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Post by bhk on Feb 23, 2007 22:02:51 GMT -5
I am pleased to advise that this Flight and Scenery (by Brian Farrington) package has been uploaded to both Avsim and Flightsim today (24th. Feb).
In addition, the companion AI Traffic package created by Leyland Spurr and Brian Farrington has also been uploaded to both sites.
Look for 1945levy.zip for the Flight & Scenery (about 2Mb) and 1945hfai.zip for the AI Air and Sea traffic (about 22Mb).
Regards,
Bruce
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Post by Dan on Feb 24, 2007 4:20:46 GMT -5
Just downloaded it Bruce - looks to be great!!  Now to unzip and do some reading and then fly fly fly . . . Thanks for the HU! Dan …it’s great being a kid again – without the glue! ;D |
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Post by bhk on Feb 24, 2007 5:47:02 GMT -5
Dan, About five minutes ago I realised that the 1945levy.zip did NOT contain the notes from Harry's diary. I have since uploaded them to Avsim and Flightsim but if you'd like a copy now they are available at my site at:- www.netspeed.com.au/bhk/harry/1945diry.zipBruce |
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Post by Slide on Feb 24, 2007 8:13:11 GMT -5
 Thanks Bruce, Leyland and Froggy! This will for sure be hours of flying fun! I have not downloaded yet, so the question might be stupid: Can I have a link to the story? (Yes, it´s a Sunderland from Scotland to Africa - but a little backgound?) Happy (water)-landings, Slide
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Post by leylandspurr on Feb 24, 2007 8:19:11 GMT -5
Just a few screenshots to whet your appetite, I have to say that I was amazed at the diversity of appearance of these places. I would never have though of flying to them, without the motivation of this project. Checking out the burning ships at Tobruk  Dawn over Kisumu  The sub hunt at Mombasa  The harbour at Dar-es-Salaam  Thanks to Froggy for his terrific scenery and traffic files and to Bruce for his meticulous flight files and research data - and to Harry of course, who flew it and is still around to tell us about it! Hope you enjoy flying this as much as we enjoyed recreating it. Leyland |
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Post by leylandspurr on Feb 24, 2007 8:25:43 GMT -5
Hi Slide, here's the first few lines of Bruce's readme file:
At 1805 hours GMT on April 2nd. 1945 an RAF Short Sunderland Mk.V took off from the waters of the flying boat base near Oban, in Scotland. With the war in Europe nearly over, men and materiel were being transferred to the Far East, where Japan continued to defend its home islands with great ferocity and determination.
The ten-man crew of the Sunderland included young Harry Levy, the navigator.
Harry was a member of the RAAF – the “rose amongst the thorns” of the otherwise almost-all RAF crew, one might say – and was being transferred to Dar-es-Salaam to join 259 Squadron, RAF.
Their trip was to take them some 6000 nautical miles, over a period of 20 days (with a lot of that being spent in Gibraltar whilst engine repairs were carried out) and with more than 48 hours spent aloft.
They departed Britain in the springtime and arrived in east Africa in autumn.
The 'itinerary' for stopping points was Oban>Gibraltar>Sicily>Great Bitter Lake (Egypt)>Khartoum>Kisumu>Mombasa>Dar-es-Salaam.
Hope this helps you to decide to download it!
Leyland
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Post by Slide on Feb 24, 2007 9:07:21 GMT -5
 Leyland, I would have downloaded this anyway, but you made a perfect presentation! From spring into autumn, that´s cool, too. Go d/l now ;D
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Post by Roger on Feb 24, 2007 11:53:27 GMT -5
Fantastic job fellas!! |
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Post by cptroyce on Feb 24, 2007 12:41:15 GMT -5
Bruce- Quick thought..maybe you already mentioned it. Have you shown this work to Harry Levy? What did he think of it? I recall he lived near to you.
Regards,
Royce
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Post by bhk on Feb 24, 2007 15:46:25 GMT -5
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Post by bhk on Feb 24, 2007 15:53:12 GMT -5
Bruce- .... Have you shown this work to Harry Levy? What did he think of it? I recall he lived near to you..... Royce, I contacted Harry yesterday about ten minutes after uploading to Avsim to let him know that it was available but I am not aware if he has it yet (7:45 AM Sunday now). He lives about 5 minutes from me but unfortunately, because of his delicate medical condition (leukemia), he cannot receive visitors. I would love to meet him in person. No doubt he will get back to me after he's had a chance to retrace his steps from way back then. Regards, Bruce |
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Post by Slide on Feb 24, 2007 16:02:38 GMT -5
Bruce, found it all, Harry is already installed and waiting. Very nice!
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Post by bhk on Feb 24, 2007 16:08:36 GMT -5
Slide,
Good-oh, and thanks for the compliment. I'm sure you'll enjoy it, particularly the AI traffic that Leyland and Brian did for it, which brings it alive, in my opinion.
Cheers!
Bruce
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Post by Dan on Feb 25, 2007 14:58:29 GMT -5
Well, I'm on my way. ;D Installed everything last night - easy to follow instructions Bruce! I actually had to take off twice. I was so involved with the trip (toothbrush, coffee, candy bars, smokes, etc.), the flight plan, and the plane, that halfway to the first point, I realized that I hadn't seen any other ships or planes. I'm thinking, where's all the extras? Then I realized I hadn't turned up the AI in GW3 - normally it's just me and the Redhead - she likes it that way!  Anyway, after turning everything up to 100%, I started out again and WoW - did it ever come alive!! GW3 provides great scenery for that part of the world. Actually, I'm finding it quite interesting, as I've never done that much flying outside of the US, so this is an adventure in and of itself. The plane is great - dropped some excellent new B-24 sounds in that I had found recently and put some other props on it and it now sounds and looks true to its calling - wish there was an autopilot - but then I'd probably miss half the scenery along the way. Thanks for the diary, Bruce - your right, it adds the real real-ism to it all. I'm looking forward to the next leg(s) and will update as it progresses. Thanks to all that were involved in making this great epic journey!! Dan …it’s great being a kid again – without the glue! ;D |
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Post by bhk on Feb 25, 2007 22:33:08 GMT -5
....... - wish there was an autopilot - but then I'd probably miss half the scenery along the way..... Dan, There actually is an autopilot. Use the default keystrokes....Ctrl + Z for altitude hold, Ctrl + H for heading hold and Z for turning the A/P on and off. Regards, Bruce |
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Thanks Bruce, Leyland and Froggy! This will for sure be hours of flying fun!
