for any questions on the challenge please post here
Nice piccies & a nice idea, almost makes me want to upgrade my aged version of FS. Think I'll I'll need to go find it first - wonder if they do an upgrade version......?
TL.
if you want to take part in the "game" then look at the post at the start of the challenge thread
i will post all my aircraft here soon and ppl then can choose destination and a/c
if anyone has fs 2004 and wants to mutiplay a leg then im sure i can set up a server for it
im also trying to get a jist of what flightsims ppl have and if they stil play
my list includes
fs2002, fs2004, fsx, lock on ,il2, janes ww2 fighters,usaf, janes attack squadron, fly3, eurofighter typhhon, super ef200, mscfs 2, mcfs3,f16 allied force,b17,f15, longbow,team apache,mig alley
Well, can you pick me in from the Exec Lounge at Orly (CDG would have been easier) in a DC-3? Should be OK to get to Malpensa.
no problems mate ill get that done sometime this week, alps may be a prob so i may have to go round the southern end... should be interesting no auto pilot at all
edit well the dc3 aint gonna cut it i cant get over the mountains. took off from innsbruck as a test to try to get over the "hills" and no go crashed and burned.... would a dc4 do?
edit 2 dc4 just and i mean just gets over the alps 150 ft clearence i got over one of the ridges
How about a comfy thing like the Learjet from Paris to... Copenhagen? :)
I've got a Logitech force feedback joystick and FS2004, but I'm not near my game PC. Would have loved to follow you for a while.
Oh, shame on the DC-3...
Anything like an old classic. Your choice from the same era of leather helmets, silk scarves and googles. None of this whizzy jet stuff.
Nice Trip to Paris mate good pics. Are you using Microsoft Flight sim? How involved is it and how steep is the learning curve?
This thread has me intrigued :) *adds another game to the list
Quote from: Venom;222798Nice Trip to Paris mate good pics. Are you using Microsoft Flight sim? How involved is it and how steep is the learning curve?
This thread has me intrigued :) *adds another game to the list
Anything with 'sim' in the title will have a steep learning curve. All the more satisfying for it too. :)
Quote from: Venom;222798Nice Trip to Paris mate good pics. Are you using Microsoft Flight sim? How involved is it and how steep is the learning curve?
This thread has me intrigued :) *adds another game to the list
thx that was a bugger of a flight limited auto pilot and a crappy cross wind
there is an ingame flying school and it helps you with the basics, you can pick up fs2004 for about 17 pounds.
no point getting fsx unless you have a quad core, 4 gig and a couple of gfx cards
Yeah, the pictures look stunning.
For £17 its worth getting it just to crash the things.
Nobody ask him to fly a plane carrying bombs, no body will be safe :D.
Flight Simulator 2004 on sale via dMw's Amazon affiliate link (http://astore.amazon.co.uk/deadmenwalkin-21/202-9451783-8466224)
Go on, click it and check the piccie on the bottom right.
TL.
Quote from: TeaLeaf;223047Flight Simulator 2004 on sale via dMw's Amazon affiliate link (http://astore.amazon.co.uk/deadmenwalkin-21/202-9451783-8466224)
Go on, click it and check the piccie on the bottom right.
TL.
For the curious ones, the link above gives good detail about how much a simulation this is, in the reviews. Also references to add-ons.
also a lot of aircraft are free.... some are pay for.
good source for free ones are www.flightsim.com (http://www.flightsim.com)
all you need to do is register, and if you want faster speeds and no ads pay $15 a year
Quote from: sulky_uk;222749fs2002, fs2004, fsx, lock on ,il2, janes ww2 fighters,usaf, janes attack squadron, fly3, eurofighter typhhon, super ef200, mscfs 2, mcfs3,f16 allied force,b17,f15, longbow,team apache,mig alley
I have the Microsoft Space Simulator from 1994.
