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Here are some shots of Bretts wonderful C177RG Cardinal.

I/we are eagerly awaiting for Brett to modify his lovely FSX Cessna 177RG Cardinal to make it suitable for we FS 2004 flyers!... ...!

I've searched everywhere for a good, free-ware, FS 2004 model, without success. (Only pay-ware ones are available, [Flight 1]...!).

Paul...(Cessna enthusiast).... 8-)...!

Looks good !

Would you like a copy of the PSP layered file ?

I'm gettin' there,  Fozz.. I'm still afraid to look at a Gmax screen (I see them in my sleep)  

[quote]Looks good !

Would you like a copy of the PSP layered file ?

I'm gettin' there,

Do you wake with a start, bathed in cold sweat, in the middle of the night?  

I have.. just like I've woken up in the middle of the night with a solution to a modeling problem and HAVE to implement it before I forget  ::)

Modeling has a weird way of creeping into your psyche  :-?

[quote][quote]Do you wake with a start, bathed in cold sweat, in the middle of the night?

Nice shots, the plane so odd looking when the gears up, Cessna's are mostly fixed gear (unless its a short runway with tall trees at the end )

Nice shots, the plane so odd looking when the gears up, Cessna's are mostly fixed gear (unless its a short runway with tall trees at the end )

Even then they're fixed gear... in that the gear won't go back down again 'cos it isn't there.

P.S. What happened in #4? :-?

P.S. What happened in #4? :-?

Umm....
I was practising emergancies in the circuit!

Its amazing just how slippery an aeroplane becomes when its wheels are raised out of the air stream..!

As an example:
Compare the speed of a Cessna 182S fixed undercarriage, with it's Sister, the 182RG with it's retractable undercarriage. The difference is remarkable.. ...!

The danger:
Never forget to lower them before landing!

Paul... 8-)...!

Note the clever/complicated way the wheels retract into the fuselage!...(The same as the Cessna 337 push-pull props version).......!

Its amazing just how slippery an aeroplane becomes when its wheels are raised out of the air stream..!

As an example:
Compare the speed of a Cessna 182S fixed undercarriage, with it's Sister, the 182RG with it's retractable undercarriage. The difference is remarkable.. ...!

And the 177RG has no wing struts, and a more "sloped" windscreen. The real plane that this model is based on, can zoom along at 6000msl, 75% power (24" MP, 2400RPM), at 137knots TRUE airspeed burning just under 11 gallons per hour carrying an honest 1,000 pounds of people, fuel and baggage.

The danger:
Never forget to lower them before landing!

Paul... ...!

Note the clever/complicated way the wheels retract into the fuselage!...(The same as the Cessna 337 push-pull props version).......!

Clever, is subjective

The emergency pump got them down and locked.. but the AP guy told me I was one drop of hydraulic fluid away from having to land with the gear "semi extended".

That would've been a bit hairy!

P.S. What happened in #4? :-?

Umm....
I was practising emergancies in the circuit!

Practising emergencies?

Looks good !

Would you like a copy of the PSP layered file ?

I'm gettin' there,  Fozz.. I'm still afraid to look at a Gmax screen (I see them in my sleep)  

Deepest condolences... that can't be pleasant.

Do you wake with a start, bathed in cold sweat, in the middle of the night?

. . . screaming "Colocated vertices!  Colocated vertices!"

Looks good !

Would you like a copy of the PSP layered file ?

I'm gettin' there,  Fozz.. I'm still afraid to look at a Gmax screen (I see them in my sleep)  

Deepest condolences... that can't be pleasant.

Do you wake with a start, bathed in cold sweat, in the middle of the night?

. . . screaming "Colocated vertices!  Colocated vertices!"

Do you really scream?