NAS Cecil Field scenery in work.....

Navy Chief

Navy Chief

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P-Woogey Martin and Scott Pappy are hard at work, creating a FSX/P3D native version of NAS Cecil Field, FL. I have looked forward to this, ever since John Stinstrom's FS9 version.

Here are some teaser screenshots, and will post more.:encouragement: NC

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Looking great but why fold wings and tail when out in the open? Tight parking?
I like the squadron badges on the hangers.

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They are looking at answers to that very question. As for the other side of the base, when A-7s were parked on the flightline, their wings were folded. I too, had questioned that (and I was in two Corsair II squadrons!). But after posting a question about this on FB, other vets reminded me. Aircraft would taxi out from their parking spots, then spread wings. Squadron maintenance division would fold wings sometimes when space was needed in the hangar ashore, and definitely when at sea. Wing locks were always installed with folded wings on SLUFs. A-7s wings would unfold without the locks. :encouragement: NC
 
Also, the A-7 squadrons did not paint insignias on hangar doors like the S-3s, but instead would paint them over squadron entrances on the parking lot side of their hangars. NC
 
I wish someone would make a nicely detailed Whidbey! This looks GREAT! I know the Chief has been wanting Cecil for years! Your wish came true, Chief!!

Don
 
Are the S-3's AI or converted player a/c (Dino's)? I only know of one AI S-3 and that is still under development and is a ways off.

Joe
 
I have an S-3 (3 models - clean, missiles and tanks) that I use as AI.
It's the offering from Ito-san, and works just fine as AI in FSXA.

Dave
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Bushpounder said:
I wish someone would make a nicely detailed Whidbey! This looks GREAT! I know the Chief has been wanting Cecil for years! Your wish came true, Chief!!

Don
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Oh, you got THAT right!!! I was so surprised when P-Woogey and Scott Pappy contacted me about the project. Took me by complete, but welcomed surprise. Won't come as a shock to most, am sure, but I have (and keep collecting) a file of NAS Cecil Field material. Not easy to get, as (unlike Alameda) NAS Cecil Field does not have a museum, or a archived history.

And even more of a surprise to me is that the Naval Aviation Museum, here in Pensacola where I live, has zippydoodah on Cecil Field :banghead: NC
 
All Hoovers have been switched to a modified Iris S-3B , no more folded wings . More squadron paints too . After adding ships to Mayport , time to revisit North Island and then Whidbey touch up ! Never done ! :)
 
I remember how I felt walking into that building (the S-3A hangar building) 39 years ago...nervous. Ensign Jenkins reporting for duty - Sir! Fresh out of training at VS-41. (Man, why didn't I pick San Diego...if I had only known!) Had some fine times there. Met some fine folks, people that would become Admirals and a fine friend that would be forced to fly his airliner into the World Trade Center. And just some regular extraordinary people. That scenery brings back some memories. Thanks a lot to the creators of this scenery, I'm looking forward to flying at Navy Cecil Field again.
 
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I remember how I felt walking into that building (the S-3A hangar building) 39 years ago...nervous. Ensign Jenkins reporting for duty - Sir! Fresh out of training at VS-41. (Man, why didn't I pick San Diego...if I had only known!) Had some fine times there. Met some fine folks, people that would become Admirals and a fine friend that would be forced to fly his airliner into the World Trade Center. And just some regular extraordinary people. That scenery brings back some memories. Thanks a lot to the creators of this scenery, I'm looking forward to flying at Navy Cecil Field again.
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I did not know, or had forgotten (if you already told me) that you knew one of those pilots. So awful. NC
 
Navy Chief said:
I did not know, or had forgotten (if you already told me) that you knew one of those pilots. So awful. NC
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Chief - The thing that I find really unusual about it is my good friend, Victor "Vic" Saracini, at that time was a Naval Flight Officer, not a Navy Pilot. He got his commercial rating and joined the airlines after completing his active duty tour as an NFO! Awfully sad for so many people. We remember!
 
rvn817j said:
I remember how I felt walking into that building (the S-3A hangar building) 39 years ago...nervous. Ensign Jenkins reporting for duty - Sir! Fresh out of training at VS-41. (Man, why didn't I pick San Diego...if I had only known!) Had some fine times there. Met some fine folks, people that would become Admirals and a fine friend that would be forced to fly his airliner into the World Trade Center. And just some regular extraordinary people. That scenery brings back some memories. Thanks a lot to the creators of this scenery, I'm looking forward to flying at Navy Cecil Field again.
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One of the pilots who gave me a ride in Phantoms (while I was at Pax River) was then Lt. Smith. Many years later, Lt. Smith became Capt. Smith, and was a pilot on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger.........NC
 
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