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Jul 8^th, 2008 at 12:18pm

gypsymoth Offline
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Hi. I've seen an aircraft I'd like but it's a rar file not zip. Can XP deal with rar files or does it need some special application?
The aircraft is a Miles Gemini at Classic British Files.com & I don't know what a rar file is!
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Reply #1 - Jul 8^th, 2008 at 12:21pm

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RAR is a sort of super-ZIP for lack of better comparison.

In order to work with it, you will need to download a program called WinRAR (google it), XP will not handle RAR files on its own. The basics are the same, it's just RAR is not as convenient.

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Reply #2 - Jul 8^th, 2008 at 12:29pm

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i believe the freeware/opensource 7zip also can handle with .rar and most other compression formats.

http://white-line.org/&&;

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Reply #3 - Jul 8^th, 2008 at 1:03pm

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gypsymoth wrote on Jul 8^th, 2008 at 12:18pm:

The aircraft is a Miles Gemini at Classic British Files.com

A real classic. Been waiting years for one of these. Thanks for the heads-up.

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Reply #4 - Jul 8^th, 2008 at 1:27pm

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I use WinRAR to decompress the files. Just download the free one. It will start bugging you to buy it after a certain number of uses but it doesn't affect how you unzip. Great little program. Wink

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Reply #5 - Jul 8^th, 2008 at 1:52pm

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...rar are the three letters which come after Hoo.

An exclamation of congratulations....."Hip-Hip, Hoo-Rar!"...

...!

...possibly?... Roll Eyes

Roll Eyes

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Reply #6 - Jul 8^th, 2008 at 3:07pm

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a1 wrote on Jul 8^th, 2008 at 1:27pm:

I use WinRAR to decompress the files. Just download the free one. It will start bugging you to buy it after a certain number of uses but it doesn't affect how you unzip. Great little program. Wink

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I agree. Been using it for a number of years.

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Reply #7 - Jul 9^th, 2008 at 5:02am

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Thanks for the download info. I got WinRAR but it came with no instructions about use & it took me over an hour to accidentally get my Gemini unwrapped. I'll avoid RAR files like the plague if it's this difficult to use!

I hope you enjoy the Gemini Hagar. Monty's Messenger is a real gem too
as is the Airspeed Oxford which lands like a dream Cheesy

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Reply #8 - Jul 9^th, 2008 at 5:09am

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gypsymoth wrote on Jul 9^th, 2008 at 5:02am:

Thanks for the download info. I got WinRAR but it came with no instructions about use & it took me over an hour to accidentally get my Gemini unwrapped. I'll avoid RAR files like the plague if it's this difficult to use!

I hope you enjoy the Gemini Hagar. Monty's Messenger is a real gem too
as is the Airspeed Oxford which lands like a dream Cheesy

Cheesy

Thanks Terry. I got quite a few classics while I was there. No idea why the Gemini should be in RAR format as all the other downloads are zips. Extracting RAR files should be easy enough. First install WinRar then right-click on the file & select "Extract to .............."
I use the same method for extracting zipfiles with WinZip or ALZip.

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Reply #9 - Jul 9^th, 2008 at 8:13am

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Hagar - you're the wizard & I but the mere monkey without the grinder (NO organ comments please!!) but I did find the Gemini difficult to trim. How's yours? Oh - isn't the sound great?!!

Terry.

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Reply #10 - Jul 9^th, 2008 at 8:40am

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gypsymoth wrote on Jul 9^th, 2008 at 8:13am:

Hagar - you're the wizard & I but the mere monkey without the grinder (NO organ comments please!!) but I did find the Gemini difficult to trim. How's yours? Oh - isn't the sound great?!!

Terry.

I'm having lots of fun with the Miles Messenger...(from the same source)...and she handles a treat... Kiss

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Reply #11 - Jul 9^th, 2008 at 8:54am

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gypsymoth wrote on Jul 9^th, 2008 at 8:13am:

Hagar - you're the wizard & I but the mere monkey without the grinder (NO organ comments please!!)

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but I did find the Gemini difficult to trim. How's yours? Oh - isn't the sound great?!!

Terry.

She does tend to fly a bit tail down but no problems once you trim it out. Note the RPM gauges are on the engine cowlings. There's a clickable trim gauge on the 2D panel. I miss my old Saitek X36 combo with rotary trim wheels which made trimming so easy.

The internal sound's fine, not convinced about the external though. A few minor criticisms like the transparent prop texture (same as on the Messenger) & shape of the engine nose cowlings but it's not bad at all. We finally have a Gemini & Messenger for FS9. Cool

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Reply #12 - Jul 9^th, 2008 at 12:37pm

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Fozzer wrote on Jul 9^th, 2008 at 8:40am:

I'm having lots of fun with the Miles Messenger...(from the same source)...and she handles a treat... Kiss

Kiss

....>>>>

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1215599232

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004...FS Nav... Cool

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Hi Fozz.

I'm enjoying the Messenger too, but why have you got a pilot and I haven't?

Something I said?

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Reply #13 - Jul 9^th, 2008 at 12:45pm

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Zaphod wrote on Jul 9^th, 2008 at 12:37pm:

Fozzer wrote on Jul 9^th, 2008 at 8:40am:

I'm having lots of fun with the Miles Messenger...(from the same source)...and she handles a treat... Kiss

Kiss

....>>>>

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1215599232

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004...FS Nav... Cool

Cool

...!

Hi Fozz.

I'm enjoying the Messenger too, but why have you got a pilot and I haven't?

Something I said?

Zaph Wink

Wink

Hello Zaph... Wink

Wink

...!

I'm sure the pilot will let you have a spin in his "Piloted" Messenger if you pop over here, and talk to him nicely... Wink

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Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004.... Cool

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Reply #14 - Jul 9^th, 2008 at 12:48pm

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Do what I do:

Open up the file by double clicking it (have to do this or it won't work)
And then drag the folder to the desktop.

I don't see how that's so hard. Wink

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