Euro Tour: HOP 17

[Fozzer]

And by the look of it you werent flying a default aircraft last night....i saw you as an extra 300.

That's because other fliers are using non default aircraft.
My aircraft was the Microsoft default Beech Baron 58, which some of the other fliers observed.......!

I get fed-up with constantly beating the drum regarding the use of default and non-default aircraft in Multiplayer flights.
It may be boring to use default aircraft, but they are the only aircraft which appear correctly to all the other fliers....
...it's the way Uncle Bill designed the program... ...!

Even using a default aircraft with a non-default texture will occasionally cause the aircraft to appear as the wrong type unless all other fliers have the same texture installed in the aircraft file...!

..and, as you correctly point out, the Server is public one and open to all, but in each of the various organised events there are certain rules which are laid down by the organisers of the events, and any personal deviation causes confusion.... ...!

WS Pilots Multiplayer fliers frown upon it....

Paul....G-BPLF... ...!

[Mictheslik]

But if it was the default beech baron which i have installed, surely I would be able to see it as I was flying the default extra 300s.

I know everything about the problems of "uncle bills" multiplayer set up. but I'm still wandering how this could have happened.

Anyhow, enough petty arguing, see you next week.

.Mic

[Jimbo]

OKIE DOKIE Chaps.

Keep it to a minimum please.

I RECCOMEND to fly GA because it allows other members to see you properly, NOT a hovering Cessna.
I made these reccomendations WITH Care, and so far up to now the users of my tour have made a VERY good effort to comply. I CANNOT make this a rule because i would obviously put people off, BUT please can you make an effort. The FLIGHT SIMULATION TOURS are meant for serious flyers who want to have a bit of fun, but enjoy a slow ride. I'm asking you all Politely not to abuse our flight Simulation Tours. I CANT stop you, but seen as our flight sim tours have been going on for almost a year know, please respect the fact that:

1. PLEASE if possible use DEFAULT Aircraft, IF you wish to use ANOTHER, Please boot in a DEFAULT aircraft and CHANGE to the one you prefere in Flight.

2. Please respect the regular flyers on my tours, they commit themselves each week to join in with my tours. If you are a large group and need to speak to each other, and are not in any of my tours, please use a different method of communication.

PLEASE dont let me sound as if i'm ruining the fun, but these little reminders WILL keep everyone happy.

I'm pretty sure the server admin will support my idea.

James - Simalive

[Mictheslik]

This will be my last post in this thread, as i really don't want to continue arguing.

I think of myself now as a regular flyer in your tours jimbo, and i appreciate all the time you put in to organising them. As I said before i was flying a default GA aircraft, namely the Extra 300S, and I was just following the tour.
I have already apologised to people who take offence at me using a slightly different but nevertheless default plane, and do so again.

So may the tours continue in our trusty little beech barons, lancair legacies and mooney bravos;


See you next week,

.Mic

[Jimbo]

Dont get annoyed or upset about it, it was a common mistake in my books. Now that we have determined what needs doing, we can carry on making a fantasic Tour, dont you agree?

Cheers All, and remember, Enjoy the tours.....

[luke]

What does this :-
".....Please boot in a DEFAULT aircraft and CHANGE to the one you prefere in Flight...."
accomplish exactly James?

I use it so that I can see the proper other aircraft types,
but they report that they do not see my freebee type.

Also would my default Kingair with the freebee glass cockpit interfere as a not default type?             luke

[Jimbo]

[quote]What does this :-
".....Please boot in a DEFAULT aircraft and CHANGE to the one you prefere in Flight...."
accomplish exactly James?

I use it so that I can see the proper other aircraft types,
but they report that they do not see my freebee type.

Also would my default Kingair with the freebee glass cockpit interfere as a not default type?

[wealthysoup]

Quite often ill fly flying cubs piper seneca, when i fly in the tour (since I had to pay for it I might aswell make the most of it.) But If i'm flying it I ALWAYS start in the default baron (similar speed, same sort of size, samenumber of engines, nosewheel etc.) so it shouldn't make that much difference to other flyers. (unlike a380s appearing as a c172  :-/)

[gryshnak]

I started in a default Baron last night, apologies for switching to a Pitts later - I considered using the Extra, but prefer biplanes.  In hindsight I should have switched to the Extra first, then the Pitts, so everyone else would have seen the Extra and any spontaneous loops/rolls would have been in keeping with the character of the plane.

In fact I hadn't planned to join in at all, I just checked MP for the first time in many months and it happened to be 5 mins before the tour started!

PS. Paul, you are welcome to attend the SimV race in your flexiwing and may actually win, depending on how easy it is to fly a 1929 floatplane.

It's not easy!  The SM-65 is touchy on all three axes (especially pitch) and needs to be handled with great care in a high-G corner.  I still haven't managed to do a smooth turn around the pylon without gaining 300ft (and losing 100kts).

Gryshnak