F/A-18A-D Hornet (Legacy) for FSX

[spins_vmfa321]

Hello everyone,
While Alex and I are waiting for the F-4B to get painted up, I've returned to a project I've been working on for quite awhile.
It's the Legacy Hornet.
While serving in the Marine Corps, I had the awesome opportunity to serve with a reserve Marine squadron aboard Andrews AFB, VMFA-321. Being an aviation fan since I was a kid, it was awesome being around what came to be my favorite jet (which had previously been the A-6 Intruder, which had been retired a few years before). Previously, as a field radio operator, I had only been able to see these aircraft from afar dropping training ordinance. Having the opportunity to actually sit in one and fly our simulator was more than a guy could ask for!

So, I'm finally getting around to making my dream of offering a Legacy Hornet with hopefully VRS level realism a reality! I'm also planning on doing every version I can, since they're all fairly similar (this includes CF-188). It's still fairly early WIP, I've only gotten to shadow mapping the exterior and I'm still working on the VCs, but here are some exterior shots. Please let me know what you all think!

Thanks,
Jamal

F/A-18C
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2854/10750078304_4927bcbf43_b.jpg

F/A-18A Front
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5508/10750279913_45f969d1c1_b.jpg

F/A-18D Strike
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7449/10750049486_c07e5dca9b_b.jpg

More pics on my flickr (Hornet set):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27277424@N04/sets/72157637460999923/

[Montie]

You got my attention Sir! Great looking model :applouse:

[PutPut]

WOW! Make that DOUBLE WOW!

Best, Paul :jawdrop:

[skyhawka4m]

always enjoyed doing photo runs to Andrews.

255

[Flyboy208]

Wow Jamal! Looks great .... I am a former US Navy F/A-18 A/B Hornet Guy, so this makes my day !!! Mike

[airattackimages]

Yes!!!!!!!!

[orionll]

Looks nice. :)

[Christoph_T]

Oh yes, a dream gets true!
Looking forward

[dhazelgrove]

Beautiful.

Dave

[MDIvey]

Great news Jamal. Long over due as with the F4. Look forward to seeing progress.

Matt

[letourn]

Great, Cant wait!

[Ferry_vO]

Wow!! :beguiled: :excitement: :emmersed:

[FentiFlier1]

Very nice!

I find the original Hornet a lot more attractive than the Super Hornet :distant:


Owen.

[Victory103]

Nice job, makes the FSX-A/CS Delta look toyish. Optional helmets, very cool if you do with working JHMCS?

[Wingnut172N]

Any chance of helping test this? All my flight time is in the Rhino (F/A-18F) but the systems are similar, and I've got buddies flying the chucks.

[spins_vmfa321]

Thanks for the comments, everyone!
Wingnut, I really appreciate the offer! I'll definitely shoot you a PM!

Anyone else with flight time or mech experience with Hornet, please feel free to shoot me a PM! You're experiences would definitely help this along!

Jamal

[PRB]

That's looking sweet!

[rgatkinson]

Superb! Looking forward to this one.

Taff.

[Dman]

Very awesome! :bull_head:

[Montie]

What about the RF-18A, any plans for that? :welcoming:

[spins_vmfa321]

What about the RF-18A, any plans for that? :welcoming:

Welp, I was seriously considering doing the YF-18A/B, since there's just a bit of minor differences externally. I suppose I could just throw the camera platter onto a single seat A. The platter mesh on the nose is swappable on the model, so it's really easy for me to mix and match parts.

Jamal

[trucker17]

Awesome plane their... Jamal......
Looking forward to a good HORNET.....

[fox18delta]

Great news. Great jet. Semper Fi

[Wingnut172N]

How's this coming along? Pretty excited about it

[Paul Domingue]

That is beautiful work! What are you modeling in and what is your poly count, just out of curiosity. Will you be going payware or freeware. I will be looking forward to a release.

[N2056]

Here's some fun Hornet video while we wait...

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[Meso]

Here's some fun Hornet video while we wait...



