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Jun 24^th, 2010 at 5:43am

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Hi all,

I fly with the FS serie since FS5. I went through FS5, CFS, FS98, CFS2, and then I jumped directly into FS2004 and started taking screenshots to share with the rest of the FS community.

I was a 100% freeware-flyer, never had any payware of any sort. I took quite a lot of screenshots with FS9, all numbered to avoid filemane duplicates. Then came FSX, with many more screenshots.

This lasted for 1078 screenshots. And suddently, yesterday it happened... my first payware plane got installed in my FSX !! Cheesy

I found myself sitting in one of the most amazing virtual cockpits of the whole history of PC flight simulators, for a successfull test flight from Vaernes AB and landing on the Nimitz Carrier. Those screenshots are thus my first ever payware screenshots, and hopefully they will not be the lasts

First, the beast itself. I couldn't resist getting into the cockpit before reading the manual. I managed to start it though, with the help of the checklist. I just needed to search on a forum to understand how to activate the nose wheel steering (keyboard command only :/ )

Then I went for a nice test flight around the airport... and I started thinking that landing such a plane on a runway would be a shame

Successfull landing at the second attempt. On first try, I applied too much engine power, too soon, and I didn't touch the deck, so I made another approach for the second try, which was a total success Cool

Hope you like as much as I liked Cheesy

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Reply #1 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 5:47am

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Congrats Daube, and WOW!! Shocked

I love the paint scheme on that F-18. Smiley

I hope this doesn't mean your leaving the freeware world behind though. Undecided

Looking forward to more shots of this one. Cool

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Reply #2 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 7:02am

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I'm not living the freeware world of course Wink

I've got too many excellent planes that I can't just leave behind. Same for sceneries.
Since I do not plan to buy REX or any environmental addons that would influence the whole planet, I still can shoot a 100% freeware screenshot easilly.
The only "scenery" addons I plan to buy are FTX PNW and SwitzerlandX, so probably I'll have to stop posting glider screenshots in the freeware section, since I manly glide in Switzerland...

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Reply #3 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 7:07am

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Great shots Daube.

You do realize payware is addictive. Roll Eyes

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #4 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 7:09am

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Not yet Patchz... I will realize it AFTER I install the A2A Accusim stuff that is waiting in my "To install" folder Tongue

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Reply #5 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 7:59am

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Hi Daube,

On the nose wheel steering problem.
On my installation using the default f-18 on the carrier tuturial, the nose wheel steering is OFF if the launch bar is down.

Try this with your payware.

regards

Steve.

May the Mynd be with you.
So far my number of landings either passenger or pilot equal my number of takeoffs, but that is due to change

13/07/11 Passed BMFA Fixed Wing 'A' test.
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Reply #6 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 8:33am

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That's not it.
Of course I wasn't taxiing with the launch bar extended Wink

I was taking off from a normal airport, so my launch bar was retracted and I verified that before leaving the parking.
To enable the NWS, I had to press SHIFT+N, there was no switch in the virtual cockpit.

After pressing this key combo, the NWS became active and the yellow warning on the left MDF dissappeared. However, I found my maximum turning angle to be quite limited, I wonder if this is normal. Normally, a SuperHornet is able to perform a 90° turn almost without moving. In the sim, my hornet would need a lot of space to turn...

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Reply #7 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 9:15am

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Wonderful shots Stephane...

Your advice has been an asset to all here on the forums. Keep up the good work and looking forward to more from you. Wink

Oh Stephane have you ever posted any shots from your favourite hobby? I think they would be awesome. Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #8 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 9:16am

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Hehe, unfortunately I have almost no shots of my hobby.
Some videos yes.... but I don't look nice in them, so I won't post them Tongue

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Reply #9 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 11:47am

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Wow, that paintjob is wild and awesome. I love #1. Keep up the great shots in payware. Welcome to the dark side.

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Reply #10 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 5:36pm

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Awesome shots Daube. Love the livery.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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