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  1. Here's a few I've used for a long time ...USA: Severe Weather WarningsWorld: Severe World Weather WatchTropical Storm Watch: Typhoons, Hurricanes & CyclonesRegards'Garett
  2. I see there also looking for a new PM to head up the team ...."Join the team responsible for building the most fun and rewarding flying experiences available on Games for Windows Live. Microsoft Game Studios is looking for a veteran Lead Program Manager/Producer to help lead the development of a new broad-attraction flight-oriented game on the PC."http://members.microsoft.com/careers/searc...;SortOrder=DescThe "a new broad-attraction flight-oriented game" says alot. Woo ho - can't wait to fly the Red Baron from the default tail camera shooting balloons. :( Let us have our simulation that has made them money and us happy over the years, and crank out the arcade crap as well if you must. But don't replace the simulation with it ... Regards'Garett
  3. Mike are you nut's !! I can't believe you went for it....There's taking one for the team, but self mutilation is not required LOL.I thought I've seen bad service over the years, but there is no doubt they are the worst I've ever encountered. I wonder if when they were dealing with ACES building the F-18 model, if they used the same tone, responces & attitude when ACES had any questions or problems .... And on that note, thank god Aces didn't get them to do the gauge/system modeling along with the F-18 model ....Regards'Garett
  4. Wind shift issue?It's well known & discussed that FSX has brutal wind shifting since RTM, sometimes 180 degree in a second throwing your plane all over the place when you cross the layers. Is it related to this possibly?Pete Dowson has updated his FSUIPC to 4.28, and this last version he was able to smooth things out for FSX, via his 3PD offerings.I'd give that a try, if your not already using the latest version.Regards'Garett
  5. Thank you Frank for your kind words, and for sharing that interesting story. No doubt an very interesting career, with front row seats to observe the majority evolution of the aircraft engine - and all the advancement's and changes made up to today.LOL, with training the "new" generation of young guys in my shop - I'd be happy if they could at least get down the most basic of moto's:"Lefty Loosy, Righty Tighty"Just wish someone would have come up with one for putting the darn tools away, clean of course would be a bonus...Well no doubt you know how things have changed, and since you know engines - here's a link you might get a good chuckle from, it does for me every time I see it. :) Enjoy your flights !Best Regards'Garett
  6. Thank's for that Jim,That's one that I really notice up around places in Alaska. Some lights where almost as high as the wing on the Cessna. And as you stated the mid point of the runways are okay. I thought it's was the mesh, but disabling it had no effect. I had noticed this right after my SP2 update.Regards'Garett
  7. Thanks Steve,Yes it is, I had found that site when trying to dig up info on the serials. It took me two months to figure out if his was "Blue" or the "Pink" camotint. As the pics I had are B/W, and honestly you could not tell from them.But Peter's (AB-316) was blue, and I'm sure from the stories Grandpa had told me - He would have mentioned if it was pink LOL. I used pics I had, Peter's plane, refererences of marking & locations from various locations, conversations with my family, and used that pic for confirmation of the scheme.LOL - I had already made a pink version of the AB-316 ready to go just in case (plus I really felt for those guys, as it is well noted the amount of vulnerablity they felt flying those birds. The color scheme was great for under overcast skys, but above - a sitting duck), but I will try and match up a actual serial to put on it before I upload it.Side note: It's interesting after doing research on this, how many variances exist from various sources. Prime example - Record's show that peter's AB-315 was switched off to fighter duty in late 44 before it was SOC (Struck off Charge), but the fact is his was lost on a PR sortie over Burma (Pilot was captured, and returned many months later) only a few months after he arrived in India. I think it had a total of 82 sorties on it before it was lost.And thank you for your interest and doing some digging. I hope your having fun with the package, as well the history.Best Regards'Garett
  8. Yike'sLet just hope that after all this is sorted out, the point is taken how important that vNext has ONE logo, that being FSXI.Then everybody can focus on "one" version ..I'm still trying to figure out what SP2 did to my CH-53 that "is" a FSX native model (released right before SP2) . As after SP2, my landing lights no longer shine on the ground. Wonder what sticker that model should be?Regards'Garett
  9. Thanks' Just hope the scenery isn't to bad for a first timer.Now if only I could figure out how to have AI that if they saw you they'd hunt you down, then I could have built in the constant state of fear & panic (let alone getting lost) to help set the mood in your unarmed plane ...One of his stories I'll never forget is when he told me about the time he dam near cooked the engine and ran out himself out of fuel as he was sure he was being followed/pursued and was trying to evade. After a good hour of his best efforts to elude his pursuer, he realized it was a dam "spot" on his canopy. LOLRegards'Garett
  10. Dropping a quick line for those that were interested in the package, it's now available in the library. I can only imagine being 20 years old and doing what these recce
  11. Thanks' for the emails, the package has been sent off.Regards'Garett
  12. Hi,I've just finished up a package I've made for those who have the RealAir spit. I would really like someone to try it before I upload it to make sure all the flights/scenery works etc.Here's a short version of the package I've done as sort of a "adventure/history lesson/tribute" instead of just the repaint:My grandfather was a Recce pilot with the 681 during WW2. The 681 was in based in Dum Dum (India), thus these pilots had to fly a 7000 mile flight to get there from the PRU base @ Benson, England. The trip was done solo, in unarmed a/c, using only maps, clock & compass - at the height of WW2. The package has the repaint of my grandfrather's AB315 plane (includes modified bumpmaps for the camera), saved flights & flightplans done to the actual date/times, some scenery for all the stops (about 18), (includes making the Portreath airbase), and various historical documents (logbook scans, plane reciepts, squadron, plane & airbase photo's & excepts from a fellow 681 members book written about the legs of the flight.)The package is 10mb, not sure where I could put it private temporarily (ideas?) so I'd probally just email it to you as two parts.If your interested in giving it a quick test run for me, please email me. My email is in my profile.Best Regards'Garett
  13. Good point's ..And in doing so, I'd like to see the priorties ironed out as well.Load the the mesh & ground textures, then autogen. If things slow down, let it be the autogen and whatever else (jetways, birds etc)that can't keep up.And increase our LOD rings, for just the mesh & textures.Dynamics, Ground, Sky, then the "accessories & extra stuff".Regards'Garett
  14. My Picks are,Payware: Dodosim Realstart 206Freeware: Jordan Moore's 412Lots of other's, but I'd class those as my favorites for each choice. Go over to Hovercontrol, lot's of good birds in their library. Nemeth designs has good paywear (and freeware) stuff as well. I think the EC120 & MD500 are here in the library too.Regards'Garett
  15. I'll vouch for the Majestic.I contemplated the price for it, but looking back for me it was good deal. Everything works & is simulated, without bugs period. While the panel texture is a little dated, it's "fully" functional from both 2d & VC, and includes full systems simulation & working weather radar. I get frames on this almost as good as the default stuff.And, the sounds are simply the best out there IMHO, and on take off my Z-5500 speakers shake everything pretty well off the desk (simulating the shake inside the cabin LOL) and the sound pitch etc are spot on. Sound responds to pitch .. ;)There's some add-ons out there costing way more than this one, but at least this one is bug free & flys as well as it sounds - and has the extra's like cabin calls etc. That alone is worth a few bucks to me LOL.I had the PSS Dash, spent all my time trying to make it sound right, and then not being able to fly from VC sucked. The Maj it twice the bird and then some of the PSS, reduced panel textures or not.EDIT - And they updated it for FSX (RTM & SP2) for free, if you've got it. It's frames are as good as the default stuff in FSX as well. Regards'Garetthttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/187453.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/187454.jpg
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