COBS Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I hope that the Tain bombing range has a few static 'Targets ' scattered about , things like tanks , trucks , buses , etc. It's only a short hop from Lossiemouth , I created a in panel flight plan editor that easily adds waypoints , then did a google search for 'Latitude Longitude Tain Bombing Range ' and got two Lat/Long formats to enter as waypoints , then went to google earth , and zoomed in on a bomb crater and got it's Lat/Long for entry. It would be nice to have random targets positioned there. Cheers Karol PS: the FSX Free Flight entry for it ( from memory TAI1 ) is only a waypoint that is a couple of hundred feet out to sea , more for testing torpedoes than bombing , if you get very , very close to it a spire appears in the sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTFO1 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 will FTA Scotland feature the new no frame impact lighting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorpark Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I hope they do the same for West Freugh (EGOY) and Castle Kennedy down here in Wigtownshire in south west Scotland, the place is a hive of military activity with the bombing range and live firing range used by helicopters. Even had a couple of hercs land on the beach a few years back. Operation Joint Warrior is about to start soon so looking forward to doing a bit of spotting and with any luck they will do a full on airborne invasion of the airfield again this year with the Chinooks and hercs with apache support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COBS Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 This is Tain Bombing Range . In the left Pave Tack instrument are ground explosions and 2 more on the way. Tain is the Lat/Long in Degrees to 4 decimal places in the right MFD , is also displayed on the radar. In the left MFD you can see that Lossiemouth EGQS is 21.5nm behind the aircraft. Cheers Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FleetingThought Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 What are you flying in that shot? Nice cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Gotta be a F-111 just judging by his sig, and the little icons in the lower left of the cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COBS Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 It's the Alphasim ( Virtavia ) F-111 Aardvark which is now free. That Panel is one that I have created progressively over several years , it's freeware , it's not an authentic panel , it's along the lines of a digital concept that attempts to maximise functionality and capabilities , and still remain pilot friendly. The version in the shot has not yet been uploaded as the Mission Adaptive Flight Plan Editor and touch screen radar are very recent developments. You can activate the radar screen as a touch screen , then with the mouse click anywhere and get the distance , bearing , from your aircraft , as well as that points Lat/Long in 3 formats , ( it's the little red dot on the radar screen ) , that nominated point Lat/Long then appears in the Flight Plan Editor and can if desired be placed as a waypoint anywhere that you wish in a flight plan. It's a fun setup . Cheers Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FleetingThought Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Looks nicely done, thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe d park Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Hi John I trust everthing is going well with Bonnie Scotland, steaming ahead to the finish line.. but the question on my lips is............ any sneeky pics to show yet :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FleetingThought Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Great things are best not rushed..... I patiently await Scotland, whenever she may be ready for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poider Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Brings to mind a story of mine, In august 2011 my wife and I went for a 22 day coach tour around Britain and Ireland, we were 5 days in and up at Berriedale on the north coast of Scotland and were due to see the Castle of Mey, The castle was at the time occupied by Prince Charles and Camilla, so instead the tour director took us to the Berriedale Cemetery, to look out over the North sea and the gas rigs, and we would also have a taste of some real scotch whiskey and scotch finger biscuits, wisely my wife stayed back at the coach and a few of us climbed the steps up to the Cemetery, I was trying to get some good photos of the sea across the cemetery and tripped over on a grass covered fence, I was carried back down to the coach and the ambulance was called to care for the gash in my arm and the fact that I had turned a ghostly grey. Meanwhile a land rover pulled into the turn out we were stopped in and two men came out carrying a huge first aid kit, and oxygen etc, they dressed my wounds and put me on oxygen until the Ambulance arrived, the medics were concerned as to who these men were carrying such first aid in their 4wd and were radioing ahead in case I took a turn for the worse due to the mysterious Oxygen carrying men. As it turned out they were Prince Charles, personal body guard, the prince was fishing in a river below us. I ended up with two cut arteries, four internal sutures for the arteries, 10 external sutures and a couple of butterfly stitches to help seal the wound. I rejoined the tour for tea that night and spent the next three days with arm in sling and the laughing/talking point for the remainder of the tour. So please can you include the Berriedale region for me, It holds special memories for me. LOL Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughp Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Great story, doubt anyone can top that! I too am looking forward to Scotland. The other UK areas look very nice but this will be the first EU region I'm really looking forward to getting hands on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mf6480 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Ouch, that sounds painful! Hope it didn't spoil your trip to the UK too much I too am really looking forward to the Scotland scenery, it has by far the most dramatic landscapes in the UK what with the mountains, islands and an airport on the beach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Watson Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Any news in Scotland, it's about to go onto page 3 I know there must be delays as the original statement was to get some screen shots out end of March time. Really looking forward to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdtv91 Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 any previews yet guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Watson Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Any reason why the question is being ignored??? It´s obviously delayed, no big deal, but would be nice to here if we can expect some screen shots in the following days, weeks etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknine52 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 A beautiful Scottish memory. As a little boy, I tossed a penny, sometime a ha'penny even a farthing from the train window each time we crossed. being a tru scotchman i couldnt imagine you crossing that bridge to often then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Hannant Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 being a tru scotchman i couldnt imagine you crossing that bridge to often then. I don't know, it's the main train line from Fife and north Scotland into Edinburgh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmmg Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Hi guys! hope you keep going with your excellent work! Waiting Waiting.... I would like to see that the airfield feature on this package is Aberdeen (Dyce) Airport (EGPD), a regional airport ideal for ORBX features and tools. Is a small but busy place, plenty of regional flights, full of helicopters waiting for clearance for the Offshore oil& facilities! BTW what about some oil&gas platforms, are they included? Those POI look very nice! Happy Happy days booked to enjoy this package! