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Reply #15 - Mar 9th, 2003 at 4:43pm

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Hmm....I'm flying a version by Kotaro Akikawa.

It's very good, but it sounds as though this Bonzonie version is well worth a look.

Bonzonie & Kotaro are one & the same person. Wink
Visit his Wireframe board on this very forum.
 

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Reply #16 - Mar 9th, 2003 at 4:48pm

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Hmm....I'm flying a version by Kotaro Akikawa.


I thought that was Bonzonie?  Roll Eyes

I can see it now, with a picture of Mr. Hussein clipped to the yoke....
 
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Reply #17 - Mar 9th, 2003 at 4:50pm

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Wow Hagar, that was quick!!

Someone always beats me to it!!

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Reply #18 - Mar 9th, 2003 at 5:17pm

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Ahhhhh! Thanks guys. Smiley

Back to the bitmap...lol.

Small note on that - it isn't going to be photorealistic. I'm having to take some artisitc liberties, particularly with the overhead section in order to accomodate the gauges and switches I want up there.

This is going to be a big panel in terms of surface area- 8 of nearly everything takes up a lot of space, but I'm keeping the view out as large as I can.
 

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Reply #19 - Mar 9th, 2003 at 5:24pm

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Wow Hagar, that was quick!!

Someone always beats me to it!!

Ric B.

I sometimes have my moments. Depends on how good my connection is. LOL
I haven't been following this thread at all. Just happened to spot Tipster's mistake & thought I would put him right. Until recently Bonzie was a moderator & chief topic locker on this forum. Wink
 

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Reply #20 - Mar 9th, 2003 at 9:14pm

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This may be off topic but don't forget to put the en-uder license agreement i-think-it-is-called you were talking about in the other thread.
 

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Reply #21 - Mar 9th, 2003 at 9:36pm

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Well, Tipster... Now I gotta go and get me a B-52.
You know me, I love the big girls!

Looking at the picture Blade posted, it's going to be fun trying to fit all them gauges on that football field sized pieces of real estate. I could just imagine what the finished .cfg file is going to look like. (Don't forget the cup holders. Grin)

Good luck on that one. Can't wait to see it.

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Reply #22 - Mar 9th, 2003 at 9:37pm

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true, we don't want certain people stealing files
 
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Reply #23 - Mar 9th, 2003 at 10:38pm

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Fisharno - It's  lot of fun to fly. It's one of those aircraft where a lot of work has clearly gone into the dynamics to translate the feel of flying a plane that size.

As far as the gauges go, obviously there's only limited screen space to slot these things in without resorting to extra windows. I may have one or two yet, haven't quite decided.

The way I want to go is to have everything on the main panel, and then maybe have a selection of windows that you can open via icon to give you a magnified view  of certain gauge areas, as they're going to be pretty hard to read otherwise.

I've no idea how far I'll get with that idea as it's a concept I've never used myself before although I've seen it in other panels.

I am quite enamoured with the idea of having a main panel with everything on display though, even if it's hard to read. That's the kind of thing that gives you the visual impact of the size of plane you're flying to me.

And finally, to the licence and distribution.  Roll Eyes

I've decided that in light of the ongoing situation with FSPlanet, that I'm not going to upload this panel until the situation is resolved, one way or another. Frankly, I'll kiss Ferdy's a** before he'll get his hands on anything else of mine.

Should anyone want the file in the meantime, I'll make arrangements for it to be made available. Obviously that's only going to be to members of this forum as few other people will even know about it.

And please, no replies about how I'm killing Freeware and all the rest of it. I'll make it expressly clear here and now that this is not going to be a "Freeware" release. It's just not going to cost anybody any money Smiley.
You or I may not understand the difference, but there are people who see freeware as some kind of God like ordination which transcends any other issues including the authors wishes. Well, in the case of this panel, they won't apply and that will solve all the arguments. Smiley
 

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Reply #24 - Mar 10th, 2003 at 1:23am

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But doesn't his B-52 come with a custom panel???

yes it does, but i would love to see what john can come up with
 

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Reply #25 - Mar 10th, 2003 at 2:18am

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yes it does, but i would love to see what john can come up with


Indeed!
 
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Reply #26 - Mar 10th, 2003 at 2:29am

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I'll do my best. I just hope I can get everything new I'll need to make it function as I want it to, to work.
 

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Reply #27 - Mar 11th, 2003 at 1:20pm

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I'm looking for some feedback please.

I've finally finished the bitmap which took a lot longer than I thought.

Before I start on the gauges, I thought I'd try and find out which direction you think I should go in as initially at least, you'll be the only ones with access to it.

I can either keep it fairly historically accurate but not have some of the better functions available, or I can throw historical accuracy in the bin, and do a modern setup with all the bells and whistles, TCAS Radar for example.

If you think this is going to be a panel you might want, please let me know which version you'd prefer.

Thanks. Smiley
 

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Reply #28 - Mar 11th, 2003 at 3:49pm

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Arrrrr..... That's a tough one.

The 52's place in history is finite, and stands on it's own merits. I like the hi-tech panels, but even the 52H model isn't all the way modern. In this case, I think I'd opt for the historically accurate panel. With that, you'd have to be a fairly good pilot with a good understanding of the earlier nav systems. The pilot would be really busy handling everything at once.

That'll seperate the men from the boys!
 
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Reply #29 - Mar 11th, 2003 at 4:55pm

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I've decided that in light of the ongoing situation with FSPlanet, that I'm not going to upload this panel until the situation is resolved, one way or another. Frankly, I'll kiss Ferdy's a** before he'll get his hands on anything else of mine.

Should anyone want the file in the meantime, I'll make arrangements for it to be made available. Obviously that's only going to be to members of this forum as few other people will even know about it.

And please, no replies about how I'm killing Freeware and all the rest of it. I'll make it expressly clear here and now that this is not going to be a "Freeware" release. It's just not going to cost anybody any money Smiley.
You or I may not understand the difference, but there are people who see freeware as some kind of God like ordination which transcends any other issues including the authors wishes. Well, in the case of this panel, they won't apply and that will solve all the arguments. Smiley


if you have problems for a place to upload it to, so ferdy won't get his little hands on it, let me know
 

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