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Frank, with your c-47 skills you are perfect candidate to join the fleet of pilots at www.dc3airways.net. We are heavy on Multi Play flights , training for those who wish it, and general overall comeraderie among pilots from all across the globe. From time to time we have done real life reunions, including one in 2015, when several of us gathered at the WWII Normandy Memorial. i hope you will take a look at our website. Best wishes, sherm director of PR DC 3 Airways

I agree completely about discord. It’s name fits perfectly, complete chaos and very user unfriendly. Admittedly this might be an age thing but I am normally an early adopter … but not with Discord 😡

Greetings Jean Marc, since you love bush flying, I suggest you take a look at this https://www.return.mistymoorings.com/ This is the very best spot on the internet for bush sim pilots and supports all the major sim platforms Sherm

This is a forum I check regularly for any news or comments about P3D…. not much, sorry to say… and with this week's update to P3D v5.4 there seems to be hardly any reaction here as a side note, I am traveling until the end of the month so it will be a couple of weeks until I am able install the update and give it a whirl. I wonder if this will prompt developers to get back into action. OTOH, there still is speculation, especially at the P3D and Avsim forums about whether LM will announce and release V6 T the upcoming SimExpo next month in Houston TX. LM has been saying it will have a booth. sherm

DC3 AIRLINES RECREATES WORLD WAR II AIR ASSAULT OPERATION VARSITY Varsity I Sat 25th March Varsity II Sun 26th March 13 Varsity III Tues 28th March DC3 AIRWAYS, the only virtual flight simulation airline dedicated to the DC3 and C47 aircraft is repeating its popular recreation of World War II’s last major airborne assault on Nazi Germany. This was Operation Varsity, which was staged on March 24, 1945, just months before the final surrender of Germany and the end of the war in Europe. To commemorate this historic event, DCA is inviting all interested simulator pilots to participate. As he has for previous World War II commemorative flights, DCA VP for Operations Glen Broome has designed every aspect of DCA Varsity, bringing his extensive knowledge of the war into this work, using a variety of tools available to flight sim enthusiasts to bring the project to life again. As Broome first wrote to fellow pilots while planning the project, “There are many airfields, in UK and France, from which either paratroop transports or gliders were flown. At some American bases in France the double tow was used for the first time which involved a C47 towing 2 Waco CG-4a gliders. The British used worn out 4 engine bombers to tow many of their gliders, the Horsa, using Halifax and Sterling bombers. Due to the shortage of British Dakota aircraft, the British paratroopers, as in Market Garden, were transported in American C-47's. This operation was the first use of the C-47 in front line operations [i.e. under fire] in Europe, and although it could carry far more paratroopers and could have them exit on both sides [facilitating concentrated dropping ability], it's lack of self sealing tanks caused heavy losses of these aircraft, flying as they did at low level in daylight. B24's came in 15 minutes after the gliders to drop supplies, flying low as 200 feet. 13 of these were shot down and scores of others badly shot up.” The recreation of Operation Varsity is open to all simulation pilots, regardless of platform, from FS9 up to the more contemporary ones such as P3D, XPlane and MSFS. For specific information about how to sign up and manage the various details of this project, Broome will offer personal assistance. He can be reached at glenishome@btopenworld.com. More information and an overview of the project can be found at the DCA website https://dc3airways.net/special_events/varsity/index.php Pilots who participate will be linked by voice using Teamspeak3 software, and visually by way of Swift, a server specifically designed for Virtual Flight. Details about how to download and install this and related files will be freely available to all participants.

This is one of my older screenshots, but within the past year. I especially like how the light plays off the props Click the black bar below to see on Imgur https://imgur.com/5vykNuP Sherm

DC3 AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES ITS 2022 WORLD RALLY https://dc3airways.net/wr/ DC3 Airways, a leader in the Flight Simulation Virtual Airline community, is pleased to announce its 2022 World Rally. Beginning October 1, participating pilots will have a series of 10 carefully crafted plans to test their flight and navigation skills. Plans will be created for all the major flight simulation platforms. In addition to vectors and altitude guidance, the plans will include consistent weather through each leg of any given flight plan. This means, that external weather programs will not be necessary to get maximum enjoyment from the flying experience. In addition to flight plans for each simulation platform, Rally Organizers will include plans for Little Nav Map, a freeware navigation program which has become the gold standard for thousands of simulation pilots. We recognize that not all flight sim platforms might include each and every waypoint in its data base. But, with the Little Nav Map visualization of flight plans, pilots will be able to navigate with ease by noting upcoming vectors. Registration is free and open to all simulation pilots. Applicants do not need to be a pilot for DCA. Simply email your request to https://dc3airways.net/wr/join.php Further information will be provided as we get closer to the October1 start date, so please check the World Rally link regularly. Check this link for the latest information. Fight Plan details for each simulation platform can be found in the Download section of the World Rally Page as they become available https://dc3airways.net/wr/ Additionally, you can register for the World Rally Forum by clicking the Forum hyperlink and filling out the Registration form. All questions will be answered through the Forum. Finally, we hope you will be interested in joining the DCA Pilot Roster as a participating pilot for our many activities and flight plan opportunities. Check our airline at www.dc3airways.net for full information Sherman Kaplan Director Public Relations

