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Post by Naki on May 18, 2007 21:09:04 GMT 12
Since there has been no recent activity here - here are some of my recent shots  RNZAF Orion over the Hauraki Gulf  Approaching Whenuapai  Baron landing at Tauranga    |
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Post by tibor on May 18, 2007 21:21:52 GMT 12
A RNZAF P-3C?
Having externally loaded sonobuoys would be nice though...
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Post by Naki on May 18, 2007 22:24:49 GMT 12
Okay yes it is P-3C but this is the best P-3 sim model out there (and its free) - to be more acurate it is actually a Japanese Kawasaki-Lockheed P-3C with a NZ scheme.
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Post by Bruce on May 18, 2007 22:58:53 GMT 12
Excellent pictures Naki! Nicely posed aircraft. The Tauranga scenics are pretty good - they are used on the "Flight experience" B737-800 simulator at Tauranga (used for training Pacific Blue crew, but open to the public as well) We hold our SportAvex planning meetings in the sim complex and we had a go flying it - One of our guys even landed the Boeing at Waihi Beach! Certainly the detail on the scenery is pretty stunning - Note the Bunnings warehouse!  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 18, 2007 23:00:13 GMT 12
It does look good, very good. But not enough exhaust smoke. Does it make the right noise? I love the sound of a low level fast Orion pass.
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Post by Naki on May 18, 2007 23:21:59 GMT 12
Thanks Bruce & Dave - the scenery is payware and is available from www.windowlight.co.nz/. Really nice scenery including Rotorua, Wanaka and Wellington. Yes the Orion sound is great but no smoke  . Bruce despite the "Naki" (brought up in Taranaki) name I live in Tauranga - if you need any volunteers for next years Sportavex give me a yell (wife and children willing). Cheers Paul |
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Post by flyjoe180 on May 19, 2007 9:29:10 GMT 12
Nice shots. That's not the P3 off the RNZAF website then?
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Post by Naki on May 19, 2007 23:00:18 GMT 12
No not the RNZAF model - It's a P-3 available at Avsim - this model has a virtual cockpit. The RNZAF repaint I also got from Avsim.
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Post by corsair67 on May 21, 2007 17:57:44 GMT 12
It's an RNZAF AP-3K that was purchased second hand from the RAAF in 2019! ;D
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 21, 2007 20:06:28 GMT 12
In the flight sim games, can you actually set it up so your Orion has to seek out and find a lost boat, or maybe a sumarine etc?
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Post by Naki on May 21, 2007 21:12:54 GMT 12
No unfortunately - would be great if it did - I have downloaded an add on to the Orion so I can drop torpedoes and after a few seconds there is an explosion of sorts. In FSX (which I don't have) there are SAR missions so perhaps an add on may come one day where you can do some SAR in a Orion but a sub hunt is probably a lot more difficult to model
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Post by tibor on May 21, 2007 21:30:07 GMT 12
No unfortunately - would be great if it did - I have downloaded an add on to the Orion so I can drop torpedoes and after a few seconds there is an explosion of sorts. So it's not based on reality then  |
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Post by tibor on May 21, 2007 22:02:18 GMT 12
Okay yes it is P-3C but this is the best P-3 sim model out there (and its free) - to be more acurate it is actually a Japanese Kawasaki-Lockheed P-3C with a NZ scheme. Here's some pics of NZ4203 & JSDF P-3's:   |
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Post by Naki on May 21, 2007 22:16:07 GMT 12
Interesting pictures - I have never seen pictures of RNZAF Orions with JMSDF ones - do we exercise with the JMSDF Orions often?
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Post by tibor on May 21, 2007 22:22:36 GMT 12
Interesting pictures - I have never seen pictures of RNZAF Orions with JMSDF ones - do we exercise with the JMSDF Orions often? I don't think we've exercised with them as such, these were taken on the way home from a bi-annual "flag-waving" trip to Korea. The Japanese were extremely professional operators and very good hosts! |
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