Isn't that the one he admits to pirating.......
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(NEW) Project Tupolev Tu-154b2 - FSX-Native (freeware)
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Isn't that the one he admits to pirating.......
Oops, yeah, didn't check that.
It's here:
http://www.protu-154.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9008
Walters English soundset:
http://5gb.net/7sd3rwva18ix
It says its for the "M" but it's the only English voice set I can find, and it makes sense with the poster's name in question: "Walter". Also, I'm guessing since they're just sounds, they work.
I haven't tried it because I prefer the Russian voices.
I hope someone questions Kirill on the future GPS decision. It makes absolutely zero sense to me to limit things to such an extent, especially when he admitted to having an "illegal copy".
He has been a key, instrumental part in bringing the 154 to FSX, and without him, we likely would not see this aircraft, but his actions and attitude on this leave something to be desired....
This is a new one for me....a developer that has openly pirated other software. Don't know what the options are here. If there is a way to punish him, that would probably be for the best, but that would also likely limit or eliminate the possibility that he will continue introducing new, excellent freeware Russian aircraft for FSX. So...either eliminate the pirate and possibly cause the elimination/severe reduction of Russian aviation in FS for the long term....or do nothing.
Thoughts?
P.S. I think the right thing to do, is to attempt to do something about the open piracy instance that was mentioned. Yes, that would really damage the Russian aviation niche hobby within this FS hobby, but I don't know how else to deal with it if people even want to deal with it.
Also, I'm not implicating Project Tupolev in any piracy. As far as I'm concerned based on the distinction that the team has made, Kirill and PT are separate entities. (The releases state that they are with Kirill's assistance so far).
Acting on this may elminate future Tu-154 iterations, and may eliminate the possibility of us seeing an Il-62. I'm sure many wouldn't care at all because it's niche Russian aviation, but still....
The Tu-154 series of addons have been my favorite for a number of years now, but there are a lot of aspects that have cropped up within the past few days that I really don't like.
vonstroheim
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I'm waiting with great expectations for Kirill's FSX version of the PT Il-62, and other Tu-154 updates. I would really be a pity to lose a talented freeware developper. Yes he took shorcuts with this GPS thing. Panel design is difficult and he choose the easy way on this topic... shame... but no big deal, considering his multiple other achievements...
But yes we should try to convince him to keep his 90's panel open to all GPS options...
A slight update on the GPS exclusivity issue.
Kirill is still only going to cater to the RealityXP GNS430.
In this sense, this will be the only GPS that one can couple to the autopilot.
However, he now states that other GPS units can be implemented for reference, but they will not be able to be connected to the autopilot of the Tu-154.
This links to page 2, but later in page 1 is where a couple of posters bring up the exclusivity issue, and Kirill insists it's basically his way only:
http://www.protu-154.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12394&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15
"You can use any GPS's, It will be visible, and you can use it's screen as reference, but Autopilot will link to signals only if RXP is loaded.
This will be in beta-3 and all next versions."
Kirill is still only going to cater to the RealityXP GNS430.
In this sense, this will be the only GPS that one can couple to the autopilot.
However, he now states that other GPS units can be implemented for reference, but they will not be able to be connected to the autopilot of the Tu-154.
This links to page 2, but later in page 1 is where a couple of posters bring up the exclusivity issue, and Kirill insists it's basically his way only:
http://www.protu-154.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12394&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15
"You can use any GPS's, It will be visible, and you can use it's screen as reference, but Autopilot will link to signals only if RXP is loaded.
This will be in beta-3 and all next versions."
