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Thanks Menno. Could I ask Tim to make contact please if he would like to pursue the airfield. If not, I'll gladly accept the files.

I think I might split this project into small chucks and release in a number of packages as and when they are ready.

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A not unreasonable thought, John.

This way you can keep it as a side project to do little bits here and there when you need distracting.
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John Young wrote: 11 Oct 2021, 14:59 Tim, by all means see if you can create a retro ETNA from what you have, thanks. That would certainly ease the scenery load on me. The current Google Earth image is interesting. The whole airfield is covered in solar panels, but the HAS's remain.

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OK, I'm on it John. The airfield was actually quite different in the early '50s, with a runway length of 6000ft and the new pan on the southwest side divided in two between the 96 and 256 Sqn lines. There isn't a lot of info available about it that I've found so far, but I'll do my best to make something in keeping. I'll do it initially for FSX, which should be easily convertible for FS9 and P3D.
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Hello John,

Do you think it's possible to also have a F.4 version (tail section of NF.11 and front fuselage of F.8) ?

Thanks a lot.
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Why do you want this model Laurent and what year are we talking about? It's a lot of work if you take into consideration paints and scenery. I think I'd rather add in the later target tugs.

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John Young wrote: 14 Oct 2021, 06:30 Why do you want this model Laurent and what year are we talking about? It's a lot of work if you take into consideration paints and scenery. I think I'd rather add in the later target tugs.

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The F.4 was built at more than 750 exemples.

With all your other models (F.8, NF-11 and T.7) the only one missing for my Belgian skies is the F.4.

I've all sceneries (For FS9) for Belgian scenery of this period.
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I'll see how it goes after I've completed what I do have planned. Hats off to you for learning Photoshop. That will help.

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I've almost finished the Martin Baker present day Meteor package, including custom scenery of Chalgrove. All I have left to do are the flight plans.

No airborne seat testing is done at Chalgrove, but from what I have read from several sources, the test aircraft fly to Lossimouth to use the Cape Wrath range for live firings. I want to replicate that but I can't easily identify the Cape Wrath waypoint from my MAIW collection. Could anyone tell me what it's called please?

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File is “WRA1_P3D_MAIW.bgl” in the MATRIX global waypoints folder.
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Aha, that's why I can't find it Pete. I don't have Matrix. Is there a stand alone version that will work for all 4 sim version please? If not, I'll happily make one.

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Will have a look in my FS9 archive & see what I come up with !
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Here you go John from the GR4 folder


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Thanks Gary. I did some flight planning this morning with the waypoint and all is working well.

The AFCAD files in the MAIW GR4 zip are attributed to UKMIL AI, Gary Barker, Stewart Pearson and Greg Loones. Could I have permission from someone to include a copy of the waypoint in the Meteor zip please?

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Well that particular afcad has Gary's signature so i am guessing that it is his work.
What I am not entirely clear on is whether stuff created for official MAIW packs, which can be reused, have the same freedom for MAIW Quality releases by its members.
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John Young wrote:Thanks Gary. I did some flight planning this morning with the waypoint and all is working well.

The AFCAD files in the MAIW GR4 zip are attributed to UKMIL AI, Gary Barker, Stewart Pearson and Greg Loones. Could I have permission from someone to include a copy of the waypoint in the Meteor zip please?

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John Young wrote: 21 Oct 2021, 07:40 Thanks Gary. I did some flight planning this morning with the waypoint and all is working well.

The AFCAD files in the MAIW GR4 zip are attributed to UKMIL AI, Gary Barker, Stewart Pearson and Greg Loones. Could I have permission from someone to include a copy of the waypoint in the Meteor zip please?

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Thanks Gary.

So, that completes the present-day Martin Baker packages for FS9 and FSX/P3D, sent for inclusion in the Download Hangar this morning. Please allow time for them to become available.

Both packages include my custom-made scenery for Chalgrove, featuring the ejection seat test rigs:

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I have also modified my Beech 200 (RC-12X) model to provide the Martin Baker King Air 200 and 250 that are also based at Chalgrove:

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Flight plans are included for all 4 aircraft. Here's a few more shots:

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Here’s MARTIN 1 turning south after passing the Cape Wrath range, utilising Gary’s waypoint, before returning to Lossimouth:

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Tim is making really good progress with retro Ahlhorn scenery in Germany for NF-11’s. My next job will be to paint up those aircraft for him and also the 4 squadrons of Meteors (F8s and NF14s) at Church Fenton, which will form my next package.

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Wonderful stuff, John, really delightful. Chalgrove is not far from me, and I never dreamed it would receive this attention! Such an important site..

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Great stuff John
As you know these birds are some of my favourites.

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John, very tiny detail regarding the King Airs and only due to my history with these aircraft. The RC-12X uses different engines (similar to the 350), so the intakes are different. Does not at all take away from this package featuring the new model.
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