Canadair CL215 Buffalo for Massimo's V3 model

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Seems like the original thread of November 2009 is gone (?), so I allow to open a new one:

Maarten was so kind to upgrade my previous repaint of the Buffalo rendition of the CL215 to fit Massimo's V3 model version, infamously released just a few days after I've uploaded my repaint on the older model.

Here it is:

FS2004 (ACOF) - FS2004 Other Aircraft FS2004 Buffalo Airways CL215
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http://flightsim.com/p/cl215v3_buff298.gif FS2004 Buffalo Airways CL215, v3 model. Upgraded repaint for the Canadair CL215 water bomber, depicting Buffalo Airways C-FTXB. These are texture files only. Prior installation of Massimo Taccoli's CL215 version 3 (215FS9_V3UP.ZIP (http://flightsim.com/file.php?cm=SEARCH1&fsec=0&fname=215FS9_V3UP.ZIP)) is required. Minor upgrade of previous Buffalo repaint to use it on Massimo's v3 model. Texture adjustments by Maarten Brouwer. By Markus Hellwig.




Thank you, Maarten! :wavey:

[Maarten -]

Hi Markus,

The pleasure is all mine. :)

Cheers,
Maarten

BTW, for those whose who aren't familiar yet with the "Scooper" or, like me , like the beast and love the song of the engines, here are some links to various clips featuring the CL-215. Quite spectacular is the footage of Spanish CL-215's scooping up water during the fires of Sabugal, Portugal, in September 2009.

Starting up the Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp CA-3 engines:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSpBw8vigrA&feature=related

Canadair CL-215 Firefighting Plane OIB Ocean Isle, NC, September 2007:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFvhuhq6XD4&fmt=18

Backfiring and porpoising at an air show in Spain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJb70JNBDRQ

Scooping water during the fires of Sabugal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRWIfO6Pjng&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYt32u2J3po&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhkEzd8QpSc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnM4srwMgSA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSqlZ-uxEgk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uewaRGXvazM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D71hxUxEA0Q&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIom2R28I40&feature=related

Istanbul Ataturk Airport fire:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WOGxXKIIR4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAcEnvHrS98&NR=1

Istanbul Air Show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-RpTT3M1LQ

Enjoy!:wavey:

[tgibson]

Not to mention that C-FTXB is prominently featured flying across the Atlantic (being delivered to Turkey) in the TV series Ice Pilots NWT. You can view the videos here:

http://www.willflyforfree.com/?page_id=32

You can go direct to each of the videos via the number links just below the video screen.

It appears the CL-215's enter the series around Episode 5, but the rest of the episodes are worth watching.

Hope this helps,

Tom Gibson

[Maarten -]

Wow! Thanks Tom!

I was looking for a site to watch the series. I thought it was broadcast in Holland too, but I turned out to mistaken.
Now I can see it after all. Happy Days!

Cheers,
Maarten

[adhockey]

Episodes are also available here: http://www.history.ca/video/default.aspx

[Edit] Hmm... or not. The placeholders are there but the episodes are "not currently available."

[CG_1976]

Ice Pilots is in 2nd season post production run at this very moment here in Yellowknife.

[Wild Bill Kelso]

...Ice Pilots NWT. You can view the videos here:

http://www.willflyforfree.com/?page_id=32



Now that's awesome! :jump:
I thought I'd never had the chance to watch this show everybody else is talking about...

Just spent 2:30 hours downloading all the episodes to have them stored on my HD (now that's 2,33 GB of sheer aviation madness, as far as I can see right now!)

Thank you so much for this HU, Tom!
You made my day!

Cheers,
Markus.

[Fleet Canuck]

As someone who almost never watches television, Ice Pilots NWT is seriously addictive TV!

[Wing_Z]

Well done guys, it is a great model, and a super paint - what a clean plane! :d

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/CHARL_photos/SOH/Can1.jpg

I still could not get it to take off from water.
(The lake elevation of 1500ft might have something to do with that)
So I just commented out the external tanks, and all is well.

[Fuel]

fuel_type = 1
number_of_tank_selectors= 2
electric_pump = 1

LeftMain = 0.0, -12.7, 0.0, 781.0, 0.0 //Total 1562 gal Ref 1
RightMain= 0.0, 12.7, 0.0, 781.0, 0.0
//External1= 0.0, 0.0, -1.2, 982.0, 0.0 //Rep wgt of fire retardant Ref 1
//External2= 0.0, 0.0, -1.2, 982.0, 0.0 //Rep wgt of fire retardant Ref 1

[tgibson]

Glad to help. I just finished Episode 13 yesterday. :)

[tgibson]

Unfortunately, it appears they took down the links...

[Fleet Canuck]

BIG disappointment!:pop4:

[tgibson]

OK, another site has appeared.

http://ipb.quicksilverscreen.com/index.php?showtopic=188787

Click on the Episode 1 forum link, then on Method #1. Let IE download the DVX player (if needed) and you should be good to go. If it goes back to the original screen, click on Method #1 again. It will eventually play. :)

Hope this helps,