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****Alert Southern WWOLS!****
For any in the south - Tangmere Aviation Museum is well on the way to getting a pseudo Mk3 cockpit talking to an excellent flight sim programme. The visual is stunning, the handling remarkably good so far and I believe it will be going 'public' soon.
Keep your eye on its 'ready state'. I managed two ccts in it without crashing (I did explore the Tangmere grass
) and a run down the A5 pass out of Valley - yeeha!
Keep your eye on its 'ready state'. I managed two ccts in it without crashing (I did explore the Tangmere grass
) and a run down the A5 pass out of Valley - yeeha!
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Absolutely, but the plural is WWOL. Otherwise it would be WWWOL and can only be used in the narrative. However, you have a point and I have edited my post.
Surely the plural of WIWOL is WIWOLs?
Are you able to 'freeze' the fuel burn in the simulator? Perpetual half-tanks Mk3 would be rather fun, I would guess?
Supersonic down the A5 pass?
Well done, Tangmere - it sounds like a top achievement!
Are you able to 'freeze' the fuel burn in the simulator? Perpetual half-tanks Mk3 would be rather fun, I would guess?
Supersonic down the A5 pass?
Well done, Tangmere - it sounds like a top achievement!
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"Semantic/spelling to standby"
I guess you can freeze anything, but someone else will be wanting a go
Without motion/g feedback I managed 8g in the pass..... but hey - no interview
I guess you can freeze anything, but someone else will be wanting a go
Without motion/g feedback I managed 8g in the pass..... but hey - no interview
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Yes it has a radar hand controller, but it is not connected to anything.
I spent 5 hours in it for Meridian TV and it is great fun.
There are plans to fit a g-suit and give buffet-feel but that may take a while.
The airborne tanker is going so slow that it is better to practice on the 737 overhead Valley. The hills are well presented as are the medium level clouds above. The ferries crossing the Solent have their names on the side so "get down Shep" and check them out.
Yes the fuel is frozen so go for VFR on top ( FL660+) and M2.2. The idea behind the sim is to make money for the museum so expect to leave a donation behind.
It is WIWOLs ( we were single seaters after all!)
I spent 5 hours in it for Meridian TV and it is great fun.
There are plans to fit a g-suit and give buffet-feel but that may take a while.
The airborne tanker is going so slow that it is better to practice on the 737 overhead Valley. The hills are well presented as are the medium level clouds above. The ferries crossing the Solent have their names on the side so "get down Shep" and check them out.
Yes the fuel is frozen so go for VFR on top ( FL660+) and M2.2. The idea behind the sim is to make money for the museum so expect to leave a donation behind.
It is WIWOLs ( we were single seaters after all!)
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we were single seaters after all
But will it have a full functional 6-fingered baboon AI23b hand controller
But will it have a full functional 6-fingered baboon AI23b hand controller?
I was there two days ago but cannot comment as they do not allow visitors with dogs. Worse, no signs to advertise the fact (turned away at the door like an errant schoolchild) and on top of that no reason other than it is museum policy. A nation of dog lovers....I think not.
Oh well.
Oh well.
Being born in Norfolk would clearly have given a Lightning pilot a significant advantage! Even with the need for 6-fingered flying gloves with webs...
Sad the hand controller isn't linked to a sim. radar display, but I accept there are limits. Looking forward to an old times sake visit.
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With that sort of comment, presumably you don't want any visitors who are not in the know. Not a great advert for the museum!
"With that sort of comment, presumably you don't want any visitors who are not in the know. Not a great advert for the museum!
Assistance Dogs
Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome throughout the Museum. Water bowls for guide dogs are available.
Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome throughout the Museum. Water bowls for guide dogs are available.
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WIDN62 - it was kind of humour, I'm afraid - and I have nothing much to do with the museum apart from visiting and being fortunate enough to have a go on a prototype sim. I believe the museum welcomes everyone.
Fitter - I would guess that even if they do manage the software for the B-Scope they will not be able to tie in the baboon stick. I would have thought, however, that a basic co-alt intercept would be achievable.
Thinks - are Beagles permitted?
Fitter - I would guess that even if they do manage the software for the B-Scope they will not be able to tie in the baboon stick. I would have thought, however, that a basic co-alt intercept would be achievable.
Thinks - are Beagles permitted?
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"Well, if you don't know what WWOL's are you don't need to know"
With that sort of comment, presumably you don't want any visitors who are not in the know. Not a great advert for the museum!
"With that sort of comment, presumably you don't want any visitors who are not in the know. Not a great advert for the museum!
When I Was On Lightnings..
Sounds like fun.
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Great work Tangmere.
I had the privalege/pleasure to work there many years ago and did some work on their Spitfire sim.
I tried to get back there a couple of years ago, but other commitments stopped me.
Shame because it may have been one of the few occasions whenI could have been useful.
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I had the privalege/pleasure to work there many years ago and did some work on their Spitfire sim.
I tried to get back there a couple of years ago, but other commitments stopped me.
Shame because it may have been one of the few occasions whenI could have been useful.
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Many [many] years ago, I was lucky enough to fly the Lightning Sim at Binbrook 
I managed M1.2 in the climb, [unlimited fuel], then crashed 
Great news for Tangmere
I managed M1.2 in the climb, [unlimited fuel], then crashed Great news for Tangmere
