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Post by jrivard on Dec 5, 2006 5:35:37 GMT
This weekend, UPSVAC hosted a "Santa's little helper" fly-in to Anchorage. Most of the guys took their 747's and 767's, I thought I'd be different and take the DC-8. New flight dynamics make it a treat to fly! Single shot of her making contact with terra-firma. I apologize for the size, but the smallest I could make it was 800x600.  |
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Dec 5, 2006 6:44:36 GMT
Nice picture .... but I like the later UPS livery best  That picture size is fine. If you upload imagery to PHOTOBUCKET then by defaut it'll always display here at the preferred maximum 800X600 size (I think) .... so no problem. Mark C AKL/NZ |
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Post by jimhalinda on Dec 5, 2006 13:47:57 GMT
While the new UPS livery is nice, my favourite is the one depicted here, as the cheatline emphasizes how loooooong the stretch 8's are!
Great shot,
Jim
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Post by speedbird591 on Dec 5, 2006 15:09:26 GMT
Nice picture and one of my favourite destinations ;D I agree with Jim. The length of the stretch 8 is amazing and anything that emphasises it is good with me ;D
BTW In 'The Rules', Tony has stated 700x600 but the picture quality is noticeably better at 800x600. Can you confirm that the larger size is OK for all or would you still prefer those of us who don't use photobucket to chop them down to 700x600?
Ian
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Post by jimhalinda on Dec 5, 2006 15:27:07 GMT
By the way, which "new flight dynamics" do you mean? The ones in the current base packs? Or are you using something else?
I took a -73 out the other day, and had overspeed problems trying to descend at 2200 fpm. But now I'm not sure I have the latest base pack.
Any info appreciated,
Jim
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Dec 5, 2006 17:59:15 GMT
Jim .... best to just delete what you do have and replace it with the latest Base Pack on the website .... and see if you observe any noticeable difference.
I believe/understand there is somewhat of a slight difference now from versions prior to George's editing.
Mark C
AKL/NZ
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Post by jrivard on Dec 5, 2006 19:44:29 GMT
Hi all, thanks for the comments. Back when I joined UPSVAC almost 7 years ago, this was the livery we used, so I'm sort of partial to it. The new livery is nice on the newer planes....but this looks good on the 727/DC-8 and the 741/2.
The new flight dynamics for the -73 were uploaded in October I believe, I just haven't downloaded them until now. As per a previous reply just download the base-pack to get them. I have also included the fuel/payload modification found on the forums here.
The 8 took the entire runway in KONT to get airborne using the speeds/EPR settings in the PDF included with the panel. It also felt a lot better on descent, idle throttles gave me a 2,000 FPM descent without gaining any airspeed.
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