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Attention all DC-3 fans !

mike_cyul said:
I think the holdup right now is me, as we've had some health issues on my wife's side of the family, and I've been travelling to help with things. But that is over now, and I should be back to proving Jan with gauges very soon.

EDIT: In fact, just sent some more off to Jan. :)

Mike
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Sorry to hear that happened Mike...glad things have turned around!:jump:
Ted
 
Glad to hear the health issue is taken care off, Mike

Personal family comes first, then the flight sim family, lol.
 
During the last couple of weeks 2 more truckloads of cockpit photos have been sent my way. Even one including a folding ruler with each and every photo. Very happy with that and just in time too, i.e. not really too late. :teapot:


This amazing photo shoot (more than 400 photos of very high resolution) was sent to me by a Danish gentleman who is creating a C-47 home cockpit. And according to these two pictures he really means business :

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Truly fantastic, isn't it !


Here's a much scaled down example of one of the photos :

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It's the cockpit of former Danish airforce C-47A Skytrain K-687 that sits up at the Danish airforce museum at Stauning.

The other truckload came from Down Under and without any further ado you might well have a look here :

https://www.facebook.com/pacificdakotarestorations/timeline?ref=page_internal

David, the guy in charge, liked what he's seen here in this thread and just asked me if there was anything he could help me with. How cool is that, éh !?

Amongst the photos of this amazing C-47 restoration project there are a couple of a seperate nose/cockpit section. He hopes to use that as a base for a C-47 simulator for crew training, take it to shows for the public to use and as an educational tool.

I just thought this was too nice not to tell you guys about it.

Thanks a million again, Jacob and David !

Got the second batch of gauge coding from Mike so work is going on as normal. Thanks Mike !

Cheers,
Jan
 
Another interesting thing to know : one of these days a documentary will be released called 'Broken Dreams' . It tells the story of one particular C-47, from when it was put together by Rosie the Riveter until it got stuck underneath a bridge somewhere in the Netherlands some 70 years later... No kidding ! :dispirited:

Most of her life however she spend as Air France F-BAIF hauling passengers and cargo around. During development of the documentary it became unmistakingly clear that no film footage whatsoever of F-BAIF had been kept and was available for the production team to use in the documentary. When you watch the trailer of 'Broken Dreams' though, ( click the link here: http://vimeo.com/116680258 ) surprisingly enough there she is ! On her way to another of the many European destinations she used to fly to. So how did THAT come about then ??....

Pure FSX magic, ladies and gentlemen. :cool:

When i have more time, and if you like, i'll elaborate on how exactly this came to be, but for the moment suffice to say that it's the Maam-Sim DC-3 meticulously grabbed on video by your own 'Tufun' Ted who did the F-BAIF livery as well. And it's not only this one shot that is featured in the 'Broken Dreams' doc. Ted delivered more clips of virtual F-BAIF but we'll have to wait for a copy of the doc to see which have been chosen.

I have no clue if this is the first time FS has been used to complement a TV documentary, i suppose not actually, but still a nice story, éh ?...

Here's a link to the 'Broken Dream' site : http://www.brokendreams.eu/

And here a Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/BrokenDreamsDocumentary

Btw, there's a book too ! Already released.

Cheers,
Jan
 
Javis,says on their website that the DVD is also available.you can buy it separate or with the book included,for 55 euros
 
Great link! And excellent to see that the work is progressing.
I've been flying the hump (CBI scenario) lately a lot and always come back to the C-47.

Cheers,
Mark
 
paint request

G'day would anyone be interested in doing a repaint for Manfred Jahn's DC-3 V2 for me please
this is the only pic that I could find
It is the M.M.A a company that was in Western Australia

Thanks in advance
 

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I just checked, and there are 34 pages of posts about Manfred Jahns great DC-3.

V2 is in the Warbirds library, but my question is (with all the mods to this) .....is there a all-encompassing file which includes them all? Thanks, NC
 
Just one file

Hey there Navy Chief,
Just download the file...that gives you the complete package all up to date....now if you want repaints, that's a different story. Just get what floats you boat! This thread, that we all watch daily, is all about the new, vintage panel.....and many strays while we all wait for more news. But IMHO, V2 DC-3 is maybe the best flying DC-3 going. With the vintage panel, it will surly be my go to airplane. Right now I fly both the V2 and MAAM's with Norm's modified panel which, for me, moves the ADF in a position that I don't have to remove the yoke.

You will also notice many posts about the HUMP, a DC-3/C-47 mecca. There are several links that will take you to both scenery and mesh for flying this historic airlift.

Give it a try, you will be glad you did.
Henry
 
My first repaint

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left a few things out but I have put them in now she is complete :adoration:
 

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