Formation Landing (MV F-100D)

[Mach3DS]

Since Dutch was having so much fun making videos...I thought I'd share another too! Just a couple of knuckle heads having fun in the Milviz F-100D. Yes, it's P3D, but more traffic here...Using PTA lighting Mod and AS16.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B43c_mD9H1xXSG9lRnR6aG9MSTA


(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B43c_mD9H1xXSG9lRnR6aG9MSTA/view?usp=sharing)

[n4gix]

Oh, so very nicely done Rick! :jump:

[jankees]

Very impressive

[mal998]

Well done boys! Can we get a readout on that scenery? It looked pretty good.

[awstub]

Nice vid, Rick.

It's actually worth watching just as a good instructional on formation landings.

What type of multi-player connection method were you guys using?

Stu


Since Dutch was having so much fun making videos...I thought I'd share another too! Just a couple of knuckle heads having fun in the Milviz F-100D. Yes, it's P3D, but more traffic here...Using PTA lighting Mod and AS16.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B43c_mD9H1xXSG9lRnR6aG9MSTA


(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B43c_mD9H1xXSG9lRnR6aG9MSTA/view?usp=sharing)

[Duckie]

N i c e !...

[Mach3DS]

Thanks gents! It does help to consistently fly with someone who knows what they are doing to bring me up to speed on formation flights. There's a lot of work that's gone on to get to this point. We started in the T-6II and then quickly moved in to the T38 and then the Hun, F4E and others. Once some practical knowledge is learned and practiced you can apply it to basically any airplane. It fun to share success stories. What you don't see here are all the times in the T38 that I plowed it into runway...haha...just a couple of times.

[xpelekis]

It does help to consistently fly with someone who knows what they are doing
That's very true and overall another nice video.

[Mach3DS]

Scenery is Blue sky Scenery freeware. I'm using the P3D PTA lighting tool to adjust the lighting even further within the HDR realm. Im using light scattering and haze effects as well as ambient lighting and shadow darkening. All realm time not post process.

[mal998]

Bluesky freeware eh? I'll have to check it out, it looks pretty good.

I haven't done much flying in my P3Dv3 as I thought the lighting in general looked washed out compared to FSX.

[Mach3DS]

Yeah P3D needs custom user input within the sim settings itself. Generally you do need to turn HDR ON to benefit from the improved lighting engine. Beyond that, PTA (P3D Tweak Assistant) is a must have tool. It's freeware and you can donate to further development. It's how I obtain the realistic lighting and haze scattering effect at a distance. Its also how I darken shadows and increase lighting from the sun for more natural lighting and shading without altering the white balance or colors balance.

[Mach3DS]

Multiplayer is direct connect. Although during missions we have a dedicated 24/7 server which is direct connect. We don't use FSJoin...although we need to try it again with the new improvements. The reason being is that we want same weather showing and TOD in order to be able to run missions and formation correctly.

[Navy Chief]

Rick, that is a awesome video! NC

[Mach3DS]

Thanks NC! It's a challenge every time. Some flights are much better than others!

[MustangL2W]

That was awesome...... Looks like Sooooo much fun!!

[StormILM]

Rick, what program are you guys using to get that realistic sounding radio comms sound?

[Mach3DS]

It's a Team Speak 3 Plugin called Radio FX.

[StormILM]

It's a Team Speak 3 Plugin called Radio FX.

Thanks for the info. I will look into it.

[odourboy]

Just saw this now. Beauty guys! :encouragement:

[Anthin]

Wow! Great video.Great formation flying.
I wish to hell I was able to do what you guys
are doing.

Anthin...:applause:

[gman5250]

That...was really enjoyable Rick. Great formation flying, great video work...two thumbs up. :encouragement::encouragement:

[Mach3DS]

Thanks guys! Gordon, what you see is what you get! I used shadow play to record so there's no going back to capture "the perfect shot" so eveythi ng you see was realtime. Glad you enjoyed it!

The cool part about formation once you're in the zone, is that if you can imagine I didn't actually look at my airspeed until after I landed. I was trusting that Toby was on speed and altitude.

[ejoiner]

Since Dutch was having so much fun making videos...I thought I'd share another too! Just a couple of knuckle heads having fun in the Milviz F-100D. Yes, it's P3D, but more traffic here...Using PTA lighting Mod and AS16.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B43c_mD9H1xXSG9lRnR6aG9MSTA


(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B43c_mD9H1xXSG9lRnR6aG9MSTA/view?usp=sharing)

That
was
impressive!

[TuFun]

Very cool, especially the communications between you two!

[eddie]

Really great video!

[mig21bis]

Hey, all:

If you feel inspired by Rick's video of our session, let's connect and get you into some formation work. As Rick said, the key is to start out slow (and out wide, not tight), and just log time getting used to making small adjustments to hold position. It takes a few sessions, and you'll be surprised how you'll see yourself start dialing it in.

It's sort of a "Zen" thing as wingman, as you fly only by reference to Lead - don't look at your instruments, just focus on lead and holding your position. That's the "contract" between wingman and lead - wingman commits to staring at lead no matter what, and lead promises to not kill the flight...

For the record: none of us would yap away during a "critical phase of flight" in real life, right? Only in the sim, if everything looks stable. In this case, last-minute info replaced a pre-flight brief. Again, something we'd never skip in real life.

Hope you join us!

Toby

[Mach3DS]

Great idea Toby. +100

[Duckie]

Hey Toby and Rick, I'd definitely be interested in this. Thanks very much for the offer.

Steve

Edit: Well, I forgot, I'm FSXA, not P3D.

[Mach3DS]

The next step is going to be flying an AP in formation into IMC.

DUCKIE. From what I'm reading the newest version of JoinFS is able to join players cross platform without it feeling like you're flying on rails...if that's true then we shouldn't have an issue.