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PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 1:41 am
by Cbris
Guys, I make no apologies for a massive post this time. I really, really do think, this is worth showing in one post. This really must be the ultimate capability for FS9 - fly all the planes yourself, record each flight separately and then play back together. This addon is simply AMAZING

If it is too much, Admins, then I humbly apologise.

And I know it's not NZ - sorry here too. But believe me - the making of this flight and the screenshots was the most fun I could possibly image. If you ask, I can send you a copy of all five recordings to be played back together.

Air Day at Emma Field!

The world famous "One-Eye" leads his newly formed team for a practice run for the Emma Field Farewell Fly in (coming soon to a multiplayer server near you!)

One-Eye takes the Ace (of course) whilst his trusty companion takes the ten. Who's in the other planes? King Gary? Perhaps... Queen SkinnyPuppy? Sounds like a good bet? The knave? That has just got to be Fritz's ride!

I swear by my next chores, that these images are in no way retouched. All live action screen shots from a single flight. All planes individually piloted (by me really).

The planes and pilots are lined up, ready to go...

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Here they are, taxying to the start point.

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Nope! They are not using 36. That would be a bit too crowded today. We're using the wide glider strip.

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Ready.....

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GOOOOOOO!!!

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Steady lads, easy as she goes - first corner coming up. Keep it together!

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Uncle Elmer is in the tower, watching carefully - there's a barrel of "Number 5 special reserve" resting on the success of this mission.

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Downwind and Queenie is losing it a bit (sliding off just a bit to the left here)

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Let's have a bit of smoke, please Limp!

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First pass at a safe height - Hey, Queenie! Pull your socks up!

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Second turn out off the "18" end of Emma

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At the end of the second downwind, here's a line astern turn in to the display line.

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Your spreading out a bit folks, pull it together, will you!

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A close up study of Limp, limping along behind.

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Here goes the finale - Old One-eye leads us in....

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One after another, we make "Hammerfall"

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This really was the highlight - five subsequent hammers, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.... DUCK!!

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Elmer gets a shot in from ground level.

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The chase plane crew had their work cut out to get these shots in!

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It's raining Eagles!!!!

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The crowd roars!

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And once more, our gallant Limp, brings up the rear... (er :oops: )

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Once we left "Hammerfall, it was back along 18 and "Explode" in an individual expression of glee - each pilot his own expression!

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Uncle elmer, busy with his camera still, caught this view of the "Explosion"

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Everyone break away and land in order - go!

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Long zoom shot (hence the loss of colour) as the flock lands.

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Right men, deep breath, let's get all together one more time! Queenieee! Where are you going?

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There they go - sweet as silk! Butter wouldn't melt...

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Cross the strip one last time and...

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This is it! Line up in an orderly manner.

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One Royal Flush takes a bow!

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Ace, King, Queen Jack, Ten - they're all back, and none the worse for the odd bumpy landing and near miss in the air.

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Elmer takes a last shot.

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...and the storks, impassive as ever, wonder what all the fuss was about.

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Thanks to Matthias Neusinger for making the BEST addon yet for FS9. Version 1.3 Beta is a must folks - try it yourself - in theory, you get a complete Red Arrows flight going - each plane recorded separately, so you can fly five and more DIFFERENT planes in one go.

I am gobsmacked by this addon. Stunned. Amazed. It is soooo much fun to use.

Enjoy the screenies - I am thinking how can I choreograph a dogfight between My "Adolf Galland" skin and the "Douglas Bader" one.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:33 am
by Cbris
If you have the recorder module V. 1.3 Beta, the files are now on Avsim: "royal_flush_pack.zip" - just give them a while to release the upload.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:47 am
by creator2003
AWESOME Chris youve done it again i like that pitts sometimes hey i bet it took longer to take the shots than it did for me to download them on 56k dial up at the moment
mike great stuff i also liked the low and slow stuff on other posting B)

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:01 am
by Cbris
That there Pitts is a Christen Eagle - Freeware - Long Island Classics - get it at Avsim

It is ONE HELLOVA GREAT PLANE - dare I say it, much better that the payware Pitts, and no joke - sorry to the Pitts team. :(

Oh, and I really do apologise most simcerely for all 56K members. I know it is selfish of me, but this i just had to share.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:42 am
by AlisterC
That is very awesome Chris, not that I understand how you went about it :blink:
I think I'll just stand in awe and enjoy the pics. Well done!

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:30 am
by AlisterC
Scratch that last post. Chris where might one find: "recorder module V. 1.3 Beta" ?

This looks like something worth giving a go :D

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by ZK-MAT

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:02 am
by AlisterC
Aye... thank ye me'hearty!

yarrr

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:12 pm
by Charl
Lovely Chris, and your excitement is infectious.
When can we expect the movie? :D
Better be soon, otherwise I'll beat you to it!
(See my first crack at flightsim.com file wan_sia.zip back in June before we could do multiple aircraft).
And Wanaka is the only place we allow for posting aerobatics on this forum, right?
Well OK, Marlborough too at a pinch. B)

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:38 pm
by Alex
Very nice Cbris. :D

Alex

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:40 pm
by Cbris
It's lousy flying, but I dropped all five recordings off at Avsim yesterday - in the FS2004 miscellaneous section - help yourselves.

Pick a card, any card, set yourself up in that plane and open the other four in "replay as traffic" - you are in the flush! Go fly better than me...

The paints are on Avsim in one download too - five for the price of one :huh: So's the Eagle.

Eagle:

http://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=71513

Deck of Cards: http://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=82709

Recordings: http://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=91011

PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:00 am
by bernd1151
Great pics Chris. I can't wait to get home to try that myself. What a sight, really awesome!! You posted them on simflight too, am I correct?

Bernd

PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:48 am
by Cbris
Yes indeed - Simflight is my main "home" (Sorry guys :D ) and if you want to see the team at Oshkosh, go here And if you want to see all five at Oshkosh, go here: Simflight screenshots forum

Once I have re-flown a couple of the positions, I'll upload them to avsim so that you can try this flight as well.

PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:52 am
by Cbris
By the way folks, I won't do a "movie" - just download the flight recordings and play them back (as long as you have the Eagle and the paints loaded) and you can fly "interactively" - take a tower view, sit inside any of the planes or take a spot plane view. Much more fun than just a movie...

Of course, you'll need the recorder software, but everything is freeware.

Just don't expect to get the red white and blue smoke - that#s a trade seret... :P

PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:27 am
by bernd1151
No worries mate, I think we can do without the smoke. Have fun, always!!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:04 pm
by Cbris
Oh, you'll get smoke all right... just most likely white only.

Another fun thing to do is to load up a. n. other plane and fly around the display as "Cam-plane".