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Attention all DC-3 fans !

Penzoil3 said:
Yes, it's beautiful. Are you ever going to quit fiddling with it and release it ? You've been torturing us for years.
Sue
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Torture it is! I don't mind how long it takes - plenty of other great aircraft to enjoy in the meantime - though nothing quite as classy as this "new" DC-3, I must admit!!!

I hope it's released to a few different hosters simultaneously, as those release sites are going to get hit *hard*!!! Have they been warned? LOL!

Adam.
 
I thought it was real too

That is absolutely fantastic work. I worked a couple years ago on a Vought BT-13 revising the cockpit with actual controls from the Naval Air Museum Pensacola photos and thought I really had something (FS9). Now I'm ashamed to ever show it to anyone here after you took the playing field with this piece of art. It looks so real it IS unbelieveable to think its an FSX VC cockpit and that Wrigley bird is gorgeous too. Count me IN please! What airport was it out of in Illinois? Keep up this amazing project. Thank you for ALL your efforts.
 
I should make it absolutely clear that I am only a beta tester of this work of art and what you see
in the VVC screenshot is the work of Jan Visser and his team.
What you see of the aircraft exterior model is the work of Manfred Jahn and his team.
Only the Wrigley repaint is my work and I will see if it can be included with the aircraft when it is released.
I am sure that both teams read this topic and appreciate your very positive feedback.
 
Test flight

I've claimed here that TuFun nailed, NAILED, that characteristic Gooney Bird sound. You decide:


Disregard the near mid-air at 0:07.
 
txnetcop said:
AMERICAN AIRLINES DOUGLAS DC-3 TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT 1940s AVIATION 85094
http://www.lostflights.com/Commercial-Aviation/11642-TWA-TWA-Douglas-DC-3/
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Great site. Loved seeing the original documents. Will have to do the flight too, you're an inspiration!

Have you found a site that can give us the weather for the dates? It would be fun to fly the route with "real" weather.

Pity there isn't an add-on that would plunk down low freq ranges all over the country where they used to be. Maybe we can try using just ADF beacons instead of VORs?
 
Lucky beta tester

ncooper said:
I should make it absolutely clear that I am only a beta tester of this work of art and what you see
in the VVC screenshot is the work of Jan Visser and his team.
What you see of the aircraft exterior model is the work of Manfred Jahn and his team.
Only the Wrigley repaint is my work and I will see if it can be included with the aircraft when it is released.
I am sure that both teams read this topic and appreciate your very positive feedback.
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Thank you for the heads up and I am anxiously awaiting this release to all of us as soon as it is complete. I will be sure to be doing an R4D version out of my NAS Alameda in the 1950s. I've already installed the Hawaii 1959 that is available. I flew Manfred Jan's earlier C47 virtually in Burma with the 91st last year. That was a lot of fun.
 
I just cannot believe that this is not a real DC-3.Beats the
hell out of any flight sim airplane I have ever seen.The best
VC ever.

The guys have performed magic here.

Anthin.:applause:
 
Quite incredible - inside and out!!! I'm hoping the paint kit for this beauty will be made available along with the release (as and when). Many of us have our favourite liveries we'd like to re-do!

Adam.
 
Adam I'm very sure you can start painting with Manfred and Teams DC-3 .. I have a few I wanta do myself just for a during the week break ... good thing it is all on one template making it so easy:encouragement:
 
Ian Warren said:
Adam I'm very sure you can start painting with Manfred and Teams DC-3 .. I have a few I wanta do myself just for a during the week break ... good thing it is all on one template making it so easy:encouragement:
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Hi Ian - as you can imagine, it's ZK-DAK that I'm planning on updating. Can any of the beta-testers confirm that the new exterior model will work with the old livery textures/templates?

Adam.
 
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