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by **chopper_nut** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 4:44 pm

I've more or less given up with trying to do that at 'military' run museums after the way I was treated last time I went to Wigram.

by **Ian Warren** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 4:51 pm

I just kept coming back and back and back and back again, .. No not really

sorta was much invited in knowing all the guys in the back, course 'Barf' linked me onto others - obviously they knew i was plane nuts.

by **emfrat** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 7:22 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 11 2015,5:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I like that Mike One thing with those Gannets also ... they are friggen huge, looks like they have roped everything off as well.

Well, the Gannet is a tubby little thing, and the Grumman is a chubby little thing, but even folded up, the Firefly seems to need a bit more acreage than them

by **Ian Warren** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 7:53 pm

Last I saw that Firefly it was a little scrappy .. looks great now

by **emfrat** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 8:00 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 11 2015,5:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Last I saw that Firefly it was a little scrappy .. looks great now

I thought it was the best display in a very fine museum - mind you we are talking about a range of 98% to 100%...the worst thing is that MiG with the umpsly horrible paint job .

by **emfrat** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 8:10 pm

I mean to say old chap, a bit beyond the pale, what?

by **Ian Warren** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 8:44 pm

emfrat wrote:
QUOTE (emfrat @ Jan 11 2015,9:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I mean to say old chap, a bit beyond the pale, what?

That is a MIG-17 , never saw that polish paint before ( museums

) we get the same here with the RNZAF historical fight .. mind you I don't much on the Polish livery history

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 2:16 pm

Now this is a seriously brilliant must watch for the Carrier Ops peoples and the engineering guys amongst us

Full screen option https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsE9oCdSEEI

by **chopper_nut** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:28 pm

Very good vid. I should get that payware Sea Vixen. On that note, I managed to get the Buccaneer onto the Victorious for the first time today. Practiced at Yeovilton with the RFN gauge that gives you a meatball at the end of the runway. Then flew out to the carrier in the Western Approaches. Very gratifying experience.

Getting above the weather.

Flying the lens

Trying to find a spot to park. I got into the groove on the landing and I didn't want to pause to take a screenshot

All shut down.

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 4:20 pm

chopper_nut wrote:
QUOTE (chopper_nut @ Jan 13 2015,4:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Very good vid. I should get that payware Sea Vixen. On that note, I managed to get the Buccaneer onto the Victorious for the first time today. Practiced at Yeovilton with the RFN gauge that gives you a meatball at the end of the runway. Then flew out to the carrier in the Western Approaches. Very gratifying experience.

Trying to find a spot to park. I got into the groove on the landing and I didn't want to pause to take a screenshot

Really was a surprise catch the Video , your screens I'm guessing the Flying Stations Buck, one I don't have, have the Scimitar tho and the Sea Vixen, they have aged but still superb fun putting on the deck.

by **chopper_nut** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 4:35 pm

It's actually the UKMil Buccaneer. I don't have the Flying Stations Bucc yet. It's on my list though. The only things that let down the UKMil one is that you have to know the external stores weight to add them, the catapult bridle doesn't show up and the attitude isn't right for getting off the deck.

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 4:42 pm

I was going to trying the UKMil yonks back, yeah no bridals .. but it is a good take getting the aircraft on and off the deck, the Scimitar is as piece of pie .. long while back I easy stopped the Skywarrior on the Ark , shows how much more challenging the smaller Brit carriers are.

by **chopper_nut** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 4:48 pm

The key to getting on the pom carriers is to get the speed right. When I landed just before, I caught the 4 wire and it wasn't far from the end of the deck.

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 5:00 pm

One off the biggest things is getting either the Ark Royal or Victorious working for MP's .. must be able to do it but have not looked into it , they have harden decks in AI .. Erwin Welker did a file for the Javier Fernandez USS Nimitz , I wonder if ask Erwin since he knows this stuff so well , to attack one off the two .

by **chopper_nut** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 8:27 pm

I can confirm that the UKMil Buccaneer can not be launched off a carrier. Might have to invest in the Flying Stations one shortly.

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:23 pm

You my want to ask another who have it .

by **chopper_nut** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:10 pm

So I got Flying Stations S1. There are a few things I don't like. The inability to remove the pilots being one but it certainly feels like an underpowered monster.

by **Ian Warren** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:33 pm

I think it would be a superb model - one that can be worked on, get real serious making it the one to get

by **chopper_nut** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:48 pm

I think the systems modeling is better on the Flying Stations one but I'd almost go as far as saying that the eye candy on the UKMil one is better. I'm going to copy the launch parameters from the Flying Stations one to the UKMil one to see if I can get off the carrier. The Flying Stations one is cool in that all the catapult bridles and everything appear and its nose wheel is off the deck. Apparently, the parts continue down the track with the aeroplane but I'm always in the cockpit for the launch so I haven't seen it.

by **Ian Warren** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:02 pm

I guess they could return to it , be interesting see if they or they response they got with the the Buck.

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