90s Charter/Cargo/Start-up Carriers

[cgold]

chasensfo: Thank you dearly for the Arizona and TW Express Beech 1900's! Did that SkyTrek 727 ever pass its "D-Check"?

[chasensfo]

Jan 25, 2017 1:14:43 GMT -5 cgold said:

chasensfo: Thank you dearly for the Arizona and TW Express Beech 1900's! Did that SkyTrek 727 ever pass its "D-Check"?

No problem. Probably less than 2 dozen or so of the glaring missing 90s start up/charter/cargo carriers and I can move on to scenery/AFX files.

SkyTrek was put on pause as shortly after I posted in here that I was uploading it, I learned of some more details about their operations that made my plans unrealistic. Finishing them today as well as mopping up AirLA a bit as a good 40 flights or so couldn't fit in the MRAI compiled plans, hoping I don't have to scrap them all but it is either that or have a bunch of fictional Metroliners doing 2-3 short flights per day and sitting for hours on end at random airports. Lots of downtime at work today so I should be able to finish up a few of my projects, sans repaints. Should be a steady stream of flightplans/repaints for a few months.

Hey, random question, do you do anything to your prop-blur effects to make them more realistic? The prop blur on my B1900s looks like a pile of horse crap...

[cgold]

It's something to do with an alpha channel in the prop texture... Find a good prop texture and check it out under DXTBmp.

[chasensfo]

Jan 25, 2017 11:26:17 GMT -5 cgold said:

It's something to do with an alpha channel in the prop texture... Find a good prop texture and check it out under DXTBmp.

Hmm OK, so I just need to re-save it under another format with DXTBmp?

[cgold]

That could do it but also make sure there is an alpha channel/layer in the prop texture. It'll show up in the top right corner of DXTBmp. If nothing crops up, there is no alpha channel. Take a look at a "good" texture and compare the two to see what I'm on about.

[chasensfo]

Thanks, Christian.

Fixing up several plans, but AirVantage is a real pain in the arse. They were an interesting carrier serving MSP with Metroliners in the mid-90s and also flying around the Dakotas to some airports that otherwise only were served by Big Sky Air, if at all. However, MRAI rejected close to half the plans, or so it feels. I am going to post the full plans in here, if anyone can help me reconstruct them, I will upload them as a collaborative effort. Otherwise, I may just upload to Avsim as is with the paint and include them for anyone who feels like patching them up. The airline only had these 6 planes at the time. Plans are as follows with the "left out" plans below with no registration numbers:

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KFAR - KPIR AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,2/14:30,@2/15:40,240,F,0421,KMOT,3/00:20,@3/01:00,150,F,0422,KBIS,3/05:05,@3/05:55,210,F,0495,KPIR
KFSD - KMSP AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,2/14:30,@2/15:10,200,F,0416,KABR,2/23:45,@3/00:25,190,F,0417,KFSD,3/00:40,@3/01:40,230,F,0417,KMSP
KFSD - KMSP AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,3/14:25,@3/15:40,260,F,0434,KRAP,4/00:35,@4/01:55,270,F,0435,KFSD,4/02:15,@4/03:15,230,F,0435,KMSP
KFAR - KPIR AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,3/14:30,@3/15:40,240,F,0421,KMOT,4/00:20,@4/01:00,150,F,0422,KBIS,4/05:05,@4/05:55,210,F,0495,KPIR
KFSD - KMSP AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,3/14:30,@3/15:10,200,F,0416,KABR,3/23:45,@4/00:25,190,F,0417,KFSD,4/00:40,@4/01:40,230,F,0417,KMSP
KFSD - KMSP AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,4/14:25,@4/15:40,240,F,0434,KRAP,5/00:35,@5/01:55,250,F,0435,KFSD,5/02:15,@5/03:15,230,F,0435,KMSP
KFAR - KPIR AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,4/14:30,@4/15:40,240,F,0421,KMOT,5/00:20,@5/01:00,150,F,0422,KBIS,5/05:05,@5/05:55,210,F,0495,KPIR
KFSD - KMSP AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,4/14:30,@4/15:10,200,F,0416,KABR,4/23:45,@5/00:25,190,F,0417,KFSD,5/00:40,@5/01:40,230,F,0417,KMSP
KFSD - KMSP AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,5/14:25,@5/15:40,240,F,0434,KRAP,6/00:35,@6/01:55,250,F,0435,KFSD,6/02:15,@6/03:15,230,F,0435,KMSP
KFSD - KMSP AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,5/14:30,@5/15:10,200,F,0416,KABR,5/23:45,@6/00:25,190,F,0417,KFSD,6/00:40,@6/01:40,230,F,0417,KMSP
KFAR - KCWA AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,2/00:30,@2/01:35,230,F,0437,KMSP,2/03:30,@2/04:15,210,F,0428,KCWA
KFAR - KBIS AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,5/14:30,@5/15:40,240,F,0421,KMOT,6/00:20,@6/01:00,150,F,0422,KBIS
KBIS - KPIR AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,2/05:05,@2/05:55,210,F,0495,KPIR
KFAR - KMSP AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,3/00:30,@3/01:35,230,F,0437,KMSP
KMKE - KMSP AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,3/05:35,@3/06:50,260,F,0429,KMSP
KFAR - KMSP AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,4/00:30,@4/01:35,230,F,0437,KMSP
KMKE - KMSP AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,4/05:35,@4/06:50,240,F,0429,KMSP
KFAR - KMSP AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,5/00:30,@5/01:35,230,F,0437,KMSP
KMKE - KMSP AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,5/05:35,@5/06:50,240,F,0429,KMSP
KFAR - KMSP AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,6/00:30,@6/01:35,230,F,0437,KMSP
KFAR - KMSP AC#1,3NSWM,1%,WEEK,IFR,6/17:25,@6/18:35,230,F,0488,KMSP

