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[WIP] Laos 1968 - Lima Site Pack 1

Another one, I've been working on the North Laos road network today and found it to be very exact, right on the satellite images.

We also have the complete famous infiltration "Route 7" (and branches) the NVA / Pathet Lao used to reach the Plaines des Jarres, crossing the "Fishmouth" border, then through Ban Ban valley. It's all there!

What is not there are a couple of important land marks for VFR flying / target aquisition, like the Road Runner Lake and others. Also, the ORBX-FTX landclass is totally off in some places, that will be corrected.


Here's the dev shot as it is now:

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Regarding the Caribou, Phil (@Virtavia) had mentioned to me and Frank that an update was a possibility. Having said that I think I'll go back to him and push the idea to see if it's still something he'd consider. Perhaps after the next release. It was a pretty good model back in the day but a re-work of the exterior and VC might be within the realm of possibility. We'll see.
 
Sounds great, Mal! With all the contemporary aircraft available or in development, I think the only one that is really missing is the Helio Courier.


Cheers,
Mark
 
I have been flying to and from the Vietnam War Project L20A lately while I wait for your masterpiece Roger-Wilco. I was reporting in for landing in an AA C-47 and ATC gave me a right downwind for runway 14. It was my understanding that due to the terrain (especially the large karst outcropping behind the control tower) that the majority of takeoffs were 14 and landings were 32. Perhaps a Turbo Porter or a Helio Courier could land on 14 but certainly not a C47.

I was curious so I opened L20A_ADEX_JC.bgl and looked into the runway properties.
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It looks like they are defined correctly. I do not know where FSX-SE ATC gets their info for assigning runways and patterns but it appears they are ignoring this definition.

Sorry for rambling but just wanted to offer this as a little "heads-up" for your eagerly awaited WIP. Perhaps you know a fix for this anomoly in your version.

BTW if anyone has a good approach worked out for landing on 32 I'd love to hear it.

Best Regards,
Obie
 

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I have been flying to and from the Vietnam War Project L20A lately while I wait for your masterpiece Roger-Wilco. I was reporting in for landing in an AA C-47 and ATC gave me a right downwind for runway 14. It was my understanding that due to the terrain (especially the large karst outcropping behind the control tower) that the majority of takeoffs were 14 and landings were 32. Perhaps a Turbo Porter or a Helio Courier could land on 14 but certainly not a C47.

I was curious so I opened L20A_ADEX_JC.bgl and looked into the runway properties.


It looks like they are defined correctly. I do not know where FSX-SE ATC gets their info for assigning runways and patterns but it appears they are ignoring this definition.

Sorry for rambling but just wanted to offer this as a little "heads-up" for your eagerly awaited WIP. Perhaps you know a fix for this anomoly in your version.

BTW if anyone has a good approach worked out for landing on 32 I'd love to hear it.

Best Regards,
Obie
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Obie,

The runway you're given by ATC is determined by the wind direction. Change your wind direction to favor runway 32 and you will be told to land on 32. There's one little problem with that; however, you will also be told to take off on 32. There may be a way to set up take-offs in one direction and landings in the opposite direction but, I have never been able to get ADEX to set that up. So far now if you want to use ATC, then you will be told to take off and land in the same direction. Heck Obie just do what I do....turn off your radios and land on whichever runway you choose.

RD
 
Well Randy that's a real "common-sense" solution. That probably explains why I didn't think of it. <label for="rb_iconid_37">
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I guess that's what Mel Gibson would have done. Nordo it is next time around.

Obie
 
Mark, don't suppose your going to put in "Silly Bag Carrying Man" just so we all can have a poke at him, I must get Ants T-28 out as well, there was another movie based back in the period "The Boys in Company C" gotta find that movie to put on my shelf .. Cripes 1978 release , had the ole T-28 star in that one .
 
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