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I've just checked the JF DC-3 aircraft.cfg and the contact points listing is as follows: //0 Class //1 Longitudinal Position (feet) //2 Lateral Position (feet) //3 Vertical Position (feet) //4 Impact Damage Threshold (Feet Per Minute) //5 Brake Map (0=None, 1=Left, 2=Right) //6 Wheel Radius (feet) //7 Steer Angle (degrees) //8 Static Compression (feet) (0 if rigid) //9 Max/Static Compression Ratio //10 Da

When I first down-loaded the JF/AH DC-3, there was a comment in the aircraft.cfg that included the option of allowing the tail wheel to turn. This is independent of the (panel controlled) rear wheel lock and is, indeed, part of the FSX 'physics', in that unless you set this rotation angel to at leasst 45 degrees (60 degrees is best) then the 'plane cannot be 'steered' with the rudder pedals. I looked again for this comment, but cannot find it. I think the aircraft.cfg has been updated in the DC-3 SP1 and doesn't contain the comment/option anymore - but I'm not 100% sure. I guess the best sol

The penultimate Leg of the DCA Rally starts above the Arctic Circle at Bettles (PABT) and takes us to the northern coast of Alaska at Oliktok Point (POLI). Here's the Flight Plan, thanks to Tim's Plan-G: The Dizzie is firing on all 28 cylinders (hope that's right!), all the heaters are blasting away, so let's go: Turning north after the climb out from Bettles: That's Wild Lake below: Turning at Anaktuvuk Pass (PAKP): After an hour of nursing the engines, trying to prevent them from completely icing up (OAT less than 20 degrees negative), here we are making the turn at Ugnu-Kupa

Så var är smörgåsbordet då? Skol - Dai.

Some nice stuff on show - bet you wish you had bottomless pockets, eh? Thanks for sharing - maybe I can take our grand-daughter some day... BTW - are you involved in the Spitfire build? That's a super project - looking forward to seeing it in the air. Cheers - Dai.

Me... Cheers - Dai.

Home ground at last for this years DCA World Rally - Cambeltown, Scotland (EGEC) to London City, England (EGLC). An early start - well, bl**dy 5.30 a.m., actually! The sun ain't up yet: From Scotland, we fly towards Carlisle - here's the first turn to TRN VOR: No sun, yet, but a nice "moon shot": Turning south at the TRN VOR: No one's up in Windermere - no SUnderlands around, either! Over the Pennines and turning at Poll Hill - POL VOR: Here are some early risers racing along the M62: Dawn coming up over Chesterfield - too far to see the twisted spire, though: Turning

Well, Thank Heavens for That! Look forward to the whirly-thingumbobs... Cheers - Dai.

Any rotorcraft in the downlod Sir?!? Nice pccs, so far - thanks forsharng. ... andI had almost got FSX mastered... Cheers - Dai.

Note how the momentum of the turbine snapped the tail off! Sheesh - that guy is one lucky man - twenty years flying helos, too - time to give up the day job? (Only kidding!) Cheers - Dai.

This is a function within the aircraft.cfg - you need to enable the tail wheel to turn by setting its parameter to at least 60 degrees in the contact point table. But, as Tim quite rightly says, RW DC-3s taxi using the engine power and not the tail wheel... CHeers - Dai.

Bravo - quelle magique! Cheers - Dai.

Well, here we go again with the DCA World Rally. This is Leg 7 - a medium length flight of 192 miles in the middle of the day, from Iloilo (RPVI) to Nonoc (RP13) in the Philippines. This is the Flight Plan from Plan-G (Thanks again, Tim): Departing Iloilo - gear going up: Turning to 111 degrees for Negros: This is Barcolod airport: The island of San Crlos: Lapu Lapu airport: This is the island of Limasawa: Making the turn at the SU NDB: Nonoc in sight - gear down: Short-ish Final: And we're on the tarmac at RP13: The screen shots make it look an uneventful fli

Excellent - Thanks Kieran - you're a Star, Mate! I'm just finishing Leg 8 myself - will post tomorrow if I can... Cheers - Dai.

Many Thanks, Andrew - good to see you "in the air" again, Mate! Hope you're still O.K. for Leg 8, Kieran... Cheers - Dai.

Welcome to The Hangar, Harold. This Tutorial sounds interesting - I guess the hyperlink got missed? Maybe you can post it in your reply - Thanks... Cheers - Dai.

Now, if I had the Wilco Harrier, I could write a Mission around it... Well done, Joe - bet you had your hands ful! Cheers - Dai.

Be good if you could develop missions, like FSX? Cheers - Dai.

Did you manage to land on the Needles Light-house helipad? Be great to see that, Boss!?! Nice pics - great AC - thanks for sharing. Cheers - Dai.

Just some thoughts: 1. "Open the box! Nah, take the money..." 2. Buy X-Plane 10 and get a free hard disk... 3. Free upgrade of FS9/FSX mega aiports when you purchase X-Plane 10... Sorry, do I sound cynical or is this a bit of a hard sell? And this from a company that says the Huey doesn't suffer from vortex ring (Shuddup! - Ed) (Shuffles quietly off) Cheers - Dai...

Just a teaser to get you all to watch this bl**dy amazing bit of editing. I was truly impressed. The vid's by one of Angel's compatriots - named Lyristria - a real professional. Got to hand it to these French lads, they certainly know their stuff, eh? Cheers - Dai.

Here we go again: http://vimeo.com/31387682 With apologies and Thanks to Angel - Bon Chance, Mon Ami! Cheers _ Dai.

Great shot and edit, Chuck - Thanks! Cheers - Dai.

I wonder if they'll make it 64-bit compatible? Why's this a problem - is Flight gonna be 32-bit? Don't think so, somehow... Cheers - Dai.

Sounds good - tell us more! Cheers - Dai.