A Couple of Gems.....

[CHUCK79]

Two outstanding freeware aircraft from the SimV site 8-) 8-)



Grumman S2F-3 Tracker FSX Package

ERS has done a conversion of Milton Shupe's excellent Grumman S2F-3 Tracker so that we now have it for FSX.....with more models to come!





Piaggio P-180 Package V3.0

Mario Noriega brings us a new Piaggio P-180 for FSX....this one has got some very nice exterior textures 8-)




Thanks 4 looking

[TooTall]

Great shots! The first two are my favorites, have yet to land a Grumman S2F-3 on an Aircraft Carrier successfully. Well done.

[Bass]

I'm going to try that Grumman too....
Good shots.

Edit. No sound folder in the download!
Do you have a good one?

[Flying Trucker]

Wonderful set Chuck...well done...

Tracker shots are greatly appreciated...

Many many years ago I had the chance to fly in the Tracker out of a fixed base.

The pilot was a friend of mine so we got to do several touch and goes off a hard surface runway.

I can tell you right now the Tracker is all engines, powerful and very maneuverable.

With bubble side windows in the front office the view is stunning.

I did learn a couple of things from my friend:

(1) The Canadian Tracker differed from the American
      Tracker by being a foot shorter to fit in the
      hangar deck.

(2)  The American Pilots would not land on the Canadian
       Carriers as they said they were to small...yet we all
       flew many of the same type...

I will tell you another story sometime about the Navy Hawker Sea Fury being able to climb to a given altitude beating out many jets at that time.

Those Navy lads cost me a few beers a couple of times...

Again well done on the shots Chuck...sorry to get so long winded again...

[scalper_new]

Great looking shots. I like them all.

[CHUCK79]

Thanks, guys 8-)

@Doug........as always, thanks for the info and the story

@Bass........for lack of a better idea, I used the default Grumman Goose sound :-/

@TooTall........My first attempt at landing the Tracker on a carrier was a disaster. My approach was way off and I decided to wave off.......well, the hook hangs quite a way below the wheels and WILL grab the cable regardless of whether the wheels are on the deck or not. So, be very careful when boltering, the hook doesn't know it isn't supposed to catch the cable

[hyperpep111]

And The author of the 180 is working on hi res cockpit textures so the quality will match the exterior 8-)

[Daube]

The first and last shots are stunning  8-)
I love that Tracker, and the comments above about the HD textures for the VC is the best news of the day  8-)

[Bass]

Here you can get the same plane with an authentic sound package.

http://www.fs2000.org/index.php/downloa ... -3-tracker

Dont know why that version isn't on simv

[CHUCK79]

Thanks guys 8-)

@Bass....thanks for the link

[U4EA]

Cool set Chuck!  Especially the Piaggio. 8-)

[CHUCK79]

[quote]Cool set Chuck!

[FuturePilot]

Awesome shots!!! 

[Mike..]

I've said it before Chuck....Stop posting you "real" pics in the wrong forum thread

Nicely done mate


Mike

[CHUCK79]

Thanks guys 8-)