FSX DH.144 Heron

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Postby SeanTK » Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:00 pm

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Postby Splitpin » Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:11 pm

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Very nice .... i think Doug likes these. Along the Dh lines ... do you know if anyone has ever done a Drover .... a three engine joby , at least i think they were Dh.
There used to be up at Whenuapai , the skydive club used it .
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Postby SeanTK » Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:14 pm

I don't know of a Drover for any recent version of the simulator, or even a Dove with a VC. This will definitely be the best DH Dove/Heron iteration out there when released, and I'm very much looking forward to it!
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Postby Ian Warren » Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:15 pm

Looks Great, gave a little nudge nudge .. the Devon is one i can crawl all over and measure to a .. Well Ill get my mic and vernier out tongue.gif .. but that's true !
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Postby SeanTK » Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:19 pm

A Heron/Devon follow-on addon would be great to see too. You may want to specifically tell him that you have access to one if that's the case.
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Postby Ian Warren » Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:28 pm

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A Heron/Devon follow-on addon would be great to see too. You may want to specifically tell him that you have access to one if that's the case.

Sean , Yes indeed .. access and a new camera , I have Mikes address here ... I'll hold of him directly .
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Postby dbcunnz » Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:30 pm

A Heron with a VC YIPEE I have been looking for one of these for the last 5 or 6 years I'm all for these old aircraft that flew the sky's of New Zealand back in my better days notworthy.gif
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Postby Ian Warren » Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:37 pm

Doug going ten years back i went for one hell off a trip ... running outta runway ... getting a ton of fuel loaded into it ... Best part was doing the Mac-Gyver run to the door to get into it cool.gif
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Postby emfrat » Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:02 pm

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Along the Dh lines ... do you know if anyone has ever done a Drover


There's a Drover at HARS







...and this Heron will do me

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Postby Ian Warren » Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:14 pm

winkyy.gif And what is that sitting in behind smile.gif ... think the ole Drover may be entertained by another ...
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Postby emfrat » Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:22 pm

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winkyy.gif And what is that sitting in behind smile.gif ... think the ole Drover may be entertained by another ...

He's certainly under her wing.... smile.gif
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Postby Splitpin » Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:26 pm

Thanks Mike ... and a great screen thumbup1.gif
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Postby AdrianPetford » Sun Feb 09, 2014 11:31 pm

It's a great shame Derek Palmer lost the source files for his Dove/Devon. I'm sure we would have an FSX native version with a VC by now, had that not been the case.

Definitely another vote here for a Dove/Devon follow up to the new Heron (which looks very impressive to say the least).

A mate of mine had a work colleague who knew the owner of a Dove based at Ardmore and back in 2001 we tried to organise a charter flight over the Waitakeres, but sadly it was not to be. I got a good look at her in the hangar though. thumbup1.gif
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Postby Ian Warren » Mon Feb 10, 2014 7:42 am

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Definitely another vote here for a Dove/Devon follow up to the new Heron (which looks very impressive to say the least).

Organizing a trip to shoot the heck out of the Devon, do enough photo's may sway Mike to do a double whammy .. I still have the measurements and placing of all the aerials and the astrodome myself and Barf did at the Wigram Museum for Derek,s Devon .
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Postby SeanTK » Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:25 am

This type of aircraft fits in perfectly with the type of regional flying I really enjoy. The Heron also appears a bit smaller than I expected for a four-engine aircraft, which will be good for getting into those smaller strips.
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Postby Ian Warren » Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:31 am

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This type of aircraft fits in perfectly with the type of regional flying I really enjoy. The Heron also appears a bit smaller than I expected for a four-engine aircraft, which will be good for getting into those smaller strips.

Smaller strips and almost farm strips after the fun trip I had in a Devon as a bag spuds biggrin.gif .... actually two bag's of spuds , i invited Rick my brother along .. wicked two two hours .
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