusiasm by SOH members is truly what makes it possible.

[Milton Shupe]

Oh! I forgot a version .... "Drone".

[CG_1976]

That Combi is calling me and Yellowknife and Dew line stations.

[Milton Shupe]

Ha! I am sure you are happily expecting this one. It should work well for you. The STOL characteristics are awesome.

Here is an old TWE paint scheme that is a "fav" of mine on the older version, and was done for the original project back in 2002-3 and worked on the FS9 version as well. I cannot find now who did it but I loved the work.

[CG_1976]

Not sure on the TWE, but at flightsim.com a painter named Chris Dietz has done several paints on your Dash 7 including a TWE and fictional Buffalo Airways. I have Markus Hellwig's Air Tindi paint as my personal faverite.

[Milton Shupe]

Yes I saw Chris' TWE paint scheme but it was a different era and scheme than this one. He may have done the earlier on back in 02-03 but I could not find it.

I agree, Markus is missed and I do not know why he left. Such a talent!

[Jagdflieger]

The US Army flew one or two Dash 7s in colors that looked very similar to the TWA scheme. As I recall, they lacked any military insignia.

[nigel richards]

Yes I saw Chris' TWE paint scheme but it was a different era and scheme than this one. He may have done the earlier on back in 02-03 but I could not find it.

I agree, Markus is missed and I do not know why he left. Such a talent!

I also very much miss Marcus's talent and wonderful attention to detail - let's just hope he returns to the fold and we are once again graced with his friendly interraction also.

[Maarten]

I also very much miss Marcus's talent and wonderful attention to detail - let's just hope he returns to the fold and we are once again graced with his friendly interraction also.

Indeed!

Marcus, please come back! We miss you!

Cheers,
Maarten

[Tom Burnside]

Heh... what, a Quotter, then??

The very best kind of re-work: an already excellent model being burnished with the Full Monty...
I am very patient, and have just the place for it:



Come Christmas, there will be lots of lovely snow here, too.

Is that helicopter for FS9.

[Wing_Z]

Is that helicopter for FS9.

Not to sidetrack Milton's thread too much, yes it is: ICARO's AW139, probably the best available for FS9, at the usual download places.
The scenery is Courcheval from LLH Creations.