NZFF

Posted: **Thu May 08, 2014 12:45 am**

Doing circuits at KJAC in the 20 ton dog whistle .... got bored, so ended up trying to get the gear up as soon as possible , and as low as possible . Got away with it a few times .... those props are big , even at Vr , just push a tad instead of pull ..... messy.

Change aircraft

FSX, Rick Piper , Orbx KJAC .

P.s theres an idea for somebody ... this months comp , this old girl in mount cook paint posed over the mountain the airline took its name from , just a thought .

Posted: **Thu May 08, 2014 8:37 am**

Great set of shots.

Posted: **Thu May 08, 2014 9:02 am**

awesome Marty I love gear retraction shots,..shows movement

Posted: **Thu May 08, 2014 9:49 am**

Superb freeware and superb screens

Ideally suited with Markus's Mount Cook scheme .

Posted: **Thu May 08, 2014 6:31 pm**

Thanks for looking guys .... yet another FS9 star that wont go away. Rick Piper is a legend in my book.
@ AB , your right .... gear movement shots do emphasize motion .... you did a couple with the P-3 , the brain almost completes the action , whereas most of my screens seem to be just suspended there .
Will do more and bore the group

Posted: **Thu May 08, 2014 6:57 pm**

Maybe I should complete your Andover , least the photoreal jobbie, but I'll keep the bird pooh on it

Posted: **Thu May 08, 2014 7:57 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 8 2014,6:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Maybe I should complete your Andover , least the photoreal jobbie, but I'll keep the bird pooh on it

You will only have half a job to do Ian ..... Ive got the port side looking not to bad (last time i saw her) but the other side is real sad . Next time Im out there , I'll start on the wings .... bloody shame , the poor old thing , and to think I and a few others here have flown on her.... sad , its now a kids playground

Im not sure .... if someone can confirm please do , but i think she is 1 of only 3 complete airframes left in the world .... sad.

Posted: **Thu May 08, 2014 8:15 pm**

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 8 2014,8:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
... sad , its now a kids playground
Im not sure .... if someone can confirm please do , but i think she is 1 of only 3 complete airframes left in the world .... sad.

After looking at it recent , hull only due to the playground romping's .. you could have easy built a model to suit the kiddies .

As for the left overs I read that one was burnt recently in Africa , not sure what was left in the UK but sure the one in Wigram is the most intact complete article.

Posted: **Thu May 08, 2014 8:37 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 8 2014,8:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
After looking at it recent , hull only due to the playground romping's .. you could have easy built a model to suit the kiddies .

As for the left overs I read that one was burnt recently in Africa , not sure what was left in the UK but sure the one in Wigram is the most intact complete article.

I think one in the UK , and maybe one someplace else in Europe .... hard to get my head around museum "best practice" sometimes. Dont get me started .... they are great people , as you know , but .... jeez , if its the 3rd (and last) complete airframe in the world .... keep the kids out.
I remember the the last time i cleaned the inside .... bloody awful , gum , paper , and dust .... which attract's moisture ... which adds to corrosion , and the end is near! .
I'll stop there , because if i carry on it might get messy .... best practice ? yeah right.

Posted: **Thu May 08, 2014 8:42 pm**

Arr least you have a great freeware, I think Wigram will get No.21 sorted and kick the kids out in a few years, hells it weathered on the tarmac for ten plus years.

Posted: **Thu May 08, 2014 8:55 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 8 2014,8:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Arr least you have a great freeware, I think Wigram will get No.21 sorted and kick the kids out in a few years, hells it weathered on the tarmac for ten plus years.

True , i really hope they realise what they have there , before its to late.

Posted: **Thu May 08, 2014 9:27 pm**

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 8 2014,9:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
True , i really hope they realise what they have there , before its to late.

After speaking to Barf about spending and what they are allocated it may rough it out for a few years to come, maybe why the interior has been decked out in ply, save the structure.

Posted: **Thu May 08, 2014 9:33 pm**

HI Marty - whats the sound like on the 748? - classic Dart sound?

Posted: **Thu May 08, 2014 9:53 pm**

Long time since I've seen pics of that model...didn't know it worked in FSX

Posted: **Thu May 08, 2014 10:53 pm**

Naki wrote:
QUOTE (Naki @ May 8 2014,10:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Long time since I've seen pics of that model...didn't know it worked in FSX

You do get a few little issues in the cockpit textures but both the 748 and 780, good thing it user friendly for the low end PC.

Posted: **Fri May 09, 2014 2:18 am**

If you wanna get the gear up sooner, press "G" during your take off run and it will automatically retract the instant you leave the ground...

Posted: **Fri May 09, 2014 11:10 am**

Dash8captain wrote:
QUOTE (Dash8captain @ May 8 2014,9:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
HI Marty - whats the sound like on the 748? - classic Dart sound?

The sound is excellent , especially when you wind her up for take off

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 8 2014,10:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You do get a few little issues in the cockpit textures but both the 748 and 780, good thing it user friendly for the low end PC.

Yeah , the VC is showing its age , but this is an fs classic . Is Rick Piper still around Ian ?

omitchell wrote:
QUOTE (omitchell @ May 9 2014,2:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If you wanna get the gear up sooner, press "G" during your take off run and it will automatically retract the instant you leave the ground...

Cheers .... didn't think of that .

Posted: **Sat May 10, 2014 11:11 am**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 8 2014,9:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
After speaking to Barf about spending and what they are allocated it may rough it out for a few years to come, maybe why the interior has been decked out in ply, save the structure.

"decked out in ply" ......"decked out in ply" ......

Posted: **Sat May 10, 2014 11:46 am**

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 10 2014,12:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
"decked out in ply" ......"decked out in ply" ......

Yeah, looked more like a tree house I built when I was 10 .

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 9 2014,12:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah , the VC is showing its age , but this is an fs classic . Is Rick Piper still around Ian ?

Been a while since been in contact with Rick, sure he's conjuring up something new

Posted: **Sun May 11, 2014 9:17 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 10 2014,11:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah, looked more like a tree house I built when I was 10 .

Been a while since been in contact with Rick, sure he's conjuring up something new

I notice his web site has gone .... i was hopeing to grab the Vanguard , but to late

NZFF

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