Military AI Works

I really wasnt sure if i should post this or not due to some of the material not being Military / Government based and also a low factor of interest it may have due to the model being Payware & FSX only.. The model in question is that of the Just Flight ai pack TrafficX. Eurocopter EC135.

I spent a good few hours making a paintkit for it as the original was not up to scratch!

So far i have around 37 repaints done! including 15 Police from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales &15 Air Ambulances from England, Scotland & Wales! I would have liked to do every one but Some Police & Air ambulances are using the MD900 & EC145 and there are no ai models available to my knowledge!

Im hoping to venture a little further than the uk and head into Europe once i finish the UK..



Much thanks

Mark

Very good looking

Really cool! Nice stuff.

They are great Mark, Do you have the police ones doing circuits by using way-points as though they are on a surveillance?

Thanks guys! at the moment i have no flight plans! however i do have a friend who is going to do some for me, im not to sure what his plans are at the moment and how he will do them!!

Much thanks

Mark

Hello.

I've this add-on for FSX. I'm actually trying to put some of these AI models in FS9. So, I tryed with EC-135.

Model is visible in FS9, but all in grey. I convert the original textures in DXT1 format (instead of DXT3 originaly), but always grey ?

How can I have these textures correctly fonctionnal ?

A couple of in Sim shots of the Irish & Scottish Police Helicopters and the last one from NPAS Exeter utilizing the A2A 3D Light Effects...







The NPAS also has 4 Vulcanair P68's, bases include Elstree, East Midlands airport, Manchester Airport. Not a 100% Correct model! but best there is!



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Mark

TheFoufure wrote:How can I have these textures correctly fonctionnal ?

I don't believe you can! the model as far as im aware is an FSX native model and therefore will only look for the DDS texture it requires!

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Mark

Pity they are for FSX, I like them, you have done a great job there.

col1948 Appreciate your comment, i really wish there was a freeware FS9/FSX model of the EC135 that i could have used, the pack im doing would then have a much wider audience, but its really going to be limited to those who have FSX and TrafficX, as much as i love my ai planes, we in the simming world are still missing out on all the ai helicopters! Thats why i decided to do the pack im doing! its great seeing helicopters flying around!

Much thanks

Mark

Yes I have an AI heli package I bought from SimMarket it has EC120B helicopters of various paints flying around.
Its very good, virtical take off and landings too on the desiganted heli pads.
It's
utt-ai-traffic-eurocopter-ec120b-colibri for FS2004 cost just over 9 Euro when I got it.

Here is the simMarket video of the utt-ai-traffic-eurocopter-ec120b-colibri for FS2004:

https://youtu.be/Z6A1n-fCWtQ

It appears to fly much like any helicopters set up to fly with Heli Traffic 2009.

https://youtu.be/Z6A1n-fCWtQ

Bond Air Services / Gloucestershire Airport Staverton

3 of Bonds backup EC135's or should i say H135's and a special visitor from the Norwegian Police Helicopter in for a small service..



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Mark

Tranquil wrote:

TheFoufure wrote:How can I have these textures correctly fonctionnal ?

I don't believe you can! the model as far as im aware is an FSX native model and therefore will only look for the DDS texture it requires!

Much thanks

Mark

I've find the solution. So, I convert the texture in DXT1 format for use in FS9. I edit the MDL file with a Hexadecimal editor, change the dds into bmp and save the file.
So now, this EC-135 work fine as an AI Helo in my FS9 sky.

I'm now waiting to download your great repaints

Spanish National Police



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Mark

I've converted loads of DDS files into BMPs for using in FS9 and by and large they work fine. This is a cracking set of paints Tranquil. Are they ready to get a release. I'll buy the addon now if so and run up some plans for my own use until your mate sorts better ones out. As I write this the Essex police chopper is over my house spoiling my enjoyment of El Classico! Cheers. Ross

Thank you for your interest maiden757, the pack is not ready yet! i am scraping together a few more repaints for it from uk and Europe! i have also painted up the AS355 Twin Squirrel that Network Rail us as the Police also use these from time to time!

Much thanks

Mark

Eurocopter EC135 (Airbus Helicopters) H135 / Irish Air Corps / Garda Air Support Unit (Police) / Casement Aerodrome / Northern Ireland



Much thanks

Mark

If there was a FS9 version of this model I would probably get it. They are very nice paints, to bad the police version don't have the spotlight and camera stuff like the real ones have.

I believe this is the FS9 Version!

http://www.justflight.com/product/traffic-download

Much thanks

Mark