Convair Tradewind

[tinpusher]

Hi!
Does anybody know where I can find the Convair R3Y Tradewind flying boat for FS 9?
The only ones I have discovered are fo FSX.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

[garymbuska]

Hi!
Does anybody know where I can find the Convair R3Y Tradewind flying boat for FS 9?
The only ones I have discovered are fo FSX.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

Have you looked in AVSIM or try Goggling CONVAIR R3Y for FS9

[tinpusher]

Hi Gary!
Yes, I surfed and searched without succes.
Virtavia have a beautiful R3Y but alas for FSX only.
As a matter of fact I do have FSX installed, but it runs awful due to the low specs of my present computer.
Think I will have to live on without the R3Y-2 (or buy a better computer).
Thanks for your help.

[garymbuska]

Hi Gary!
Yes, I surfed and searched without succes.
Virtavia have a beautiful R3Y but alas for FSX only.
As a matter of fact I do have FSX installed, but it runs awful due to the low specs of my present computer.
Think I will have to live on without the R3Y-2 (or buy a better computer).
Thanks for your help.

Unfortunately this is the case with a lot of stuff ever since FSX came out every one stopped making things for FS9
Your only hope is to try to get some one to make it for you I am pretty sure AVSIM has a forum where you can request things like this. Granted the chance
of you actually getting one are still slim but it is better than none at all.

[BLAZE]

Hi Tinpusher,

Just curious.. have you downloaded and tryed Alphas (PBY Catalina 5 and 5A) yet? She's a real beauty!

Here: http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=PBY+Catalina&x=24&y=15

Dwayne

[tinpusher]

Hi Tinpusher,

Just curious.. have you downloaded and tryed Alphas (PBY Catalina 5 and 5A) yet? She's a real beauty!

Here: http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=PBY+Catalina&x=24&y=15

Dwayne

Yes Dwayne, I have the PBY-5 and -5A's (including the updates) in my inventory.
Amazing aircraft and very nice textureset.
There is a number of vintage piston and jet flying boats and seaplanes (Martin, Short, Sikorsky, Grumman, Dornier, Beriev and Fokker) in my FS9 hangar and I do fly them quite often.
I got addicted to flying boats since I had the opportunity long ago to fly as a passenger on the only still airworthy PBY-5A in my home country (Holland). It was quite an experience; all rattling and banging. A waterlanding and take-off was included in the deal, something never to forget.
Still fixed on acquiring the R3Y-2 however....
Regards,
Ron

[BLAZE]

Yes, I to share your love of those flying boats. Something about taking off and landing on water, also those type aircraft have pretty cool
VC's. I like those upper controls for one.

Hey, here's a question.. why do flying boats have there throttle and trim controls on the ceiling instead of the floor like land planes? I
wonder.

[tinpusher]

Hi,
It might have to do with shoulderwinged aircraft (shortest connection to the engines).
Not all flyingboats have the throttles in the flightdeck ceiling e.g. the Short series have the controles in a pedestal.
Moreover some landbased aircraft are equipped with throttles in the ceiling, Grumman S2F, Lockheed Neptune and De Havilland Twin Otter.
I simply have no idea either.
Regards.