WIP...

[petermcleland]

A work in progress...

This HD YouTube video should be viewed in HiRes 1080 and full screen mode and it runs for just 1minute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj0xB-Wm3GI

Naturally the timing will be adjusted to avoid the Baron!

[fran65]

...simply amazing sir,

I think the pilot of the Baron is still there to ask himself what the hell happened over his head...

[Myles]

Talk about friendly fire!!

The Air Force obviously think they take precedence over anyone and anything

I think you're going to have to have a word with the CO about their behaviour, Peter, and suggest the RAF might do a better job of defending McLeland Field

Myles

[DavidK]

Yes, very impressive!

As regards timing and the Baron, I'd say the degree of shock that the Baron pilot would experience is probably just right.

Your computer / graphics set-up seems to run far more smoothly than mine -- do you have its specification listed somewhere, please?

DavidK

[petermcleland]

Talk about friendly fire!!

The Air Force obviously think they take precedence over anyone and anything

I think you're going to have to have a word with the CO about their behaviour, Peter, and suggest the RAF might do a better job of defending McLeland Field

Yes Myles,

It is a problem with the Air Force and ATC...I have to set it up so that the F16s are not instructed to do ANYTHING by ATC (otherwise the formations will be destroyed by radar separation and the local controller will be sending most of them around again). So basically with ATC NOT controlling the F16s I have to arrange for the six ship formations to arrive when the runway is briefly empty of civvy traffic. I'm leaving this little detail till after I get it working to my satisfaction. It is a very fussy procedure but I will get there in the end

[petermcleland]

Yes, very impressive!

As regards timing and the Baron, I'd say the degree of shock that the Baron pilot would experience is probably just right.

Your computer / graphics set-up seems to run far more smoothly than mine -- do you have its specification listed somewhere, please?

DavidK...here they are:-

"Leading Edge" Specs:-

Case: Lian-Li Aluminium PC-6089A
Motherboard: ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHz (LGA 1366)
CPU Cooling: akasa NERO
Power: Silent Pro M 500W
Memory: Corsair 6GB...3x2GB Modules DDR3
Hard Drives: 1 SATA Seagate 1TB
Backup External Drives Seagate 400GB, FreeAgent 465GB and FreeAgent 1.19TB
CD R/W: Plextor 52x24x52 IDE
DVD R/W: Plextor PX-708A
Graphics: GeForce GTX 285 1024MB PCIe
Sound: On board HD sound
Operating System: Microsoft XP Professional
Monitor1: Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2070SB 22" 0.24 dot pitch
Monitor2: Dell 19" D 1025HE
Keyboard: Logitech wireless with MxLaser Mouse

I run the FS9 graphics at 1600x1200x32

[jonesey2k]

Heh, the Baron pilot isn't fazed at all. Stuff like that goes on all the time. Its just normally an inverted Bonanza or an SF260

[DavidK]

DavidK...here they are:-

"Leading Edge" Specs:-

[etc]

That also looks very impressive. I have a pretty old PC that nonetheless runs around 2 GHz, has 2 GB memory and uses a GeForce graphics card, but, unless I'm on an island and/or in the middle of nowhere, it struggles to animate movement even with the display settings around Low / Medium Low (on a single 1152 by 864 screen). I almost exclusively use the virtual cockpit, though (it's FSX), so that's probably the reason.

Incidentally, I visited your website and, amongst everything else, was interested to see you flew the Vampire. I don't know how large the contingent of Vampire pilots came to be, but the organist of a church near where my parents live (Truro, Cornwall) once told me he flew the Vampire, so perhaps you know/knew (of) him. Right now, though, I can only recall his first name: Norman.

Thanks for the information,
David K

[petermcleland]

David K,

Thanks for visiting my website...I didn't fly the Vampire very much as almost immediately after joining my first squadron, we re-equipped with Venoms...I do have a lot of hours on them but the Venom was hardly used in the UK and all my Venom hours were 266 squadron, 2nd TAF, Germany and 208 squadron in Kenya. I'm afraid I can't recall a "Norman" in my travels till I got to BEA

Edit. Looking through the London Gazette for 20th November 1951, I see I trained with a David Norman Mackreill and I see from his service number that he was like me, ex Air Training Corps. I'm afraid I can't recall his face...but it was a long time ago

[DavidK]

"Mackreill" doesn't ring any bells here, but my parents would be the people to ask. According to Wikipedia, over 3,000 Vampires were built (seems believable as it is referenced there) so I guess there were many more Vampire pilots than I imagined.

Anyhow, thanks for doing your bit to protect us.

Best wishes,
David K