RAF Puma Fair well fight 29th March.

stuartc · March 23

This week marks the final service of the Puma with the RAF. Its being binned off to retirement and as usual with UK defence Procurement, they have had 5 years to sort out a replacement which has been a hot bed of indecision which has seen all but one candidate withdraw from bidding, and they still cant decide on it with a choice of one.........

So, this weekend, at 8pm ( SHARP !! ) UK time we shall be recreating part of the official Fair well Puma flight. We cant do the whole thing as it would take us a few Flight nights to cover it all.

The official flight route can be viewed here if you are interested:-

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/153ii6X3tW/

Our version will take a segment from it that we can fit in to our 2 hour flying slot. Flight plan included for your use.

FarewellPuma.zip

Routing will be:-

EGUB

EGVO

EGHO

EGVP

EGDM

EGBS

EGWC

EGOS

EGOV

The Flight is only open to the Puma. Bring anything else and You will be placed on ignore to avoid contaminating video and screenshots with whatever else you bring.

Puma download:-

https://sites.google.com/view/fgukhangar/flightgear-uk-home-page/hangar/rotary-wing/as-330-puma

The Flight will be run at 130-135 kts and I have given you all ample time to practice with the Puma.

Englandshie Orthos can be found here:-

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aDsv7_xsu6Rq3Nkuwq0LJr2T0hg2UpFI/view?usp=drive_link

You can use those unless Oly comes up with better ones for you to choose from.

All coms will be using TeamSpeak and I will not be typing anything, especially while trying to fly a chopper. If you cat talk, you can listen. TS details:-

https://forum.fguk.me/discussion/283/new-teamspeak3-server-details

oly2b · March 24

Just found this on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1191082803018413

Photoscenery for the above route - OneDrive Link

PumaFarewell

Instal as normal

stuartc · March 24

Ta muchly

inexel0853 · March 27

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Hello

I practiced tour and was at an airfield together with N-66. I can not see his model in full, please have a look at the picture I took from his viewpoint. He said he is seeing me ok.

Any suggestion for remedy ?

BR

F-LCAS

stuartc · March 27

This is an issue with HDr switching. If he changed livery, you would see the whole aircraft. Its an annoying thing which Work in some aircraft but not others until they do a livery swap. Something Im still working on for a proper fix.

oly2b · March 27

Some good pictures on FB of the Puma Farewell

https://www.facebook.com/RAFBenson

also on RAF Association

eagle · March 28

Buongiorno smarty pants.....how are you...today today... : )

I make a break from a break...that means I'm hang out with you and then I start the break again...until I'll make a break from a break...pretty busy you know.

Some weeks ago we was in Rom without daughty....daughty did his own thing with the gang at home...you can watched it if you like...you know just for fun...it's the fourth short clip on the first line.

https://www.tiktok.com/@lureblaseee

Well...we stayed in the Bettoja Hotel Massimo d'Azeglio was pretty nice but the Breakfast Coffee was terrible...I tell you...I don't know what that was.

But we had the best Latte Macchiato in a Cinema bar and we paid only 5 Euro for two....that was unbelievable.

In the Restaurants was the Latte Macchiato also dam good but not as like in the Cinema bar...aaaand it was more expansive.

In the Vatikan Museum there was a impressive Statue that shows how a Gladiator fights only with hands with a male Lion.

The Gladiator looked like a kind of an Bodybuilder....but....come on boys...that was more fantasy....listen...this going not well for the Gladiator....I tell you no way.....definitely not.

Round about was the trip pretty much cool...impressive Architecture, impressive Railroad station also the big big Airport....and thousands of Shops and Restaurants and we had seen only maybe 10 % of the Airport.

Some pics from Rom