Tribute to Steve Fossett

[patchz]

I've been wanting to do this for a while, but it kept getting put on the back burner.











Sorry about the jaggies, still having problems with my system. Hope to have the remedy in a week or two.

Thanks for looking.

[JakesF14]

Very cool scenery in the 1st one! and a nice plane too!

[Frequent Flyer]

Excellent!  8-)

[patchz]

[color=#000000]Thanks guys.

[hhomebrewer]

Was it ever finally determined what happened? I live in Nevada (not far from Carson, as it is) and I remember all the confusion and hub-bub. He was eventually found. I think he committed suicide. He went in not long before the big financial crash through which we are all living right now. I think he was over-extended, knew it and knew something was coming. He had to off himself so that his wife would get any life insurance money. What thinks all of you?

[patchz]

Was it ever finally determined what happened? I live in Nevada (not far from Carson, as it is) and I remember all the confusion and hub-bub. He was eventually found. I think he committed suicide. He went in not long before the big financial crash through which we are all living right now. I think he was over-extended, knew it and knew something was coming. He had to off himself so that his wife would get any life insurance money. What thinks all of you?

I'm more inclined to think those Sierra-Nevada winds got him when he was just too low and did not have time/altitude to recover. Even the best make mistakes.

[Hagar]

Was it ever finally determined what happened? I live in Nevada (not far from Carson, as it is) and I remember all the confusion and hub-bub. He was eventually found. I think he committed suicide. He went in not long before the big financial crash through which we are all living right now. I think he was over-extended, knew it and knew something was coming. He had to off himself so that his wife would get any life insurance money. What thinks all of you?

I'm more inclined to think those Sierra-Nevada winds got him when he was just too low and did not have time/altitude to recover. Even the best make mistakes.

The fact is that nobody will ever know what happened. As usual with cases like this involving famous people there will always be conspiracy theories.

[patchz]

Update on uploading the textures:
I thought this was the factory paint, but the readme credited Craig Barnett, Scheme Designers. They do custom liveries for real world aircraft. If you are not familiar with them, you should check out the photos on their web site. You have probably seen some of their work but don't know it.
Anyway, it is the factory livery, so I will be uploading in a little while.

[patchz]

[color=#000000]Fossett Tribute has been uploaded. Sorry for the delay. A last minute check revealed quite a bit of artifacts that had to be cleaned up, so it took a while. It should be in FS2004 Props when approved. Hope you enjoy it. Cheers,
Larry