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know what u mean Ola. a pity that your scenery's not out sooner, it looked stylish ;D have you got any idea how long it takes to build an average aerodrome, like the (very basic!) ones u see at the .org? I've got an urge to try it one day, doesn't look too bad. eg just using openscenery but with higher res land textures? 10 hrs or so? thanks.

wow, a very lucky man. a split second later and the rotation would have meant INJECTION into the ground. a good value airshow that day...

Mean looking BX430 from C74.net (a well appreciated gift from Jason for my video work for him). Very fast..

Posted on behalf of Chip, who's having fun with the free AT-6 from Javier I told him about

ha I've emailed them offering periodic guest reviews/chats, but after hearing the very funny discussion about the casting call and their dreams of female hosts, I doubt I'd have much of a look in! Plus I can't consume what sounds like whole chickens or hot dogs whilst talking, like brendan can (have u heard him swallowing/devouring while talking @ 200 words per minute? it cracks me' up every time! he's a smart bugger though, he'll go far..)

Well of course it's not beautiful compared to Gorans work, I meant compared to all his other planes, besides Devs on this website like Goran, XPJ, Tom, and JGregory, RealScenery have work that is just unsurpassable, I mean Goran fit so much detail on just the Sundowner of course the Concorde doesn't compete with that. I just meant compared to his other acfs it's probably his better one. And yes the Alpha is definitely a major beauty. Got to see the Patrouille De France fly over Paris on the 14 of July as it is independence day, instantly makes me want to fly it in XP in formation lol,btw Simon did you gt the email about photoscenery I sent you? yes I got ur email, will check it out but it needs to be googlised from French to anglais!, but also I'm a little daunted by the setup of those textures. level 15 textures not so good as my g2xpl L17. but I'll have a quick look tomorrow.

just saw this Riccardo, nicely done and good to see a high altitude vid for a change. I must check out LIML

sorry but Garrys Concorde is not beautiful. I used it in my PAF video: had to be careful not to get too close, large gaps between flightdeck and fuse. horrible textures. laughable night lighting. goes like stink though, only good point, other than roughly getting the shape right. Compared to the superb freeware Alpha, it looks like I rendered it! Goran's Hobbs meter in the Sundowner has more polygons and textures than the Concorde and 747 combined. There, another concise review brought to you by the Xplane10 Blog!!

ha, I thought u were referring to the wait for Norcal! good luck with the other 'baby' :-)

thanks for tempting me'! end of yr is looking good, for an os upgrade and a slightly bigger monitor..

hey kiofka ( or others ) I'm thinking of evacuating from 64 bit vista to windoze 7, is it worth it? I'd hope for a > 10 % fps increase for the bother of converting (my i7 920 gtx 275 already runs nicely, but the smoother the better!)

Thanks so much for the suggestion Max! Flattered. Alas i only have so much spsre time in my busy life, what with my other hobby (distracting job) and my 3yo first officer! Plus i know Erics timezone is a killer for us aussies. i might email them one more time to offer any small contributions, however i have already emailed a few times yo let them know of new developments or even my better videos (falco or sundowner) and never heard back. but good news now, maybe it has sunk in andthey realise something important has happened in flightsim, a whole new era of fantastic addons

This is Sh#% hot, really adds to the sim. A good $5 spent (iPad is a fixed cost, sort of)

Gorgeous Javier, nicely worn textures too. can't wait to try her

hehe Garrett, glad u liked. no need for focus effects on that one! shoulda heard my reaction when I first saw it! What the?!

For when Javier or Anton feel like they are up Shat Creek without a paddle...use this! many planes have 'interesting' quirks in slow mo replay.

thanks Rush and Garrett. yes it's pricey, but I spose it's for real airbus specialists who can bury themselves in manuals for weeks. and Garrett I don't mind the feedback- you can only improve with it.

Interview with Nils Danielsson, and a review of his Yak-55M, just posted to the blog. Some amazing photoshop piccies just posted too. Hmm, I just noticed I am now 'ranked' as a Snr. Member. That might explain my fuzzy vision! ;D http://xplane10.wordpress.com/

for when others and I can't sleep with ideas swimming in their head! I found this fascinating demo of the iPhone 4's GYROSCOPE. a great way to demo your planes or scenery, being able to walkthrough a new design. Just one application. Strap 2 to your glasses and the high res screens become a full on 3d VR unit...sounds funny, but I predict this will be coming sooner than u think!

well I didn't think my experimenting would cause this reaction. I'll repost soon with minimal blur, even though I liked it myself. It was a fun effect to play with, but I mustve got greedy!

thanks Reuben, yes that eddm lite scenery, while excellent, seems to be a little off re. elevations of the taxiways. a minor point though. unblocking the old runways follows contours probably would fix it, but I love seeing those undulations in the distance.

ha. I'm a veteran gamer, bought and still have most of the first 'Edge' gaming magazines, I'm used to waiting huge amounts of time for good quality products. yes the wait and constant delays can be frustrating (Gran Turismo anyone?, the wait for Metal Gear Solid or ANY Final Fantasy..) but the final result oh so sweet. With this one the quality is even more important, as (let's not beat around the bush here) it should drag quite a few new xplane adopters over, so the last thing we want is them whingeing about buggy or clunky products. don't you dare say you shouldn't have released those videos so early! we love your vids and music

Thanks Indi, don't blame yourself, you don't need the extra pressure, I know what that's like. remember I can always send you those 600 3.5inch floppy disks!

well a buddy flew this helo, and CW did a stunning 4 hour Photoshop job on it, my celebratory post features it. feel my joy in adsl speeds again! http://xplane10.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/my-internet-is-finally-unthrottled/