Has the 3.5" floppies and a voucher for the 5.25" floppies.
here is a good little tool for al those interested
http://www.mapcrow.info/
Quote from: sulky_uk;223055also a lot of aircraft are free.... some are pay for.
good source for free ones are www.flightsim.com (http://www.flightsim.com)
all you need to do is register, and if you want faster speeds and no ads pay $15 a year
Git!
Got it for £15 and it just eats the time, I've been doing a few runs between Doncaster, Sheffield and East Midlands. Had it set to real world weather and got a nasty crosswind on take off from Sheffield in the Cessna, sideways take off.
I don't like how it won't accept the local time of my PC when ticked in the settings, always seems to be about 7 hours out when I start it.
Got the local VFR and mesh disks installed and flew the chopper to my house by following the roads. Not very detailed, but combined with the mesh its easy to follow the lay of the land.
I've found the following site is great for the free addons, including the Airbus A380. Its where I got Doncaster airport from and some local landmarks.
http://www.fsimcafe.com/
always sets itself to seattle time i just change it,
next flight coming soon got new comp today:yahoo:
ok im going to do an interim flight this weekend, carthage to some where nearer to cassablanca as there is a couple of guys who want to mutiplay the flight to cassablanca in dc3's at the lan
I put MS2004 on and got scared at the amount of information I guess the learning curve would be very high!
As usual I ignored all the text and went with the tutorials..
OMG how annoying is Bob!! "SHUT UP DUMB ASS" so anyway after messing with a few tuts I decided to go solo
set up my flight ok leeds bradford to Manchester 22 minutes
got in the plane set my heading and off I went nice flight made good time
could see Manchester Airport nice and clear erm............................
not done this tut!! so I landed anyway on a random runway got out the plane
and ran!!!
Maybe Sulky could give me some points at the LAN ;)
lol to be honest i never did any of the lessons ....
although i do have 20+hours in light aircraft (powered gliders)of which 3 hours are solo
Quote from: sulky_uk;227548lol to be honest i never did any of the lessons ....
although i do have 20+hours in light aircraft (powered gliders)of which 3 hours are solo
Is that cos the instructor bailed out as you straffed the runway?
Quote from: Liberator;227580Is that cos the instructor bailed out as you straffed the runway?
And then TK'd everyone in the departures lounge.
Looking forward to crashing a lot at the lan :thumb: I wonder if I can use my pedals from a spare set of driving gear for rudder control? :g:
Quote from: Liberator;227580Is that cos the instructor bailed out as you straffed the runway?
Quote from: BigFatCat;227597And then TK'd everyone in the departures lounge.
:roflmao:
could be interesting do the pedals link thru the wheel or do they go into the usb or may i say it the soundcard "gameport" itself
Quote from: sulky_uk;227612could be interesting do the pedals link thru the wheel or do they go into the usb or may i say it the soundcard "gameport" itself
Well, I have a set of old Logitech Wingman pedals with 25-leg serial me thinks, and also USB. I think USB will be fine, the interesting part is whether FS can recognise the gear? :g:
ok so i did some number crunching and if i land at gib with these scenarios im fecked
more then 50% fuel.. so best take off with that from moroco then
1 engine out....... adds about 400 ft to braking distance on random so failures so......
too much weight........ there'll be even more if i cock this sum up water weighs a lot
land too far down the runway....... get wet
so if i can do it without encountering any of the above im :thumbsup:
Quote from: sulky_uk;255444ok so i did some number crunching and if i land at gib with these scenarios im fecked
more then 50% fuel.. so best take off with that from moroco then
1 engine out....... adds about 400 ft to braking distance on random so failures so......
too much weight........ there'll be even more if i cock this sum up water weighs a lot
land too far down the runway....... get wet
so if i can do it without encountering any of the above im :thumbsup:
Yup, Gib always was an "interesting" runway :blink:
I had to take the arrestor cable there once after a multiple birdstrike. Very sporting :)