Mike Stone's Aircraft Downloads about to exceed 100,000

[Garry]

Hi Good People,

I have been hosting Mike Stone's FREE aircraft for some time now via http://www.gjsmith.net/Mike-Stone/index.htm

108 aircraft for FS2004 - totally FREE for download and use by the simming community.

[StormtrooperSHQ]

The man was awesome. Shame he's not around anymore (that i know of)

I've had several of his aircraft on my computer at one time yet the only one i seem to remember is his Viper.

[DaveSims]

Just helped the total.  I used to have a lot of them on my old computer, but lost a lot when I bought a new computer.

[Garry]

Good to hear from some Mike Fans.  Just a short note to advise that the total downloads now exceed 100,000

Happy to see my counter can deal with the extra digit 

Happy simming to all.

[StormtrooperSHQ]

Any chance i can get the template for the F-111F so i can paint it myself?

[ozzy72]

Mike's aircraft were always superb. I've got ALL of them in my hangar which I think says all that needs to be said

[Boikat]

Any chance i can get the template for the F-111F so i can paint it myself?

You should be able to simply copy the existing texture and use that as your template for repaints.

[hhomebrewer]

I'd like to see him get back into it and produce airplanes as payware. From what little I know, he quit because people complained about this or that-- even though the model was FREE. You just can't please some people, you know? Seems the beef was over VCs. From what I understand, modeling a VC is a gargantuan task. Mike was making airplanes on his own time, for zilcho return.  We should have been happy to just get what we got. But some people's kids...

[Capt.Propwash]

[quote]I'd like to see him get back into it and produce airplanes as payware. From what little I know, he quit because people complained about this or that-- even though the model was FREE. You just can't please some people, you know? Seems the beef was over VCs. From what I understand, modeling a VC is a gargantuan task. Mike was making airplanes on his own time, for zilcho return.

[tcco94]

A name that will always be remembered in flight sim history...

Love his planes 

[Garry]

Thanks for all of the kind words for Mike's gifts to the simming community.

Part of the reason he left the simming arena was the "complainers" but also health reasons which were not being helped by the harassment of the rivet counters.

He now builds wooden historical models as a hobby and enjoys that greatly and has only one critic of his work - himself 

Again - thanks for your good words and hopefully his models will be enjoyed for years to come - don't forget because of the KISS method of development they make pretty good AI aircraft as well.

Regards to all

[hhomebrewer]

Can you ask Mike for us if he'd put up some pictures of his models? And leave no avenue for comment, please. I'm sure, even if they are fabulous models, someone will have something negative to say about a labor of love. Some people are just like that...

[Garry]

You can see some pictures of Mike's wooden model work at this web site http://www.pmstone.com

Regards

Garry J Smith
http://www.gjsmith.net

[hhomebrewer]

Those models are out of this world! I'm speechless...

[turbofire]

If ever there is a Simviation "Hall of Fame" I think Mike Stone should be included.  I also enjoy flying his excellent aircraft.   :)