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#2622714 - 11/25/08 05:33 AM
Re: Recommended free & complete aircraft?
[Re: Rilex]
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Uh... well short of recommending you use Avsim's "file search", could you give us a little more idea as to what kind of planes you want? Personally I enjoy the planes at PAD: http://www.premaircraft.com/ as they have VC's, they fly nice, many bush planes and regional turboprops. These days I love the DHC-5 Buffalo, which is a twin turboprop cargo STOL plane that can carry 32 people with equipment.
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#2623018 - 11/25/08 04:50 PM
Re: Recommended free & complete aircraft?
[Re: Rick.50cal]
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Uh... well short of recommending you use Avsim's "file search", could you give us a little more idea as to what kind of planes you want?
God that search blows (yes, I've been looking there), along with fsdownload, etc. I can't believe how incredibly bad the searching/categorizing is at these sites. Personally I enjoy the planes at PAD: http://www.premaircraft.com/ as they have VC's, they fly nice, many bush planes and regional turboprops. These days I love the DHC-5 Buffalo, which is a twin turboprop cargo STOL plane that can carry 32 people with equipment. I like the turboprops and commercial jets, along with large military (cargo) aircraft. Haven't gotten into the military jets much.
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#2623255 - 11/25/08 11:06 PM
Re: Recommended free & complete aircraft?
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To my knowledge, Mike Stone and Kazunori Ito don't do virtual cockpits.
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#2623774 - 11/26/08 06:10 PM
STICKY: Aircraft Recommendations
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Think this may help all those in the elusive search for a great aircraft to fly. Let me start off with AlphaSim's F-105D which was released as freeware recently. Does not work in FSX for some reason so this shot was taken in FS9. Has a VC which looks better then the 2D cockpit as half the gauges were missing. Package includes an F-105D and F model with 5 skins. Available here http://www.alphasim.co.uk/fwd.html Keep it to freeware please and include link if possible.
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#2623877 - 11/26/08 11:57 PM
Re: Recommended free & complete aircraft?
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One key to your question is in asking for aircraft for FSX Acceleration. Which personally I think is a very smart move as chances are that if it doesn't work with FSX Acceleration you may looking at an aircraft that is not a true FSX aircraft. Once again, here's Phil Taylor's "Official" list of true FSX freeware aircraft that are fully FSX compatable. http://blogs.msdn.com/ptaylor/archive/2008/08/31/available-freeware-aircraft-add-ons-and-fsx.aspxUnfortunantly the link to the original full list, with both freeware and payware fully FSX compatible aircraft, linked in Phil's message was lost in a forum data base corruption. But his original freeware list is still up and a great place to start. Once you start looking at the list of true FSX available you may start noticing that certain freeware authors have already made the move to full FSX compliance. This should make seraching for more and newer aircraft made by them a little easir.
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#2624131 - 11/27/08 04:11 PM
Re: STICKY: Daily Aircraft Recommendations
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From Weird Crapolla. Thank you sir ST --------------------------------- Hi, Just released (Avsim) and great BSMP Bae ATP File Description: BSMP is proud to present the BAe ATP Advanced Turboprop V1.0. This version includes wingviews, high quality 32-bit textures, realistic flight dynamics, 3D Flight crew, accurate dimensions, dynamic shine, many animations, push-back truck, airstairs, and much more! This is the base package which includes both wingview and non-wingview models. This package also includes the liveries of British Airways, Air New Zealand, British Midlands, Sata, Magic Bird, and the fictional Vincent Aviation livery. All in a convenient self-installer package. Visit us at: www.bsmp.co.nz Filename: bsmpatpv1.0.zip License: Freeware, limited distribution Added: 25th November 2008 Downloads: 3266 Author: Blu-Sky Mine Productions Size: 43818kb http://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=130746Pics:    Vidéo: http://www.vimeo.com/2343899OFF
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#2625640 - 11/30/08 04:30 PM
Re: STICKY: Daily Aircraft Recommendations
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#2629424 - 12/07/08 01:33 AM
Re: STICKY: Daily Aircraft Recommendations
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Blackbird... the "sled"! Now, years ago Paul Varn made edits to an old model that made the SR-71 fly fairly accurately. I had many hours of mach 3 fun with it, but when I contacted him he gave me an updated set of dynamics that were far more realistic. I asked him to release them, but he was convinced it was unready. Then Alphasim released their SR-71 model, which was very nice, but didn't fly very realistically. The problem though, was that addapting Paul's dynamics to the new model would take a lot of time. Well, that time has come, and you can now download the 5 part set of files from Avsim: Part 1: Filename: sra_prt1.zip License: Freeware Added: 6th December 2008 Downloads: 124 Author: Paul R Varn Size: 4380kb The other parts: Filename: sra_snds.zip Filename: sra_panl.zip Filename: sra_gaug.zip Filename: sra_eff.zip Now, since this uses the Alphasim freeware model, you need to go to their site http://www.alphasim.co.uk/fwd.html and follow the "freeware" link to their page, and scroll down the USAF column and download http://www.alphasim2.com/downloads/Freeware/ALPHA_SR-71A_Blackbird.zipAnd then install it all.
