Simviation Forum - BN-2 Islander in Distress

Aug 26^th, 2011 at 4:04pm

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I had to take a few skydivers out of Lihue Hawaii (PHLI) to Dillingham Hawaii (PHDH) for a following day airshow.

Now I am dead honest I did plan to take a few snaps and post them here but did not expect FspX to make the flight a living nightmare.

Payware used:

1) Flight 1's master piece BN-2 Islander
2) REX Overdrive Sets
3) Dreamscenery Hawaiin Airport Lihue Full model
4) Megascenery Ohau
5) Aerosoft Dillingham
6) FspX (Never leave home without it)

Lastly using ENB, all settings my default flying settings.

Got out just before the Hawaiin 717 came in for his final approach. Thank you ATC.

Departing East, heading set for 100 climbing for 5000. Wind 10 at 120 and ceiling 2300.

Now in this bird, using a headset, you do not notice a engine failure via the readings but the sound. Picked up right away she is dying.

I tried a restart but to no avail. Limping time. Pax sweating a little.

Dead as she can be, portside engine secured. Hope the other one holds, 45nm out, may as well continue to Dillingham.

A welcome sight, lots of drag. Taking lots of work to keep her steady. I was fully loaded (9 pax) 150kg gear and fuel.

Came in with a sweet 111 f/m touchdown at 80 km/h as per the FspX report. Pax not too p'd off.

BONUS SHOTS:

Working my way to Gold Coast Oz:
http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1314466332.jpg

I did some testing after installing Dreamscenery Hawaiin Packages, buying the 3 packages provides massive discounts and their scenery rocks! Can you spot the Kite Surfer?
http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1314452920.jpg

Hope your flights are less risky then mine Wink

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Reply #1 - Aug 26^th, 2011 at 5:38pm

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I almost screamed Out loud

HELP THEM!!!

Too cool Cool

Renè

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Arguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it.

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Reply #2 - Aug 26^th, 2011 at 6:16pm

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Very cools shots. I love the BN2 Islander, definitely one of my favorite planes!

-Pierre-

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Reply #3 - Aug 26^th, 2011 at 7:21pm

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Awesome shots......is there a float variation for the Islander?

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #4 - Aug 26^th, 2011 at 8:09pm

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Not in Flight1's package. In real life, I've never heard of one.

-Pierre-

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Reply #5 - Aug 26^th, 2011 at 8:45pm

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Now thats the way to do it

Beautifully presented, lots of detail, DAYLIGHT! Well lit, Lots of scenery, a nice little story - fantastic.

Thanx for sharing these with us Shocked

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Reply #6 - Aug 26^th, 2011 at 11:42pm

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Wow, what are you're REX settings? You're sky and clouds are amazing!

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Reply #7 - Aug 27^th, 2011 at 12:17am

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Thank you for the comments.

No Chuck, no float version for this truly awesome bird

Layne. wrote on Aug 26^th, 2011 at 11:42pm:

Wow, what are you're REX settings? You're sky and clouds are amazing!

My daytime set is: True Blue (Hence the stunning deep blue effect)

My Cloud set is Cummul 54 and Cirrus 09.

I use only 1024 resolutions, I cannot fly FSX with less then 30FPS.

I always use real world weather, Altimeter was set for 30.15 at take-off, landing was 30.09. So lots of hot air in the area creating some nice distant growing clouds. Bumpy ride along the way but not full blown turbulance.

Water set: Cumbrance. Water resolution set to 512 and 2 X low in FSX.

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Reply #8 - Aug 27^th, 2011 at 12:35am

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Wow lots of color in those shots, I love it!

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Reply #9 - Aug 27^th, 2011 at 1:48am

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Great shots Mouse.

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

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Reply #10 - Aug 27^th, 2011 at 6:08am

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Awesome...well done... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #11 - Sep 2^nd, 2011 at 1:58pm

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Thank you for the replies

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Reply #12 - Sep 18^th, 2011 at 5:35am