Paint Request HU-16

[ColoKent]

I'm in the field with 70 students next week, but after that, who knows...

Btw, I asked Michael for the bulbous nose ( there's an update coming), but alas, he thinks it's too ugly.

Oh man....really? I hope you have better luck at convincing him than I did. I asked him too early on [late 2024] and got a lukewarm response...although he seems WONDERFUL regarding support for the airplane. I REALLY want at least the bulbous nose...the ASW boom would be nice too, but that's probably asking too much. Just flew your RoNAF paint from Andoya to Bodo....and it was a joy-- thanks JK!!!!

 

[Paul K]

He's right - it's too ugly!

 

[Dimus]

He's right - it's too ugly!

No wonder we called it "Goofy" in Hellenic air Force service. I'd also like to see it though. I taxi past this one very often at Tatoi AB in my club's Cessnas, it's part of the HAF museum.

 

[Paul K]

No wonder we called it "Goofy" in Hellenic air Force service. I'd also like to see it though. I taxi past this one very often at Tatoi AB in my club's Cessnas, it's part of the HAF museum.
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With all the various configurations that Mike has given us, I suppose it would be nice to complete the HU-16 and G-111 collection with the 'Goofy'. You won't find me flying it, though . Personally, I'd like to see more GPS options - maybe the steam gauge panel, with the GNS 530/430 and the civilian interior. That aside, any further development of this wonderful model is an exciting prospect. Seriously - if I were only allowed to keep one aircraft in MSFS2024, default or add-on, it would be the HU-16 / G111.

 

[ColoKent]

No wonder we called it "Goofy" in Hellenic air Force service. I'd also like to see it though. I taxi past this one very often at Tatoi AB in my club's Cessnas, it's part of the HAF museum.
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Now THAT'S hilarious, since I took off in the RoNAF HU-16 yesterday (closest to Greek colors) from Elfesis AB in the sim...and made a slight left turn and shot touch n goes at Tatoi...! BTW-- I love Greece...the culture...the food...all of it.

 

[Dimus]

Now THAT'S hilarious, since I took off in the RoNAF HU-16 yesterday (closest to Greek colors) from Elfesis AB in the sim...and made a slight left turn and shot touch n goes at Tatoi...!

Wow! I did my military service at Elefsis AB back in 1996-97. They were still in service then on their final year, replaced by P-3Cs. I believe they were purchased from the RoNAF in 1969. In my post at the base ops I remember their callsign "Poseidon".

 

[ColoKent]

Wow! I did my military service at Elefsis AB back in 1996-97. They were still in service then on their final year, replaced by P-3Cs. I believe they were purchased from the RoNAF in 1969. In my post at the base ops I remember their callsign "Poseidon".

Believe it or not, I found out where they were based and their callsign yesterday from ChatGPT...! So that's why I took off out of Elefsis.

 

[Brian_Gladden]

cg (0006) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

I saw it and if it get's converted to the 2020 format HU-16 I'll grab it

 

[Fnerg]

JK - "I'm in the field with 70 students next week, but after that, who knows..."

Where you'll be outstanding in your field, I'm sure...

 

[DennyA]

These are really fantastic, @jankees ! Thank you so much for the beautiful work.









I tried the FS2020 version in the old sim out of curiosity, when I realized it was in my entitlements. Mike did a fantastic job bringing as many of the 2024 capabilities back to the old sim as possible, but you can soo feel the difference in the flight modeling and especially the water handling. Plus the water effects look great for 2020, but still pale compared to the 2024 version. Love the spray you get when you increase the throttles, even as the plane is just starting to move.

 

[Lotus]

Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated! I'm absolutely overjoyed that JanKees has created all these wonderful liveries for the Albatross. They're just fantastic!

As for that "Goofy" nose, it does present a bit of a problem as I really don't have time for any major airframe changes to the planes right now (have two other projects on the go). There are sim attachment and preset requirements that go along with alterations like that as well, and I am currently trying to *reduce* the number of those in the Albatross, rather than increase them... but, man... that nose... it's like the Nissan Cube of airplane modifications. It's just wrong somehow... hehe.

Anyway, that said, there are some much requested features coming in the rather large Albatross update releasing with SU5 (along with a new HU-16 livery), and there are some nice QoL improvements and changes coming in the next update after that.

Cheers!

 

[Paul K]

Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated! I'm absolutely overjoyed that JanKees has created all these wonderful liveries for the Albatross. They're just fantastic!

As for that "Goofy" nose, it does present a bit of a problem as I really don't have time for any major airframe changes to the planes right now (have two other projects on the go). There are sim attachment and preset requirements that go along with alterations like that as well, and I am currently trying to *reduce* the number of those in the Albatross, rather than increase them... but, man... that nose... it's like the Nissan Cube of airplane modifications. It's just wrong somehow... hehe.

Anyway, that said, there are some much requested features coming in the rather large Albatross update releasing with SU5 (along with a new HU-16 livery), and there are some nice QoL improvements and changes coming in the next update after that.

Cheers!

More development of the Albatross? Wonderful news! Two more projects in the pipeline too - can't wait to find out what they are. Thanks for all your hard work, Mike.