Bored and no one has posted in here for a bit...

Fodda · Post by **Fodda** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:26 am

And where is that gorgeous freeware Seafire available from please? Is it FS 2004 compliant?

Speedbird083 · Post by **Speedbird083** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:29 am

Indeed it is. http://www.aeroplaneheaven.com. I think you still have to register with them but it is free.
If you still have CFS2 and/or FS2002 installed there is a nice Fairey Firefly too.

Fodda · Post by **Fodda** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:35 am

Thank you. I've already registered with them to get that lovely Schmittfire. Guess I'm back there in a min...

Post by **martinhodgson** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:47 pm

How long does it take until you can sign in? I'm regustered and got a confirmation through, but cannot logon.

Speedbird083 · Post by **Speedbird083** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:59 pm

Oh, I thought it was almost instant.

Does the confirmation email involve some level of activation e.g. "click here to activate your account"

Post by **martinhodgson** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:18 pm

Nope - I'll try tomorrow anyway.

Fodda · Post by **Fodda** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:51 am

I don't remember it taking longer than five minutes between registration and getting the Schmittfire...

It's a fantastic download though (the Seafire) and well worth getting. I was zooming about at wavetop and treetop height for ages in it last night. Excellent feel, and the liveries look good too.

Finally got too close to the sea and scuffed it! Engine stopped dead and I bounced up into the air like a skimmed stone. But I did manage to belly land it in the sea once I'd lost the airspeed. An excellent model.

Speedbird083 · Post by **Speedbird083** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:58 pm

Fodda wrote:the liveries look good too.

Yes they're quite stunning, and that seems to be the principle gripe over on the Just Flight forums with the Spitfire package. The same people (Aeroplane Heaven) are behind that and their freeware textures are in a different league to the fairly bland ones that have been released on a payware package.

There's also the real pedants who've had a cardiac because an aerial is 2mm out from the actual Mk.IXC blueprints etc.

Fodda · Post by **Fodda** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:47 pm

[quote="Speedbird083There's also the real pendents who've had a cardiac...[/quote]

Do these pendents just hang around. I imagine tight ones would be a pain in the neck.

Sorry, couldn't resist that one. I think you meant pedants.

I must admit though that your comparison shots certainly make the Seafire look a whole bunch better than the payware Spitfire.

Any decent freeware Spitfire packages for 2004 available out there does anyone know?

Speedbird083 · Post by **Speedbird083** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:53 pm

Fodda wrote:[quote="Speedbird083There's also the real pendents who've had a cardiac...

Do these pendents just hang around. I imagine tight ones would be a pain in the neck.

Sorry, couldn't resist that one. I think you meant pedants.[/quote]
ROFL!!! Blood hell! I was up till nearly 4 playing Counter-Strike. That's my only excuse. I've made a couple of mistakes on forums today though. I can't write one I've been pulled up for without a ban.

Post by **martinhodgson** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:16 pm

Working now

Fodda · Post by **Fodda** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:30 am

Nice one Martin. Excellent plane innit!

Sorry Speedbird, I wouldn't have picked up on it but it made me laugh.