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The birds......the birds.....

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:52 am
by RollerBall
Spotted this ship this morning in the St Juliana bay moored quite close to shore.

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Quite surprised as I hadn't seen it there before so I went to investigate in the Robinson. Lovely model and textures eh? When I got close I saw the brds flying over it

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Dunno whether anyone else has seen em - if so, sorry - but it's a first for me. And very effective they were too even if they were textureless and all black!

But I haven't seen any animals - has anyone?

Re: The birds......the birds.....

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:43 am
by Mictheslik
Can you crash into them...with blood going everywhere and you're engine stopping?

.mic

Re: The birds......the birds.....

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:46 am
by RollerBall
Can you crash into them...with blood going everywhere and you're engine stopping?

.mic


Yes, but if you do it intentionally, in the UK the virtual RSPCA contacts the CAA and your sim flying licence is revoked.

It's just not worth it - plus you have the job of cleaning the blood and guts off your aircraft before you can shut down your PC for the night.....

Re: The birds......the birds.....

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:47 am
by Souichiro
Do we have to contain them in cases of bird flu?

Also anyone remember Birds by Stephen king? ;D

Re: The birds......the birds.....

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:51 am
by flyboy 28
They're also around the approach for TNCM. ;)

Re: The birds......the birds.....

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:55 pm
by RollerBall
James, are they above a boat of some kind? So far that's the only place I've seen em

Re: The birds......the birds.....

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:59 pm
by flyboy 28
Actually, no. I'll go take a shot real quick. Give me about 20 min for my FSX to boot up though. ;)

Re: The birds......the birds.....

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:17 pm
by flyboy 28
Wa-cha
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Re: The birds......the birds.....

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:19 pm
by vololiberista
I can see an Add on developer having to write a "bird scarer" routine to be used at airports to prevent ingestion on take off and landing!!!!  8)
Vololiberista

Re: The birds......the birds.....

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:47 pm
by Woodlouse2002
They're black because they're crows. ;D

Re: The birds......the birds.....

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:07 pm
by GA_Pilot
Do we have to contain them in cases of bird flu?

Also anyone remember Birds by Stephen king? ;D


No because it was by Alfred Hitchcock.... :(

Re: The birds......the birds.....

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:18 pm
by flymo
nice birds.

does this make bird strikes a possibility. stupid question i know (obviously no) but would be an interesting feature to the realism.

Re: The birds......the birds.....

PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:35 am
by haroldkip
Like 'em RollerBall! Can't wait to see some whales (As said in the gamespot video), elephants, giraffes and all other animals.

I wonder if they have Clippers dog in there somewhere ;D

Re: The birds......the birds.....

PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:44 am
by vololiberista
Like 'em RollerBall! Can't wait to see some whales (As said in the gamespot video), elephants, giraffes and all other animals.

I wonder if they have Clippers dog in there somewhere ;D


Did you hear, FS XI will have Pterradactyles and Tyranosours!!  ;D
Vololiberista

Re: The birds......the birds.....

PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:49 am
by haroldkip
Ah cool! Then I guess they'd make the subtitle "a millennium of flight" ;D

And it would be cool to do some formation flying with a coule of Pteradactylons ;D