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Air Tractor

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Crikey, that's taken an unexpected turn! Looks great, flies pretty well, with a passable VC and a few obvious rough edges. On the other hand, it's a bitter-sweet windfall, given the rumblings about how it came about.
 
Yea, I've always been on the fence about this type airplane given it's specific function. Kinda like the payware SkyCrane that was released not too long ago. Not a lot you can do with either one other than what they're built for. This one is a bit different, but not a lot. It's one I'll give a bit of a try to and see what it might be about should the payware version ever see the light of day. Interesting that it would be called the "lite" version and be over 100meg download.:salute:
 
It's called the lite edition because it's not finished...not to payware specs. VC is still the placeholder stuff, paint is pooched, no programming, stock caravan audio etc.
 
FSN said:
It's called the lite edition because it's not finished...not to payware specs. VC is still the placeholder stuff, paint is pooched, no programming, stock caravan audio etc.
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lol, yea, I knew all that. . .it was simply a reference to download size, where many seldom get beyond the 20 or 30 meg size fully developed. After downloading and saw that there were actually two variations, the download size makes more sense. "Moving right along. . . . .":salute:
 
Ah cool, you know though Falcon I have to gracefully disagree with your point about being such a functional aircraft. I think stuff like this goes beyond the regular planes. The usual ones are always great looking and flying but that's about as far as it goes. I chose the AT line because you can do alot more with it.

It's too bad this all went weird like this but I'm confident the fully functioning payware version will be really awesome and if it meets my vision, it'll be a real cracker.
 
This version only has the ability to drop fire retardant. Doors open...red stuff spews out. All the audio and programming has been left out as it may be used on the next version. The scoop system is de-activated. You can only extend and retract the scoops. The FRDS is de-activated showing only the model, the 3D lighting is still there...oh and the windshield wiper works...lol
 
Getting a weird feeling here. Not going to join in on a battle between developers, and not going to download this since the obvious (main) originator of the project has been forced out of the decision (as far as i can judge from here) to upload this bird as freeware or not.

IMHO the mod's here at SOH should close this thread and stay out of this one too.
(though it looks great!)

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Cool - now that it's released, i wont have to. and it's free too
no payment expected , problem solved , moving on
I'm okay with you releasing the LE version as it was my idea a month or two ago ,
(for people that want but cant afford)

i can also feel free to upload updates or mods in the future if i choose to revisit this project

regards,
"the modeler" aka Bruce Fitzgerald aka Delta_whiskey

enjoy
 
Delta_Whiskey said:
Cool - now that it's released, i wont have to. and it's free too
no payment expected , problem solved , moving on
I'm okay with you releasing the LE version as it was my idea a month or two ago ,
(for people that want but cant afford)

i can also feel free to upload updates or mods in the future if i choose to revisit this project

regards,
"the modeler" aka Bruce Fitzgerald aka Delta_whiskey

enjoy
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Obviously i responded too fast and/or to cautious. Disregard PM's.

If this is your choice, thank you for sharing, Delta Whiskey! :salute:
 
Warrant said:
Obviously i responded too fast and/or to cautious. Disregard PM's.

If this is your choice, thank you for sharing, Delta Whiskey! :salute:
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I was watching for this one to appear having seen that it was released to Simviation earlier today but all seems well enough now. I really like the model but just a shame that the wheeled version loses paint on the tail and undersides but maybe that'll be fixed now.
 
Really good work Bruce!

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Don't forget, there's more than one person involved in a team, Thanks to Dan Dunn for the painting and Dave Reynolds PR, Walt Darran - Beta Testing and the guys at Fire Boss LLC who supplied the specs.
 
Thank you for the release! I love this little plane in RL.

If anyone does start painting it (if that is allowed with the current release?) please consider a Conair scheme. They are based at Abbotsford which is right on the Canada/US border in the OrbX PNW area so a fitting paint for flying in that region.

http://www.conair.ca/

 
Hello,

In my opinion this plane doesn't fly very well, during water landing I only can get it down to 36Kts won't stop. If this plane will eventually be payware it will need a lot of work on the flight model and the textures to compete with the payware out there. I realize it's not a full release, but it was supposed to be very close to release at this point. Just doesn't fly well IMO. Well there's one opinion, just trying to be honest so that the real release will hopefully be as good as possible, but at this point I wouldn't have paid for it if this was any indication of what was going to be released. There is more things to say but I just don't want to dog it too much seeing how it's free and don't know what the payware plane will be like Thanks for the free trial.

Sincerely, Rockitglider
 
In all fairness Bruce did a great job on the flight dynamics after working with our Cheif Beta Tester, Walt Darran. Without the programming that goes with the FD, it does act wonky. As well when you land on water...you won't come to a complete stop and like the real aircraft you have to throw a notch of beta into it.
 
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