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Aerosoft's F-14 Tomcat.....a small update

MDIvey said:
I was a little disappointed when Aerosoft announced they where doing an F14...
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So? Did You count how many C172 is on market for FSX and P3D :p. Fortunately the market of addons is free for new ideas and addons. Nobody prohibits to do something even better. Maybe You are dissapointed but Dinos model it isnt competition according me. Its a "D" version, so total different avionics! Here its an A and B version. Dino's products are amazing and Im big fan ( I was and I will be too) of his quality of addons and motivation and he is very friendly - for us, users of his addons. Please do not mix this two ideas of freeware and payware addons. This is the wrong approach if You are "dissapointed" if someone will do different model for FSX/P3D but the same aircraft. Surely we all are proud that Dino speaks in this topic too.
 
Well, my words have been a little misinterpreted... meaning I am more than happy than Aerosoft did the F-14A and B models - and from what I can see they are at a level of detail I can only dream of.
I meant that, from what I can see, one of the best aspects of this project is its scope: not just an "aircraft model" (which, again, it seems outstanding) but a whole "Fleet Defender" experience.
As a freeware developer, I have to limit the scope of my projects - and while my own Tomcat is pretty decent IMHO, it is light-years behind what a team of professionals can deliver. And while it is true that we've seen dozens of virtual Tomcats on several platforms, and it may be true that some users would prefer to see new, more "exotic" airframes, it is also true that this is shaping up to be the best, most complete and realistic Tomcat rendition ever.
Good job, guys!
 
my words where misunderstood it seems, but I cant be bothered to try and explain further. I'm a fan of Aerosoft and Dino... enough said.

Matt
 
my own Tomcat is pretty decent IMHO, it is light-years behind what a team of professionals can deliver. And while it is true that we've seen dozens of virtual Tomcats on several platforms, and it may be true that some users would prefer to see new, more "exotic" airframes, it is also true that this is shaping up to be the best, most complete and realistic Tomcat rendition ever.
Good job, guys!
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No. Good job to you Dino. Aerosoft Tomcat is not here yet. Meanwhile, your Tomcat has been the best one even compared to the existing payware F-14s, the fact that it is freeware adds more value to it. Thank you :very_drunk:
 
Dino, I would say that for sure you've influenced our project in a positive way. One of the things that's been really pleasing is the mutual respect and good nature between us. Our A/B and D models are a nice compliment to one another, and I know there has been effort on both our parts to make it that way. Your creations are certainly standard setting in the freeware arena, and some (correctly I think) argue that they are payware quality. The whole flightsim community is lucky to have such a talented developer.
 
JohnC said:
Dino, I would say that for sure you've influenced our project in a positive way. One of the things that's been really pleasing is the mutual respect and good nature between us. Our A/B and D models are a nice compliment to one another, and I know there has been effort on both our parts to make it that way. Your creations are certainly standard setting in the freeware arena, and some (correctly I think) argue that they are payware quality. The whole flightsim community is lucky to have such a talented developer.
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Ditto.

And for as long as this Aerosoft project has been going on every time you updated your D model Dino, it was mentioned in the beta threads. I think they will be a great compliment to each other.
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@fsafranek

Thanks for your kind words. I fell in love with the Tomcat watching Top Gun (to my justification I was only twelve years old...) and I've seen dozens of virtual Tomcats - from Sega's Afterburner to Microprose Fleet Defender... We are getting closer and closer to real deal. A well deserved homage to one of the most fantastic flying machines ever.

(Now...we could discuss for hours how effective the Tomcat actually was...but nobody can deny it looked fantastic: stylish, aggressive and incredibly cool... :)! )
 
A couple of close-up shots we did in Prepar3D® ...

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+1 @neutrino.

btw. In this package You will have too escort scenario. One picture from this kind of mission :).

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AWG-9 is powerful tool for this!

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Tanker - Your "fixed" support in many missions.

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Ian Warren said:
I don't see Harrison Ford looking out the window ... whoops! ... they were F-15s in that movie :adoration:
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Agree, but as soon as I figure out the FSX mission system, looking to make the "Achille Lauro Incident" with a Egyptian airliner with all players (multi Tomcats, E-2, KA-6).
 
Very nice and looking forward to the whole package.

I would very much like to see the carrier moving in P3D v2.4 with full right water sliders. If the wake effect is good I would be delighted.
 
This is an excellent piece of work. Congratulations to John Cagle and the entire Aerosoft team on getting it done. In June of 2012 John asked me if I would do some test flying for him on the F-14. To see what that first alpha was like and to fly the finished product is like night and day.

Just one word of caution for anyone thinking of buying the masterpiece. It is not a kick the tires and lite the fires kind of airplane. Get ready to delve in to systems and manuals if, you want to really appreciate all this package offers. I have not tried to land on a carrier. Being from the USAF, I like my runways about 2 miles long. Besides, I need to go through Dino's T-45 program first. But, if you do like carrier flying and traps, this package is kickass.
 
Just reading the manuals, everything I had hoped that would be modeled seems to be. No need for a mission pack with the AI spawning feature, but a few fam missions VF-124/-101 style would be cool. Glad vLSO has FCLP, going to need for this thing prior to going to the "new" boat.
 
Victory103 said:
No need for a mission pack with the AI spawning feature
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This is one from many big feature and it isnt a "normal" mission from FSX. Better word is "scenario", it isnt FSX mission only.
You can call scenario always when You are in FSX environment. Just take it from menu option, like TacPack carriers, tankers ect.
No need TacPack for scenarios too.

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Here is example of tanker from scenario menu, not from TacPack (but easy to implement it to TacPack too if You like).
 
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