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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

    Post 17 Warning

Just Flight Releases Constellation Professsional

Ian Warren said:
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You should hear what they call me when I'm not in the office!

Glad to see the Connie airborne. Now it's time to concentrate on Airshow Pilot. No wicked for the peaceful!

All the best

Dermot
 
Hi,

it sure looks good, but the product page doesn't say much about realism features and "systems depth". I'd be happy if one of you could share some impressions.

Thanks a lot!
Manuel
 
It's a great piece of modelling. It looks great and it gives me time to learn about all the knobs and levers without crashing and burning every flight. Oh and I'm a sucker for working wipers...that animation is superb!:applause:

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Kowalski65 said:
Mine is more of a glider:mixedsmi:
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Hummm...I've got over 250 hours in the A2A B377 and have
only lost 2 engines inflight. I currently have a #3 with
150+ hours on it and am just continuing to fly it just
to see what failure mode will eventually occur :)

As to the Connie, in the 250-300 missions I flew as an
aircrewman aboard NC-121J's in Viet Nam and out of
Pax River, I can't recall ever having lost an engine.
I do know we consumed a copious quantity of oil,
much of which we would wipe off the aircraft after
each mission with rags soaked in avgas :)

Paul
 
Paul , NC-121J's :icon_lol: Me a mild mannered Kiwi fella that had a C121'J' trundle past as it taxied to the USNavy revetment .. it was 'Pegasus' and could have been 'Phoenix' in my latter years as a 7 or 8 year old , obviously like todays movies ... the image was stamped in my mind ! , the Connie .. yip
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I have a bit of affection for the Connie in that it provided my first commercial flight. I had just graduated from engineering school to take a job in Canoga Park, CA with North American Aviation, Rockedyne as a test engineer of exotic fuel combinations in rocket engines.

I boarded a Connie in the afternoon at Standiford Field, as it was known then, now KSDF. The takeoff was exhilerating, but the departure was to separate me from family for two years. We made a couple of stops, one in St. Louis and another somewhere in Kansas. The flights were smooth until late in the evening we encountered a thunderstorm the likes of which I've not encountered since in a plane. The plane bounced wildly in the turbulence and frequent lightning illuminated the otherwise dark interior of the plane. Sleep was initially almost impossible, but after what seemed like hours of fear, I drifted into a fitful slumber. Morning was breaking as we approached L.A. and the storm was left far behind. The long smooth approach into the airport was my first impression of just how large the L.A. area was.

That was my one and only Connie flight but it instilled a vivid memory. Thus my interest in having the Connie in my virtual hangar.
 
jimjones said:
I have a bit of affection for the Connie in that it provided my first commercial flight. I had just graduated from engineering school to take a job in Canoga Park, CA with North American Aviation, Rockedyne as a test engineer of exotic fuel combinations in rocket engines.

I boarded a Connie in the afternoon at Standiford Field, as it was known then, now KSDF. The takeoff was exhilerating, but the departure was to separate me from family for two years. We made a couple of stops, one in St. Louis and another somewhere in Kansas. The flights were smooth until late in the evening we encountered a thunderstorm the likes of which I've not encountered since in a plane. The plane bounced wildly in the turbulence and frequent lightning illuminated the otherwise dark interior of the plane. Sleep was initially almost impossible, but after what seemed like hours of fear, I drifted into a fitful slumber. Morning was breaking as we approached L.A. and the storm was left far behind. The long smooth approach into the airport was my first impression of just how large the L.A. area was.

That was my one and only Connie flight but it instilled a vivid memory. Thus my interest in having the Connie in my virtual hangar.
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Thanks for sharing that memory Jim!
 
Roger, thanks and your welcome.

Question folks. Are any tooltips showing up for any of the switches, buttons, etc. Sure would be helpful at times.

The documentation mentions tooltips twice, once for uncaging the pitch adjustment in autopilot and another time for setting and showing the standard pressure on the altimeter. These don't seem to work for me. Perhaps the designers did not follow the design specs, and the documention writer used the specs to prepare the docs.
 
Ok is one of the Cubana ones included or will that wait on one of our fine painters pallets.
 
Hi people,

Thanks for the kind comments and some of you who have taken time out to email personally, I am deeply touched (you knew that anyway...:engel016:)
and grateful. This has been a big labour of love for us and represents many hours of toil and trouble, for the team and the fellas at Just Flight.

Just a few points:

We are not selling the Connie as we have a new agreement with JF for building under exclusive contracts whic do not permit AH sales.

However, the release will be updated and fixes made exactly like our past stuff so no changes there.

The add-on packs contain L749, C121J and EC121K and L1049 Super Connies with and without tanks and radar noses.

"Phoenix" is included along with our "pro paint" pack which hopefully makes it a breeze for anyone to produce front-line schemes off the bat.

As to depth, no, we don't have Accu-sim for obvious reasons but she's modelled and programmed with a wealth of stuff which will keep you busy for months!

I have a few people I need to thank for their time and efforts on this one and I will be getting round to each of you individually in due course.

Happy flying people and please have bags of fun. :engel016:
 
Please no accusim. Not necessary unless you have multiple personallites. Great work Baz.:ernae:
 
bazzar said:
Hi people,

The add-on packs contain L749, C121J and EC121K and L1049 Super Connies with and without tanks and radar noses.

"Phoenix" is included along with our "pro paint" pack which hopefully makes it a breeze for anyone to produce front-line schemes off the bat.

Happy flying people and please have bags of fun. :engel016:
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Baz , :icon_lol: You and this has really made my weekend ! Just a sweet Thankyou I love it ! :medals:
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