January 12Jan 12 you can't really set the autopilot but it mostly works and there is a update being worked on. I used to live on Whidbey Island in 1978 dad was stationed on the Navy base there. I loved it back then.
January 13Jan 13 I loved flying A2A's Constellation. Is this Connie on a par with A2A's? Forever indebted to the late Michael Greenblatt of FSGS.
January 13Jan 13 Author 8 minutes ago, vp49p3 said: I loved flying A2A's Constellation. Is this Connie on a par with A2A's? I think so I really like it. Maybe others can chime in.
January 13Jan 13 Author 1 hour ago, P_7878 said: Lovely set of Connie images, Todd. Like this livery… My parents actually flew on one of the Flying Tiger Line's Constellations to Germany around 1961 or so. One of them crashed in the Atlantic making the same flight I think in 1963 there is a book written about it I have it somewhere.
January 13Jan 13 Fine shots, well done and a superb AC ! cheers 😉 08.2024 new PC is online : ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F GAMING WIFI Mainboard, AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D Prozessor, G.Skill DIMM 64 GB DDR5-6000 (2x 32 GB) Dual-Kit, MSI GeForce RTX 4090 VENTUS 3X E 24G OC Grafikkarte, 2x WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 4 TB - Drive C+D, WD Gold Enterprise Class 12 TB for storage HDD, Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W PC - Power supply, Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO CPU Aircooler with 7 Heatpipes, Design Meshify 2 White TG Clear Tint Tower-Case, 3x 4K monitors 2x32 Samsung 1x27 LG 3840x2160, Windows11 Prof. 23H2 - now Windows11 Prof. 25H2 Flightsimulator Hardware: Honeycomb Throttle Bravo, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro, Logitech Flight Joke System, XBox Controller, some Thrustmaster stuff, Winwing CDU Panels.
January 13Jan 13 9 hours ago, vp49p3 said: I loved flying A2A's Constellation. Is this Connie on a par with A2A's? No! Far from it. The engines, mainly props control are too high as far as I remember. Textures are cartoonish. There is no update since a long time as they seem happy with that! Edited January 13Jan 13 by Pat Mussotte MSFS - XPlane11 & 12- P3D5 - DCS - Windows 10 64 bit - Corsair One i140 - i7 9700K 3.6Ghz - nVidia GeForce TRX 2080 Patrick Mussotte
January 13Jan 13 14 hours ago, Todd2 said: My parents actually flew on one of the Flying Tiger Line's Constellations to Germany around 1961 or so. One of them crashed in the Atlantic making the same flight I think in 1963 there is a book written about it I have it somewhere. Very interesting… I found this in the Wiki “ Flying Tiger Line Flight 923”. Could it be this one you’re referring to? It was flying from the McGuire Air Force Base (NJ) to an Air Base in West Germany, in September 1962 (an L-1049H Super Constellation).
January 13Jan 13 Author 2 hours ago, P_7878 said: Very interesting… I found this in the Wiki “ Flying Tiger Line Flight 923”. Could it be this one you’re referring to? It was flying from the McGuire Air Force Base (NJ) to an Air Base in West Germany, in September 1962 (an L-1049H Super Constellation). Yes I think so I read the book ages ago and Im so thankful my parents were on a different flight same route though. One day I want to recreate that flight in MSFS. Mom didn't enjoy riding in the Connie she said it was bumpy and scared her. My flights on C130s were often that way.
January 13Jan 13 Author Oh the book is called Tiger In The Sea its really good the author tells the story with survivor accounts. I'm thinking about reading it again its on one of my kindle.
January 13Jan 13 Author Dad was a Marine and got an accompanied tour to Germany. They flew from NJ also the exact same route as the one that crashed. Ill have to ask dad when they flew I think it was earlier my older brother was born in Germany. So they were there in 1962.
January 13Jan 13 44 minutes ago, Todd2 said: Oh the book is called Tiger In The Sea its really good the author tells the story with survivor accounts. I'm thinking about reading it again its on one of my kindle. I was out for grocery just now, and the local Half Price Books Store reseller was just next door…🙂…so, I picked up a (used) copy of the hardcover edition… Will read it…
January 13Jan 13 Author 8 minutes ago, P_7878 said: I was out for grocery just now, and the local Half Price Books Store reseller was just next door…🙂…so, I picked up a (used) copy of the hardcover edition… Will read it… Nice! I just flew the MATS Connie from Unalaska to Adak. We almost had to move to ADAK in 1980, sometimes I wish we would have gone but the place is desolate. I'm always interested in Adak though, but I doubt I ever go there not much on the Island since the base closed. Edited January 13Jan 13 by Todd2 Update
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