Classic British Flight Sim

Hi All!
As a previous customer of FZ (Hurricane Explored), I mreceived this email today:

I'm very pleased to announce that The Mosquito Explored is finally finished and we shall have the first stock here by next Wednesday 10th April. You may view full details, screenshots and order online at www.flyingzonedirect.com and become one of the first to own this truly awesome piece of PC software.
To give you some idea of what is included, here's an overview -
Discover the de Havilland Mosquito...

The Mosquito Explored is an immense interactive reference for your PC, offering you a truly unique insight into this legendary de Havilland aircraft in depths of detail not previously attempted. You'll have access to many extracts from official wartime Air Ministry documents, 350 original colour diagrams and over 1,800 unique internal and external colour photographs. With sound and animation, along with the benefits of search, bookmark and print facilities - The Mosquito Explored is an essential reference source for all Mosquito, Royal Air Force and modelling enthusiasts.

'It's like having an interactive Mosquito museum on your PC'

Climb Aboard and Explore

Interactive Pilot's Notes - Learn Pilot and Navigator Procedures.

Study the Pilot and Crew's controls in new close-up detail.

Air Ministry document extracts tell the story behind each item.

Examine the Mosquito's Systems

Detailed sections covering Browning .303in Gun & Hispano 20mm cannon.

Examine the F.24 and F.52 Photo Reconnaissance Aircraft Cameras.

Extensive Night Fighter sections covering the AI. Mk.IV, V, VIII and X Radars.

Bombsight Mk.IX, 3 inch Rocket, Molins 57mm Gun, Bombs & Bomb Loads.

Radio sections explain TR.1133, TR.1143, T1154, R1155 and I.F.F. Systems.

Navigational Aids section includes Gee Mk.II, Oboe Mk.II and more.
Plus

Camouflage & Markings section and Mosquito Historic overview.

Rolls-Royce Merlin XX, 60 and 100 series Engine data and Photo sections.

Special inclusion of many wartime Mosquito photographs.

450 Wartime de Havilland photographs included.

Participating Aircraft and Associations

Mosquito NF. Mk.II, 'HJ711' - Tony Agar Collection, Yorkshire Air Museum.

Mosquito I Prototype, W4050 - de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre.

Mosquito FB. Mk.VI, TA122 - de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre.

Mosquito TT. Mk.35, TA634 - de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre.

Merlin Engine data and overview - Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust.

Mosquito Components Section - RAF Museum Collection.



The Minimum PC System Requirements are:
Pentium IV 1 Ghz (or equivalent) • Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 & 8 • 512 Mb RAM • 700 Mb free hard drive space • 32 bit colour graphic card • DirectX 9 or higher • CD-ROM Drive • Mouse • Keyboard.
Thank you once again for your interest and we look forward to receiving your order.

Kind regards


Bryan Atkinson

Technical Author/Developer

Flyingzone Publications



Tel: +44 01622 726007

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.flyingzonedirect.com


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Mike,
thanks very much for posting that. I've thought about getting the one for the Lancaster (now apparently at version 2) or Spitfire for a long time, but they seemed to drop off the list of products from my usual suppliers. So much so that I'd completely forgotten about them ..

Anyway, the Mosquito is a much more tempting introduction to the series, though the free UK postage may turn into buying the Spitfire as well. I don't suppose you know whether installing more than one product leads to any saving in disc space required - perhaps I should contact them directly before buying.

Thanks again,
Ro

G'day Ro,
Glad to be of some help.
I can't definitely answer your question re disk space, but I would think that each title is entirely separate, so I guess not.
Disks are relatively cheap these days. Are you that pushed for storage? What country are you in? Nothing on your profile.

G'day mate ...

No worries, I know exactly who and where I am - seriously, in these days of identity theft, etc., I find it pays to be extremely careful about giving out any personal information, though some, perhaps many, would consider that I take things like this too seriously. But, having been the Data Protection Officer for my company for a few years, and hearing tales of what has happened to people from other DPOs, I think it pays to err on the side of caution.

No, I'm not strapped for disc space, as I actually have 16.5 Tb of discs at my disposal, but I like to know how careful suppliers are about things like installing multiple products on the same PC; that is, on my PC as a customer. For example, I discovered at the weekend that Orbx have some duplicate airport files in their England and Wales products. As far as they're concerned this is no big deal, but, given that half the files are actually different in the two products, I'm rather more concerned. Not so much at the fact that two copies takes more space than one, but, as they are supposed to represent the same airport, how do I know at any given time which "version" of the airport I am looking at ? I'm now in the position where I'm trying to decide if Orbx' statement that this duplication causes no problems is actually true, or if it is a simple brush off for the users who reported the problem.

Anyway, got to get a jig along - got a server to build (again). Thanks for your interest,
regards,
Ro

Hi Ro,
Ach - zo.....a terabiter in our ranks!
May that be a trouble - free build.
I really like ORBX / FTX stuff, but I agree that they brush off things that don't fit their version of the truth.
Indeed, if their work is so accurate, why duplicate airports anyway, and if they're going to, why make the same place different?

Airspeed wrote:Indeed, if their work is so accurate, why duplicate airports anyway, and if they're going to, why make the same place different?

Hei, Mike,
Yes, I couldn't agree more about Orbx. I have most of their regions except the two European ones, which have greatly disappointed me with reports of their white houses and green beaches, and given the recent discussions about a lack of "accuracy". In particular, their representation of Old Warden was very poor in my opinion. So much so that I'm beginning to have doubts about buying Scotland after it's released, even if it's the only UK region that remotely interests me.

Having said all that, I'll have no hesitation in adding NZNI and SAK (and appropriate airports) when my eligibility for the discount comes into effect next year.

Med venlig Hilsen,
Ro

That'll teach me!
Land full of wallabies, and I ask a fluent Australian-speaking Norwegian computer systems expert if he knows that disks are bigger than they used to be!