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Feb 10th, 2005 at 1:48pm

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HI All ,

That Howard 500 is just magnificent !!  I am wondering if the landing lights retract ?  I think it may also have wing ice lights , but I have not seen them .
I love to watch ( and hear ) the engines start from outside and should  have about worn the starters out by now !! HA !!
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Reply #1 - Feb 10th, 2005 at 1:57pm

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Must get plane....  Grin  Undecided The Ill tell you!! (If I ever get round to it!)...
 
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Reply #2 - Feb 10th, 2005 at 2:22pm

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HI Dan ,
Do your self a big favor and get that plane .  It is a real PRIZE  !  I had trouble opening the curtains in the virtual cabin at first , but you hit shift+e and release and then hit 2 .  It is a little tricky sometimes .
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Reply #3 - Feb 11th, 2005 at 2:45pm

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Hi,

Have just downloaded the Howard 500 (for fs9 though) & i've just got to say what an absolutely amazing piece of freeware kit it is.

I urge anyone who likes their vintage props to download this plane
- you won't be dissapointed!!! The cockpit is (in my opinion) almost up to M$ standard & also has some features which the default cockpits lack (you can even switch to the co-pilots seat with a simple click of a switch) & as Jamie said, the engines sound absolutely amazing (watching them start up is pure joy - brilliant).

The download file even comes with it's very own 'set up wizard' that will install the plane into fs9 for you (in about 15 seconds!!) - so even if you've never even installed a new file before, you don't need to worry about the technicalities of adding new airplanes to your program files. The download will do it all for you.

Thanks to Jamie for making me decide to download it!!!!

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Reply #4 - Feb 11th, 2005 at 9:57pm

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Hi theysellcoke ,

I am absolutely delighted that you are delighted .   It is really something to see how that model was made and is worthwhile visiting that Howard 500 site .   It is truly a treasure !!

Another plane I have really enjoyed lately is the Convair 240 from California Classic Airliners .  I used the Howard 500 sound and is marvelous .  The wing and engine views are very real .  I have experienced error reports when I try to shut down the sim so I go back to the 172 first .  Certainly worth a glance if you have not seen it .

Curious how you got you name if you care to divulge what may be "classified " information !!??

Jamie
 
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Reply #5 - Feb 12th, 2005 at 5:10am

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Hi Jamie,

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Another plane I have really enjoyed lately is the Convair 240 from California Classic Airliners .


I'll have a look at the Convair 240 - thanks.  Smiley

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Curious how you got you name if you care to divulge what may be "classified " information !!??


lol, it's not classified, nor am I a 'cokehead' - It was just a 'play on words' for an email address (theysellcoke@msn.com), I don't think they actually do sell 'coke' at MSN & I can't believe that MSN have let me get away with what (i suppose) could be deemed to be slanderous!!!

I didn't mean it MSN - it was only a little joke.  Cry

PS: If anybody else wants to try it, then I believe that 'theysellheroin' is also in use. Wink

 
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Reply #6 - Feb 12th, 2005 at 11:54am

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Yes the Howard 500, an incredibly beautiful airplane, I spent lots of time flying it. The cockpit is top notch, and those sounds are aboslutely droolable for. Oh and of course, the visual model is crazy! Supreme package overall...

Oh and theysellcoke, I love it that is awesome!
 
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Reply #7 - Feb 12th, 2005 at 2:22pm

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Hi Saratoga,

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Oh and theysellcoke, I love it that is awesome!


Thankyou very much. Smiley Smiley Smiley Smiley Smiley

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Reply #8 - Feb 12th, 2005 at 3:00pm

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Hey everybody ,

I posed a couple of questions about the landing lights and ice lights and you are all so busy flying and enjoying the wonderful Howard 500 that nobody has time to answer my post !!  HA !! 
Actually , I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your nice comments and am glad I was instrumental in your getting that fantastic plane .  I honestly thought everybody probably already had it .  I had searched and searched for a Lockheed Lodestar for FS98 and found nothing .  When I got FS2002 and discovered this Howard 500 , I could hardly believe what I had found .
I just e-mailed Milton Shupe and should have an answer about landing lights which I shall post it here .  He is very good at responding .
I am so pleased that you all have appreciated it as much as do I .

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Reply #9 - Feb 12th, 2005 at 3:24pm

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Hi Jamie,

Your absolutely right - I totally forgot about the original question because i got caught up in the flying of the Howard 500, also I spent a lot of time emailing 'flying friends' & waxing lyrical about the virtues of the aforementioned 'beast'.

I'm not sure about the FS2002 version, but the FS9 version I am flying definately has retracting landing lights.

I also just assumed that everybody else in 'simworld' had downloaded it - don't know why, I just did.

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Reply #10 - Feb 12th, 2005 at 6:46pm

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???captjim here,

OK I see that the howard500 is a great plane.  the only thing I want to know is WHERE do you download it from?  If it's in sims vintage list which one?? and what page number.  Hope you can help, thanks, captjim
 
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Reply #11 - Feb 12th, 2005 at 7:49pm

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Hi captjim ,
You can search  www.flightsimonline.com/howard500
and that should get you there .  You can also just search Howard 500 Project . Let us know what you think ?

thanks ,

Jamie
 
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Reply #12 - Feb 12th, 2005 at 7:50pm

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Hi captjim,

Here is the Howard for FS2002:


& here it is for FS2004:


Make sure you download the version with the virtual cockpit though.

Let us know what you think about the Howard won't ya?? Hope you enjoy it, have fun!!

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Reply #13 - Feb 12th, 2005 at 7:56pm

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Hey Jamie, we've just spent the last two days telling everybody how great this plane is & going on & on & on about it - & they're all probably thinking: 'Jeez guy's - it's just a freakin' plane - get over it!!!!'

                                         (She is a bl**dy good plane though!!)  Wink
 
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Reply #14 - Feb 12th, 2005 at 7:59pm

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Thanks a lot guys, I'll check it out & let you know.  captjim
 
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