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe d park Posted May 9, 2013 Author Share Posted May 9, 2013 Dare I ask any update news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorpark Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Starting to wonder with the yesterdays announcement of the progress into FTX Global and the deathly silence of the topic of Scotland, that Scotland wont be a dedicated release but part of the FTX global package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Watson Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Was wondering too, our question has gone ignored which is unusual for Orbx. Someone asked about PAJN and was answered straight away. Might just skip it and go with global since its only a month away and funds are tight. You know, there are a few new aircraft about to be released too which will be perfect for a world tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Scotland is at alpha stage and will enter beta in two weeks with a release in early June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Watson Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Cheers John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorpark Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Thanks for the update John, that's good news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COBS Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Thanks JV , that is fantastic news. Very much looking forward to it. Have taken all necessary steps to prepare for it , have a unopened bottle of " Dimple " for the ocassion. Cheers Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe d park Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 Going to have a bumper June.... Credit card at the ready . Cheers. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshireflyer Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 You can't do this to me!!! My bank balance is going to hate me - all these releases I have yet to get and Scotland on the horizon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimh20 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Great news, John. I don't post very often, but I've looked in for news every day (well, ok, twice a day). Scotland and Global will make a nice partnership to add to my Orbx collection! Best, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deetee Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Great news, sounds like June will be an expensive month! Not complaining though, FTX Scotland and Global are probably the two products for FS I've been most looking forward to in 2013! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTFO1 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Can I ask how Scotland will integrate with FTX England? Very important for shuttle flights Edinburgh Heathrow. Will we have to switch regions when we cross the border? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolk mike Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Scotland will come under "Europe", as does Wales, so no switching required when FTX Europe is active. I'm looking forwards to that release too, for pretty much the same reason you cited. I've got no idea when FTX Netherlands is due, but that four region bundle will keep me happy for a while! Oh, Ireland, I forgot Ireland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTFO1 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Excellent. Can't wait for this one. Going to be flying up and down the UK like mad. And Edinburgh to Amsterdam is my most flown route. FTX Netherlands is going to just top that off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FleetingThought Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 There's an FTX Netherlands in the works? Great! I look forward to Scotland, glad to hear it's soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTFO1 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogZ2TSDj6VQ Great landing vid into Edinburgh to share with those waiting for FTX Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Scotland will come under "Europe", as does Wales, so no switching required when FTX Europe is active. I'm looking forwards to that release too, for pretty much the same reason you cited. I've got no idea when FTX Netherlands is due, but that four region bundle will keep me happy for a while! Oh, Ireland, I forgot Ireland! FTX Global will be out soon so you wont have to switch between regions at all, no matter where you fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Watson Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Just done a NGX flight from Glasgow to Stornoway last night, 25kts gusting 36kts, RW 18, so most winds are right across the runway. Orbx DHM on overdrive, perfect down the middle, no stress, plenty claps from the sheep farmers in the cabin. Windsock nearly torn off the pole...just another day in the Western Isles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Hannant Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Been flying from Edinburgh to Brussels, Kastrup and Zurich lately with my own VA. Looking forward to getting EU SCO and FTXG for those flights... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolk mike Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 FTX Global will be out soon so you wont have to switch between regions at all, no matter where you fly. I'm not entirely sure about that, yet. "Right now when FTX Global is installed, it replaces the FSX Default and you switch to it using FTX Central. This means that until we solve technical issues around lclookup.bgl and other files, FTX Global is not seamlessly compatible with our FTX Central regions of North America, Oceania and Europe - however that is how it works right now in the alpha build but we will work very hard to remove the need to switch regions before release. If we can't solve that problem at the release, it will be done shortly after. It is in our interest, our customers' interest and other developers' interest to remove all incompatibilities but it's not a trivial task." Hopefully the incompatibility issues will be addressed successfully. That's If the above quote is indeed saying that flying from England to Germany (for example) will necessitate switching regions in FTX central, and I haven't simply misinterpreted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelgrant Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Hoots Mon! I canna wait! Hope you have my native airport of Dundee. Nigel Vancouver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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