Great to watch that one! but those kind of movies is really killing for the patience :)

[spins_vmfa321]

How's this coming along? Pretty excited about it

Heya Wingnut,
I've started back up with the F-4 after we received access to the VRS Tacpack to finish out the weapons so I can get those submitted.
I'll post up some VC shots in a few hours to show where I left off.

Jamal

[Ian Warren]

EXPLOSIVE ! , I'm more the :ghost: fan , when I heard they were going to be retired and out off service with the USN I felt the world fell apart .. least the day i heard that i was only 10 i guess .. being a Kiwi , who'd ever thought we operated Phantoms .. well we didn't .. almost on the score board .

[spins_vmfa321]

Hello all,
Happy New Years! Here's a quick Hornet update of the cockpits (WIP):

F/A-18A
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7304/11683404815_0681361dd7_h.jpg

EF-18M (C.15 MLU)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3695/11683660573_04141a5649_h.jpg

F/A-18C
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5499/11683661373_cfcd5aa38a_h.jpg


More cockpit WIP pictures here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27277424@N04/sets/72157637460999923/

Hopefully will have an F-4B exterior update up shortly!

Semper Fi,
Jamal

[DaveKDEN]

Hello all,
Happy New Years! Here's a quick Hornet update of the cockpits (WIP):

F/A-18A
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7304/11683404815_0681361dd7_h.jpg

EF-18M (C.15 MLU)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3695/11683660573_04141a5649_h.jpg

F/A-18C
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5499/11683661373_cfcd5aa38a_h.jpg


More cockpit WIP pictures here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27277424@N04/sets/72157637460999923/

Hopefully will have an F-4B exterior update up shortly!

Semper Fi,
Jamal


Looks absolutely fantastic!

[PRB]

Dang that looks nice. I especially like the correct shape of the canopy, in that it bulges outward from the canopy rail. It's a cool view, when sitting in the seat, something that stuck in my brain for some reason. Other Hornets out there in FS land have the canopy going straight up from the rail, nice as they are in all other respects. That EF-18M I had to Google. Looked like some odd mix between a C/D and an E/F. Very interesting.

[airattackimages]

This is some incredible stuff. Exciting!

[Dman]

Any recent updates?
I love this project!!!

[ce_zeta]

Fantastic!

Nice to see an EF-18M (C.15M in Spanish Air Army) too

[ZsoltB]

http://i.imgur.com/aCEp8Xo.jpg

http://fsxblueangels.com/Downloads/FA-18C_FSXBA2014.zip

[Hanimichal]

going to be awesome

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2014/01/28/FKfxP.jpg

[spins_vmfa321]

Any recent updates?
I love this project!!!

Heya DMan,
I'm stuck up in Connecticut for a couple weeks on a business trip. When I get home, I'll post some texture updates of the exterior.

Jamal

[Dman]

Ahh.. No worries.. As a pilot, I'm ALWAYS stuck on business trips... Safe travels

[Cirrus N210MS]

Hello everyone,
While Alex and I are waiting for the F-4B to get painted up, I've returned to a project I've been working on for quite awhile.
It's the Legacy Hornet.
While serving in the Marine Corps, I had the awesome opportunity to serve with a reserve Marine squadron aboard Andrews AFB, VMFA-321. Being an aviation fan since I was a kid, it was awesome being around what came to be my favorite jet (which had previously been the A-6 Intruder, which had been retired a few years before). Previously, as a field radio operator, I had only been able to see these aircraft from afar dropping training ordinance. Having the opportunity to actually sit in one and fly our simulator was more than a guy could ask for!

So, I'm finally getting around to making my dream of offering a Legacy Hornet with hopefully VRS level realism a reality! I'm also planning on doing every version I can, since they're all fairly similar (this includes CF-188). It's still fairly early WIP, I've only gotten to shadow mapping the exterior and I'm still working on the VCs, but here are some exterior shots. Please let me know what you all think!

