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Post by baz62 on Mar 15, 2009 14:28:11 GMT 12
Yesterday I decided to try out the A2A Sims P51D Mustang with the Jan Kees Blom RNZAF repaints for Microsoft FSX. The repaints are freeware but the actual Mustang is US$18.99 and a 34MB download. Go here for details www.nzfsim.org/index.php?dsp=aircraft&act=full&id=101The Mustang is incredilbly detailed and sounds incredible both inside and out! (I downloaded a Spitfire once and I swear it was a Cessna soundtrack!!) With the repaints you get NZ2415 as shown in the screenshots, NZ2423 and NZ2410. It mentions that NZ2410 is shown as the RNZAF Museum's example not the real NZ2410. Here are some shots taken on the ground at Wigram (well Microsoft's idea of Wigram!)   Here I am about to wake up the boys in the tower at Christchurch.   Outside view as I pass over head doing 300kts plus!  And a great view as i bank round for another pass.  And a look down at the Airport with that lovely Mustang wing in shot.  On approach trying to get her to slow down on finals for Wigram.  Undrcarriage down flaps down.......  Sadly I was still way too fast. bunny hopped down to the end and ran into a building!! Thank goodness it was a sim. Heres some cockpit shots. Pretty much all the switches and levers work like the real thing and the detail is amazing. Hope these are ok they look a little dark to me.      I'm off to buzz Omaka now!! Baz ;D |
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Post by baz62 on Mar 15, 2009 17:45:09 GMT 12
Ok my little trip to Omaka went well and I managed to get her all nicely trimmed hands off. Did a buzz on Kaikoura and got all out of trim again! Not every switch works in the cockpit but all the ones pertaining to actually flying the aircraft work, most of the "War" stuff doesn't work but that's ok I've got nothing to shoot at! I'll show you what the other paint schemes look like but first my little trip to Omaka. Ok first I decided to have my Mustang(this time I'm in NZ2423) parked at the terminal. Good one, I thought I'm nose in here. Ahhh but with some power and left brake I swung round and just missed the airbridge.........................this time!  Soon airborne I left Christchurch behind me, 31" manifold pressure, prop set to 1600RPm and airspeed a respectable 215MPH.  Heading towards Kaikoura now here's a view inland from the sea.  And well past Kaikoura now with a Peninsula behind me whose name escapes me at the moment!  Found Omaka and roared in for a buzz and break.  In the circuit trying to slow her down lower the gear flaps, fuel pump on......  The knowledgeable among you will notice I was doing a left hand circuit but now seem to be doing a right hand turn onto final. Thats what you get for having your head down and not looking where you are going. But at least I got a nice curvy approach going and touched down safely.  Feeling I had "mastered" the Mustang I thought I would go beatup Woodbourne. Ah ha! Here we go aim for the runway and get some speed going!  Then flick to "Tower" view to watch the show. Here I come.........  Ahhh what a pilot........  Now I'll just bank hard here oh nooooooooooooo....................  Bugger. Oh well maybe I should stick to Cherokees! Its interesting that this colour scheme doesn't have the roundel on both wings like 2415 or 2410. Plus she appears to have the US serial no. on the tail still. Ok heres some shots of the other colour schemes. First NZ2410  And the original aircraft The Flying Undertaker":  Hope you enjoyed my little adventure as much as I did flying it. Next week aerobatics in a Bristol Freighter! Baz ;D |
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Post by Naki on Mar 15, 2009 20:11:47 GMT 12
Nice! - thats one plane I dont have in my hangar - I make do with the freeware Warick Carter Mustang in FS9 but that looks great! You need Realnz Marlborough though  |
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Post by lumpy on Mar 15, 2009 21:44:07 GMT 12
That looks pretty cool baz , some real interesting stuff there . As Naki says ( and I dont even know what Real Marlborough is ) , the shots of Omaka and Woodbourne bear almost no resembalence to what they actually look like ( or ever did ) . The hills in the backgrounds howerer do look a little familiar
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Post by baz62 on Mar 16, 2009 9:11:07 GMT 12
Yeah and this sim handles really nicely too better than pretty much anything else from FSX, with nice crisp responses to control inputs.
