Retro Canada 80s anyone?

[peterliddell]

OK so, seeing as i got bored waiting for the 80s section to pick up any Canadian content, I'm launching my own

So, thanks to OAG North American 1986 Aug 1st... I'm working on a whole slew of Canadian airlines:

Completed:

Austin Airways (HS748, DHC6, C99, C402C and Plans)
Air Ontario (Convair 580 x 4 and Plans)
Air Alma (Navajo and Plans)
NorOntAir (DHC6, Navajo (op by Northern Frontair) and plans, plus Dash 8 will be available from PAI)
Northwest Territorial (L188 and plans, DC-3 soon)
Pacific Western (737-200 x 2 plus 737-200M and plans)

Coming soon:

Air BC (DHC-6, Dash 7, Dash 8, Islander and plans)
Time Air (Dash 7, SH360... and plans)
Nordair (737-200, F27, HS748 and plans)
Quebecair (BAC 1-11, 737-200, Convair, HS748 and plans)
NorCanAir (F28, Convair... and plans)
Calm Air (HS748, DHC-6 and plans)
City/Citee Express (Dash 7, Dash 8, need ST-27 standin? and plans)
Voyageur Airways (C99, B1900C, ST-27 again, and plans)
Air Canada (DC-8-61, DC-8-73F, Dc-9-30, 727-200, 747-100, 767-200, L1011-1)
CP Air (737-200, 737-300, DC-10, 747-200)

Planned:

Air Canada (plans)
CP Air (plans)
Wardair (plans)
Northward Air Manitoba (DC-3, C-46* and plans)
Perimeter Aviation (DC-3 and plans)
Air Ontonabee (ST-27 standin and plans)
Bearskin Lake Air Services (C99, Caravan and plans)
James Bay Power Authority (CV580 and plans)

non-Canada planned:

PBA (fleet and plans)
Air Midwest (fleet and plans)
ASA (fleet and plans)
Eastern Metro Express (fleet and plans)
Eastern Atlantis Express (Fleet and plans)
Bar Harbor Air (fleet and plans)
Community Air Carriers (fleet and plans)
LIAT (fleet and plans)

I'm sure i could be convinced to upload them here... but until then, you'll be able to get them here... very soon:

www.simlivery.com/ai

[peterliddell]

First group is now online... enjoy.

[Christian Page, RAI]

I have a pretty simple method of persuasion, Chicago-style... ;D I would honestly prefer it that all FPs advertised on this board be sunmitted for inclusion by RAI. The reason is quite simple - people who come to this board instinctively think that all the FPs advertised will be offered by us. If they never show up, I get e-mails wondering where they are. But, it's not like I'm going to toss you from the board if you don't - it's your work, do with it what you wish.

[jafo777]

thanks peter, i think that's great work, it's great to see 80's work being addressed, don't get me wrong all the work done on here is fantastic, i wish i knew how to make planes or plans, but i don't , but i'm into the 80's the most,anyways can't wait for your future works,i hope ya don't mind me putting in a request, but i'm wishing to also see britt,simmons,allegheny commuter,henson,ransome,newair for the 80's

[klm617]

I have a Simmons 1986 timetable that I want to do up the problem is there is no aircraft type in the schedule. It is very hard to tell which planes flew which routes as the some of the flights
have Republic Express flight numbers I will continue to study it and see what I come up with.

[peterliddell]

admin said:

I have a pretty simple method of persuasion, Chicago-style... ;D I would honestly prefer it that all FPs advertised on this board be sunmitted for inclusion by RAI. The reason is quite simple - people who come to this board instinctively think that all the FPs advertised will be offered by us. If they never show up, I get e-mails wondering where they are. But, it's not like I'm going to toss you from the board if you don't - it's your work, do with it what you wish.

Chicago style? hmmmm well, i guess that'll work, but i don't usually go in for deep dish pizza.

Anyways, happy to upload them here, check your email



@jafo, im looking at some of the commuters, Britt and ASA mostly, along with PBA and the Eastern Express carriers. The problem is they are all mixed in with other airlines for some flights and not on others making scheduling somewhat interesting...

@klm:

OAG has all the equipment for the Simmons flights, YS-11, SH360, EMB-110 just from skimming. If you like id be happy to fill in the equipment tags for you and finish them up as a joint release?\

@everyone, if anyone has international flights for CPAir, Air Canada or Wardair, please let know as these are what im missing for those airlines.

Also, im having trouble getting a decent quality set of Titles for Quebecair, ive got the logo but no titles and it seems they used a somewhat rare font for it... If anyone has any high quality scans of any QB memorabilia, it'd help

[jafo777]

well peter i have to be honest i don't know much about how to make them, but if i can help with anything, let me know. i did forget about republic's express carrier, very big in kmem at that time

[klm617]

I will do the Simmons flightplans up and send them to you and you can add the planes

[peterliddell]

ok klm, sounds good. Ill get painting on those when im done Quebecair so we can have a whole package.

Good news on QB also, finally found a usable titles set, so i got the BAC 1-11 done this morning, will do the rest tonight or tommorow. After that i'll do Simmons, then maybe the PBA flightplans (planes are already done there). CPAir im about 30% done (732, 733, 742 and Dc-10 in the basic pacman, need to do the Expo 86 and Canadian Pacific/Canadien Pacifique blue schemes, and maybe the Attache...

[Andy]

Just a word of encouragement for those who are not experienced in coding schedules. A few weeks ago I didn't have a clue, either. Then I finally decided that since I had beaucoup timetable info and always had an interest in scheduling, it was a natural for me to learn how to code. I'm still no expert but I can bang out a timetable in MRAI. Granted, most are small airlines but I've compiled and submitted a dozen or so in that time.

Unfortunately, I'm not a bit artistic so re-painting isn't a part of my future.

Andy

[klm617]

The exact date of the Simmons timetable is 4-26-85. What I will do is code the time table and then send you the excel spreed sheet and you can add the planes and compile it. Sounds good

[peterliddell]

klm617 said:

The exact date of the Simmons timetable is 4-26-85. What I will do is code the time table and then send you the excel spreed sheet and you can add the planes and compile it. Sounds good

sounds fine...

the skeds may not match exactly but i can rearrange the flights that don't match if necessary.

Also to add to what Andy said:

The MRAI compiler makes coding timetables easy. All you need to do is create a spread sheet and enter all the info in the correct order, save it as a semi-c delimited text file and run the compiler, it does all the hard work.

Painting on the other hand. Don't feel bad if you can't do this, after trying to teach 3 other people to paint and failing miserably i've learned not everyone has the eye for it, or the patience to learn to use the graphics editor properly.

[Christian Page, RAI]

Chicago style? hmmmm well, i guess that'll work, but i don't usually go in for deep dish pizza.

Anyways, happy to upload them here, check your email

Well, I was referring more to the way Hizzoner does business, showing up with bulldozers at midnight and carving X's on your driveway... Deep-dish is an acquired taste, but there are other Chicago specialties, like the Chicago Dog or the Italian beef. the latter I'm hugely fond of.

[peterliddell]

noooo, not the Daley Press!!!

And yes, im a fan of Italian Beef sometimes myself... haven't been to Chicago since 97 though... sad, i like the city.

[klm617]

I have all the Simmons data entered time permitting I should have everything complete tomorrow. I will send you the flight plans along with all of the reg. for the planes they had at that time so you can see how many planes of each should be in the flight plans when you assign the aircraft. Please send me a PM with your e mail address so I can forward you all the information.

Thanks again
Anthony (klm617)