The Flight Unlimited Series

What a major surprise ! Have you seen the specification of the new high end graphics card from Matrox ? If not, then read all about it using the link on the AVSIM title page.Unbelievable.............and I want one !!!Chris Low,ENGLAND.

My hard drive died without warning yesterday when a transformer blew up on the power line. The hard drive was less than a year old and left no surviving data. It will be missed by all those it touch during it's brief lifespan.

Ralph B- If you want a new look at the scenery in FU3 get on board the TSS Earnslaw.I downloaded this SHIP from the file library this evening and I've just had a really unique experience.This is a really different way to experience FU3. Anybody know how to contact Capt Bazza? I'd like to know if there have been any enhancements or updates to this ship.If so I would DEFINITELY download them.Maybe it's because I'm an Ex sailor.but I enjoyed the trip I took on The Earnslaw and I'll be doing it again soon.:-)

In my attempt to create a new high res region, I've started by copying the Switzerland region into my new region. I then proceeded to adjust the UTM offset and zone accordingly. Some of the other parameters in the config file are not so obvious to me. Are these documented anywhere?One item that I've not had much sucess in tracking down is the source for the region map at startup. From where is this extracted? Does this have something to do with the reg_map_colx parms? Also, the resizing parms are not obviouse to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Rick

in the following weeks (time permitting)So if there's a feaure you'd like to see added to ResViewer - now is the time to ask.Features already planned:* Ability to export flight dynamics as a .res file (ready to import to another plane without all the hassle of converting)* Integration of the propellor appearance editor (PropEd) into ResViewer (with a friendlier user interface) so you'd be able to edit the prop resource from within ResViewer.If you have anything else in mind - let me know.Gideonhttp://ftp.avsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3cd31f281913a4dc.gifhttp://ftp.avsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3cd31f9c19f4b40f.gif

............any information regarding a possible budget release of Flight Unlimited 3 ? I have been told that some individuals are currently trying to achieve this, but have met with limited success. If anyone knows anything about this, I would be interested to know the details.Chris Low,ENGLAND.

Hi allWith all this increased activity in FU3 I decided to reinstall it. So I did a full install (about 2g I think). Anyway I get the start up screen but as soon as you select flight I get a black screen of death and sometimes a white one. The only way out of it is the reset button. Tried allsorts of things but I'd given up and uninstalled it and back to GPL. I wondered if any of you had seen anything like that before. It looks like video related but who knows. I have a geforce2 32mb with the very latest drivers and the machine is an 850m AMD overclocked to 950. Any ideas anyone?;(8Regards Pete

My Microsoft FFII joystick works well with every sim except FUIII. I can't seem to get the rudder (twisting stick) to work, or the elevator, ailerons either. I've calibrated, and installed all the patches and updates. I can set up a profile for FUIII, but I can't get the various axis' to work. What am I overlooking, or doing wrong? I'd really appreciate your help. Running Windows XP. Stan

Hi allIf any of you guys downloaded Flight DF/x 0.3, can please leave us your bug list,comments and concerns either here or at [email protected] "DF/x" Kofa.

Just got off the phone with Allan and he told me you were looking for FS2002 Glider stuff (I know, I know, this is a FU3 forum.... I have some good news in another post on that ;-) ).Here is a link you might not know yet, have a lok if you don't:http://virtualsoaring.org/index.htmlandhttp://www.fszwever.com/I did two flights in a IAR ISB 28B2 last week and was thrilled with that, so I started looking at virtual soaring again ;-) :-outta Francois :-wave[table border=0 cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0][tr][td valign=bottom" align="center]"At home in the wild"[/td][td valign=bottom" align="center][link:avsim.com/alaska/alaska_051.htm|Don's Alaskan Bush Charters]"Beavers Lead th…

Can someone advise me how to get a completely overcast sky in FU3, and also lots of thunder and lightning ? Whenever I try to get thunderstorms, all I'm seeing are huge clouds (sometimes on their own in an otherwise clear blue sky). I don't want that. I want those great thunderstorms that were present in FU2 !Best Wishes,Chris Low,ENGLAND.

