Hey There...
Does it happen that anyone has SAO TOMÉ ET PRINCIPE by RICARDO SOUSA for FS2004.
"FPST_V1_1009.ZIP"
I know, Taner Akol has done a new version lately, allthough i would really love to have the version by Ricardo Sousa.
So, if anyone has it, please don't hesitate to share it here.
Thanks a lot in advance!
Ahah, I wondered what that buzz-saw sound was early this morning! 😀
That's TWO Harvards down at Dean Forest now, we'll be getting loads of noise complaints before much longer.....
I've traced a bit of its history. Built as 53-4631, it apparently went to the West German Air Force as AA635, I've found no photos of this but all "AA" numbers I did see were yellow with either red or black trim. In 1963 it was transferred to Bonn as D-FABA, again no photos, and "D" registered military T-6 aircraft of this era appear in everything from camo to red to bright blue with white trim. In 1972 it becomes F-BRGB and there is one photo of that with the black (or very dark blue-grey) with checkerboard tail livery that it still carries. Around 1980 it was reregistered as F-AZAT and has been based at Beauville-Tille since then, numerous photos exist of this, mostly from the last fifteen years.
Nice shot from 2022
Enjoy, Randy. And let's see some screenshots. We all express opinions, and we know what opinions are like. But whether a simple arcade shooter or a complex flight sim the purpose is to have fun; and as long as you're hurting no one I don't care how you accomplish that.
Not that it matters to anyone but me, but I'll be buying MSFS2024 from the MS Store shortly after it is released in a couple weeks. Why? Cuz I want to. Which version? Haven't made up my mind. I've thrown out all the computer games I had on CD/DVD a few weeks ago with no regrets. They were just collecting dust and taking up cabinet space.
I would opine that those who do NOT want to sign on for MSFS2024 freely opt to NOT sign on for MSFS2024 and go enjoy whatever other flight sim (or NO flight sim) floats their boat. It's a free world and having Asobo's new offering is not mandated by any laws of which I am aware. Life is a series of choices. I make no judgements.
Twas a dark and stormy night when the ageing, intrepid reporter and news hound, Tim Bowlachili, got a phone call from an informant at Brisbane International Airport (YBBN), Australia: "Hello Tim"? Tim: "Yeah, yaddya want"? "Jimbo here, I'm at Brisbane Airport, you won't believe it, there's a Concorde parked near Gate 83 at the International Terminal"! Tim: "Wow, whose is it"? "Dunno, it's in British Airways livery", Tim: "I'm on my way"!
By chance, Tim was in Brisbane, enjoying a 'working holiday' of some relaxation but also developing a few aviation articles. He rushed immediately from his hotel room in the Brisbane CBD out to the airport.
[To be continued]
Here is my entry for the Heritage Flight:
This is the livery of John Collver's SNJ-5 Texan "War Dog", registered as N1038A.
I flew it in January 2017 with John for an hour. 🙂
This is the A2A Simulations aircraft. I did not do the repaint, but it is very accurate.
Tomorrow morning I will be studying the checklists.
Most likely a custom paint scheme. I could not find any B/W checkerboard tail fins (other colors yes) on world military aircraft from WWII to the present.
I'll keep researching, bit either way, great looking aircraft.
Would love to have you come along! There are two good T-6's for 2002 that fly and look good right out of the gate (Ito & Lucariny), and they're no harder to fly than your Default Cessnas. Give each of them a try and see what you think! 🙂
Think the FBO is the best place for this thread. As reported previously (https://www.flightsim.com/forums/topic/59234-fs2002-mazda/?do=findComment&comment=313613) I'm learning how to fly the Concorde. Firstly, spelling, two variants 'Concorde' and 'Concord', seems the former is prevalent.
A search just now in FlightSim for 'Concorde' gave 720 results, including recent posts, interesting that there's recent interest. (https://www.flightsim.com/search/?q=concorde&quick=1)
Recently I tried a takeoff (just for fun) but hadn't read the Kneeboard re v1/v2 which is 200 knots, I tried at 190, and surprised that it didn't lift off. So I read the Kneeboard and saw it's 200 knots. So another day did that and got airborne. Yesterday I tried more correctly, set a flight plan for YBBN Brisbane International to YSSY Sydney (Sir Charles Kingsford Smith international, which is how it's listed in my FS2002 airports list, the Sydney listing is for the smaller airport in Canada), went half way before closing flight.
So, I got if off OK, steady climb to high altitude, full throttle and afterburners on all the way. Am still learning to read the panel correctly. Got to Mach 1.02 at 53,000 feet, but it wouldn't speed up to Mach 2. Don't know why. Now, reading the Kneeboard, which I'll get screenshots of and comply with its instructions about how to climb to cruise altitude (FL600, 60,000 ft) and maybe that will sort things out.
Anyhow, just starting this thread here for anyone interested in Concorde. Maybe next year, we can have a Concorde adventure, e.g. recreate a UK to USA scheduled flight, only about 3.5 hours in real time.
Below are my pics again of my taxi training exercise at YBBN. (I installed the FS2002 version from its CDs, I have both original boxed sets of FS2000 and FS2002, both of which have CDs.)
Interested to hear from anyone of their thoughts.
(PS: My friend Tim Bowlachili has been alerted by an informant and is 'on the case', see
'Twas a ... Concorde'. (https://www.flightsim.com/forums/topic/61644-twas-a-concorde)