[chasensfo]

Update, Skytrek and AirLA were patched up and uploaded to Avsim(finally).

I also updated the original post with my upcoming projects just to give you guys a heads up and make sure duplicate projects aren't on-going between us.

[linguistpilot]

Thanks chasensfo, it is so great that the decent collection of small European carriers we already have on RAI is being complemented by your work on the US. I for one am enjoying all the new carriers.

[chasensfo]

Jan 28, 2017 0:37:34 GMT -5 linguistpilot said:

Thanks chasensfo, it is so great that the decent collection of small European carriers we already have on RAI is being complemented by your work on the US. I for one am enjoying all the new carriers.

You're welcome! Slowly chipping away. The ad-hoc charter scene was a lot more interesting in 1995, that is for sure.

I modified the 1989 Trans Continental Airlines flightplans to fit with the smaller 1995 fleet. As these aren't my original work, I will only be uploading them here.

AC#1,200,"DC850"

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[cgold]

I modified the 1989 Trans Continental Airlines flightplans to fit with the smaller 1995 fleet. As these aren't my original work, I will only be uploading them here.

I think these are some simple FP's I drew up once upon a time to get some DC-8-50F's going. KRIV is March AFB and I sent some planes there b/c of LAX being very busy.

retroai.proboards.com/thread/3773/trans-continental-1980s-early-1990s

The Convair's and DC-6's flew into 1992-ish. The DC-8's flew into the 2000's. HJG has a paint of the DC-8 matching the Convair and DC-6 available. Check my Box/Google accounts for the sole L-188.

[chasensfo]

Jan 30, 2017 1:13:23 GMT -5 cgold said:

I modified the 1989 Trans Continental Airlines flightplans to fit with the smaller 1995 fleet. As these aren't my original work, I will only be uploading them here.

I think these are some simple FP's I drew up once upon a time to get some DC-8-50F's going. KRIV is March AFB and I sent some planes there b/c of LAX being very busy.

retroai.proboards.com/thread/3773/trans-continental-1980s-early-1990s

The Convair's and DC-6's flew into 1992-ish. The DC-8's flew into the 2000's. HJG has a paint of the DC-8 matching the Convair and DC-6 available. Check my Box/Google accounts for the sole L-188.

Ah, so RIV was only used because LAX was filling up? I know Transcontinental popped up in LAX often, but the RIV flights were fictional? I figured it was possible as Abex/DHL still uses RIV to this day.

[cgold]

That was my reasoning... KONT was also full and DC-8's can't technically get in to KSNA or KBUR. KLGB doesn't have a freight ramp.

[chasensfo]

Jan 30, 2017 8:21:39 GMT -5 cgold said:

That was my reasoning... KONT was also full and DC-8's can't technically get in to KSNA or KBUR. KLGB doesn't have a freight ramp.

Sure it does, at least for FedEx, UPS, and maybe in the past, DHL. Not sure about a general freight ramp and service from ad-hoc cargo carriers.

[cgold]

Really? @ KLGB? Where on earth did they fit it in?

[chasensfo]

Jan 31, 2017 0:55:02 GMT -5 cgold said:

Really? @ KLGB? Where on earth did they fit it in?

Here are the photos of freighters at LGB on airliners.net if you're interested and if it helps out:
www.airliners.net/search?keywords=klgb&photoCategory=4


Best that I can tell, this are next to the tower is the general cargo ramp/warehouse that probably houses FedEx and all the others except for UPS(and Ameriflight which is a UPS feeder):


And this area on the Southwest corner of the field is the UPS/Ameriflight ramp:


LGB is one of the airports I am working on a mid-90s AFX file for, which will include the old terminal and Douglas factory.