New from Sergey Bunevich

[Firebird]

Just to let you guys know that SBAI have just released the freeware Mi-26 NATO codename Halo.
You can get it from here http://sbai.kiev.ua/index.php?action_sk ... EngVersion

It comes with a PK so hopefully we will get some examples of this beast from around the world.

[TheFoufure]

Cool.

I've the payware version of their Mi-8. Greatfull. Russian fs2004 sky are very busy, with planes, and now with heli.

[Greg]

Very cool indeed. The good thing is you won't necessarily need special AFD's for this one. The beast is so heavy it needs a rolling take-off.

Here's a cool shot together with that other Russian beast at Kabul in 2008: the An-124 on a Red Cross charter with power generators and the Mi-26 taxiing out to cargo-sling the boxes to the construction site of a new hospital. Heavy team work!

[Victory103]

Great news, and Greg's shows the same one I have seen while deployed. To finally see one up close, BIG!
If these can be used in true MAIW packs, that opens a whole world of rotary AI.

[CelticWarrior]

Not a patch on the mighty Squirrel, of course!

[Firebird]

Are you sure that beastie doesn't eat squirrels?

[james84]

Definitely a great addition!
I had the chance to see two examples of this beast from an aircraft window at Charleroi in Belgium, it was a big surprise!

[Greg]

I had the chance to see two examples of this beast from an aircraft window at Charleroi in Belgium, it was a big surprise!

Indeed, there used to be 2 Mi-26's at EBCI Charleroi and 1 at EBLG Liège from Skytech, but they were grounded by the EU. I remember it was a big item on the daily news when they were all transported over the road to be put on a ship back to Russia. You can still see them sitting at the port of Bruges on Google maps.

[bismarck]

First repaint available on Avsim.ru
http://www.avsimrus.com/f/fs2004-ai-tra ... 44910.html

[Firebird]

That didn't take long. Cool.

[james84]

Several repaints are available on the UTT website
http://www.unitedtrafficteam.net

EDIT: as far as I can see there are several repaints for the Kazakh AF transports too

[Joseph29]

Now all we need is some flightplans to get them in the sim.

[james84]

When SBAI released the Mi-8, UTT made several repaints and after a few days released the flightplans too.
They needed some heliport afcad, though, and I could not understand where to get them.

[RKE]

The heliport afcads are all in the full (payware) package of the Mi-8T, there's a text file with a list of the various scenery they were made to fit.

Edit: I stand corrected on that, there's a whole bunch of airports referenced that aren't in the Mi-8T pack.

[Johnny Test]

I've been having a lot of fun with both the Mi-8's & Mi-26 AI's at Khanty Mansiysk (USHH)


VIEW ENTIRE SLIDESHOW HERE



FlightSim: FS9/FS2004 v9.1
Aircraft: Mi-8MT(MTV1) (Vladimir Zhygulskiy)
Flight From: Khanty Mansiysk (USHH) (Eugene Buchanan, AKA: "Digital")
Flight To: Khanty Mansiysk (USHH) (Eugene Buchanan, AKA: "Digital")
Distance: 0.0 NM
Nature of Flt: U Call! We Haul!
Flight Time: 0 hr. 30 Mins.

WARNING!: View slideshows at your own risk & have your popcorn ready! Perhaps coffee too!....ENJOY!


VIEW ENTIRE SLIDESHOW HERE

[Joseph29]

Johnny Test..... I see some Mi-26's in your slideshow, where did you get plans for them? I have been looking for some but can't find any.

[Johnny Test]

I see some Mi-26's in your slideshow, where did you get plans for them? I have been looking for some but can't find any.

I mentioned to my buddy (Greg) that I would love to see a lot of Mi-8 & Mi-26 AI's at Khanty Mansiysk (USHH), so he altered that AFCAD, and created a separate Traffic file for it. Ya'll are more than welcome to it....CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD

[Firebird]

Just in case anybody is interested there are paints on the UTT website for the Venezuelan Army machines. No flightplans are included but they are individual paints.