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F7F Tigercat SOH Project

Hey Milton, just a quick "where is it" question. What parameters did y'all change to get the night fighter's slow prop startup to look so real? I'd like to apply it to the other variations and if possible to several other big ol' props. :wavey:
 
racartron said:
Hey Milton, just a quick "where is it" question. What parameters did y'all change to get the night fighter's slow prop startup to look so real? I'd like to apply it to the other variations and if possible to several other big ol' props. :wavey:
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Doug Dawson built this capability into a gauge for the A-26 project.

You can borrow the capability straight from the A26-B or C packages. Full instructions for use are there (in the Documentation folder) and it explains how to use the starter whine sound as well. In the F7F, I just added the gauge without the sound.

To use the gauge only, simply and easily with just the cntrl+e start, drop this gauge definition into your panel.cfg window00 or vcockpit01 section. Adjust the gauge99 number to be next in sequence.

gauge99=A26_engine_start!engine_start, 2,2,2,2

Copy the A26_engine_start.gau from the A-26 or F7F panel into your aircraft's panel folder.

That's it. Have fun :)
 
Thank you kind sir. I was just checking the list of thingies I routinely add to my prop powered birds and there seems to be a huge pile of bits with your name somewhere among the credits -- like start up effects, vintage transponders and the like. It just makes the bird that much more real to me --IMHO

Again, thanks for all you have done and continue to do making this hobby such a pleasure to pursue.:monkies:
 
Many Thanks...

A large Thank you for you and at the team of SOH for your achievements.

serge, a french man, I use your creations for a long time, it is time for me to thank you for the pleasure that you have me and brought to us.
I like the older plane, I prefer the average twin-engines, i've used the Howard500 first , and after , came the D18S , the best for me (i've all modèles and all textures).

Now, i see the F7F, :applause: realy a pleasure.
I am allowed to read again all this station, with difficulty because I do not speak English, but I am very happy to see all this work completed, when one knows all difficultées that one can meet it.

Receive this Hello north of France and all my congratulations for this work carried out.
serge.
 
Réal...

Hello Mr Shupe,
I've two pictures , in France, the F7F at the meeting at "Ferté Alais" year 1998...

Going to the stop point 10 of Cerny :


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Landing on the 28 the following day :


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For the Tanker, the droop not work in FsX ?
I've flight also with hélicopter, and for the F7F-Tanker, i've put the effet of this hélicopter on it, and, it's run good :

At Hovercontrol.com /Download files /go to files librairy/ FsX Hélicopter Downloads /page3 /HC_412_Bambi_Bucket_No_Doors_FSX ...
I've put the effet file : "fx_fire_retardant.fx" in FsX/Effet ..

And in the aircraft.cfg, i've copy the line :
HC_412_Bambi_Bucket_No_Doors_FSX/aircraft.cfg / [Light] / light.11=1, 0.0, 0.00, -25.850, fx_fire_retardant ,
And put it in the aircraf.cfg of the F7F :
F7F-Tanker / aircraft.cfg / [Light] / light.3=1, 0.0, 0.00, -25.850, fx_fire_retardant ,
Renome the number Light.3 ...
Now , it run with the Key "i" , a red retardant , a beautiful fog red, it remains marked on the ground a few time, you can remake a passage to see whether your shot were good...

Good flight and blue sky, Thank You Sir, serge.
 
Thank you Serge from all the team and SOH members who helped bring this to fruition. The fun part is sharing. :)
 
Milton, I'm afraid I have lost track of what mods supersede what mods and which version is the latest (not interested in the tankers or two seater). Could you or someone else with that information give me a hint about which download is the latest?
Thanks :salute:

Think I found it. . . .has a posted date of March 10th and file size is almost 59meg. Downloading now.
 
Did anyone ever produce a paintkit for the F7F-3 RTWR version? I was thinking of making a SOH Team paint for this years race.
 
Milton Shupe said:
Not as I recall. I can send you the templates if you like.
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Thanks Milton at least I can have a look and see if it's worth my effort seeing as I'm as busy as a busy thing right now with the build up for this year's race. You can drop me a PM or an email with the details or jump onto TS and upload them to the file browser and I can grab them from there. I'm on TS every afternoon and evening (until late).
 
Milton you and everyone else involved with this do such a fine job you feel guilty for doing nothing more than flying them when they become available! My hat is off to you sir!

Interesting food for thought - was one of these ever flown against a P-38 in the real world? Would have been interesting to see the results. I've read similar things with P-47s being flown against F4Us (both had same engine), it really came down to pilot skill.

Another interesting match-up - RN FAA F4Us against FW-190s. Both outstanding radials. Who would have come out on top?

Is there a way for me to change the U.S. insignia to show where necessary under the lower right wing or on top of upper left wing?
 
Panel Work for the Tigercat

Hi Guys. I did some tweaking of the panel for the Tigercat. Wanted to share and get your feedback. Numbers 1,3,4,5,6,7,8, changes all have to do with instrument lights at night. Number 2 was the Nav Light switch not being all the way down in the "Off" position. Number 4 - I reworked the compass panel for night lighting and changed it completely because I could not edit the 737-400 gauges. I made the compass.bmp from part of the original main panel bmp and used existing gauges from the panel folder. The AP gauge is from a package made by Herbert Pralle. I love this Tigercat and am very grateful for all the work everybody here has done on it! Lonewolfee1
 
Nice work LW. :applause:

As you may recall, the F7F variants are still a WIP. I hope to revisit the VC and 2D cockpits this year to provide a more accurate depiction of the cockpit.

Also looking forward to remapping the whole aircraft for better texture application.
 
Milton - many, many thanks for all you have done for us in the FS9 community. You had so much on your plate lately I didn't know if you had forgotten about the F7Fs but it looks like they're very much on your mind. Looking forward to whatever you have in mind.:salute:
 
Thanks Milton. I look forward to the new panel!

In the meantime, if anyone wants the rework I did I will gladly upload it with your permission. I am waiting for permission from Herbert Pralle before I do that because of his AP gauge and his instructions asking that we do so.

Ya know I just now noticed that in the VC the night lighting comes up as white instead of red as in the 2D - and I have no idea how to change that. You can tell I fly in 2D 99.9% of the time huh?

Anyways, Thanks for all you do Milton.
 
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