CavalierDuck
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Time to get this started. VVTS to VVNT, Milviz Phantom, FSX Acceleration, ASN weather.
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Ron Attwood
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I could, but then I'd have to kill you. 
Just do the insert online from the manage attachements, but don't use the "insert image" on the post options.
CavalierDuck
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Yes, sorry, I realised later that I probably needed the text file as well, here it is:
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Yeah, thick, low clouds make terrain hopping a real adventure! I've run into that a couple of times on flights around SEA in the F-111. Sudden pulls, sharp dives, the G stress is a real adventure! Add in tight turns around hills you don't want to climb over...whew!
I used to work on Phantoms, back in the day, when VMFAT-101 had Phantoms, and was in Yuma. Later they went to Miramar, and transitioned to F/A-18's. The ONLY good thing I liked about Yuma, was that El Centro was just under an hour away, on the freeway. Given the weather in Yuma (what weather???), I could ride my motorcycle over on weekends and watch the Blue Angels winter practice. They had Phantoms back then too, which were AWESOME to watch (and hear!)! Then they went to A-4's, which is a lousy bird for them, IMO.
Just a quick note, and I don't know if it's modeled into the plane you're flying, but the Phantom had a little quirk, that was almost always phatal to the bird, at least. The horizontal stab's hyd actuator, if it got just a little dirt in it, would program the stab full up as soon as the Weight On Wheels switch deactivated. Stick full aft, too, which made pilots happy they had the face curtain to reach for. No way they were reaching the lower handle with the stick in the way. I actually saw it one day when I was outside taking a break. He got it off the deck, and went straight up, stalled, and came straight down, all right on the base. Only ejection I ever saw personally, thank goodness.
My shop had to determine what parts of the radar could be saved. Not many, let me tell you!
Anyway, sorry for rambling. Looks like a fun plane! Good luck with the lead-sled
Pat☺
I used to work on Phantoms, back in the day, when VMFAT-101 had Phantoms, and was in Yuma. Later they went to Miramar, and transitioned to F/A-18's. The ONLY good thing I liked about Yuma, was that El Centro was just under an hour away, on the freeway. Given the weather in Yuma (what weather???), I could ride my motorcycle over on weekends and watch the Blue Angels winter practice. They had Phantoms back then too, which were AWESOME to watch (and hear!)! Then they went to A-4's, which is a lousy bird for them, IMO.
Just a quick note, and I don't know if it's modeled into the plane you're flying, but the Phantom had a little quirk, that was almost always phatal to the bird, at least. The horizontal stab's hyd actuator, if it got just a little dirt in it, would program the stab full up as soon as the Weight On Wheels switch deactivated. Stick full aft, too, which made pilots happy they had the face curtain to reach for. No way they were reaching the lower handle with the stick in the way. I actually saw it one day when I was outside taking a break. He got it off the deck, and went straight up, stalled, and came straight down, all right on the base. Only ejection I ever saw personally, thank goodness.
My shop had to determine what parts of the radar could be saved. Not many, let me tell you!
Anyway, sorry for rambling. Looks like a fun plane! Good luck with the lead-sled
Pat☺
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Vvpc - vvdn
Leaving VVPC for VVDN Danang. Hope I can still get in to SOH to post my Duenna after....!
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Leaving VVPC for VVDN Danang. Hope I can still get in to SOH to post my Duenna after....!
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VVDN to VVCI
Leaving Danang for Catbi.
Leaving Danang for Catbi.
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Gregory Paul
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Wow that F-4J Phantom II is really fast!!
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Certainly is!! At low altitudes it flies about M0.98 with the engines running 100% and no reheat, so if you keep the afterburners off it's quite easy to get it up to speed but not break the speed limit for this event. And Milviz did such a great job with the model I'm having a blast learning and flying it.
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Yeah, the Lead Sled is a great example of "You put enough power behind a brick, you can get it to fly". Let it stall though, well, I hope you have plenty of altitude! It has the glideslope of a rock...
It leaks like a sieve too. Pick a fluid, it leaks it!
But no matter what, I love the Phunky Phantom! Did you know the intakes are just the right size for a nap? And I won't get into the newbi prank down at Hi-Power...
Enjoy it!
Pat☺
It leaks like a sieve too. Pick a fluid, it leaks it!
But no matter what, I love the Phunky Phantom! Did you know the intakes are just the right size for a nap? And I won't get into the newbi prank down at Hi-Power...
Enjoy it!
Pat☺
CavalierDuck
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Vvdb - vtud
Leaving Vietnam now, heading for Udon Thani, Thailand.
Arrived in Thailand. Some low cloud around in the hills through Laos so I took a slightly higher road over the top. From what I could see below, it looked like a good decision.
Leaving Vietnam now, heading for Udon Thani, Thailand.
Arrived in Thailand. Some low cloud around in the hills through Laos so I took a slightly higher road over the top. From what I could see below, it looked like a good decision.
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