johnw2010

Apparantly some of the paintkits loaded to avsim have the original models. But not all of them and of course not all the models paintkits are available.a whois search revealed:Domain Name: HTAIMODELS.COMRegistrar: TDomain Name: HTAIMODELS.COMRegistrar: TUCOWS INC.Whois Server: whois.tucows.comReferral URL: http://domainhelp.opensrs.netName Server: NS2.POWWEB.COMName Server: NS3.POWWEB.COMStatus: redemptionPeriodUpdated Date: 23-oct-2010Creation Date: 12-sep-2005Expiration Date: 12-sep-2010Therefore, I would suggest that if it is to be renewed at that URL it has to happen in the next 25 days or so.Big shame, but guess if your paying for a domain and your love for the hobby goes you would not keep on paying.Thanks for the work and time you put in to models so far Hanry, as Kiwiflyer said...man of your models will be flying in sims for a long time.

Aye still gone here too!This is indeed a shame, I forgot some of Dee Waldrons models were there too!

Couldn's agree more, some respect to the freeware developers is definately due. I have contributes back about 4 or 5 flightplans in my time for the I dare not say how many repaints etc I have downloaded from the likes of here and avsim.Heres hoping the site comes back online. If not, then big big loss.

I hope thats the case too...It could very well make sense if a lot of people have decided to go with the excellent new ultimate GA package. So you may well be correct.If not then ill seriously miss the models, though I suspect some are lurking in repaints over on fs.com and here. I managed to find the Beech1900d in a WOAI package after looking up what airlines had them. Still for the UGA fans....big loss if it doesnt resurface...even more so for the UGA team who link to HT's page a lot.

Hey All,Was just trying to install the new Ultimate GA package and noticed that HTAI Models has vanished from the web completely. I was looking for the B1900D base package.Anyone know if it moved?? Or have the base packaged been put somwehere else?

For me, its the fundamentals of realism that matter, the weakest part of this in current verions that needs the largets overhaul is by far the ai system.Thing with the ai is....its reasonable, but by no means great. In todays world of computing there is no real reason why the following could not be done.1. Improved intelligence on runway exit speeds and use of taxiways for this.2. Improved intelligence on 'line up and wait' operations on single use runways.3. Have planes fly in airways once at cruising altitude, harder and may require more computing time in to a database on loadup, but once running is unlikely to be any more difficult to control than the original method (point to point).4. Have an updatable list of navaids etc.5. I really think there should be the option to put in SIDS and STARS, holding patterns and final approach procedures in to the sim for each airport. Now the real crux of this should then for the sim to recognise, or allow you to set which airport 'professional procedures' should be followed for by the ai. That way, the computing and processing power can be just directed to the selected airports. E.g6. On loading, restrict the time it pre-loads planes meant to have departed to within 5 minutes. 7. Have ai properly seperate using speed variations.Say you have a full ai sim. In the new version id imagine you could have the professional procedures and holds etc built in for egkk, egll, egss etc etc (All london airports even). However, as your flying in to or out of heathrow (or even spotting at one airport) you tell the sim to use real-world professional procedures at say, egll but tell the sim to use 'standard ai rules (much like the ones in fs2004) for all the other airports....your not there to see the mess ups caused by the ai system at those airports. Again, this would be something you have to probably set before your flight sim loads the flight.I really dont think that is too much to ask and would add a considerable amount of realism...but not total sim-wide realism, this could occur on the hardest settings etc, but is something that from a programming point of view would not be horrendously difficult (imo), particularly if a built in add on program can be included which allows users to input specific airport data. Many have also said improved weather and clouds...agree with this.Thats my few cents worth and I hope if anyone does read this from MS flight, they can take note.