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Re: Naval Escapades!

Posted: 07 Dec 2009, 15:42
by DaveB
Hi Guy's..

I've spent a frustrating half hour trying to get the Iris Phantom to engage the shuttle for a cat launch only to check the aircraft.cfg and find there's no [launch assistance] section 8) Can anyone give me a hand here :worried:

EDIT.. I've tried the one given for the Sea Vixen and it appears to work :xgrin:
ATB

DaveB B)smk

Re: Naval Escapades!

Posted: 07 Dec 2009, 15:54
by Rick Piper
Hi Matey

I usually stick a temporary extra nav lamp into the [Lights] section of the ac.cfg to get the launch assist where i want it.

But as you say another can do the job.

Regards
Rick
:xgrin: Humbug!

Re: Naval Escapades!

Posted: 07 Dec 2009, 17:33
by DaveB
:hello:

Yeh.. an extra light is a good idea as long as the launch assist section is there in the first place :lol: Surprisingly, the entry knobbled off the Sea Vixen works just fine :rock: Good tip for shuttle positioning though :thumbsup:

BTW.. how do you guy's go about compiling boat traffic files given that boats don't have specific start/stop locations as aircraft do?? Is there a standalone FSX compiler/decompiler or would you suggest doing as (I've read) some do.. that is produce a traffic file in TTools then convert it to FSX format. This sounds untidy to me *-)
ATB

DaveB B)smk

Re: Naval Escapades!

Posted: 07 Dec 2009, 17:39
by sketchy74
Sounds like you are having fun there Dave!

Hopefully within 24 hours you can play with a new flat top:

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*** Just a quick disclaimer that the Crash Barrier has been improved since I did this screen grab on Saturday evening ***

More shots here:

http://z13.invisionfree.com/Flying_Stat ... ic=40&st=0

We'll post in Developers Corner When it is ready to download.

Cheers,

Sketchy

Re: Naval Escapades!

Posted: 07 Dec 2009, 17:46
by DaveB
:welldone: :welldone:

That looks great mate. While I confess to looking forward to the refit/late version.. I'll be more than happy to exercise this old lady ;) Will you be including a traffic file for her too (for the dumbass sods like me who still can't make FSX traffic files)??

I was adventurous today and took an FG1 off Ark IV for another attack on the French Carrier Group.. but with real weather loaded :-O Oh what fun!! I'll post some shots later if I get round to it. :)

ATB

DaveB B)smk

Re: Naval Escapades!

Posted: 07 Dec 2009, 18:00
by SkippyBing
Dave,

There're a couple of AI routes included with the installer, one covering the Op Pedestal route and one from Scapa Flow to Iceland, areas this version was a frequent visitor to. For shipping routes I use the utility from here http://lc0277.nerim.net/boat/, it lets you plot the routes in Google Earth and then compile them.

Re: Naval Escapades!

Posted: 07 Dec 2009, 18:11
by sketchy74
DaveB wrote:: While I confess to looking forward to the refit/late version.. I'll be more than happy to exercise this old lady ;)
Not too worry Dave, In all honesty I think Skippy and I are itching to get on to Vic's 3 & 4, plus its going to be a good place for the S1 Buccaneer that is ticking along nicely!

Re: Naval Escapades!

Posted: 07 Dec 2009, 18:29
by DaveB
Tks for that Skip and to you Sketch :rock:

The Op Pedestal route will do fine and knowing there will be Vic's 3 and 4 makes the day complete :thumbsup:

ATB

DaveB B)smk

Re: Naval Escapades!

Posted: 07 Dec 2009, 22:20
by DaveB
More operations launched against the Orange aggressors today.. this time by the mighty Phantom..

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I just love the look of the Phantom.. I have done ever since I first saw one. Can't say the same for the FSX clouds though!

Dropping low below radar also put visibility at zero!
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Now, radar.. there's something I could have done with. Having exausted the NW track, I back-tracked into a break in the weather and there she was on the horizon..
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Too late.. the targetting camera's have recorded everything ;)
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I can't praise the Clemenceau enough. Get lined up on the cat and the crew appear alongside including the bat man you see and about half a dozen others lined up on the RH side of the aircraft. BTW.. the FD clock tells the correct time too ;)
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Ark has moved East to a position East of the CI, the French coast to her right. There she is.. thank goodness I missed that awful weather ;)
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If the launch of Victorious is as expected, I'll be finding myself in the inhospitable waters of the North Atlantic very soon and in something a lot slower ;)

ATB

DaveB B)smk

Re: Naval Escapades!

Posted: 07 Dec 2009, 22:23
by TSR2
Cracking shots Dave! :thumbsup:

Is that Clemenceau for FSX??? I remember there was one for FS9, but don't think I have one for the Dark Side