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#2630330 - 12/08/08 07:02 PM
Re: STICKY: Daily Aircraft Recommendations
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I downloaded that set. The only thing that bugs me is that it aparently requires Active Sky according to the readme in order to function. I have issues with a freeware product requiring a payware addon to properly function. Even FSUIPC has a functional free componet.
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#2630826 - 12/09/08 05:13 PM
Re: STICKY: Daily Aircraft Recommendations
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That's what the readme says. I'm only going off of that. I wonder why Active sky is (according to the readme) "required". From the readme.txt file: Required:
In addition to the above model, you will need a fully patched version
of FS2004. FSX or any other FS version is not supported with this
distribution.
Concorde.gau provided with default FS2000, 2002, and 2004 installations.
Latest version FSUIPC for FS2004.
Latest patched version of Active Sky 6 for FS2004.
Several other gauges which come stock with FS2004 are used,
so you should have all the default gauges.
All realism settings in FS dialogs set to maximum as well as Indicated
Airspeed (NOT TRUE AIRSPEED) set.
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#2631406 - 12/10/08 05:26 PM
Re: STICKY: Daily Aircraft Recommendations
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System died. Once I can find out how bad the damage is and fix it, I intend to. If Active Sky is not required, the author may want to modify the readme to list Active Sky as a recommended addition, not a requirement.
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#2631421 - 12/10/08 05:43 PM
Re: Aircraft Recommendations
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Hi, The only thing that bugs me is that it aparently requires Active Sky according to the readme The readme ....... INSTALLATION GUIDE - SR-71 Blackbird for FS2004 Extract all the files into your FS2004 root folder. The necessary sub-folders will be created automatically. 1) SOUNDS : The model is set up by default to use the Boeing 737 sounds. 2) ANIMATIONS : Crew canopies and crew arms : shift-E Braking parachute : spoiler (/) key. The chute will only be visible if the mainwheels are on the ground. Inlet Spikes : these move on the flaps key and will enable higher speeds to be achieved at high altitudes. Jetpipe Nozzles : these flare in and out automatically on the throttle function. 3) FLIGHT MODEL - High Mach numbers are achieveable at high altitudes but we do recommend having the aircraft controlled by the autopilot as manual control is quite difficult at these speeds. 4) ALTERNATIVE TEXTURES FOR TAIL MARKINGS - Directions for adding the alternative rudder markings. If you want to add the alternative rudder which has the most recent Beale AFB 'Tactical' style markings you should copy the folder titled - texture.17958 and rename the copy as texture.17967 once you have done that, add the new rudder textures to the new (17967) folder and overwrite when prompted. Then copy and paste the following text below the last aircraft (17958) description in the aircraft.cfg file. Text below: [fltsim.2] title=Lockheed SR-71A 17967 sim=Lockheed SR-71A model= panel= sound= texture=17967 kb_checklists=Lockheed SR-71A_check kb_reference=Lockheed SR-71A_ref description=First flight 3rd August 1966. Last flight 14th February 1990. Was the first SR-71 to fly into the persian Gulf region during an 11 hour mission from Kadena AB Japan. Was the last SR-71 to depart Det 4 RAF Mildenhall, UK. Reactivated during 1995 and overhauled for use with by the 9th RW Det 2 at Edwards AFB, then retired again during 1998, monetary constraints appear to be the only adversary she can't outrun...\n\n\n atc_airline=Air Force atc_id=967 atc_heavy=1 ui_manufacturer=ALPHA ui_type=SR-71A Blackbird ui_variation=17967 atc_flight_number=Oil 54 COPYRIGHT INFORMATION These files are freeware. They are unsupported, so please do not e-mail us if you have problems. A no-show in CFS2 will be down to either sounds or panel aliasing, or both (see note on sounds above, same applies for panels). Under no circumstances may these files be sold or uploaded to a payware site. All rights reserved - AlphaSim 2006 www.ALPHASIM.CO.UKphil1 AT alphasim DOT co.uk So ... ??? OFF
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#2631819 - 12/11/08 07:21 AM
Re: Aircraft Recommendations
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Um... guys... it's dragging this thread WAY off topic, which was to have a small library of cool aircraft listed for us to download and use, but since you guys asked: Paul is VERY much into simulating the entire physics of the Blackbird. ALL of it. He's not making a nice plane to blast holes in the sky with, no, he's made something that can be flown by the numbers using a real SR's aircraft handbook reference data. Seriously. Now, when he started, he didn't have active sky. This apparently put many limitations on just what the upper atmosphere would behave like in FS, among other things, air pressure didn't behave real at all. This caused all sorts of havoc with outside air temps on the plane, stability issues, you name it. Yes he's that serious. When he got Active Sky, it modeled the upper atmospheric conditions, and thus he's spent roughly the last two years making the current version work directly with the aircraft.cfg and whatnot.
If you just want a powerful black jet to blast to Mach 5 and then do touch and go's, download any other Blackbird (there are many variants and FS add ons), but if you want a serious idea of just what it was like to fly the real jet, with all the implications involved, then get this package. See, the Blackbird isn't a fighter jet with a rocket pack, no, it's more like a Boeing 707 with an F1 rocket attached to the back of it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-1_(rocket_engine) , and you have to baby the jet, fly it very carefully, even though you are going very fast.
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