You could say the same thing about airliners, and God knows we've got enough of them around already! About time we got a few more fast jets to play with.
Plus, those Russian jets can do a fair few things that the likes of the F-18/16 can't!
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You could say the same thing about airliners, and God knows we've got enough of them around already! About time we got a few more fast jets to play with.
Plus, those Russian jets can do a fair few things that the likes of the F-18/16 can't!
Lotus
Charter Member
6297J, thanks, and I agree with your points. I'm not really into hype and I'm utterly terrible at it anyway. I'd be the world's worst marketer. 
I may post a screenshot here and on my blog from time to time, much as I did with the L-39, but that's about it. Some people like to see how development progresses I think, but I'm not about to force that info on anyone.
Optimist, thanks for sharing your thoughts on it. I can see and understand your point of view. All I can say in return is that the Mig-29 has enough flight model and system quirks that flying the L-39 will seem like a piece of cake by comparison. By all accounts it isn't a difficult aircraft to fly, but many of its handling properties are very unique and non-standard, especially when it comes to takeoffs and landings and transonic flight. The first time I browsed through the POH for the thing I was rather stunned actually, it can be a real handful, and it was really the last of the ultra-manoeuvrable non-fbw planes. Much like the L-39 it's a plane you need to stay waaaay ahead of to survive. And don't worry about any lack of steam gauges, I vastly prefer them to MFDs and will therefore be building the original variants, the A and G models to start, which are 95% steam gauged. I did my real world PPL in the years just before GPSes and flat panel displays really caught on, so I much prefer the abstraction of old school dials. All that glass just feels too easy to me most of the time, less involving, as if the airplane is speaking to me in my language instead me having to learn and understand its own. Learning its "language" is what I love most in FS.
Ultimately it comes down to making something you love. To spend a year, day in day out, night in night out, working on one thing, love is an absolute requirement. The problem is that there aren't very many planes I really love! Props? Hmm... I love the Spitfire and... umm... the Spitfire. Civil aviation has never excited me from a simulation perspective, and another trainer would be a year of deja-vu. That pretty much leaves single seat military, and quirky military at that. In the future though, who knows.
I guess I'll just ask for a little faith... and patience! It's a big job.
Cheers,
-Mike
I may post a screenshot here and on my blog from time to time, much as I did with the L-39, but that's about it. Some people like to see how development progresses I think, but I'm not about to force that info on anyone.Optimist, thanks for sharing your thoughts on it. I can see and understand your point of view. All I can say in return is that the Mig-29 has enough flight model and system quirks that flying the L-39 will seem like a piece of cake by comparison.
By all accounts it isn't a difficult aircraft to fly, but many of its handling properties are very unique and non-standard, especially when it comes to takeoffs and landings and transonic flight. The first time I browsed through the POH for the thing I was rather stunned actually, it can be a real handful, and it was really the last of the ultra-manoeuvrable non-fbw planes. Much like the L-39 it's a plane you need to stay waaaay ahead of to survive. And don't worry about any lack of steam gauges, I vastly prefer them to MFDs and will therefore be building the original variants, the A and G models to start, which are 95% steam gauged. I did my real world PPL in the years just before GPSes and flat panel displays really caught on, so I much prefer the abstraction of old school dials. All that glass just feels too easy to me most of the time, less involving, as if the airplane is speaking to me in my language instead me having to learn and understand its own. Learning its "language" is what I love most in FS.Ultimately it comes down to making something you love. To spend a year, day in day out, night in night out, working on one thing, love is an absolute requirement. The problem is that there aren't very many planes I really love! Props? Hmm... I love the Spitfire and... umm... the Spitfire. Civil aviation has never excited me from a simulation perspective, and another trainer would be a year of deja-vu.
That pretty much leaves single seat military, and quirky military at that. In the future though, who knows.I guess I'll just ask for a little faith... and patience!
It's a big job.Cheers,
-Mike
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jojoseph4
Guest
Just wanted to say is working on a new repaint for the L-39.. I'm doing it for a Thai Airforce sheme... this is my work so far would like to hear a word from u guys. And would like to remind this is my 2nd repint overall xD
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jojoseph4
Guest
L-39 Repaint Thai Airforce 40101
Just finally finished this repaint after a day's work heh... I really would like to hear a word from anyone pls. I hope u like it and it was worth the work. If u want me to uplaod just say the word. THX. Here are some shots.
Just finally finished this repaint after a day's work heh... I really would like to hear a word from anyone pls. I hope u like it and it was worth the work. If u want me to uplaod just say the word. THX. Here are some shots.
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gajit
Guest
Great work JoJo :ernae:
I am sorry if this was posted before, I just stumbled across this thread, and checked out some of ramasurinen's screen shots. They were all so great so I had a hard time picking the best three IMHO, and I like to post my favorites here - a work of art is all I can say - the aircraft, the scenery, the shot, everything:
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jojoseph4
Guest
some piks
ThomasDWeiss
Members +
we posted yesterday a review of the L-39C, click on the image to read it
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jojoseph4
Guest
could anyone tell me how to upload photos not as thumbnails pls? :isadizzy:
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jojoseph4
Guest
another simple repaint of mine
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gajit
Guest
Just uploaded this one. 1035 N639RH
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gajit
Guest
Hi - just done this so I will leave that one for someone else!
download here..
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zdgdiydjjzv/Lotus L-39 Long Range Civ repaint Art On Air.zip
download here..
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zdgdiydjjzv/Lotus L-39 Long Range Civ repaint Art On Air.zip
VaporZ
Charter Member
Here is an interesting repaint project :
Breitling Jet Team ( BJT ) L-39 have now new colors for the 2010 Season.
The new scheme is very classy and stylish compared to the ugly one
of the past seasons.
Any SOH Top Gun repainter interested to do BJT L-39 No.1,2,3,4,5 and 6 ?
VaporZ
Breitling Jet Team ( BJT ) L-39 have now new colors for the 2010 Season.
The new scheme is very classy and stylish compared to the ugly one
of the past seasons.
Any SOH Top Gun repainter interested to do BJT L-39 No.1,2,3,4,5 and 6 ?
VaporZ
skyhawka4m
Charter Member
nice!
I hadn't been to the Lotus forum lately. When I went there last week I noticed:
- Patch to v1.32 (fixes comm radios) http://www.lotussim.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=474
- Breitling 2010 repaint http://www.lotussim.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=516
- Lotus "house colors" repaint http://www.lotussim.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=388
- a couple of user mods in the support forum http://www.lotussim.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=469 (autopilot) and http://www.lotussim.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=392 (nefas)
Some of these -- all? -- are accessible only to registered owners.
- Patch to v1.32 (fixes comm radios) http://www.lotussim.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=474
- Breitling 2010 repaint http://www.lotussim.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=516
- Lotus "house colors" repaint http://www.lotussim.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=388
- a couple of user mods in the support forum http://www.lotussim.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=469 (autopilot) and http://www.lotussim.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=392 (nefas)
Some of these -- all? -- are accessible only to registered owners.
skyhawka4m
Charter Member
sure would be nice if they'd send me my activation code so I could access this info.
Lotus
Charter Member
Hi Skyhawk. I confirm all purchases before granting access to the support forums, so if you can please send me a private message (either on the lotussim forum, or a PM here on SOH is fine too if you like) with your full name and the vendor you purchased the L-39 from, I'll activate your forum account straight away.
Thanks very much.
-Mike
Thanks very much.
-Mike
skyhawka4m
Charter Member
info sent sir......Thank you!
cortomalteseit
Charter Member
i like so much these new colours... thanks to L-39 that is beautyful in every way!