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    Just when you think you have everything running some what better...

    You get a message from the Hosting company. Short story they need to move us to a new server. I have been working with them to plan a good date for all concerned. Here is what we have come up with as a schedule.

    1. November 4th 17:00 -5UTC shut off the forums and start backup proceedures. During this time there will be no access to the forums or the Resource Section.
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    If all goes well we should be back online on November 8th.

    To keep you updated we will post updates on AVSIM forums.

    Thank you for your support.

Blackburn Beverley Uploaded

A little off topic but relevant nonetheless and it is too true Nagpaw. There is a lot of cut n paste rubbish on the net. My example is the Shorts Sunderland - every so called technical reference obviously used the same reference material and just reproduced it but it was all wrong to begin with, finally came across the Air Ministry official handbook and repair manual which gave the precise measurements, control angles etc., none matched the internet available reference material. A couple of inches on the span and incorrect airfoil designator and then chord makes all the world of difference on the lift characteristics of a wing as does the primary flight control surfaces, size and angle of movement. (I fixed this all up and redid the air file for the JBK Hythe which I then converted into a Sunderland - available here at SOH as a download). Another key issues is take off weights etc, basically all WW2 heavies went out routinely grossly overweight with either fuel or ordinance loads. Or the DH Mosquito, stalled at @ 90 knots but had a VMC of 180 knots if you lost an engine on take off big difference.
 
Hi everyone, Firstly, thanks for a wonderful model! I'm having great fun with it at RAF Khormaksar! I have a question: I am getting a constant Nav1 audio when it's tuned in. The audio ident switch is off but I still hear it. Interestingly it appears to be the higher pitched DME side of it. I've tried the normal control keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+1 through to Ctrl+5 and it doesn't stop. Any ideas? Nigel.
 
Nigel, check the NAV1 clickspot on the Monitor panel and the MKR button on the DME. If NAV1 is highlighted in Monitor (sound ON) try clicking it off. It may then switch to the standby freq, but if you hit the exchange toggle arrows you should be back to the original un-highlighted and sound OFF. Think of it as a temp hiccup. I'll add it to the list of possible future repairs.
 
Thanks for the reply.
Found it!
It is the DME ident and may be toggled by Ctrl+4
You can hear it even if the DME is switched off.

Nigel.
 
All working as it should and thought I would share a few quick images. Two repaints. Jan Kees RAF XB 264 and Napaws RAAF 36 SQDN (fictional) but very nice. The Beverley pictures here at RAF Seletar (MS2004 scenery works fine in FSX like a lot of 2004 and Cal Classic Scenery for those who like their sim world not so modern).

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Ready to do a beer resupply run to Butterworth then Da Nang. AT about 44,000 lbs load that is 22 pallets of beer or 63,360 cans or about 3 weeks supply for Aussies in Nam at the time.:ernaehrung004: One Bev would have done the job of 5 Caribou runs but would have been the same as a C130.

Now Big Bev v Fat Albert there is an interesting contest.
 
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