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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

Ok now the Just Flight Battle of Battle of Britain - 70th Anniversary is released.

Hi

It looks like there is still a problem with that download - i cant remember where I got the latest files from.
 
The paintkits contain PSD layered files, a complete set of dds files in a folder and a test aircraft which is just so you can test your paints without disturbing any of the finished ones.

What you have shown there are the contents of the test rig folder. Just place this folder in the aircraft folder and when you have your new textures you can test them out.

Once you have tested and are happy, just transfer your texture folder to the main aircraft folder and modify your CFG.

You don't have to install the test rig but we put it in to make things a bit quicker and easier.
 
Sorry Baz - my fault as i did not look closely enough at KD's file images.
 
MirageIII2009 said:
I am wondering why this thread has not gone sticky and why it doesn't show more enthusiastic posts, and crystal clear screenshots (interior/exterior).
For a $60 package, or $30 each airplane, I would have expected more feedback.
I need more confidence in a product to spend such an amount of money in airplanes I already have in FSX.
Just a thought.
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Mine came in the mail last week; I'm still gathering impressions. Up until today, I was just zooming around, switching back and forth between the A2A versions. This afternoon, I sat down with the manual and started making notes on the Spitfire. I thought I knew this plane, because I had reviewed two previous models and read the test pilot's book. This will teach me to be more humble. I had completely missed some of the animations, including the battery trolley. A lot of research has gone into the different variants -- the Spitfire has four here -- and liveries.

This doesn't answer the questions we normally ask: do these models (1) fly and (2) look better than the existing products? Screenshots (and even better, videos) can help with (2).
 
Well dswo, when you are "comparing", don't forget the following:

Opening engine covers with the Merlin underneath
Jettisonable canopy using the red ball in the cockpit
Removable pilot on ground
Slide out radio gear in the radio compartment
Firing guns
Correct "wand" style gear lever in the the early models
Prototype in two guises, roll-out and "Hendon"
Bump-mapped manufacturers' info on the gauge faces

There's a lot more but I can't remember...getting old.

Then again, if we all produced the same thing, it would be a pretty boring old world wouldn't it?

Thanks for buying mate, I think you will discover a lot more as you get into it.:engel016:
 
dswo said:
Mine came in the mail last week; I'm still gathering impressions. Up until today, I was just zooming around, switching back and forth between the A2A versions. This afternoon, I sat down with the manual and started making notes on the Spitfire. I thought I knew this plane, because I had reviewed two previous models and read the test pilot's book. This will teach me to be more humble. I had completely missed some of the animations, including the battery trolley. A lot of research has gone into the different variants -- the Spitfire has four here -- and liveries.

This doesn't answer the questions we normally ask: do these models (1) fly and (2) look better than the existing products? Screenshots (and even better, videos) can help with (2).
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hello David,
Will you produce a review of this Spitfire ?
 
To anyone who has the new Spitfire: am I mistaken in thinking that the fuel pump switch is backwards? When the lever is on the "on" side, it's off, but when you switch it over to "off," the pump starts working.
 
dswo said:
To anyone who has the new Spitfire: am I mistaken in thinking that the fuel pump switch is backwards? When the lever is on the "on" side, it's off, but when you switch it over to "off," the pump starts working.
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Hi David,

I'm looking into this for you now.

Thanks
Martyn
 
The fuel pump lever has a hole in it to improve the grip. So, you are not looking at a pointer, but the handle. Operate the lever clockwise to turn on anti-clock to turn off, as per the arrows on the plate.
 
Hi Bazzar,

Just looking at the screenshots on the JF websit I can see two errors - There is no needle on the oxygen tank indicator and there is a black strip covering part of the oxygen altitude indicator.
 
bazzar said:
The fuel pump lever has a hole in it to improve the grip. So, you are not looking at a pointer, but the handle. Operate the lever clockwise to turn on anti-clock to turn off, as per the arrows on the plate.
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Got it! Thank you.
 
SADT said:
Hi Bazzar,

Just looking at the screenshots on the JF websit I can see two errors - There is no needle on the oxygen tank indicator and there is a black strip covering part of the oxygen altitude indicator.
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The needle appears when you turn on the system. The "black strip" is actually a metal bar, screwed to the front of the gauge face. We don't know why. If you do your research, you will find it so on the real thing.
 
The more we learn, the more we admire.

Here's another question, this time about the flight model. The Mk. I Spitfires had some disadvantages, relative to the Luftwaffe counterparts. If they flew inverted for any length of time, the carburetor got flooded and the engine quit. And if they exceeded 350 mph, the controls froze up. Were you able to model this? I'm finding that I can fly upside-down all day long; and while I can overstress the airframe, I never lose aileron authority.
 
Both of those can be adjusted in the airfile. I have asked our FD guy what the story may be.
 
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