The HMS Bounty is a typical 18th Century mercantile ship, purchased by the HMAV and renamed the HMS Bounty commanded by the infamous Capt. Bligh and mutineer-ed by Christian Slater after leaving Tahiti. The ship and its story now lives in infamy.
After the replica Bounty sunk in Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, I decided to honor her with this production. Two years in the making and now we have something very special and very unique to FlightSim.
The ship is completely driven by the winds and sails deployed. The sails are individually managed, and must be set to "catch the wind". The ship responds to wind speeds and direction. Four animated flags indicate wind direction and move appropriately with the wind speeds. Sails have 10 positions from port to starboard, close hauled, beam reach, broad reach, running each side. She also has an "auto-skipper" to manage the sails for you, removing appropriate sails in high winds, or adding them back as winds slow. Foot ropes and sails move in the breezes. A Sail Management window provides all the info needed visually and by text to manage sails, winds, and monitor weather. The sail configuration section allows individual sail management, plus contains the auto-skipper, Lantern lights, ship's bells, and "Salute" cannon fire.
This package works equally well in FSX and FS9 and is frame rate friendly. This package should be available in early May.
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