Yukon Gold Rush
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Navy Chief
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Willy, what is that plane? Thanks, NC
Navy Chief
Senior Member
The one I'm flying is the Alphasim C-7. I did use Mike Stone's version, with the same paint, as an AI, sent out to the other members of this upcoming Yukon misadventure.
Unknown. It's an older model. I haven't tried it in FSX. I would guess if suffers from most of the issues such planes encounter in FSX.
Navy Chief
Senior Member
Does Bill Lyon's Sikorsky S-43 flying boat work in FSX?
Thanks.
NC
Thanks.
NC
Rgr that CG_1976! I'll try to bring her back in one piece! Of course, if knowledge of past misadventures of this bunch gets out, the RCAF may decide it has reason for concern...
srgalahad
Charter Member 2022
So odd that DHC would name the "Caribou" after a denizen of the north (although they perhaps were thinking of the Woodland Caribou that lives further south...) and then render it a poor winter/cold wx aircraft. Once the temp. drops below -15C (common at this time of year in the Yukon) operators leave the covers on and relegate the crews to desk duty - the engines were optimized for SE Asia and can't stay warm at low ambient temps. ( and then there's the lack of cabin heat, but who cares about crew comfort?)
BTW Paul, the a/c are RCAF, assigned to Canadian-operated United Nations Peace-Keeping duties (at the time, Cyprus and the Sinai IIRC) and were painted in UN colours. This had a dual purpose - 1) to make the 'neutrality' obvious and 2) to remove the 'legal' concerns of 'foreign military aircraft operating in sovereign states' -- not surprisingly, most still showed some signs of combat damage from one side or another.
Now, if I can work my way thru the comprehensive Ops Manual and figure out how to keep the engines running I'll bring along another cargo-hauler (better be some kerosene available...) that actually worked in Canadian winters...
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BTW Paul, the a/c are RCAF, assigned to Canadian-operated United Nations Peace-Keeping duties (at the time, Cyprus and the Sinai IIRC) and were painted in UN colours. This had a dual purpose - 1) to make the 'neutrality' obvious and 2) to remove the 'legal' concerns of 'foreign military aircraft operating in sovereign states' -- not surprisingly, most still showed some signs of combat damage from one side or another.
Now, if I can work my way thru the comprehensive Ops Manual and figure out how to keep the engines running I'll bring along another cargo-hauler (better be some kerosene available...) that actually worked in Canadian winters...
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Well, Bill Lyon's S-43 has plenty of "issues" since it's such an old model. However, George Diemer recently made a whole series of S-43s that do work in both FS9 and FSX. Look for jrs11j1.zip, and jrs11j9.zip at FlightSim.com or AVSIM. Here's some pics of the George Diemer one:
Willy
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The main reason I use Bill Lyons' S43 over Diemer's is that the Lyons one has some personalized custom features that were available to those who bought it as payware (I was one of the first to put in a paid order for Golden Hawaii before it's release). It's an early FS9 model and Bill Lyons was usually a bit ahead of MS Aces on features so his work doesn't usually translate well into later FS releases.