Roll on Virtual Farnborough 2006!!

Don’t you mean roll on Virtual Flying Legends 2006! 😀

Anyway, nice shots!

Peter, assuming you’ve got FS2002 or 2004, you might like you might like to try the Netwings server.

It host both sims and often you get people doing formation flights in anything from fast jets to Warbirds.

Go to http://www.netwings.org/ for more info.

Good bunch of people form all over the world fly there and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it!

Cheers

Paul

I for one look forward to the new version of FS.

However, I’m not in a hurry for the next version and am quite happy for the wait. Hopefully they, will fix the bugs, as even with the patch, I still get a fair amount of CTD’s and crashes which can of course be fustrating. 😡

I must admit, FS2002 was much better in this respect and it seemed to perform better even on an average system.

That said, FS9 has so many more improvements and looks better than 2002 and hopefully the next version will continue that trend and it seems the FS development team have been listening to their customers. 🙂

As for the flight modelling, well this is one of the greatest parts of the sim that is open to all sorts of myths rather than facts. Yes, it does use table based modelling, the default FM’s are poor but actually, the FM engine of the FS sims is actually very good if you give it the opportunity! 😉

Of course, it is not perfect, and the areas I’d like to see improved are that of supersonic flight, VSTOL/Helicopters and the engine modelling. If they could model supercharges properly then I’d be happy!

I would also like to see regional ATC accents, but I doubt this will happen (I may be wrong) purely because of the huge amount of recordings needed for each accent. You can of course record and change them to what ever accent suits (there’s an SDK for the ATC) but sadly in FS8 & 9 it can’t be used for different regions. 🙁 And talking of the ATC implementation, I wonder if MS have been experimenting with voice avtivated ATC?

I’d also like to see the AI performance improved, especially in the circuit, as C172’s and the like often fly Bomber Command style circuits which is a pain when you get told to go around or not to take off, yet they are still 5 miles out on final! :rolleyes:

Just my 2 pence worth.

Cheers

Paul

Very nice shots indeed Septic. 🙂

Love the one of AR501 diving.

Nice to see that the weather behaved it’s self.

Roll on the 2006 season!

Cheers

Paul

I don’t know the answers to the other questions, but I believe Ant is correct about the tailhook in that the original unit was causing problems with tail heaviness so it was removed and a fibre glass replica was used instead. And he is right about it not being able to be retracted in flight.

As for an aerobatic routine, well I guess the aircraft could fly one if desired but as it is powered by a rather rare Merlin III, I suspect that the pilots and engineers like to see it operated within it’s limits to prolong it’s life and that the higher power settings needed for an aerobtic display might not be to good for it in the long run. And maybe the airframe still has a CoG that is slightly aft of what’s acceptable for an aerobatic routine.

I’m sure Airbedane can answer that one for us. 😉

Oh, I’ve just remembered, I think Steve McManus was involved in the rebuild and looks after Z7015 today.

Cheers

Paul

She Doesn’t Look Like An Old Crow To Me!

Well, I guess I better post these.

Taken at this years Legends. 🙂

Cheers

Paul

Don’t worry, I’ve found them! 😀

Cheers

Paul

Thanks for the HU Mark.

I will keep an eye out open for it.

Cheers

Paul

I believe Old Warden now is the proud owner of the Hatfield ICAO.

Cheers

Paul