PutPut
Charter Member 2014
I finally ziped up and uploaded my FSX native version of a 1946 Cessna 120. It should be at simviation and flightsim tomorrow.
I lived in Bozeman Montana from 1946 to 1950. During the summer of 1948 (I was 16) I somehow convinced my parents I should learn how to fly. We went out to Gallatin field (right next to the town of Belgrade) There were two dealers at the field, one handling Luscombe's and a Cessna dealer called Gallatin Flying Service. I don't remember why I picked the Cessna dealer but it turned out to be a good choice because I wound up with Albert C. Newby as my instructor. Al had flown C-46 Commando's over the "Hump" during WW2 and was the definition of "there are no old, bold pilots" school. This was exactly what a 16 year old indestructable cowboy needed. The dealer had a 120 and a 140 dedicated to training. I spent most of my time in the 120 which was N2098V. I had to stretch my time over the next year since one had to be 17 to get a Private in those days. I was fortunate to take my check ride (in N2098V) and pass on my 17th birthday. I took my Mother for her first airplane ride that afternoon. I spent some time flying on Ski's as we had the blizzard of the century in 1948. I got some free solo time flying hay bales out to the cattle feed lots which were under about 6 feet of snow. We flew with carb heat on all the time and had the passenger door removed so we could put the plane on it's side and push the bales out hard enough to miss the horizontal stab.
This is a native FSX Aceleration model of N2098V. I have tried to make it as close to the original as it was in 1948. I had only a faded polariod shot of the real plane so most of it is from memory. The only difference is the real 120 had a hole in the panel where the Turn and Bank goes. I did put the instrument in this model. Neither of the trainers had T and B's as one was supposed to learn a coordinated turn by the seat of the pants. This is my second go at this plane. It has all new textures and a completely new VC. It is painted as delivered from the factory.
Best, Paul
I lived in Bozeman Montana from 1946 to 1950. During the summer of 1948 (I was 16) I somehow convinced my parents I should learn how to fly. We went out to Gallatin field (right next to the town of Belgrade) There were two dealers at the field, one handling Luscombe's and a Cessna dealer called Gallatin Flying Service. I don't remember why I picked the Cessna dealer but it turned out to be a good choice because I wound up with Albert C. Newby as my instructor. Al had flown C-46 Commando's over the "Hump" during WW2 and was the definition of "there are no old, bold pilots" school. This was exactly what a 16 year old indestructable cowboy needed. The dealer had a 120 and a 140 dedicated to training. I spent most of my time in the 120 which was N2098V. I had to stretch my time over the next year since one had to be 17 to get a Private in those days. I was fortunate to take my check ride (in N2098V) and pass on my 17th birthday. I took my Mother for her first airplane ride that afternoon. I spent some time flying on Ski's as we had the blizzard of the century in 1948. I got some free solo time flying hay bales out to the cattle feed lots which were under about 6 feet of snow. We flew with carb heat on all the time and had the passenger door removed so we could put the plane on it's side and push the bales out hard enough to miss the horizontal stab.
This is a native FSX Aceleration model of N2098V. I have tried to make it as close to the original as it was in 1948. I had only a faded polariod shot of the real plane so most of it is from memory. The only difference is the real 120 had a hole in the panel where the Turn and Bank goes. I did put the instrument in this model. Neither of the trainers had T and B's as one was supposed to learn a coordinated turn by the seat of the pants. This is my second go at this plane. It has all new textures and a completely new VC. It is painted as delivered from the factory.
Best, Paul
Looks like you debuted it sitting in front of my home airport terminal here in South Georgia. There's one being restored about 30 miles to the north of here. My son and I took a look at it just a few weeks ago.
