UPCOMING TOUR: ALASKA TOUR

[Sir_Crashalot]

You're very welcome, James.

Crash

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Was just thinking - if anybody wants some decent charts for this upcoming tour (or any US flying for that matter), have a look here: http://skyvector.com/ . I always use them when I'm making my way around Ketchikan & Juneau.



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[luke]

Plane types?, have you considered my B18 Volpar Trigear Aphibian?

Get it here Free:-

[a1]

great wbsite for the charts. i was just looking for some.  ;D

[BuzzLightBeer]

Love the charts site. Thanks!

[Fozzer]

Plane types?, have you considered my B18 Volpar Trigear Aphibian?

Get it here Free:-  http://www.bobholland.com/fs/aircraft.htm

VolparWATER_am.zip (4mb)     plus    VolparWATERfix_am.zip (3kb)

Easy to fly & has all needed.

Just giving her a try, Luke...

A lovely old Bird, with a good set of controls, very manageable, as all good twins should be, and the radios are simple to use.

She is somewhat slower than the Beech Baron 58, around 160 knots in the cruise with all the needles in the green, but I suppose that is not surprising with all that float gear permanently hanging underneath......!
The "Bush Flying Unlimited" model is particularly colourful and nice to look at... ...!

She is a bit of a heavy lump, and therefore slow getting airborne from the water, so care must be taken in restrictive water-ways...!

Well worth a try, for the longer over-water trips where comfort is necessary......!

Cheers all...!

Thanks, Luke...!

Paul... 8-)...!

[Jimbo]

[quote]Plane types?, have you considered my B18 Volpar Trigear Aphibian?

Get it here Free:-

[Fozzer]

Note the "Water Rudder up/down Lever" (Shift + W)....The lever appears to work in the opposite direction on the Control panel... ...!
Pull lever down to raise the Rudder!......!

Get it wrong and you wonder why the Plane wont turn in the water...(rudder up!)....LOL...!

Paul... ...!

[Sir_Crashalot]

Chaps, it might be that my eyes are getting worse every day but I can't find the Volpar Fozzer took a shot of. The Volpar on bobholland.com is a complete package of 10Mb (wheels and amph.) and is a different BFU repaint than shown here.

Where to find: VolparWATER_am.zip (4mb)     plus    VolparWATERfix_am.zip (3kb)?

Crash (probably in need of new glasses)

[Fozzer]

Chaps, it might be that my eyes are getting worse every day but I can't find the Volpar Fozzer took a shot of. The Volpar on bobholland.com is a complete package of 10Mb (wheels and amph.) and is a different BFU repaint than shown here.

Where to find: VolparWATER_am.zip (4mb)     plus    VolparWATERfix_am.zip (3kb)?

Crash (probably in need of new glasses)

Hi Crash...

In the drop-down "Aircraft" menu in the Sim, browse through the list of "Varients"; there are a few of them, with different Textures. The one in my pic is one of them.........!

Cheers...!

Paul...(another varient!).... ...!

Also....
...don't forget the trusty Lake Renegade 250, amphibian. A FS 2002 model, but works fine in FS 9.
...and search for the alternative 2D panel upgrade to go with it....(much nicer, with a bendix-King radio stack, and more controls ie; Prop pitch, etc)....
....Shhhh....the 250 is nicer than the later 270 Sim model......!

[luke]

Well that's where I got them Crash, if you havent yet, just download them & should turn out OK.

Below is my real trigear (red/white) flying & maintaining the executive at Montpelier for Europe & UK.

That was the day I proposed to my wife over 40yrs ago, while refitting the coulings after a 100hr check. The only time we could find on a 24hr a day on call, for the busy Yanks.

But they paid relatively well, and no money spared on the B18 for parts, maintenance & equipment, 2 of everything, Flt Directors, Wx Radar, Selcal & what

[Sir_Crashalot]

I found them including a shiny polished one. The Renegade is a nice little thing, Paul. Will try and test it to oblivion when I get the time for it.

Luke, nice picture. As I read your story, I think you had a wonderful life travelling the world. Too bad you lost most of the records.

Cheers,

Crash

[luke]

For the B18 open the Throttle pedestal & drag / size below the radios, so that you can see the gear lights.

When you shut the engines the pitot covers & chocks go in place.

[Fozzer]

...... The Renegade is a nice little thing, Paul. Will try and test it to oblivion when I get the time for it......

Cheers,

Crash

Hello Crash...

A little snippit of info...
One of the Lake Renegade models appeared in the classic 1973 film: "The Wicker Man".
Piloted by Police Sergeant Howie, (Edward Woodward).

Excellent opening, flying sequence to the film...!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070917/

The particular Renegade appearing in the film was a "Tractor" prop plane, the 250 and 270 models are "Pusher" prop types......!



There, Crash! Aren't you truly delighted to know that?... [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]...LOL... ...!

Paul...a bit of a renegade himself.... ...!

[Sir_Crashalot]

I'm very delighted to know that Paul. Did you know that the dancing naked girls in the movie were wearing fleshcoloured bodysuites? Now that is a fact I was looking for all my life.....

Crash (time to get my white tights out of the mothballs)