Kesomir Posted December 12, 2010 Report Posted December 12, 2010 I finally bought an external hard drive today. 2TB. Better late than too late Quote
MaidenFan Posted December 12, 2010 Report Posted December 12, 2010 Good idea Goran. I need to get around to doing that sometime soon considering the fortune I've spent on X-Plane add-ons. Quote
MaidenFan Posted December 13, 2010 Report Posted December 13, 2010 I found a pretty cool clip of some pilots landing a Saab 340. It looked pretty difficult to me. Notice how the captain isn't wearing his seatbelt.....hehe. Enjoy: Quote
Goran_M Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Posted December 13, 2010 Getting close to the final night lighting. It's pretty much where we want it. Red annunciators are going to be fixed to be dark. The red is x planes default lighting. Quote
whiskeyportal Posted December 13, 2010 Report Posted December 13, 2010 night lighting is looking great! This will be a must have for sure. Quote
Goran_M Posted December 17, 2010 Author Report Posted December 17, 2010 Nearly there. Manipulators are getting done. We have 10 liveries all up. I'll post those in the next day or two. Quote
steven winslow Posted December 17, 2010 Report Posted December 17, 2010 I don't know that I have ever wanted an aircraft sooooo bad! What a beautiful job you've done! Quote
MaidenFan Posted December 17, 2010 Report Posted December 17, 2010 I just got out for Christmas break, so this will be my occupation for a couple of weeks. Maybe santa can drop off a Saab 340 in my stocking. Great work guys, and I can't agree with you more Steve; this plane is all I can think about in my spare time. Good look guys. Quote
Goran_M Posted December 18, 2010 Author Report Posted December 18, 2010 I don't know that I have ever wanted an aircraft sooooo bad! What a beautiful job you've done! Just for you, Steve... Quote
tristar Posted December 18, 2010 Report Posted December 18, 2010 WOW!! this is just amazing guys , its one of the best addons i have ever seen, and being a saab 340 is just a bonus...just one question guys , will there be some sort of window textures or tint in the VC??I love this! great work just great... Quote
Goran_M Posted December 18, 2010 Author Report Posted December 18, 2010 WOW!! this is just amazing guys , its one of the best addons i have ever seen, and being a saab 340 is just a bonus...just one question guys , will there be some sort of window textures or tint in the VC??I love this! great work just great...Thanks. Appreciate the comments.Yes, it will have windows modelled and textured with a transparent texture. It won't be just the VC with the windows either. There will be windows all up and down the sides of the fuselage. We always do the glass last. Quote
steven winslow Posted December 18, 2010 Report Posted December 18, 2010 MMMMMMMMMMM!! Beautiful! I've actually been a passenger on one of those. Can't wait to fly one! Quote
tristar Posted December 18, 2010 Report Posted December 18, 2010 Thanx for the quick reply, and remeber im not being nice by saying amazing , im being honest..lolI have been envolved with the the Flight sim community for over 14 years, well before I became a proffesional pilot. It all started with pro-pilot 97 and ended with FSX , to tell you im kind of tired with microsoft flight sim, im just now getting into xplane and your project and a few upcoming ones (CRJ/737-300/dash 400/have REALLY caught my attention and lured me to xplane cause I think xplane has been lacking high quality aircraft till now.Another thing i would like to mention is, for some reason Developers like to follow each others projects, this is very noticable in the FS community, if a dev starts making a 737-ng there will 100% be another couple that will announce there NG project.Another thing is bigger of the model problem, and what that means is if someone would start developing a douglas series aircraft it would most likely be the bigger of the models ..ex; dc-9 = Md 80 (dc-9 gets let down) Boeing 767 = 300 ( 200 model gets let down ) ATR 42 = 72 ( the 42 gets let down )anyways just my opinion , Im just happy that you chose the 340 versus the saab 2000 , and same goes for the others guys developing the 737-300... :)Thanx for the great work and please keep it up... Quote
Goran_M Posted December 22, 2010 Author Report Posted December 22, 2010 Theo and I discussed the progress of the Saab last night. Unfortunately, the Saab will not be ready before Christmas. We want to make sure it is functioning correctly with all problems (that we can find) gone. There are still a few texture issues Theo has to fix (very minor) and manipulators have to be tested. Also, the flight model is proving a little stubborn with fuel flow and reverse thrust. I have stayed up until 530am the last 2 nights trying to sort it out. Reverse thrust is still acting up and fuel flow is WAY too high at max power (but normal at idle).In saying all this, we will almost definitely have it done by the end of the first week of the new year. Theo is slightly more optimistic and is saying end of next week. We're (Theo, Ben, Cameron and myself) very happy with how it looks and how it's functioning. Just these last few little niggles and it's finished.Goran Quote
MaidenFan Posted December 22, 2010 Report Posted December 22, 2010 Maybe a new years present.......... Quote
Goran_M Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Posted December 30, 2010 We're getting very close to final testing. Theo's wrapping up final areas of panel regions while I have been working some crazy hours on the flight model, ironing out any bugs (and there were quite a few), making sure all animations work accurately and getting the manual done. Testing shouldn't take more than a week as most of the bugs were taken care of in the last month. Depending on what problems the testing exposes will depend on when it will finally be available. A few more screenshots to show a nearly fully working panel... Quote
Pete_SMS Posted December 30, 2010 Report Posted December 30, 2010 Great job Goran and Theo. This looks really really nice! Looking forward to it. Quote
whiskeyportal Posted December 30, 2010 Report Posted December 30, 2010 Can't wait to take her for a flight! Quote
Goran_M Posted December 31, 2010 Author Report Posted December 31, 2010 A few more night time landing screenshots.It's getting very close to finished. Few more flight model adjustments, final testing with a European Saab pilot, fix any bugs that might show up in that part of testing and it's done. Quote
crs Posted December 31, 2010 Report Posted December 31, 2010 Goran,I really like what you have published here but could you please put some screenshots of your sim Saab, not a real life photos?Astonishing work!Kind regards,Kamil Quote
Goran_M Posted December 31, 2010 Author Report Posted December 31, 2010 Goran,I really like what you have published here but could you please put here a screenshot of your sim Saab, not a real life photos?Astonishing work!Kind regards,KamilHa, thanks Kamil.I can only take credit for the modelling, flight model and making all the gauges and switches work. Theo is the one that textures everything, although it does have to get my OK. Quote
Dozer Posted December 31, 2010 Report Posted December 31, 2010 It's looking great! Good work LES! Quote
RealScenery Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 My jaw just drops when I see your work, Goran and Theo!That Saab will look great flying over Reno, Oahu, or anywhere in northern California! Quote
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