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by calypso
09 May 2006, 10:26
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Adobe/Tantris AI... 56k stay away!
Replies: 72
Views: 19235

Jetset wrote:John, where did you get that Russian scenery?
Mostly off http://www.avsim.ru

But this is a good place to start.

http://kamatoz.com/ivao-ru/en/scenery.php

Still amazes me how they can manage to get all that detail with very little impact on frame rates!
by calypso
09 May 2006, 10:10
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Adobe/Tantris AI... 56k stay away!
Replies: 72
Views: 19235

Jetset wrote:On another note, doesn't it make you realise how bad the default scenery is compared to the addons these days?
Absolutely. Russian simmers also seem to have the knack of making their scenery look very believeable and realistic. Must be the textures the use.
by calypso
09 May 2006, 07:19
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Adobe/Tantris AI... 56k stay away!
Replies: 72
Views: 19235

The ones that really interest me are the Ruskys. Adobe/Tantris does a great job with the Russians. I can also confirm minimal frame-rate impact with this AI package. Have a look. http://www.degiorgio.net/rus1.jpg http://www.degiorgio.net/rus2.jpg http://www.degiorgio.net/rus3.jpg http://www.degiorg...
by calypso
06 May 2006, 14:08
Forum: CBFS Forum
Topic: avatar
Replies: 40
Views: 11391

Well, don't let this go to your heads .................

"Avatar is a Sanskrit word that means the incarnation of a god on earth, and this usage of the term came from the gaming and 3D chat worlds."
by calypso
06 May 2006, 07:23
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: "special taste"
Replies: 12
Views: 4300

Any comments about a "full-bodied" vintage will be removed by the administrators. :green:
by calypso
05 May 2006, 21:38
Forum: CNB Forum
Topic: Fancy a something Italiano?
Replies: 6
Views: 2500

Thanks for the heads up.

I remember my dad talking about these aircraft in action over Malta.
by calypso
02 May 2006, 13:43
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: The bathtub
Replies: 3
Views: 2158

The bathtub

During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized. "Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or...
by calypso
11 Apr 2006, 10:45
Forum: CNB Forum
Topic: Caravelle anyone?
Replies: 17
Views: 8221

I thought Benoit's panel was going into it? AndyG Looks like it. Quote from the AFG site: For the panel, we'll be working together with Mr. Benoit Gaurant to produce a Caravelle panel for the earlier model Caravelles. For the later models, we'll be using his excellent Caravelle Super 12 panel (the ...
by calypso
10 Apr 2006, 07:29
Forum: CNB Forum
Topic: Caravelle anyone?
Replies: 17
Views: 8221

Quite a few JT8D sounds available.

I use 727pwjt8.zip which can be found on Flightsim.
by calypso
09 Apr 2006, 18:39
Forum: CNB Forum
Topic: Caravelle anyone?
Replies: 17
Views: 8221

Been out for a while Pete and a very nice panel it is too.

It is basically Benoît Gaurant's updated panel (version 3, I believe) with a Caravelle Super 12 thrown in for good measure. :smile: