Classic British Flight Sim

That may be it, Ben, although in 1909, Ireland wasn't divided.

Kevin

Let's see - of the ones that are left: 10. First King's Cup winner: DH-4A G-EAMU, September 1922, Capt Frank Barnard :welldone: . 2. Difficult one, this, as my "Guinness Air Facts and Feats" says: "The first aeroplane flight in Ireland is believed to have been carried out by Mr HG Fer...

It certainly is possible :smile: . Probably the simplest way is to start by installing an absolutely standard FS9 (default, from the discs) on the new PC. Then, make CD or DVD copies of everything on your personal, treasured FS9 installation - this means ALL the folders and their contents (Aircraft,...

Steve, This should be famous, but isn't: the last (?) operational use of the Spitfire by the RAF. In 1963 the AFDS conducted what would now be called 'dissimilar air combat' trials between a Spitfire Mk XIX and the EE Lightning. The reason was that the Indonesian confrontation was starting and while...

Hobby wrote: I recall reading somewhere that Francis Chichester flew a Moth of some kind to New Zealand in the 1930s and worked on the principle that objects were more easily identified at an angle rather than seeeking to aim straight at them. On his flight to NZ he deliberately flew a track across ...

Rick, Thanks very much for your courteous reply. I stand corrected. The curious thing is that I hadn't seen it on the Chipmunks I had flown, and I mistakenly generalised it. It makes sense that it would be cockpit heating: Chipmunks get cold at altitude in winter (unless you're working hard at aerob...

Rick, Your Chipmunk is already one of my favourites - and I fly a real one, too. Don't let them grind you down.:smile: Back to topic with a couple of clarification questions: - Will the new model's texture mapping allow different colours for upper & lower wing surfaces? The existing paint templa...

Leif,

Of course - I'd forgotten the formation lights. They are rarely (if ever) represented in flightsim but are vital for close night formation work irl. As you say, low intensity, and my guess would be blue rather than white - blue seemed to be the Transport Command standard, at least.

Kevin

Avro York ident lights. On our drawings, the York has nav/ident lights on the leading and trailing edge of the wing tips. Anyone know if the the trailing edge lights were the same colour as the forward lights. Paul, There is a very long-standing international agreement that coloured wingtip nav lig...

I seem to remember it was ten a/c, but that's memory, not a reference.

Some of the rest went to 115 Sqn to replace Argosys used on navaid calibration duties and were seen for quite a while. That would also be a nice alternative scheme.

Kevin