NZFF

by **ardypilot** » Sat May 16, 2009 11:24 pm

Took the BSMP Fairchild Metro beta model up for flight to test the handling and dynamics this evening over Marlborough- here's a few sneak peak shots featuring the rather funky temporary texture scheme:

by **BigBird** » Sun May 17, 2009 1:01 am

Mean! Would love an FSX version

by **Ian Warren** » Sun May 17, 2009 9:46 am

Trolly wrote:
QUOTE (Trolly @ May 17 2009, 12:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
featuring the rather funky temporary texture scheme:

Arrr , so they are going to use it

this is the new HiVis scheme the United States Air Force going to put on the Herc's for the next Antarctic season

by **AlisterC** » Sun May 17, 2009 9:47 pm

Dan does such good work. Very nice.

by **ronindanbo** » Tue May 19, 2009 6:10 am

hahah it would be better if Andrew fixed the textuer area in the config to show the good paints

by **howick** » Tue May 19, 2009 7:46 am

Any word on what liveries will be released with the aircraft? There have been quite a few operators of the Metro in NZ:

- Air Albatross
- Air Nelson: old Air NZ Link c/s
- Eagle Air: old and new Air NZ Link c/s
- Air Chatham
- Airwork (NZ) Ltd
- Origin Pacific
- Air Post
- Life Flight
- Skylink

by **mavman** » Tue May 19, 2009 4:02 pm

Albatross wrote:
QUOTE (Albatross @ May 17 2009, 09:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Dan does such good work. Very nice.

I agree!! Been waiting a long time for this, still can't wait for the release!!

by **ronindanbo** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:16 am

howick wrote:
QUOTE (howick @ May 19 2009, 07:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Any word on what liveries will be released with the aircraft? There have been quite a few operators of the Metro in NZ:

- Air Albatross
- Air Nelson: old Air NZ Link c/s
- Eagle Air: old and new Air NZ Link c/s
- Air Chatham
- Airwork (NZ) Ltd
- Origin Pacific
- Air Post
- Life Flight
- Skylink

Air Albatross Photos ? never seen one
Air Nelson: old Air NZ Link c/s Done

- Eagle Air: old and new Air NZ Link c/s Done

- Air Chatham Done

- Airwork (NZ) Ltd Photos ? never seen one

- Origin Pacific Done

more Origin Previews

- Air Post Not Yet
- Life Flight Not Yet
- Skylink Photos ? never seen one

by **SA227** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:08 am

Air Post don't have a livery ...at the moment. Wish we still had the old post livery but that was been removed from POB and more than the livery was removed from POA.
POE and POF are just in ex origin colours with the titles removed. ZKPOB is all white but does carry the skylink logo, bound to be a photo somewhere.

by **Ian Warren** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:39 pm

I have Air Albatross Photos Dan , I ll scan and send thru to you later today .

by **waka172rg** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:53 am

wow nice cant wait nice work

by **howick** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:54 am

Air Albatross

... was the first Metro operator in NZ. They operated four between 1981-1985 on routes such as Wellington-Nelson/Blenheim. They went bancrupt after the "famous" Arapawa Island crash in Ocotber 1985. I have not come across a picture so far.

Skylink

... should be a very easy repaint:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Skylink/Fai...etro/0591162/M/

The small print says "The Air Charter Specialists"

Airwork

...e.g: ZK-POE/F: http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5861364&nseq=21

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:02 am

howick wrote:
QUOTE (howick @ Jun 29 2009, 02:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Air Albatross
They went bancrupt after the "famous" Arapawa Island crash in Ocotber 1985. I have not come across a picture so far.

Yip the Crash ... cables across the channel , Heart stopped thinking was family flying that day , it wasnt a Albatross Metro , but all the same a sad end .

by **howick** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:18 am

News report from 1985 on the crash - no wonder the airline went bancrupt afterwards....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nElfc2SFRI

Just to avoid confusion - the aicraft that crashed was a Cessna 402, not a Metro.

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:31 am

Im still having probs with the PCs , other going back to the shop ... Albatross Air .

by **waka172rg** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:42 pm

HAHA geez Ian i think this was before my time yes? oh i was 2

HAHA that vid who was the reporter? born in the good old days

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:53 am

Its a nice livery , Dan, i do have close up photos if you are doing this paint , make it easy to define the blues better , still have PC WO's ...see if i can get a friend to scan them .

by **mavman** » Mon May 31, 2010 3:05 pm

**Bump!**

Whats the go with the metro?? Had a look at the BSMP website/forum, doesn't seem to be any activity....

by **ronindanbo** » Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:09 am

mavman wrote:
QUOTE (mavman @ May 31 2010, 03:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
**Bump!**
Whats the go with the metro?? Had a look at the BSMP website/forum, doesn't seem to be any activity....

We are still working on the panel for it, I am considering launching a pre VC version, I have a VC modelled but no texturer and no guages at the moment but its still a live project.

by **mavman** » Fri Jun 04, 2010 5:28 pm

Cheers Dan, good to hear!

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