It was a typo, I was at 15000 feet sherm

FL ERROR DULY NOTED..the Connie is from Flight One. I have enough trouble managing that one, much less the more demanding and complicated A2A Sherm

Live and learn. I saw one at the boneyard outside Tucson a few years ago … in TWA colors….what a beauty

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Thanks, it is v3 with AS, ASCA, and ENVSHADE….runs perfectly…fps locked at 37 sherm

Thanks, it is v3 with AS, ASCA, and ENVSHADE….runs perfectly…fps locked at 37 sherm

I'll take a slow sip from a long straw any day I can CONNIE at FL15 heading to KJAC out of KSPS Sherm

Hi Tiger, If you also have an interest in the DC3, check us out www.dc3airways.net Sherm

DC3 AIRWAYS PLANS RECREATION OF BERLIN AIRLIFT Beginning Tuesday February 1, 2022, and continuing for a total of 12 events, DC3 AIRWAYS (www. Dc3airways.net) will stage a virtual recreation of The Berlin Airlift. This will be the 6th time in the past several years for this popular air simulation event. Designed and directed by DCA Vice President Glen Broome these multiplayer sessions will trace the chronology of the 1948/49 Berlin airlift, following the same approach procedures and the same routes used to supply the population of West Berlin following the imposition of the Soviet blockade in June 1948. A total of 14 airfields will be used, sometimes in fog or thunderstorms, sometimes at night. In sessions involving perhaps 20 or more pilots flying on a Multi Play platform, we will adhere as far as possible to the conditions and events of that period. Much of the scenery that is now available creates new airfields in near photographic quality, such as EDUG Gatow. In other cases, airfields will be realistically rendered both in terms of buildings and runways/aprons/taxiways. ATC communication will be provided through TeamSpeak and visual communication will be achieved via Swift software, the preferred MP software for VATSIM. Please note that VATSIM is not involved in this project, and membership is not required. Pilots will deal with weather conditions as they existed for the actual Berlin Airlift flights. Not only that, but enemy flak and fire from Russian fighter planes of the period is likely to be encountered by pilots who stray from the designated air corridors into and out of Berlin. For those of you who participated before, the challenge will be familiar. For those of you new to DC3 Airways and multiplayer in particular ... welcome ... you will experience flight simulation to a new level in this series both as regards traffic, approaches and weather. It is also a means to commemorate the events and the dedication of all those involved in keeping Berlin free in the troubled times post WWII. For more information, and to sign up for participation, visit www.Dc3airways.net. You need not be a DCA pilot to participate, though you are always welcome to join us. This event is open to all simulation platforms. Software to take part as well as details on how to join our MP flights for visual and audio communications will be provided.

greetings, I use Lorby's Scenery Organizer and I noticed recently that Orbx Global Base listed much higher among my sceneries than virtually all other Orbx products. I cannot say that I have noticed any performance issues, but I am curious about this particular setting. Thanks. Sherm

I am happy to report that the problem has been solved. I verified, OC, NALC AND THE LIBS...RESYNCED AND ALL IS WELL. administrators can consider this topic closed. Sherm

HI have been having great success with p3d v5.3, as some of my screen shots have demonstrated. However, flying over the Tampa Bay region I discovered a real mess. I have seen similar anomalies like this elsewhere. For example, This is just after TO from KGYY. How can I correct this. Thanks Sherm

Hi Nick, when I added my Orbx files to v5.3, I included Vector...not sure what it is doing, but it does not seem to detract or cause any problems that I have seen. Sherm

Thanks, LJ...it has come together very nicely...still not much satisfaction with volumetric clouds, but EA is fine Sherm

Frankly, I am amazed at how v5.3 makes everything look so vivid compared to v5,2. I had a couple of minor hoops to jump through, but on balance setup was easy. These shots were taken in an early morning flight over the Cascades near Mt. Jefferson. I took off in snow, which changed to showers as I flew further N from my starting point at S21. Clouds were heavy at first, but then began to break. I was struck by the light, as well as the sharpness of the Orbx terrain and my aircraft, the DCA livery for Manfred Jahns DC3 v14. Add on software includes AS, ASCA, Envshade and Envtex. Sherm

I have read discussions in other forums about using vector. Heretofore, as I understand the advice from Orbx it was not needed. Now, I am wondering what the official recommendation is from Orbx. Thanks. sherm

No, Doug, I tried all that...I took a look at the scenery order in Lorby and realized something was very wrong with the installation itself..A KSEZ elevator file was second from the bottom between stock terrain and scenery. I uninstalled with OC and reinstalled it directly into the P3D/Orbx folder rather than in the external Orbx library folder on another drive. I could not find a bad listing for KJAC in Lorby, but rather than putz around some more, I uninstalled with OC and reinstalled under P3D. That was basically it. I still do not know why the two sceneries would not work in the external library, where I prefer Orbx scenery when possible to keep from using up space on my rather too small SSD Boot drive where I have P3D. Thanks for asking and for your interest. Sherm

Problem solved and all is well. Evidently OC did not handle this installation properly, or perhaps, my placing in an external Orbx folder did not work, even though I have most of my other Orbx files there. Anyway, I uninstalled and reinstalled it in the Orbx p3d default folder... I suggest mods delete this and its companion post. Sherm