Thanks,
Jamal

F/A-18C
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2854/10750078304_4927bcbf43_b.jpg

F/A-18A Front
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5508/10750279913_45f969d1c1_b.jpg

F/A-18D Strike
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7449/10750049486_c07e5dca9b_b.jpg

More pics on my flickr (Hornet set):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27277424@N04/sets/72157637460999923/

looking amazing !

[ixi80330]

Really awesome !!! :applause:

[Hanimichal]

Not work! only off

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2014/01/31/D9auC.jpg

[Wingnut172N]

So, is the FSX Blue Angels download Jamal's Hornet?

[spins_vmfa321]

It's a lower poly version of the main project developed for Combat Pilot Series by MadCatz. I was approached about a year or so ago to contribute a Hornet model for the sim. I actually made two, a single and two seater. Previously, I had been the number 5 member in the FSXBA, had recently left as a flying member of the group. As a way to support and contribute to the team, I made an agreement with MadCatz to make a version of the CP Hornet specifically for, and to be exclusively used by, the FSXBA.

Jimi, formerly the Boss of the FSXBA, recently made an agreement with MadCatz to release the CP Hornets for free to the community which are the screenshots posted. I cannot, since I don't own those models, support them in anyway, and there are quite a bit of modeling issues with them. But, the general shapes are similar to what I'm developing! Just much lower polys, alot of minute details omitted. Pilot models between the CP tactial versions and the FSXBA version are completely different. I think only the FSXBA version has wing flexing, although you should still see flexing from the VC if it's shared amongst the different models.

Jamal

[ZsoltB]

http://i.imgur.com/Zr3n5Zw.jpg

[Dumonceau]

http://i.imgur.com/Zr3n5Zw.jpg


Just three words: OH MY GOD!!!

[ZsoltB]

Thank you! :very_drunk:

[Dumonceau]

Thank you! :very_drunk:

Check your pm's mate! :encouragement:

[Dumonceau]

And in the meantime, we have this to play with.

3733

As a teaser (lower poly count and so forth) this thing is well worth the effort!

BTW, the makers of this model should IMHO consider having Zsolt on the team for the paints!

Dumonceau

[Sindhu]

http://i.imgur.com/aCEp8Xo.jpg

http://fsxblueangels.com/Downloads/FA-18C_FSXBA2014.zip

Thanks a lot sir, for the link. And thanks the creators for this wonderful model. Hopefully there will be more repaints soon :applause: :jump: :wiggle:

[MDIvey]

Thanks for telling about this... what a great model (FSX BA F18C). I'm sure Jamal and Teams project will be even better but for now this is a big step up on the Default F18. Look forward to seeing what repaints Zolt and others come up with.

Matt

[airattackimages]

http://i.imgur.com/zr3n5zw.jpg

yes yes yes!

[letourn]

Dont want to disturb Jamal thread for is next gen legacy but might be nice for some people to know that you can follow the testing and developpement of the FSXBA2014 by jimi08 starting at Reply #133 on: January 25, 2014, 12:30:40 AM »


http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,6944.120.html

Zsoltquack are those new repaints for the FSXBA2014?..They look great! available somewhere?

[jagl04]

Hi Jamal.

Your project is great, and it is also great to see your EF18M cockpit. By the moment, I am preparing the Spanish textures for your model, to be ready to fly it as soon as possible

Thanks a lot for your effort.

3844

[Hanimichal]

repeated layers 2 time will limit the repaints

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2014/02/02/0VoTh.jpg

[spins_vmfa321]

repeated layers 2 time will limit the repaints

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2014/02/02/0VoTh.jpg

Heya Hanimichal,
I'm sorry to say, I cannot fix that. That belongs to MadCatz.

Jamal

[spins_vmfa321]

Hi Jamal.

Your project is great, and it is also great to see your EF18M cockpit. By the moment, I am preparing the Spanish textures for your model, to be ready to fly it as soon as possible

Thanks a lot for your effort.

3844

Heya Jagl,
I have to admit, I'm especially excited to do the EF18M! I'm also planning on doing the older EF18A as well, and trying to match up the antannaes and such with pictures I've been collecting. It's been fun seeing all the different versions of the jet that are out there!

