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For the Dragon lovers out there.

Not the best FSX Dragon, but the best that I can afford (free).

There is at least one good de Havilland Dragon Rapide out there, but I'm trying to save money for a new Graphics card.


Somewhere over Maui

Parked & shut down





Nothing like a trip around the islands.

Thanks you for the time.

that oz x web site has like a dozen more repaints for that Garwood dragon,,,,

OZx does have some pretty good stuff.

But what's with all the busses?

Pilot those are some good looking screenshots, looks like your current graphics card is no slouch either. And the wheel chocks add a nice bit of detail to the overall realism of the scene.

Nice shots.

One thing. The Dragon Rapide is usually referred to as a Rapide. The Dragon is a smaller member of the family.
There are still a few airworthy examples. I saw one at Sywell Aerodrome only last week.

Poetic license.

"A Rapide At 7,000 feet" just wouldn't cut it as a title.


On a more serious note: The aircraft that I downloaded is not a de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide?

OldAirmail wrote:Poetic license.

"A Rapide At 7,000 feet" just wouldn't cut it as a title.


On a more serious note: The aircraft that I downloaded is not a de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide?

I assume it's Dave Garwood's model. Being a pedantic old sod it's a DH.89A Dragon Rapide, officially registered as a Rapide. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AKIF-1.pdf

This is the DH.84 Dragon. http://www.abpic.co.uk/popup.php?q=1367161 Note the wing shape & the smaller engines.

lovely shots

Thanks Yancovitch, et al.

It's not one of my favorite planes, but it was fun flying VERY slow over some of the Hawaiian Islands.

The payware version might be much more interesting.


Just looking at it makes me think of flying in one of the balsa & tissue planes I built as a kid.

Of course, back then I'd put my face as close to the aircraft as I could just to pretend that I WAS flying the plane.

So here I am doing the same thing, with my face close to the monitor.


Does time really change?

Or does our mind travel back to a happier time?

Hagar wrote:

OldAirmail wrote:Poetic license.

"A Rapide At 7,000 feet" just wouldn't cut it as a title.


On a more serious note: The aircraft that I downloaded is not a de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide?

I assume it's Dave Garwood's model. Being a pedantic old sod it's a DH.89A Dragon Rapide, officially registered as a Rapide. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AKIF-1.pdf

This is the DH.84 Dragon. http://www.abpic.co.uk/popup.php?q=1367161 Note the wing shape & the smaller engines.

Poetic license beats pedantic old sod



You've got the aircraft right - FSX De Havilland Dh89a Dragon Rapide Package.

As it's title does include Dragon Rapide, I feel free to shorten it to "Dragon". Poetic license, again.

Who, other than you and a VERY few others, would have bothered to click on the posting if had I used - "A Rapide At 7,000 feet"?

(I know, I know - Paul would have made a comment about my misspelling of rapid. But if I didn't make a mistake now and then, the poor fellow would have nothing to look forward to. )



The photos in your signature link are great, and your links above are interesting so you win some points.

If you would like to win my greatest admiration, and The Point, you could send me a paid copy of Icarusgold - Dragon Rapide FSX

Interestingly, I just ran into an updated version - De Havilland Dh89a Dragon Rapide V4 FSX / P3d at Classic British Flight Sim.

At any rate here are some more shots using their version.

This time over the island called Hawaii (The big blue one).






An UNKOWN Aircraft Type

3,000 AGL


2,000 AGL


1,600 AGL

Hehe, now you dont need to get the phone numbers of the girls,
viewtopic.php?f=42&t=167708
just invite 'em to join you on a flight