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EHM-1465 Dominic:
Hi Luis,
Have you flown the default A321 in FSX? This is a 'fly by wire' aircraft and so FSX simulates this by autotrimming to whatever pitch or roll you set automatically - try setting a pitch of about 10 degrees nose up after take-off and then release the control column/joystick - you should see the plane stablisie at that pitch quickly, same with roll commands. It feels quite different to Boeing jets and takes a bit of getting used to but I rather like it ;)
A more detailed explanation and links to useful articles can be found HERE
EHM-1465 Dominic:
Leg 1 - Destination: Nassau, Bahamas
Details
After our take-off from James Bond's literal origins in Jamaica, we head across the Caribbean Sea to Nassau in the Bahamas. Nassau is a gorgeous location and has featured in several Bond films - it formed the backdrop to much of the action in Thunderball, where Bond met and seduced the baddie's beautiful mistress Domino in his bid to find out what had happened to the stolen Vulcan bomber and its nuclear payload. It also featured in the 2006 version of Casino Royale where Bond seduces another baddies wife, Solange to discover the plot to destroy the brand new super jumbo plane at Miami airport (anybody see a theme here?). Nassau was also used as a shooting location for ocean scenes in For Your Eyes Only.
Nassau's Lynden Pindling International Airport is the largest airport in the Bahamas, and the largest international gateway into the country.
It is a major hub for Bahamasair and is located in western New Providence island near the capital city of Nassau. The name of the airport was officially changed on July 6, 2006 in honor of The Right Honourable Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling (22 March 1930 – 25 August 2000), first Prime Minister of The Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Sir Lynden is hailed as the Father of the Nation, having led the Bahamas to Majority Rule in 1967 as well as Independence from the United Kingdom in 1973.
MYNN has two main runways - 14/32 - 11,017 feet and 09/27 - 8,323 feet at an altitude of 16 feet AMSL. More details are available at the airport's own website HERE.
In MS Flight Simulator there are numerous sceneries for the Bahamas:-
FS2004 - FS Freeflow Bahamas - FS-FREEFLOW (freeware)
FSX - Various - HERE (freeware)
PAYWARE from IMAGINESIM (sold through Simmarket)
PAYWARE from TROPICALSIM (Simmarket also)
So Leg 1 promises to be a spectacular Caribbean feast for the eyes ;)
EHM-2097 Andrei:
Warning, in X-Plane default scenery Boscobel airport still has a just 3000ft runway. Please download an update of the airport layout HERE.
This is no work of art :) , I am just a beginner in this field, but it will allow X-Plane pilots:
- To take off with less sweat (and definitely no splinters stuck in the landing gear)
- To fly the leg online, because the airport layout was made to match exactly Dom's FS9&FSX scenery published above so no one will see the others "in the wild side".
On the down side, the airport position does not match the terrain where the airport should be, so it is HIGHLY recommended to uncheck the "runways follow terrain" check box while using this scenery.
The scenery is named after the event, not the airport, so that I can add other airports along the tour, that would require scenery updates (if any).
Enjoy
Andrei
EHM-0654 Murray:
@Andrei: Thanks. WED? New version is due out soon BTW (assuming you don't follow Laminar on Twitter ;D)
EHM-2097 Andrei:
Actually, it's WED + Overlay Editor. Although I did not use it to add any objects, it also requires this tool to REMOVE forest from the vicinity (and even the surface) of the runway.
And no, I am not much as a Twitter follower indeed :)
Andrei
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