Classic British Flight Sim

I do like the Daily Mails cheek, they dedicate an article to slagging the whole thing off as being demeaning and doing nothing for air hostesses image etc. And then print about half the thing out just so their readers can feel suitably outraged about the whole thing. Odd how if it's the WI stripping...

I read a book on the C-130 years ago, and one of the reasons they stated for not using it regularly was that if the C-130 went downbird on the carrier it kind of got in the way! If I recall during the trials they pretty much had to clear the flight deck with some aircraft parked up on the bow sectio...

Wasnt it something to do with eight legged creatures and well shall we say other creatures that live in the sea?

Actually I think that may be spot on, if slightly obscure. I take it a lot of people here read the Telegraph then?

If you're happy with extruding more faces (this might be a 3d studio only thing, not sure) then it'd probably be quickest to delete the leading edge of the wing and re-model with more faces as Steve said. To extrude edges, select them, select the move tool and then press shift and drag them, this sh...

The 'From the Cockpit' books are very good, they're almost addictive. There are some good cockpit shots in them as well detailing all the instruments etc.

so I have to post on an internet forum to recieve a reply from my oldest friend!

He never writes, he never calls...

What something like that?

It's called an Optica mate made by Optica Industries (original I know) and/or Edgley.

More info http://1000aircraftphotos.com/HistoryBr ... Optica.htm

I should get out more.

Joanna's closed down sometime in 2002 I think, I definitely went there when I was on course at Dryad (now given to the Police or someone) at the end of '01 start of '02. I'm not sure if Dolphin is closed or just massively downgraded since we got rid of the Diesel/Electric boats, I don't think Pompi ...

I believe there's also a twin jet version that uses two model aircraft gas turbines. Mad as a box of badgers, also slightly less endurance from what I've heard.

Aww no, I was actually in the NL Antilles in August. Okay we went to Curacao (top run ashore by the way) to think we could have manufactured an excuse to go to that little runway as well!!