Two topics here.
DH82 Tiger Moth
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I hope this is now finished after the latest round of mods. The
aircraft can be downloaded from the DH82A page at
http://www.homepages.mcb.net/bones/04fs/aircraft/dh82/DH82_FS2004.htm
Those of you who grabbed the test aircraft a couple of weeks ago don't
need to download the 9Mb file. The subsequent changes have been with
the cfg files and the panel bitmaps so I have bundled these files
(only) into a smaller 2Mb zip for you to grab. I will leave this on
site for a few days for everyone to get and then I'll zap it.
I'd appreciate comments on the final work just in case something comes
to light that I've missed. In the meantime I will start on the
floatplane version.
PCF AI Aircraft
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Completed, tested and (in some cases) flown are the following PCF AI
aircraft:
Beech 1900, Beech58, Cessna 172, Dash 8-300, Falcon 2000, Fokker 70 and
Fokker 100.
These are now available in a single zip which you can grab from:
http://www.homepages.mcb.net/bones/jhb/OnLine/JHB_AI_Repaints.htm
Go right to the bottom of the page for the link. The PCF_JHB.zip file
is 3.5Mb.
Just unzip the files into your FS2004/Aircraft folder and it should
create the PCF folders automatically. A few points to note before you
start:
1. In the case of the C172 it should add the JHB sub folder to the
existing aircraft but you will be prompted to overwrite the
aircraft.cfg file. I have not included the existing PCF C172 files so I
hope you have it on your system.
2. Once installed you need to ensure that next time you start PCF you
remember to press the update library button (or whatever it's called)
on the flight plan menu.
3. I have not edited the .air files for these aircraft to make them
disappear from the FS2004 aircraft listing. They will all show up under
the manufacturer of "FS Pilot Club".
4. Despite being low poly count aircraft specifically made as AI some
of them actually fly very well as "proper" aircraft. For all of them I
took off, flew a wide circuit, coupled the AP for an ILS approach,
uncoupled on short final for a manual landing and then flew a manual
circuit. The Dash 8 and Beech 1900 are especially nice to fly with the
Falcon 2000 being a close third. The Falcon lost a brownie point
because it suffers from glideslope dive but it is otherwise pleasant to
fly. The Fokker 70 and 100 should be left just for AI as they are not
nice to fly. Both suffer from chronic roll rate (except when on AP) and
both fail to lose speed on approach. Stick to the PF models. I didn't
try the C172 or Baron as I suspect these are actually the FS default
aircraft - the texture sets are identical anyway.
For now I think that should give us some variety for our PC sessions..
As we get to use the system I am sure any further gaps will come to
light.
bones
bones@xxxxxxx
http://fsaviation.net