FG-1D Corsair Milviz (preview)

[stovall]

No version for FSX. This is a legal issue. Only Prepar3D version.

 

[big-mike]

Thanks Tom.
Mike

 

[Snurdley]

Just a little bit of research on that VF-84 scheme would pay dividends.

 

[stovall]

Here is the latest for the VF-84 number 167. We have another VF-84 number 155 with yellow cowling in the expansion pack.

 

[YoYo]

Product page, so soon!

http://milviz.com/flight/products/FG1D/

 

[YoYo]

FYI: Beta testing on the final way!

 

[c87]

YoYo, can you tell me what scenery was used for the screenshots on the Milviz product page? I'm referring to the scenes that look like the South Pacific islands.

 

[wombat666]

Shame about the psychedelic props, bad Acid anyone?

 

[deimos256]

Card primed and ready!

 

[dmaloof]

same here

 

[Dimus]

Shame about the psychedelic props, bad Acid anyone?

That is an effect to simulate the shine reflected from the propeller disc:

It is visible only under certain light conditions and direction, as you can see from the many various screenshots, and of course not visible from the VC as the back of the prop is flat black.

 

[deimos256]

The suspense is killing me!

 

[crashaz]

Saw the product page.... impressive work!

 

[wombat666]

That is an effect to simulate the shine reflected from the propeller disc:

It is visible only under certain light conditions and direction, as you can see from the many various screenshots, and of course not visible from the VC as the back of the prop is flat black.

I understand the effect IRL, but the Milviz attempt looks as if the prop has the multicolored LED effects much loved by Millennial PC users on their cooling fans.
Subtle effects are the way to go, not cartoonish.

 

[Dimus]

Your comment was shared also by some of the testers and the effect has been reduced in intensity. Again, it is not always visible, just under certain light conditions and angle.

 

[YoYo]

Life is the details. Working horse from USS Essex.

FG-1D Corsair BuNo.82797 No.185 flown by Capt Glen H. Wallace VF-83, USS Essex, May 1945

(the preview only).

 

[YoYo]

FG-1D Corsair BuNo.76663 No.663 flown by 2/Lt. Malcolm M. Birney of VMF-312, Okinawa, 25 May 1945. Preview.

 

[YoYo]

F4U-1D NZ5485 'Kohimarama IX' August 1945. Named 'Kohimarama IX' after a suburb of Auckland, beneath the name is a green maori tiki. This aircraft was operated by No.23 Squadron “The Ghosts”. Residents near their Ardmore training base said they could not actually see the pilots in their big Corsairs – they appeared to be flown by ghosts.
This is F4U-1D NZ5485 Kohimarama IX of No 5 Servicing unit / No 23 Sqn RNZAF based at Emirau in the St Matthias Islands in August 1945. In the RNZAF the aircraft belonged to servicing units and were loaned to the Sqns for operations.

Preview.

 

[YoYo]

Ok, its me again ;>.
This time I'd like to show You carrier operations with fonctional LSO: "Batman", figure on Royal Navy Carrier (P3Dv4).

PART 1.

So this man invites You : -).

1/ Take off from carrier for trening of landing, opposed wind for sure! (I use Active Sky P4, in this it was from 116 deg 12 kts + speed of carrier, so near 30 kts, very good conditions for short take off with 25% of fuel only, really).

2/ Started to approach on the arc, classic approach for F4U and not only. "Batman" shows me Left Up, Right Down (from my view) = Go Right mate!

 

[YoYo]

PART 2.

3/ Leveling, near the touch down. Notice raising of the crash nets on the deck, the crew of carrier is ready to catch me. "Batman" keeps hands straight, its a good info for me also.

4/ "Batman" says me: Both Level On Centreline = Glideslope, a boy!

5/ Landing on 3 points and catching a wire of arrestor cable! Perfect landing.

btw. model of carrier was HMS Victorious 1944 late version (freeware).