Jamal

[jagl04]

Keep up, and we will build a monument for you. (Some EF18M pics)
388438853883

[CG_1976]

Oh Great, who stirred up the World's Hornet's nest now:eagerness::eagerness:.

[JimmyRFR]

Gotta say, I'm very excited to see this project in the works. I'll admit to having checked this thread out every time someone posts on it!

In the meantime, the FSXBA release on the FSDT forum of the older MadCatz version of this model is also very welcome and has been my new home for the past few nights.

All in all, a good time to be 'simming'!

[Sindhu]

Repaints request sir,

4122
This Hornet is in Thailand now for Cobra Gold 2014 exercise :jump:

So, it'd be so great to have it on this new FSXBA's Hornet :wavey:

Thanks in advance sir

[Navy Chief]

I have read posts about a Sludge Hornet, Version 2.0, but from what I gathered, it has not been finished.

Is it still in-work? Thanks. NC

[Victory103]

Seems to be some confusion on this thread, which was originally for spins_vmfa321 new legacy Hornet.

The Madcatz version is carried over from the CombatPilot Series "game" and released as freeware WIP, becoming the FSXBA 2014 model.

The Sludge and early FSXBA versions are mods to the default FSX-Accel Hornet and Capt Sim Delta.

NC, the Sludge v2 is still out and also WIP, but based off the stock Bug.
http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,8141.105.html

[Hanimichal]

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2014/02/11/QIjrc.jpg

[jagl04]

Seems to be some confusion on this thread, which was originally for spins_vmfa321 new legacy Hornet.

The Madcatz version is carried over from the CombatPilot Series "game" and released as freeware WIP, becoming the FSXBA 2014 model.

The Sludge and early FSXBA versions are mods to the default FSX-Accel Hornet and Capt Sim Delta.

NC, the Sludge v2 is still out and also WIP, but based off the stock Bug.
http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,8141.105.html

You´re absolutely right. Probably we all are too hungry to fly new good Hornets. So, the best we can do is to enjoy the FSXBA model while we wait for Jamal´s great work.

[Sindhu]

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2014/02/11/QIjrc.jpg

Very beautiful sir, Hani.:applause: I got an FSX friend in FB, he used to served on Kitty Hawk and now live with his family in Thailand. I'm sure he'll love this :jump:

[Hanimichal]

Now is done

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2014/02/13/rlJ1h.jpg

[Sindhu]

Now is done

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2014/02/13/rlJ1h.jpg

Absolutely gorgeous sir :applause: :applause: :applause:

[mjrhealth]

Any more news on this one???

Is this the same one pics (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27277424@N04/sets/72157637460999923/)

[jagl04]

Hi Jamal.

Any advances in the Hornet project?

Best

Alberto jagl04

[spins_vmfa321]

Hi Jamal.

Any advances in the Hornet project?

Best

Alberto jagl04

Heya Alberto,
Nothing to significant. I've reworked weapons and have been working on texturing the VC (I'm not the best painter in the world). I've been working on Tacpack integration. I don't think I'll have any significant update for about a month or so, but I can post up some little bits here and there from time to time to show progress. Here are the last couple of updates I put on my flickr. I wanted to test the mapping I made on the plane to see how easy or hard it would be to apply special paint schemes. If I can do it... anyone can.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/27277424@N04/sets/72157637460999923/

[WarHorse47]

Are there any additional repaints available somewhere?

[airattackimages]

Are there any additional repaints available somewhere?
Probably not since the aircraft is nowhere near being released yet.

Looks great so far Spins

[Dman]

Spins.. Your killing me!!!:jump:

[Sundog]

I think there were a couple of beta paint schemes available over at the thread in the FS Dream Team forums.

[skyhawka4m]

Any idea why I'm seeing blue cockpit interiors in the D model?

[orionll]

This thread concerns Spins' new model that's currently in development. For the FSX Blue Angels 2014 Hornet, refer to the thread at FSDreamTeam here (http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,6944.msg77274.html#msg77274).

