• Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

    Post 17 Warning old domain name stealing credentials

  • Special Server Maintenance

    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.
    2. November 5th Continue with Backups and download same until complete.
    3. November 6th 7:00 turn over server to hosting company to move system to new server
    4. November 7th - 8th restore backups and upgrade forum software.

    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.

New Toy

Tom Clayton

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When the Black Square Caravan Steam conversion first came out, it was more money than I wanted to spend. It's now down to ~$30 on the Just Flight website, so I decided to pick it up. I'm not mad that I did! The doors may not open and the cabin may be empty, but at least I have the option of not being alone in the cockpit. The flight dynamics are very nice for hand flying - at least on the one short hop I've done so far from KGSO to W88. I'll probably be doing some virtual charter work with this one in the near future.

For anyone wondering how to get the copilot to show inside, this was a more recent update they did across the board in their conversion line-up. The last line of each of the eight *.flt files reads BKSQ_ShowCopilotInterior=0 - change that zero to a one and your copilot is with you inside the plane, not just on the outside.

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Nick (Black Square) is also developing a 'Caravan Professional' package, which will encompass new models and numerous other updates. I feel like no FS Caravan has been able to top the Thranda model in XP so far...but the Black Square model certainly is a worthy contender!


 
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