09.06.2009, 03:36
About the problem of making this plane amphibious : I have noticed a strange bug in The Slot v1.3 that migh help in finding a good compromise : The US Airfield at Ondonga (New Georgia, NW of Munda) has a water 'runway' for seaplanes, but it is much too short, and when you assign a PBN Nomad to use that runway, the plane will spawn or end its landing run in the middle of the dirt runway for ground based planes.
It doesn't seem to do any damage to the airframe when the AI does it. The transition between water and solid earth is smooth and without bumps.
I wonder if the same could be done for other pacific airfields, to simulate landing for amphibous seaplanes. I reckon at least half of the 'runway' stilll needs to be water though.
To get back on topic : This is a very promising project ! We definitely need more PBY variants, and this is one of the most interesting. Can't wait to fly it over the Solomons !
Cheers
Nico
It doesn't seem to do any damage to the airframe when the AI does it. The transition between water and solid earth is smooth and without bumps.
I wonder if the same could be done for other pacific airfields, to simulate landing for amphibous seaplanes. I reckon at least half of the 'runway' stilll needs to be water though.
To get back on topic : This is a very promising project ! We definitely need more PBY variants, and this is one of the most interesting. Can't wait to fly it over the Solomons !
Cheers
Nico