[spins_vmfa321]

Yeah, sorry Skyhawk, I'm not involved with Jimi's project. I only made the models.

Jamal

[Dman]

Any progress with this? Just wondering..

[mirage3]

Hey, when to download these models? :thumbup:

[mirage3]

Now is done

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2014/02/13/rlJ1h.jpg

Hi Hanimichal, what is done? have created you this model youself? If yes where can i download it???
thanks :thumbup:

[expat]

Have to say this thread seems confusing: there is one Bug still on the way and another freeware model available? But the link above takes you to an AI model ???

[spins_vmfa321]

Heya Expat,
When I have a significant update I am going to start a new thread, if it's ok with the moderators. This one did get a bit muddled with a different project that I am not apart of but is based on a different version of the model I made for MadCatz Combat Pilot.

Jamal

[Hanimichal]

Hi Hanimichal, what is done? have created you this model youself? If yes where can i download it???
thanks :thumbup:
http://hanimichal.wix.com/myaddonsfsx#!nova1/c8lm and scroll down then click in the image

[WarHorse47]

http://hanimichal.wix.com/myaddonsfsx#!nova1/c8lm and scroll down then click in the imageThanks, but no thanks. McAfee is going crazy every time I try to download it from the host site and all I get are sorts of popups for other download managers. Sure you can't share the texture in the SOH download section??

Looks like a beautiful repaint.

[mirage3]

Hi Hanimichal, is that only a repaint??? or its a complete model? if a repaint where can i download the base pack :thumbup:

[orionll]

If I'm not mistaken, the complete model is the public pre-release version of the FSX Blue Angels 2014 Hornet (http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,6944.msg77274.html#msg77274). This is not the same model this thread originally concerned.

[Hanimichal]

Yes we have some confusion here, two different models discussed at same time, I think must be open new thread for each of them
My paint is for this model: http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,6944.345.html

[dave76]

is there some news on this project???? thanks :)

[hschuit]

is there some news on this project???? thanks :)

The FSXBA (Jimi's) Hornet: http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=6944.480

Fleet Variant Update FLT14.14 is now available for download:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3So3WwTLPRZUHItcXhSRGVEYnM/view?usp=sharing

I don't know about Jamal's project.

[navy81]

Beautiful looking aircraft, and the functionality, for a freebie, seems quite good.
Once problem i am having, wonder if others are as well. Once i launch (in my testing i was launching out of KNTD (Pt Mugu, CA), the aircraft "wants" to steady up on about 140 heading. Doesnt matter what i do, - tried selecting autorudder off (not working), enabling then disabling auto pilot- pull hard and yaw left over to 070 or so, and it starts a yaw rate of 10-13 per second until it gets itself over to around 140. I have never seen this behavior in any aircraft before.
Any thoughts on what i may have going on would be much appreciated.

Thanks and cheers!
Deke

[Montie]

Wondering if there is anything new regarding the legacy Hornet?

[Bjoern]

Doing trap practice with v15.2 of the prototype at the moment. My approaches get better, but I never actually trap. Bug or lack of skill, don't know.

Link:
http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,6944.msg91279.html#msg91279

Last release of the fleet variants (that I could find):
http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,6944.msg87630.html#msg87630

There's been a few mods in between, so it might be worthwile to dig through the thread if you need the fleet models.

Beware of bugs though.


Cockpit hints:
- If you don't get a HUD despite trying the panel switches: Avionics master switch.
- The switches for the exterior lights are behind the throttles.




- Edit:

Whoopeee! Did it!

Also: "Auto Flaps" only covers a narrow range of flaps. And flaps are useful for landings. Especially on carriers.

[malibu43]

Doing trap practice with v15.2 of the prototype at the moment. My approaches get better, but I never actually trap. Bug or lack of skill, don't know.

Link:
http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,6944.msg91279.html#msg91279

Last release of the fleet variants (that I could find):
http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,6944.msg87630.html#msg87630

There's been a few mods in between, so it might be worthwile to dig through the thread if you need the fleet models.

