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Reply #30 - Jul 20th, 2012 at 6:00pm

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jetprop wrote on Jul 20th, 2012 at 5:03pm:
I'm not going to be here for a week,please don't hold the show then. Tongue

Same here jetprop. I will be back the 29th.
 

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Reply #31 - Jul 20th, 2012 at 9:51pm

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Fishbed7701 wrote on Jul 20th, 2012 at 6:00pm:
jetprop wrote on Jul 20th, 2012 at 5:03pm:
I'm not going to be here for a week,please don't hold the show then. Tongue

Same here jetprop. I will be back the 29th.


Ill be at Oshkosh all week  Cool
So as far as I am concerned, no virtual airshow.
Ill be busy with the greatest airshow on Earth!

Adam....Oshkosh bound
 

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Reply #32 - Jul 30th, 2012 at 2:46pm

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Alrighty folks, I think we need to start figuring out a date for the shenanigans to take place. This week I will be examining planes and airports for use in the show. I would like to keep all the planes used to those available here at SimV so folks can download them and actually see them fly. Nothing irritates me more in a multiplayer session than seeing Fozzer is flying his 150 only to see a F-5E zip past! Maybe you guys are okay with that, Im not though.

#1 AIRCRAFT RULE: I think no payware planes. Keep it all free and what is available here.

For airports, with 25,000+ out there, Im sure there are better but I am thinking of my local one: KBTL WK Kellogg in Battlecreek, MI. The surrounding area is not to abusive on the autogen while the airport has the longest runway in Michigan at just over 10,000ft allowing for a wide array of aircraft to fly here. There is also obviously a nice long taxi way next to the long runway that could be used as an alternate runway (Oshkosh style  Cool ).
 

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Reply #33 - Jul 30th, 2012 at 3:23pm

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We should make it an airport with the same mesh in FSX as FS9 otherwise it might look weird,luckily there are a decent amount of them with similar meshes.

OR we could use FSX and FS9 compatible scenery.
 

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Reply #34 - Jul 30th, 2012 at 4:04pm

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I agree with jetprop. My aircraft of choice is the MiG-21 that can be found here at SimV.
 

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Reply #35 - Jul 30th, 2012 at 4:23pm

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Wait,does anyone know the philadelphia or whatever airport it was scenery?
I think thet's for FSX and FS9...

Oh and my aircraft of choise is still unknows. Tongue Grin
 

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Reply #36 - Jul 30th, 2012 at 4:36pm

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jetprop wrote on Jul 30th, 2012 at 4:23pm:
Wait,does anyone know the philadelphia or whatever airport it was scenery?
I think thet's for FSX and FS9...

Oh and my aircraft of choise is still unknows. Tongue Grin


Huh
I dont understand why the mesh is important or what scenery you are referring to.

I was just thinking of using an airport that gives the best frame rates for everyone but is the most flexible.

Anyways, Mig-21s are fine. One thing that I cannot get to work with those high performance jets though is staying with in a decent distance of the show line. Usually I end up tapping the throttle for a wee bit too long and then Im GONE  Grin
 

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Reply #37 - Jul 30th, 2012 at 4:39pm

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wahubna wrote on Jul 30th, 2012 at 4:36pm:
jetprop wrote on Jul 30th, 2012 at 4:23pm:
Wait,does anyone know the philadelphia or whatever airport it was scenery?
I think thet's for FSX and FS9...

Oh and my aircraft of choise is still unknows. Tongue Grin


Huh
I dont understand why the mesh is important or what scenery you are referring to.

I was just thinking of using an airport that gives the best frame rates for everyone but is the most flexible.

Anyways, Mig-21s are fine. One thing that I cannot get to work with those high performance jets though is staying with in a decent distance of the show line. Usually I end up tapping the throttle for a wee bit too long and then Im GONE  Grin


Ignore my idea for that airport.

But meshes are important because there will be both FSX and FS9 users and the mesh is sometimes different in each version. Wink
 

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Reply #38 - Jul 30th, 2012 at 8:58pm

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jetprop wrote on Jul 30th, 2012 at 4:23pm:
Wait,does anyone know the philadelphia or whatever airport it was scenery?
I think thet's for FSX and FS9...

