Aerosoft F-14 Tomcat - RELEASED

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neutrino

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The Aerosoft F-14 Tomat is finally released after 3 years in development. You can get it here: http://www.aerosoft.com/products/f-14-x/f-14-x.html

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dougal95 said:
Can other aircraft be used with the Kittyhawk, or just the F-14?
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You can use any aircraft. It is a fully functional carrier compatible with AICarriers utility. The FLOLS will even adapt to the current aircraft you are flying to compensate for hook-to-eye distance, so for example if you are flying Dino's T-45 and keep the ball centered, you should be able to trap the 3 wire.
 
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neutrino said:
You can use any aircraft. It is a fully functional carrier. The FLOLS will even adapt to the current aircraft you are flying to compensate for hook-to-eye distance, so for example if you are flying Dino's T-45 and keep the ball centered, you should be able to trap the 3 wire.
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Now THAT makes it a REALLY interesting and worthwhile package....
 
Btw. the best way - to do whole check list, it isnt very long.
Just some of practice and will be fine.

If You like to start always on the carrier deck on Your favorite place:

1/ take a free flight with F-14
2/ use a carrier list from TacPack Menu (if You have) - 2, next 0, next 3 (take the USS Kittyhawk), create it before You (remember about the water ;) )
3/ land on the deck and stop the carrier, turn off all systems and engines of Tomcat or push C&D.
4/ Take P key (pause) and save a flight and close FSX
5/ go to Your saved flights (C:\Users\user\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files...). Take this save file. Locate the line SimOnGround=True and change to SimOnGround=False. After saving theflight it should now load in FSX with the aircraft on the flight deck
6/ now You can take every time Your save flight with F-14. Model will be saved as C&D in the air, You will have Pause - take TacPack menu and create USS Kittyhawk in Your place: You will be on the deck. If You want use "Y" key to change a posiotion of aircraft on the deck of carrier.

You will start from the deck :). You can move the carrier too.

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Enjoy.

btw. for examle I created some of this place with save files for carrier - from real scenarios - near Iraq, near Lybia, near US border, ect.
 
Great job. It is a pleasure to see a couple of my ships sailing in such a great project

Congratulations
 
I've got to say I'm very surprised by the price. Considering all the extras (Kitty Hawk) and functionality, I was honestly expecting this to be a $50+ package...but it's not even $40! That's a pleasant shock.

I'd be curious to hear some first opinions after people have had a few days to play around with the Tomcat. I'm not usually a military flyer, but this looks very tempting....particularly at that price point.
 
jagl04 said:
Great job. It is a pleasure to see a couple of my ships sailing in such a great project

Congratulations
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Just to be clear this is an F-14A? Dino's is an F-14D. Nice to have two versions as I am completely satisfied with Dinos work but with the Kittyhawk and a different version F-14, thats another deal.
 
Congratulations on the release! Quite an impressive work! Got it straight away!

Disappointment though came right after trying a carrier scenario in P3D. The carrier and other ships wake effects are still 2d and not compatible with P3D 3d waves. Quick and dirty screen below:



I was promised a screenshot in the development thread for this exact thing and although I never got one I was sure this would have been implemented. Flying mostly in P3D these days this is quite annoying. Couldn't find anything in the documents about this either.

Is something going to be done about this? I don't want to belittle the overall awesomeness of this package but for me that little thing was quite an important decision factor. Apologies for mentioning a P3D issue in the FSX forum but this is the F-14 thread.
 
Hello Dimus, i have p3d too and i saw this effect here. The same.
I´m not an .fx expert, but did you try to exchange the effect in the Kitty Hawk sim.cfg?
The parameter is "wake =". Tried to exchange to a .fx p3d default effect to see what happens?
 
Peg o my heart said:
Take my breath away..
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I don't think most people got the pun (or if you intended it that way), but well played. :encouragement: Can't wait to add this one to my hangar, but in honor of the moment hear it is woot woot!!!

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ejoiner said:
Just to be clear this is an F-14A? Dino's is an F-14D. Nice to have two versions as I am completely satisfied with Dinos work but with the Kittyhawk and a different version F-14, thats another deal.
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Correct Eric - A model. The earlier avionics and TF30 P&W engines ...

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ps - yes, got Peg's joke the first time - bravo!
 
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