Beware of bugs though.


Cockpit hints:
- If you don't get a HUD despite trying the panel switches: Avionics master switch.
- The switches for the exterior lights are behind the throttles.




- Edit:

Whoopeee! Did it!

Also: "Auto Flaps" only covers a narrow range of flaps. And flaps are useful for landings. Especially on carriers.

Sorry in advance for proliferating the hijacking of this thread -

I had no idea this high quality freeware existed! I just download and installed v15.2 and am very impressed with what I see for free. However, I get error messages when I select either variant that references the "Clean" model (prototype and VFC-12). Also, I see no afterburner effects. Do you have these issues as well, or is it just me? I'm in P3D v2.5, if that matters.

[Bjoern]

Fleet package? I don't use that (filesize too large).

Check that the [Fltsim] entries (awkwardly located somewhere near the bottom of the aircraft.cfg) point to the correct model folders and .air file.

[PRB]

Just installed this beauty. Can't figure out how to get the ILS needles on the HUD, though. KIAS vs. AOA on approach seems to be spot on, which is nice. Haven't tried landing on a carrier yet. That's next. I don't have after burner effects in FSX either. Not too worried about it - if I can't see that from the cockpit, I don't worry about it...

[malibu43]

Just installed this beauty. Can't figure out how to get the ILS needles on the HUD, though. KIAS vs. AOA on approach seems to be spot on, which is nice. Haven't tried landing on a carrier yet. That's next. I don't have after burner effects in FSX either. Not too worried about it - if I can't see that from the cockpit, I don't worry about it...


I had the same issue with the afterburner: http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,6944.msg92430.html#msg92430 (response is on next page)

You need to install the effects from the "effects" folder in the F-18 folder into your main effects folder.

[PRB]

Rgr. Did that. Still not to worried about it at this point.

[Bjoern]

Just installed this beauty. Can't figure out how to get the ILS needles on the HUD, though.

Shift+2; HUD control panel.

[PRB]

Shift+2; HUD control panel.


Duh. I was staring at that panel and never saw it. Thanks B.

[Jimi]

Also: "Auto Flaps" only covers a narrow range of flaps. And flaps are useful for landings. Especially on carriers.

Hey guys, still working out some of these bugs. As for the flaps, they are per NATOPS with an normal auto flap max range of about 20-25 degrees. 30 degrees for HALF and 45 degrees for FULL.

We are still working primarily on FCS control logic and making some good progress. Updates to be release soon.

Thanks for the continued feedback and support.

-Jimi

[Bjoern]

Any chance for at least minimal documentation on the intricacies of the model?

Something like you guys did for the MCP regarding setting radio channels.

The cockpit is pretty self-explanatory if you can fly a F-16, but the flap operation stuff wasn't noted anywhere.
Also, I still don't know what exactly the auto-trim stuff (that you've tied to the pitot switches) is supposed to do.

[Jimi]

Any chance for at least minimal documentation on the intricacies of the model?

Something like you guys did for the MCP regarding setting radio channels.

The cockpit is pretty self-explanatory if you can fly a F-16, but the flap operation stuff wasn't noted anywhere.
Also, I still don't know what exactly the auto-trim stuff (that you've tied to the pitot switches) is supposed to do.

Manual is currently in the works. Not sure which version you currently have, but auto-trim automatically kicks on once the jet is in Up and Away (UA) mode. The mode is usually set when flaps are set to AUTO (Up position) and Speed is above 240 KCAS. I think its also the gear that triggers it in that version as well. There is nothing you have to do manually to activate it. It's automatic. Basically the system automatically trims the jet to 1 G once the stick is released, thereby cancelling the need to manually trim the jet to hold a certain pitch attitude. It will do this all the way up to 22 degs AOA. It also disengages once the gear is lowered

Auto trim is not tied to the pitot switch in this version.

Hope this helps.

-Jimi

[Bjoern]

So the logic works in 15.2...good to know.