Oh and my aircraft of choise is still unknows. Tongue Grin

Its the Sunskyjet developers. They have an excellent freeware rendition for FSX and FS9.
 

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Reply #39 - Jul 31st, 2012 at 7:22am

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I scrapped that idea because on some machines (like mine) it decreases your FPS A LOT. Tongue
 

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Reply #40 - Aug 1st, 2012 at 5:40pm

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First, Jetprop, that was my fear too. We really need to pick a good airport with accommodating scenery. You could say just turn all the settings down, but those landmarks are very helpful (necessary) to have a shot at doing a decent performance.

Second, I picked my plane (I might use others as well)....
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Yep, that's right. The default Mooney Bravo with 3 changes in the cfg. 1- corrected the number of props from 4 to 3 (yes the original was 4 bladed somehow). 2- increase of prop diameter by .2ft. And 3- installation of the Lycoming AEIO-540. The obvious one is smoke though.
Turns out she is a lot of fun to do aerobatics with.

Got the idea from this fantastic pilot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxHdPDTrp54
 

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Reply #41 - Aug 1st, 2012 at 6:33pm

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A few canidates for mine are:
Piper cub:great at most thing but lacks roll-rate.
f-14:Awesome at everything but I tend to take it too far. Roll Eyes
extra 300:Great at everything but unoriginal.
Harrier:VTOL,medium-high roll-rate,but not much elevator control.
 

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Reply #42 - Aug 1st, 2012 at 8:56pm

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jetprop wrote on Aug 1st, 2012 at 6:33pm:
A few canidates for mine are:
Piper cub:great at most thing but lacks roll-rate.
f-14:Awesome at everything but I tend to take it too far. Roll Eyes
extra 300:Great at everything but unoriginal.
Harrier:VTOL,medium-high roll-rate,but not much elevator control.


I cannot stand the default Extra 300 in FS9 or FSX. Try this honey:
http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=arx-5x+fsx&x=0&y=0
The Coyote WILL out perform the default Extra in every way while still being easier to control.
 

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Reply #43 - Aug 2nd, 2012 at 5:01am

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wahubna wrote on Aug 1st, 2012 at 8:56pm:
jetprop wrote on Aug 1st, 2012 at 6:33pm:
A few canidates for mine are:
Piper cub:great at most thing but lacks roll-rate.
f-14:Awesome at everything but I tend to take it too far. Roll Eyes
extra 300:Great at everything but unoriginal.
Harrier:VTOL,medium-high roll-rate,but not much elevator control.


I cannot stand the default Extra 300 in FS9 or FSX. Try this honey:
http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=arx-5x+fsx&x=0&y=0
The Coyote WILL out perform the default Extra in every way while still being easier to control.

Sorry,I prefer eal aircraft and a VC is a must anyways. Wink
 

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Reply #44 - Aug 2nd, 2012 at 2:00pm

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jetprop wrote on Aug 2nd, 2012 at 5:01am:
wahubna wrote on Aug 1st, 2012 at 8:56pm:
jetprop wrote on Aug 1st, 2012 at 6:33pm:
A few canidates for mine are:
Piper cub:great at most thing but lacks roll-rate.
f-14:Awesome at everything but I tend to take it too far. Roll Eyes
extra 300:Great at everything but unoriginal.
Harrier:VTOL,medium-high roll-rate,but not much elevator control.


I cannot stand the default Extra 300 in FS9 or FSX. Try this honey:
http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=arx-5x+fsx&x=0&y=0
The Coyote WILL out perform the default Extra in every way while still being easier to control.

Sorry,I prefer eal aircraft and a VC is a must anyways. Wink


You might want to check out that plane a little more closely...it has a VC that blows the default Extra out of the water and it is based on very real unlimited aerobatic aircraft. They very greatly in engines and names (all personalized and custom machines) but I have seen several in person. The most legendary and powerful of these custom aerobatic planes is the Turbo Raven that Wayne Handley used to perform in until a major mechanical failure forced him to pancake it in (he lived).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my-ycYzVjhw

The crash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJWjbpA_zIc

I have seen this guy perform perform before and it just leaves your jaw hanging. That airplane was incredibly powerful!

Now back to the Coyote, it is a good representation of the Turbo Raven but instead of a turbo prop it has a nice piston engine in it. Please try it, you will love it!
 

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