The NZFF April 2015 Flightsim Screenshot Competition Has Now Cosed

[dbcunnz]

NZFF April 2015 Flightsim Screenshot Competition

Welcome to the NZFF April 2015 Flightsim Screenshot Competition.

This month's rules are as follows (Please read them).

If you have any queries about the rules please PM me for clarification before posting your entry.

1) The screenshot image must consist of a screen captured from a Flight Simulator program (FS2004, FSX, X-Plane or P3D) and the position of the shot must be from somewhere within the New Zealand territory.

2) Some editing is allowed (if you know how to do it.) Additional images - either screenshots or a very small amount of "real" images can be added - but the biggest majority of the image should always be of a Flightsim screen capture.

3) The images must be jpg and size must be at least 1024 pixels wide and no wider than 1280 pixels -- A good free resizing program can be found at http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDownload.htm
Faststone resize how to [url="http://nzff.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=17934&hl="]http://nzff.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=17934&hl=[/url]
3a) No frames or txt to be left on the image. Please keep a high resolution version saved on your computer; the admin may request it from you at the end of the month to convert into a site banner!

4) Images can be submitted from April 1st until midnight 30th April 2015, with only one entry of a single image per member.
You can change your image anytime up until 1 hour before the closing time.
To change use the edit button at the bottom of your post, just delete the old one and replace it with a new one If you post comments using the quote or reply button please edit out all images from your reply or quote.

5) Soon after the competition ends, a poll will open for members to decide who has the best image, and then the winner will have a cropped version of their image appear in the NZFF banner as well as receiving the prize for the month.

6) This month's theme: “ANZAC” (Please state Aircraft details and over what part of New Zealand the image was taken)

I ask all members to please patronize all our very generous prize sponsors.
We have an excellent prize for this month’s competition very generously donated by A2A Simulations


The voting will take place after the competition closes at the end of the month and the winner with the highest vote will get the prize and have their image placed in the NZFF Banner for the month.

For this months competition the prize winner can pick a download product of their choice from A2A Simulations

Thank you this month’s prize sponsor A2A Simulations.

[Ian Warren]

A very appropriate theme

[Roelio]

I'm sorry, but what is ANZAC?!

[omitchell]

I'm sorry, but what is ANZAC?!

http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/anzac-day/the-anzacs

[Ian Warren]

I'm sorry, but what is ANZAC?!

"ANZAC" stands for Australian New Zealand Army Corps the acronym was started 100 years ago as the two army's stormed the beach at Galipoli 25th April 1915. The landings were a failure were approximately 12000 Australians and New Zealand's were killed , this was the first real push by the then colonial forces.

Every since then the name ANZACS has stuck with every war and campaign right up to today, so you can use aircraft and types uses but the airforces or other appropriate theme.

[Ian Warren]

I have to confer with Doug and change a rule because ANZACS were operational overseas - It would be a good one people can do a little research, you do have so many choices from WWI to Afghanistan.

Roel , With the skill we have seen by some off you guys recent work ... course good example : RAF Bomber command , a lot of aircraft that were involved and flew mission over Holland and many were shot down and killed making this theme more with the idea, were entirely ANZAC crews.

This months theme is international and a very Important one.

[steelsporran]

I have to confer with Doug and change a rule because ANZACS were operational overseas - It would be a good one people can do a little research, you do have so many choices from WWI to Afghanistan.

Hmm. A bit curly considering the AC in ANZAC stands for Army Corps.

[omitchell]

I have to confer with Doug and change a rule because ANZACS were operational overseas - It would be a good one people can do a little research, you do have so many choices from WWI to Afghanistan.

Hmm. A bit curly considering the AC in ANZAC stands for Army Corps.

They could charter an Air New Zealand plane Then again one A also stands for Australia

[Ian Warren]

I have to confer with Doug and change a rule because ANZACS were operational overseas - It would be a good one people can do a little research, you do have so many choices from WWI to Afghanistan.

Hmm. A bit curly considering the AC in ANZAC stands for Army Corps.

Yes indeed , but in history ones who perished Aircrew, Navy and Army, were all consider as ANZACS in memory ... for screenshot its going to be a little difficult to have soldiers or Armies in a Flight Sim , Norman Franks "Ton Up Lancs" book mentions aircrew as the ANZCAS and so do many more WWII history book I have here. ANZAC was given to combined forces Vietnam was the most prolific known , plenty of New Zealanders flying T-28s Broncos and Bristol's and all-sorts under the ANZAC banner.

[toprob]

ANZAC dawn, Wellington.

(I waited a while for an aircraft to fly by, but nothing happened.)

[dbcunnz]

Put you thinking caps on boys ANZAC = Not only for Australian New Zealand Army corp but also any of the following can be used "Air NZ Air Cargo", "Australian New Zealand Air Connections", "Any NZ Air Carrier" etc
So as I said put your thinking caps on and come up with something brilliant

[Ian Warren]

Boy that's a great way to look at the ANZACS ... not bloody cricket and the 'Black Caps' , .. I recon a little more creativity like last month and specific due to this years ANZAC day would have inspired some real thought and memory from all the regions around the world .

[Splitpin]

What a start Rob ! Ok if i nab that as a wallpaper ?

[toprob]

Thanks, Marty, no worries. I'm taking advantage of the short time when I'm the one and only entry:)

[Ian Warren]

Thanks, Marty, no worries. I'm taking advantage of the short time when I'm the one and only entry:)

Just checking the prize ... what do you want , all A2A are superb , now I recommend ..... Frankly the rule has to change for this month again , specific due to its history and respect , its the year that would be interesting to do it right !

One off the questions first asked in this months post from one from Europe , what are the ANZACS , Well you cannot joke about this , its history and a commemoration to all services .

[matthw]

I've had a few months away, so getting in early this month!!!

A bit of Trans-Tasman training above Auckland Harbour with some new (and not so new) toys...



Featuring the T6-C Texan II and PC-9 by Iris.

Matt

[emfrat]

Put you thinking caps on boys ANZAC = Not only for Australian New Zealand Army corp but also any of the following can be used "Air NZ Air Cargo", "Australian New Zealand Air Connections", "Any NZ Air Carrier" etc
So as I said put your thinking caps on and come up with something brilliant

Marty - as Doug says, the acronym can match a number of things...mebbe even 'A New Zealand Aerial Cropduster' ?

[scaber]

Sopwith at dawn salutes the lone sentry.

[Roelio]

Put you thinking caps on boys ANZAC = Not only for Australian New Zealand Army corp but also any of the following can be used "Air NZ Air Cargo", "Australian New Zealand Air Connections", "Any NZ Air Carrier" etc
So as I said put your thinking caps on and come up with something brilliant

I'm sorry, but the first thing that pops in my mind when being "brilliant" is something offensive to you Kiwi's So let's not go with that one But it's good ANZAC is open for interpretation

[uksnapper]

Aermacchi MB.326 Touring the North Island