Simviation Forum - Flight Carrier with deck

Jul 31^st, 2003 at 3:01pm

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Hi,

anyone here knows where to d/l a flight carrier with a flight deck upon which I can land and take off from? Also, please suggest suitable aircraft for doing the same.

THX

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Reply #1 - Jul 31^st, 2003 at 3:58pm

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There are several default carriers already included in FS2K2. 3 are particularly easy to find. One off San Francisco, just west of the Golden Gate Bridge. Another off of San Diego, Southwest of Lindburg Field. Another in Hawaii. (Can't remember exactly where though. Tongue

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There's a list of all of the default carriers here:
www.speakeasy.org/~rhogen/arrestorcables.htm

There is a few carriers temporarily available at the same place. Click the Links/Downloads link and look for "Obsolete Carriers". These are still free. But the Arrestor Cable program isn't.

Hope that helps.

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Reply #2 - Jul 31^st, 2003 at 5:46pm

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I have the arrestor cable program, and I downloaded it for free, but I forget where. I also have at least six different aircraft carriers that came in a package, much better than the default ones. Look around, they're out there.

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Reply #3 - Jul 31^st, 2003 at 7:08pm

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Of course, you could get payware -- Flight Deck III.

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Reply #4 - Jul 31^st, 2003 at 8:25pm

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Payware Shmayware... Wink

Keep it free...

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Reply #5 - Jul 31^st, 2003 at 9:58pm

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Payware Shmayware... Wink

Keep it free...

I agree. FS addons should be free so they can be accessable to everyone. People say it's a hobby that takes time and money so they have the right to charge. So does R/C aviation, but my club doesn't charge people to watch us fly. I just glad I have a copy of ArrCab before it became payware, but with FSUIPC payware now, looks like it's not going to work in FS2004.

I only pretend to know what I'm talking about. Heck, that's what lawyers, car mechanics, and IT professionals do everyday. Wink

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Reply #6 - Aug 1^st, 2003 at 6:47am

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Hi,

the link http://www.speakeasy.org/~rhogen/faq.htm [FAQ (including how to find the default carriers)] really doesn't tell us where the default carriers are located. ???

AN EXCERPT:

Q4:    “Where are the aircraft carriers in the default scenery?”

A4:    The short answer is “you don’t want to use them anyway”. Several of the four default carriers have big problems with their landable surfaces and will cause you nothing but frustration. Plus they are old and bit cheesy.

   You really should install ACcvAll3.zip (see Related Links/Downloads page)

Why do they specify that instructions are included as to the locations of the default carriers, and then they say 'we don't want to use them anyway'?

Nevertheless ,thanks to fisharno and the other guys for helping me out.

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Reply #7 - Aug 1^st, 2003 at 12:01pm

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Another in Hawaii. (Can't remember exactly where though.

It's in Pearl Harbor, in the East Lock, right next to Aloha stadium.

.....so I loaded up the plane and moved to Middle-EEEE..........OIL..that is......

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Reply #8 - Aug 1^st, 2003 at 1:00pm

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The only way we'll ever eliminate payware is if people just stop buying it. Unfortunately, that won't happen, as there are too many people who equate money spent with level of satisfaction... Embarrassed

When I first got F$98, I will admit, I picked up a few payware add-ons. But that was the first time that I'd ever really gotten into it, other than toying around with some early versions in the mid 80s.

I picked up an add-on FMC, as well as Airport 2000 (I think that was the name of it...added Airport Textures), and a few more...but as I got more involved with the "hobby", I learned that there are many freeware add-ons that are equally as good, if not better than their payware brethren.

Support Freeware! Perhaps this afternoon when I return from work I'll create a little graphic that shows the support of freeware, and anyone who wants to can link to it under their name. Anyone interested? Lemme know if its worth the effort...

