Flight Night - 20th July 2024 - CARRIER Bags
Flight Night 20th July 2024 is going to be a fun evening of arsing around trying to land and take off from Aircraft Carriers
We will meet at 8pm UK Time at EGOD just like the good old days in whatever selection of aircraft you like, the only stipulation is you post up here so people can grab anything you might fancy trying that evening.
We're going to have fun and frolics while everyone makes a right hash of it then transit up to EGOV - RAF Valley for our half time break.
After break we'll come back via the Mach Loop (Fast Jets recommended) and finish the evening with some more carrier ops in suggested bad weather to make things even more entertaining.
No need for anyone to worry about too much it's just going to be a fun night.
We've tried our best to get ANY of the FGUK ships and carriers working but they are all absolute dog toffee and can't work properly over MP (don't show as carriers) anymore it seems so we'll be using the default Nimitz.
Comms via teamspeak and there is current orthos in the England pack but if anyone can get any better quality ones that might be of interest because the area is quite low res.
See you there, naval aviators!
Comments
I'll be in an SU-37: available from fgaddon via the launcher or directly from
https://mirrors.ibiblio.org/flightgear/ftp/Aircraft/SU-37.zip
This is an old one with no liveries and no carrier hook but it should still show up ok.
There used to one in the FGUK hangar that had liveries.
I'm thinking either a heli (one of the Lynx's or Merlin) or the Harrier GR9.
Maybe a C17 or A400, if I'm brave.
I'm still thinking, I'd have to have a play around during the day but these are my options.
CJ
OrbitalMartian
Callsigns: G-ORBI
Oh, shoot, just realised that I'm out that day :( so I won't be able to attend :(. Won't make any until second half of August. Honestly would've loved to do Carrier Ops.
CJ
OrbitalMartian
Callsigns: G-ORBI
Doesn't matter what I bring (from our hangar) it'll just end in a fireball, but what the heck, I'll give it a go!
It's fun no matter how ya roll. You won't be the only one that crashes....LOL.
VooDoo
I pick the Sea Vixen in the hangar
And a "Hot Shot" Gnat T1 - as a touch of realism for a US Carrier deck
I've seen it done on the movie so it is obviously possible.
https://youtu.be/zgYGbR8f1PA?si=LXbIfHsMA3hChVbz
I would like to try the Buccaneer, but it has a massive light cone ahead of it. Could someone be a love and give me the code to remove it, Please?
I cant remember what light pack was fitted to that old version. But if you look in the model xml file there will ether be an entry for lightpack.xml, or an individual entry for landing light. Remove whichever you find.
Maybe it's this one ??
https://github.com/FGMEMBERS/Blackburn-Buccaneer
Thanks, Stu. Sorry for being stupid, but can't find what you're talking about.
in the model folder, open Buccaneer-S2B.xml
Search the file for LightPack.xml and delete the entry section.
If its an earlier light pack, the search for light-cone.xml and remove its entry section.
Fixed it - I was looking in the wrong .xml file !
lol
Thanks
Yay! Another Developer!
VooDoo
I'll be flying the new F4U-1A and a daVinci_F-35B....and maybe the FGR2. But I may be late to the party.
VooDoo