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75th Anniversary of the MacRobertson London to Melbourne.

Damian has the basic textures done for the wings and fuselage ... still working details. :)

Will you guys require a visual of the 55 gal drums in the cockpit? Will not have time to treat fuel selections separately, just one big tank to the sim at 160 gallons.
 
Milton, the chance to just have UQO to fly means more than details.

Ultimately it would be spectacular to have the visual tank but I'm sure the 'tech inspectors' will understand it's enroute from the factory.
Hopefully the team crew will be resourceful pilots ( with lots of advice in their notebooks) so I'm sure they will provide an abacus to calculate how much petrol to pour in the tanks on any leg.

Besides, you need some prep time to fly her yourself so you can 'grab a leg' during the run.:jump:

Rob
 
There she is. :mixedsmi:

Milton- It would be nice to see the extra tanks if at all possible. We understand if this needs to be omitted to speed things up on your end.
 
Excellent

Milton,

We could run some betas with what ever you have ready. There's still nearly two weeks intill the start of the race.

Perhaps you could use up some more of the free time before the race actually starts to put the finishing touches on a final edition for the race.

I'm quite sure it wouldn't bother any of us one bit to switch out a bmp file or two just before the flag drops.

Best,
 
Hi Milton,

Now that we have almost completed testing the DC-2 I am up for another challenge and would happily love to be on your beta team for the Puss Moth.

I would be one of those people who could be able to tell you howit works in FSX.

Cheers
Pat
 
Thanks for the comments everyone. I will make the early beta available to anyone here that wants it and we will continue to improve and refine until race day. The FM is done although Tom may wish to tweak it a bit for the 160 gallon tank(s). I'll post a link Friday on whatever we have ready.
 
Kudos to Damien.

Now, to give the pilot a shock of blond hair, freckles, and oodles of boyish charm...
 
Well thank you buzzbee. I assure you that it is the team that makes it what it is. I just provide the framework.

I am working on putting together a limited first beta package tonight for the Melrose version. I will upload tomorrow for the race team and staff.
 
LOL Well, there will be no paint kit for a while yet. Still working on all the package paints including this one. For those who may be using FSX, she looks good so far in FSX SP2 Accel here as well.

I got the header pipes in but won;t have the tanks in this version. We are also trying to sort out the SFC with the stated mileage and tanks. Right now with 160 gallons at altitude I am getting over 2000 miles range ... a bit high. :)
 
To ensure eligibilty of the Fairey Fox I'm completing I've attached flight model submitted to the race committee earlier this week for review, and it is written to replace the flight model from Ted Cook's Fury_v3 (fury_v03.zip) flight model (with his permission). The Fox visual model should be completed (as a working beta) by Sunday night once I build a basic texture set for it, and a cockpit. With a bit of luck the entire aircraft will be ready for download by Monday morning.

<edit> after a bit of thought I've decided to post a 'working' beta aircraft. Follow the the instructions in the 'readme' file.
 
Just a note to, first of all, thank Mssrs Shupe, TF, Damian et al and MaddogK for their efforts to broaden the horizons of long distance racing!

For the rest of you out there that have dreams of increasing the flock, these are two good examples of the process - keep in touch with the Committee, keep users updated, try to stay true to the real aircraft and not try to build a 'hotshot' winner, and accept that not all things will happen magically! While, in this case, both aircraft are going to be close to deadline you can see that the committee is willing to work WITH you if you make the same effort.

On another line of thinking, when possible make an effort to model the other aspects (fuel, fuel consumption, weight, etc.) as accurately as the speed values - you never know when there might be another event that meters efficiency, cost, or ???

Historically we've had a lot of attention paid to the beautiful visual model, but as we are seeing, a great model also has a good/great airfile. It's a tricky subject but there are lots of people out there willing to help turn out a quality project that flies as "right" as it looks.

I'm looking forward to watching the 10,000 mile beta test :icon_lol:

Rob
 
srgalahad said:
I'm looking forward to watching the 10,000 mile beta test :icon_lol:

Rob
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Aye, the race organizers and regulating committee deserve our thanks (and MANY drinks) for their hard work, and patience. Thanks guys (and gals if applicable).
:ernae:
"10,000 mile beta test" ?
I think you overestimate your chances, or underestimate ours.
:wiggle:
 
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