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Reply #9 - Aug 1^st, 2003 at 1:14pm

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Whatcha talkin' 'bout, "Cheesy"? Grin

I've used ArrCab since it first came out as freeware. It makes a good addition to any of the default carriers when you're practicing landings. And, truthfully, the default Lincoln, off San Diego has the only working meatball out of all of them, even the 18 ArrCab carriers.
Most helpful!
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Reply #10 - Aug 2^nd, 2003 at 5:50am

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Well, fisharno, the arrcab flight deck is simply superb. Especially at night, the lights on the deck is awesome. I don't have the arrcab program but I downloaded the deck texture files(add-on scenary files) and even landed a cessna (w/o the arrcab program, remember) just within 1 feet of the deck area. I almost stalled while trying to land.

Now, its impossible to land any other big aircraft w/o the arrcab program, but one of the guys has helped me out on that (Thanks you-know-who)

Nice to see that there are so many people with interest to make these add-ons.

What I meant in my previous post was that the website makes explicit comment that locations of the default carriers can be found in the link mentioned, but once you navigate to that page, they actually say its not worth looking for the default carriers.

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Reply #11 - Aug 2^nd, 2003 at 6:00am

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Regarding the payware issue, I think its fair that they make it so after a year's contribution as a freeware. (w.r.t. Arrcab). If the program is really good, it means that they have put in a lot of effort, and I have no problem paying for it, albeit in reasonable amounts, if I really feel the program is worth its weight in hard cash.

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Reply #12 - Aug 2^nd, 2003 at 9:00am

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LMAO!!

A Cessna? ! "Guttsiest move I ever saw, Mav".

I never thought about applying the textures without the program. Nice idea.

I found this T-45, here:
http://www.simviation.com/fs2002military28.htm
(T-45.zip)

It ended up being one of my favorite planes. Highly recomend it.

***I forgot to do this earlier.

This is a list of all the carriers, 18 ArrCab, that you downloaded here:
http://www.simviation.com/fs2002scenery20.htm

* CV-67 USS Kennedy
-- Persian Gulf, off the coast of Kuwait (N29:10 E48:35)
-- Atlantic Ocean, East of Jacksonville NAS, FL USA (N30:10 W80:40)

* CVN-68 USS Nimitz
-- Sea of Japan, near South/North Korea border (N38:40 E128:47)
-- Tasman Sea, off New South Wales, Australia (S31:17 E153:22)

* CVN-69 USS Eisenhower
-- Atlantic Ocean, East of Oceana NAS, VA USA (N37:02 W75:01)
-- Gulf of Sidra, off the coast of Libya (N31:08 E18:09)

* CVN-70 USS Vinson
-- Indian Ocean, off the coast of Somalia (N3 E47)
-- South China Sea, Southwest of Taiwan (N22 E119)

* CVN-71 USS Roosevelt
-- Arabian Sea, West of Karachi, Pakistan (N25 E66:19)
-- Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Burma (Myanmar) (N20:30 E92)

* CVN-72 USS Lincoln
-- Gulf of Santa Catalina, Northwest of Miramar NAS, CA USA (N33:15 W117:45)

* CVN-73 USS Washington
-- East Mediterranean Sea, near Lebanon and Israel (N33:05 E34:43)
-- Lower Adriatic Sea, near Albania and Montenegro (N41:37 E19:03)

* CVN-74 USS Stennis
-- Strait of Juan de Fuca, West of Whidbey Island NAS, WA USA (N48:19 W123:59)
-- Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Nicaragua (N12:10 W87:24)

* CVN-75 USS Truman
-- North Sea, East of Scotland (N56:30 E0:30) (not so far from oil rigs depicted in UKOILRIG.ZIP)
-- Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Sao Paolo, Brazil (S25 W46)
-- South of Ivory Coast, Africa (S5 W5)

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Reply #13 - Aug 2^nd, 2003 at 9:21am

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http://sonny3.free.fr/Aeronav.htm

try his sit you will find Arrcab24 and some aircraft (sorry it is in french) but it is the only one who still have the last freeware version

and on the official site of arrestocable you will find all the Us carrier

and on this site
http://joel.maillot.free.fr/fs2k2_Porte_avions1.html
you will find the french carrier

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Reply #14 - Aug 2^nd, 2003 at 10:18am

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Thanks hikariken. I've been there,much appreciated!!

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