Hi,what is your experience with GeForce 2 cards with FU3 and what is FSAA?ThxTFT

I have just asked for my recently released AIRPORT UPGRADES package to be removed from the FU3 file library. This is simply because I intend to release a larger package in the near future, and the contents of AIRPORT UPGRADES will be included in this. In short, I intend to populate all fourteen of the largest airports in the Seattle area with lots of trees. This is something that I have been considering for some time, and I have finally decided to get on with it ! The package is around 50 per cent complete at the moment, and I expect to release it around a week from now. It will also include six lighthouse packages that I designed for my own personal use. These are all RE…

Questions to Jokke ( or others if know )I've installed quick version of the new ai planes and :- do I have to install "gimme all + blimp", if I want ai without UFO ?- is it possible to see both Mustang ?- what parking spots were changed ? I removed all practice from my airports, because I dont like it ( I use only pracref ). So I will not be able to see some changes ( Fokker ? )- will you reveal some info about the file 'aimodel' ?B. Adamski

Folks, I'd like to get to the bottom of this problem. Does anyone who can modify flight physics files want to help with this?A couple of people have suggested contact points, someone else suggested ATC files. Any ideas? The 'SP and DC3 are affected - which other planes?I trust we can sort this - my AI and airport upgrades are on the back-burner for the moment :-(Jon Point

Hi Andr

Here is an updated preview of the Archer. It's coming along nicely. Most of the artwork is done, just a lot of fine tuning left to do.

Hi All,If I want to use my own models with FLED then how is that possible? I believe I have to have 3DS format model, and it is then run through programs "N3DS2E.EXE" and "BSP.EXE". Is this right?But what after this? How can I make FLED to recognise the model so I can select it for placement?Regards,Jokke

Hi FU3 Gang,Please send the Choppers out to see if they could save mehttp://www.bway.net/~lgrime/copterani.gifI have a broken prop,http://ftp.avsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3cdb586677250d5f.jpgOr the burial crew, either one works for me :-lolhttp://w1.511.telia.com/~u51102888/anims/c...n6/pira_anm.gifHave Fun :-jumpyhttp://avsim.com/hangar/air/bfu/logo70.gifAllan

Hello!Your FU3 flight recordings are done.Take a look into your mailbox.Lars Peter.:-wave

Dear All,Finally, The AI Traffic Enhanced version 1.00 is uploaded and available to everybody. The size of the package is 4.4 MB, but don't let that scare you! It is quite big because I wanted to give chance to make the enhancements also without ResViewer and scripts, simply replacing some files.The pack includes a whole lot of stuff, like properly taxiing and flying Fokker and Mustang, two different colors of Cessnas at the same time, smoother banking airliners, and few other fixes. It also contains loads of optional paint jobs for the AI Planes, including Ansgar's new "High Quality Mustang Textures". And naturally a selection of different traffic combinations to see Con…

Hi All,http://www.dextech.com/products/flightdfx/images/screen5.jpgFlight DF/x is back again. Although things are moving slower than anticipated, we ARE making progress. Version 0.3 of Flight dfx is now available. To run it you will need to have Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher installed(you don

Hi all,I really feel sorry for the programmers at Looking Glass. If you look at the verbal abuse they currently receive at the JAS forum, I am beginning to understand why they never bother to visit our forum.I have not been here that long, but I understand that they went through the very same thing here when this forum initially started. I have to say in all honesty that if I was one of them, I would surely also turn my back on the flight simulating community , never to return. It is such a pity though as they are such gifted and talented people, yet all they have to endure is the continuous abuse from others who have most probably never created a single thing of worth in…

Some of you may remember that I had a strange problem in the Sanfran region -- the moment I got close to a runway my fps dropped from 25 to 1.Well, I reinstalled FU3 with the SanFran region, patched it and tried it out. This time I got 12 - 15 fps in the airport region and 35 fps once I was airborne. I then swapped the default plnpile for the one I'd been using, containing only the cream of the crop. As I tried to fire up FU3 once more it crashed to the desktop. I then pasted all of the default aircraft into my plnpile and everything was back to normal. Thus, for some reason it seems that the sim likes to see a windhawk.res etc, even though there are better versions to be…

I have just read the review of Jane's Attack Squadron in the latest issue of PC Zone here in Britain. They gave it 65 per cent, but they did say that it has potential if the online community start developing upgrades and enhancements for it. Positive points included good AI and special effects, but the aircraft models were criticised for being too basic, and the scenery was described as good looking high up, but a bit bland near the ground.Thanks for the welcome on the JAS Forum Hennie and Jim. I will keep an eye on that forum, if for no other reason than to recruit more FU3 supporters ! We certainly appear to have persuaded a few to take flight once again in the LG skies…