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Post by jazzthom on Jan 25, 2013 11:06:45 GMT -5
thanks for all your help,... for PlanG and skyvektor....  it seems I am a little confused this year, might be I drank to much Fosters...lol...  PS: DANKE URS übrigens ich hab die version 2,...aber nicht benutzt,....hast du die radials nachträglich eingezeichnet oder IM Programm so verwendet,....geht das überhaupt? |
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Post by 2laurie4 on Jan 25, 2013 19:56:31 GMT -5
Greatly looking forward to this GAAR as a nostalgic return to The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in which I was the Navigator of the winning Yacht "Ripple" in 1993. It will be a far cry from Sextant sights on cloudy days to simply tuning in to the VOR & NDB for Positions, as we now do. There will be many a Headland & Inlet that we will fly over that I missed from 30 to 50 miles offshore during my 5 Day Epic.
See you all at Constitution Dock in Hobart. L.
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Post by 2laurie4 on Jan 26, 2013 19:40:00 GMT -5
LEG 6: For those of you who may be using FTX Australia Scenery in FSX you will find landing at Queenstown YQNS Runway 9/27 covered in trees and impossible to land on without a crash.
SOLUTION: Go to Options/Settings/Display/Scenery and move the Autogen Density Slide to NONE. That will clear all the trees for miles around.
Been there and found out the hard way.
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Post by woods on Jan 28, 2013 8:50:30 GMT -5
I'm having trouble accessing flight situation files. Any advice gratefully accepted.  |
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Post by Simon on Jan 28, 2013 19:23:48 GMT -5
Quite a lot of people on the roster now. I'm still the only pilot in a Mustang - beginning to think everyone in the DC-3s and Grumman Geese knows something I don't...
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Post by davidrevans on Jan 28, 2013 20:34:13 GMT -5
simon , Mustang will work ok . Just be ready to stand on the breaks ,getting stopped on the gravel strips and make sure you have enough speed before you lift off , the Horse has been known to roll over on the rider.. the Fabric an tube Kites I am flying are really affected by winds aloft , past events I have always flown at least 1 warbird ..usually carrier based ,strong gear ,short field ability..
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Post by Andrew Godden on Jan 28, 2013 20:48:42 GMT -5
I'm having trouble accessing flight situation files. Any advice gratefully accepted. What do you mean by accessing them? Is it a download issue or loading them from FS9 / FSX? Are you sure you are placing them into the relevant 'Flight Simulator Files' folder in 'My Document'? Cheers Andrew |
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Post by Andrew Godden on Jan 28, 2013 21:05:20 GMT -5
Quite a lot of people on the roster now. I'm still the only pilot in a Mustang - beginning to think everyone in the DC-3s and Grumman Geese knows something I don't... Simon, People fly aircraft based on pure personal preference, provided they think they can get it in and out of some of the smaller strips (note the DC-6 and L-049 'Constellation'). Dave Evans comments are also very true. There are some entries that will appear on the Roster in the next update and these include many Australian WWII fighter / trainer designs. The DC-3 is popular because a lot of participants are from the VA DC-3 Airways, where the aircraft is one of only three flown. I would say the G-21 'Goose' is popular because it is a default FSX aircraft. The statistics are always interesting and I produce a statistics page once the GAAR 'officially' starts. Cheers Andrew |
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Post by Chris Peters on Jan 28, 2013 22:48:19 GMT -5
Hey all, While we wait for GAAR 2013 to officially start, I decided to find some scenery so the scenery isn't "too boring." Some of our stops were included; others were not. Here are a couple of links to airport sceneries I found: www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=5730550www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=5731074Those not found I created myself using RWY12. They're not perfect, but still a slight improvement. They are attached to this message. Note: the links and the attachment are for FS9, as it is the only sim I currently own and use. If you use FSX or some other sim, sorry lads; you're on your own. Cheers! CP Attachments:
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Post by Andrew Godden on Jan 29, 2013 4:58:47 GMT -5
Hey all, While we wait for GAAR 2013 to officially start, I decided to find some scenery so the scenery isn't "too boring."..........Those not found I created myself using RWY12. They're not perfect, but still a slight improvement. They are attached to this message. Cheers! CP Chris, Thank you very much for the extra work. If you're not careful, you might get yourself a permanent job around here. ;D Cheers Andrew |
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Post by Chris Peters on Jan 29, 2013 5:17:22 GMT -5
Hey all, While we wait for GAAR 2013 to officially start, I decided to find some scenery so the scenery isn't "too boring."..........Those not found I created myself using RWY12. They're not perfect, but still a slight improvement. They are attached to this message. Cheers! CP Chris, Thank you very much for the extra work. If you're not careful, you might get yourself a permanent job around here. ;D Cheers Andrew Yikes!  |
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Post by woods on Jan 29, 2013 13:21:39 GMT -5
To reply to Adrew
GAAR #1 files are in My Docs, FSX files, don't show up in sim.
woods
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Post by rattler1 on Jan 30, 2013 11:52:53 GMT -5
Just made registration on time. It took a bit of negotiating, but the RAF has come up trumps again and found me a Pembroke. Seems it was sitting in some farmer's field somewhere in Oz, which at least meant I didn't have to ferry it down. I've only done a few hours in it, including the test flight, and it's time sitting in the field shows. However, we'll see how we manage.
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Post by Andrew Godden on Jan 30, 2013 21:35:06 GMT -5
To reply to Adrew GAAR #1 files are in My Docs, FSX files, don't show up in sim. woods Woods, This is very puzzling as there have been no other reports of this nature. I know you are using FSX, but are you using XP, Vista, Win 7 or Win 8 as your OS. There are a total of 30 files in the FSX Flight Situation Files zip download and all these files must be in the 'Flight Simulator X Files' folder in your 'My Documents' folder. Follow the steps below and hopefully this will get you there: - Unzip the FSX Flight Situation Files download file to a temporary folder.
- Cut and paste the 30 Flight Situation files to the 'Flight Simulator X Files' folder in your 'My Documents' folder.
- From the 'Free Flight' screen in FSX, click on 'Load' and scroll down to and select the relevant GAAR Flight Leg file and click 'Fly Now'.
- This should load the Flight Situation file for the selected Flight Leg and have you positioned on the departing runway in the default Cessna.
- Then simply change to the aircraft you have entered in the GAAR, fly the Leg and record your flight time.
If it still isn't working, take a screen capture of the 'My Documents\Flight Simulator X Files' folder and the 'Load Flight' pop-up screen in FSX and email it to me at the gaardirector email address and I will see if I can see anything that's obviously missing. I hope this helps. Let me know how you go and I am happy to try and help you out some more. Cheers Andrew |
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Post by pterodactyl (George) on Jan 30, 2013 22:07:51 GMT -5
As far as getting in and out of some of the interesting areas Andrew finds for us I was able last year with a bit of practice to drop my Lancaster MKIII in and out of the touch and goes. I did prune a few trees but made it without crashing. This year it is a P38J, seems I just can't be normal and do it simple. Have fun all. Posted my trial time last night so hope I got in under the wire as well especially considering I've flown all the way down from the frozen tundra called Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Even brought a polar bear along this year for companionship.
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