[Montie]

Any news on this?

[jeffv]

Yeah, me too would like some news!

[Bjoern]

The development thread is here: http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,6944.0.html

New releases are published on the go and this one is the latest (prototype model only):
http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,6944.msg110392.html#msg110392

A new, general release is in the works and will, apparently, finally reduce the awful number of model veriations cluttering up the hard drive.


Release 16.1 did work well.

[jeffv]

Thanks Bjoern.

[spins_vmfa321]

Any news on this?

The models on my Flickr account are different from the FSX Blue Angels project.

The models I featured on Flickr are going to be developed with VRS after the new models for the Super Bug E and F are released.

Jamal

[PhantomTweak]

The latest "official" release of Jimi's (and his amazing team!) Hornet is the v16.1, and it works wonderfully!
Look in Jimi's sig for the link to it. If you can't find it, I'll post the link for you all.
Comes with an autoinstaller that permits you to choose the "loadout(s)" you desire to fly. Clean, with no pylons or external tanks, Training, with pylons and a centerline tank, A-A, with AIM-9 and AIM-120 missiles, A-G, with several different types of bomb loads, etc etc. The autoinstaller will install several folders for you, like a Base folder, required for all loadouts, and a folder for each individual load. Saves a lot of HD space doing it that way. The autoinstaller will also install the correct ,NET Framework version required by the Hornet_FCS.dll file to function.
Please note: during the .NET Framework installation, the computer may seem to freeze up, or lock up. It's not. The install is functioning correctly, it just takes while. Just let it run until it's finished. This file is vital to correct functioning of the FCS systems, so make sure you install it.
As to use of the flaps: Please note that the switch in the cockpit is eye-candy ONLY. It doesn't affect the flaps in the least. Use the default keys, F5-F8, to control the flaps, or assign joystick button(s) to the function. Use Flaps 1/2 (first step down, or F6) for take-off, and Flaps Full (2nd step down, or F8) for landing. After you get the plane into the air and climbing, retract the gear and flaps (F5) and fly away! And a real joy to fly away it is, too!
Make sure the aircraft gross weight is below 33k lbs for landing aboard the boat. If using an overhead recovery, approach the boat/runway close aboard to starboard, on the BRC, 800'AGL, 350 KIAS. As you pass the bow, make a level break turn, reduce the throttle to idle, and extend the speed-brake. As the plane slows below 250 KIAS (about 1/2 way through the turn to downwind), extend the gear and select Flaps Full. The plane will trim to 8.1° nose up, which is the correct pitch trim for landing. Control your sink rate with the throttle. Speed in the groove should be about 135 or so, with a sink rate of 700-800 fpm. The different boats have different ILS frequencies, with 47X for the default, 57X for the Nimitz v2, and so on. You can turn the ILS needles on with the HUD Control panel.
I just love this plane! I use the Training loadout, as with the centerline tank, I can fly a while, do aerobatics, ACM, etc, and then come down, place a boat with AICarriers (the .NET version!), set it in motion, and set the wind at about 10 Kts down the angle, for a WOD of 35 Kts, which is the correct amount of wind for the plane to trap. Then I can do carrier practice as long as I want. Which I do :D
If I'm feeling masochistic that day, I load up the vLSO program, too. I personally believe they have it in for me.

Great plane, and the AICarriers and such just make it a better experience.

Enjoy it all!
Pat☺

[Montie]

The models on my Flickr account are different from the FSX Blue Angels project.

The models I featured on Flickr are going to be developed with VRS after the new models for the Super Bug E and F are released.

Jamal

Thanks Jamal:encouragement:

[VP-64 Condors FSX]

That is beautiful work! What are you modeling in and what is your poly count, just out of curiosity. Will you be going payware or freeware. I will be looking forward to a release.


Can someone please share with me the installer to install the captin sim F/A-18D to my sim?

[Corvette99]

Can someone please share with me the installer to install the captin sim F/A-18D to my sim?

The Capt. Sim FA-18D is payware.