Thanks for mentioning the "scenery" I'll go have a look as it would be nice to see something familiar out the window! The only scenery mod I have so far is Landclass which improves the FSX textures but thats about all (and the readme advises not to use the Winter setting as the FSX setting doesn't look realistic anyway!)
Baz ;D
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Post by Tonys18 on Mar 16, 2009 20:03:04 GMT 12
Can You land at Hamilton airport? Wonder if it looks like the real thing too  . Never seen such detail in the aircraft! |
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Post by baz62 on Mar 16, 2009 21:40:06 GMT 12
Pretty much all the airports have a generic look to the background but I plan to download some NZ scenery and I'll go buzz Hamilton!
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Post by Naki on Mar 16, 2009 21:44:19 GMT 12
Heres what RealNZ Marlborough looks like - although this is in FS9 I also have it in FSX .  There is no decent scenery available for Hamilton in FSX but one is on its way. |
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Post by Tonys18 on Mar 16, 2009 22:45:37 GMT 12
Ok then! You might be able to see and fly over my house ;D.
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Post by baz62 on Mar 17, 2009 9:47:50 GMT 12
Heres what RealNZ Marlborough looks like - although this is in FS9 I also have it in FSX . There is no decent scenery available for Hamilton in FSX but one is on its way. Yes that looks really good. At first I thought you had placed the TBF on a photo!! I'd like to fly the Mustang online sometime can you recommend a good server for this (preferably NZ?) Cheers Baz ;D |
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Post by baz62 on Mar 17, 2009 10:51:59 GMT 12
Here you go Tonys18 a little trip round FSX Hamilton. Overhead the city centre with the Airport in the background.    Heading back to the airport.  Downwind leg  Turning finals and a little low.......  And stopped at the "civilian parking"  Baz ;D |
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Post by Tonys18 on Mar 17, 2009 12:15:23 GMT 12
Thanks Baz62! I see what you mean about the buildings. My house isnt in the 5th photo! . Everything looks way different to the real thing, but still I like it! Was it easy to land on the runway? Cant wait to see the updated version for hamilton. Nearly forgot can you fly past P.A.C or is it 2d? Nice plane! Cheers! |
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Post by baz62 on Mar 17, 2009 12:54:38 GMT 12
Thanks Baz62! Nearly forgot can you fly past P.A.C or is it 2d? I'd have to find it first. Its near the main road isn't it? (Passed by once back in '98) |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 22, 2009 8:59:02 GMT 12
PAC Ltd is on Airport Road, which runs from SH1 to the airport.
That cityscape of Hamilton is absolutley nothing like the real city, the river is too wide and unless there's a huge lake in Hamilton East I don't know about, they have got Hamilton Lake on the wrong side of the river. Don't these people actually look at photos?
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Post by Tonys18 on Mar 22, 2009 20:14:48 GMT 12
Yep the lake is on the wrong side ;D. Then again how big is this sim? Can you fly all the way to USA? or England? If so I guess you can forgive them a little for the bugger ups . Hamilton airport is another part that needs a fix up as there are alot of missing buildings! Cheers! |
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Post by Tonys18 on Mar 22, 2009 20:21:06 GMT 12
If you look at the ground photo's, it does not even look like Hamilton, it looks like another city all up! The only thing that makes it slightly like Hamilton is the 3d buildings in some areas! Still a neat game by the looks of it A+++!
Cheers! ;D
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Post by baz62 on Mar 22, 2009 20:53:07 GMT 12
You can fly all over the world in FSX so given the huge number of towns and cities it would be a huge ask for a game to have everything spot on! They get the airports/airstrips about right though and at least you can now download better scenery!
Baz ;D
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. Never seen such detail in the aircraft!
