norfolkmike

It was the aircraft I trained on too, back in 1982. I remember having spin competitions in it against my instructor, to see who could recover closest in line with the Norwich to Great Yarmouth rail track. I only recall the experience as being unremarkable and rather predictable, so was surprised to later learn it had something of a bad reputation. We always initiated the stalls/spins from 4000ft agl, so had plenty of air beneath us. My main memories are the incessant shrieking of the stall warning and the anticipation of the wing stalling with full rudder, and the pretty steep nose down attitude once you'd recovered from the spin! You had to be quite quick to pull the nose up as the speed would increase quite quickly. Sooo, for a nostalgia ride, I'm really looking forward to this bird! Once I've purchased MSFS, which will be immediately upon arrival of my new PC in two weeks time...ish!

IF its going to be an import from the FSX/P3D stable, then give me the military P:51! I think I just like noise! But...more likely to be the Aerostar?

I once met an American 8th USAAF veteran here in the UK. He and his wife were visiting his old base at Wendling in Norfolk and he'd pulled over to ask where the old post office was. I asked if he'd been based here during the war. He said "yes kid, I was at Wendling", and without hesitating, I replied "Oh, did you fly on the B:24s then?". (I was 17, he would have been in his early 60s). He burst into tears, leaving me more than a little perplexed. Apparently, everyone knew about the B:17s, hardly anyone cared about the 24s. So, In view of the fact "Masters of the Air" (featuring B:17S) is due for imminent release, I'd love to see a big B:24, in MSFS 24, one day, for him. In case he ever looks down. For now, flying a B:25 around Corsica and Italy would be pretty cool!

3 questions, if I may. Mine will be a dual install...I currently have and use the DVD version. 1. Will the FSX steam desktop icon differ from the old retail version, or will it have to be launched from the root folder if I have FSX x 2? 2. Will Nvidea inspector recognise FSX Steam, in order to apply the VSych half refresh rate setting separately? 3. Will the FTX Global lights work okay if using FSX Steam in DX9 mode? Maybe another quick question...I'm guessing that once FSX Steam is installed, any subsequent uninstalls of the DVD version will necessitate uninstalling FSX Steam also, as IT has to be installed AFTER the DVD version, correct? Cheers, Mike.

I'm still tempted to buy it, just to keep all my photo scenery 'in house' so to speak. I like the fact that MSE bunches everything into one simple folder, such as 'Belgium', which I guess you could do with the Horizon England/Wales if you knew what you was doing (I probably don't). Any chance of a screenshot to show just how bad these MSE England/Wales coastal areas actually are?

My main gripe with the Horizon/Playsims product is this: That awful colouration that seems to tarnish great swathes of my East Anglian homeland. If the M.S.E version doesn't suffer from those garish hues, then for me, it'll be worth the purchase just for that! I'm guessing that I can still use the Horizon mesh and Vectors with the M.S.E England and Wales package, which will go a long way in eliminating the coastal issues noted by many users?

That's a little disappointing. Whilst I have nothing against the Playsims/Horizon VFR, it would have been nice to have everything 'in house'. I have the MSE Netherlands, Belgium as well as a growing collection of NA states. I guess the MSE file size is lower than the Playsims version of England and Wales because it doesn't include the vectors, mesh or 3D objects? One thing I've found when overflying the Playsims/Horizon England, specifically in agricultural areas, is that some of the fields look almost hand tinted, often in garish hues of pink and orange. I'd hope the MSE version is better in that regard? As I'm also using UTX Europe, would that correct the vector issues around water bodies and coastlines do you think?

I missed this AGAIN!! I so want Belgium as a compliment to NL2000 and my UK Photo scenery, but I keep missing the deadlines! Will this be resubmitted anywhere in the foreseeable future?