Davecook

Aaron, I love your work, very much appreciated. If you are telling me that I can't add custom sound files to the new sim then this is another reason to not jump in just yet. I will stay with FSX... and your great sounds! Best regards, Dave.

Thanks all, I will give it a try.

Can anyone help me set up the scenery / weather parameters for a bright, clear moonlit night? I want to do some night screenshots but need a big bright moon to do this succesfully. Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks. Dave.

Col, I think I still have your e-mail address so I will send you a copy of my file shortly.

No, Col, forget my previous, I have already done it!! (I thought the name sounded familiar). I just fired off some screen shots ...

My mistake Col, I thought there was a GA airfield in FSX, apparently not - but no bother, the airfield shows up well on Google Earth so I will build it from scratch using ADE. It should work in FS2004 ...

Hi Col, Eshott is on my 'To Do' list for creating WWII airfields from stock or FSX downloads. I will probably take the time over Christmas to get it done and will send you a copy once it is finished. Best regards, Dave.

We are fortunate that the guys in Germany had to keep themselves occupied by polishing aircraft. If the Russkies had come over the Wall they would have been very busy indeed!

Amen to all the praise for the Developers, and Mr Shupe is up there with the best of them!! But this talk of polished metal reminds me of a real story - a Hunting Pembroke was based in Germany with the RAF during the Cold War as a transport aircraft for the Senior Staff. The underside of the fuselage was bare metal and it was regularly polished to a high shine. So much so that the aircraft finally had to be scrapped because the mechanics had polished all the rivet heads to below minimum size!! The aircraft is apparently now in a museum in England.

I currently have about 250 UK WWII airfields. Some have been published by other people, some are existing (default or published) sceneries which I have modified, and some are airfields I have built from scratch using Google Earth coordinates and internet data. I haven't published them because I don't know how they would look on other peoples machines - everyone has their own parameters, mesh add-ons etc, which is why I invited you and others to test them first. Now that I have your new e-mail address I will send you a few and you can let me know how they look.

Peer, if you remember I sent you some sceneries a little while ago for you to test but you never came back to me with your comments. I have a nice Linton-on-Ouse 1940's by the way ...

As pointed out in the link Peer posted these brightly coloured aircraft were 'Assembly Ships'. They allowed other aircraft from the same Squadron to formate around them before heading off to the target. The Assembly Ship would not participate in the raid as, besides their bright colours, they usually had all their armament removed. But B-24s at Linton-on-Ouse? I don't think so ...

One of the things I enjoy about FS is downloading a new aircraft and reading the history of that aircraft from the notes that the author has included - AF Scrubs does some great models with copious notes on the aircraft's development. I have been in this business for over 40 years but there is always something more to learn. Then, once I have downloaded the aircraft, I do a Screenshot storyboard. Not just a series of pretty pictures but build a story to recreate a moment in that aircraft's history, like the Canadian Beaufighters' 'Black Friday' raid or the B17's missions over Germany. It is a sad fact to remember that the greatest spur to the development of aerospace has been conflict and our industry is built on the shoulders of those from all sides who gave their lives during countless wars. We have a duty to remember them.