Firefly 715 Report post Posted October 13 Such an incredibly modern gun for its time. IIRC she's still in service with the Brazilian police! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firefly 715 Report post Posted October 18 Holy moly! 2 Klaiber and Razwald reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klaiber 4,481 Report post Posted October 18 Very cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firefly 715 Report post Posted October 24 Short and sweet. 1 1 Razwald and Klaiber reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klaiber 4,481 Report post Posted October 24 Love it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klaiber 4,481 Report post Posted October 26 @Firefly - I have no idea why you'd try this without working rudder pedals, but I guess he likes doing things with two hands and one leg tied behind his back. 1 Firefly reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firefly 715 Report post Posted October 26 Oh boy... The movie is an absolute classic in Polish aviation circles. I'd love to do some roadbase operations myself. Finding the right stretch of road is the hard part, especially on Caucasus. Not surprised they chose the Persian Gulf, though they should've found a road with no trees or lampposts next to it. I would never attempt this without working rudder pedals. Shame they didn't use proper Polish skins. EDIT: Hey boss, look what I found... https://forums.eagle.ru/forum/english/licensed-third-party-projects/heatblur-simulations/dcs-ajs37-viggen/219721-any-good-suggestions-for-a-road-base-in-the-caucasus-map?p=5873223#post5873223 Not that I'm trying to suggest anything, but... You might have the perfect map to try some of these out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klaiber 4,481 Report post Posted October 27 Hmm, that gives me an idea. Maybe I can add some Road Landing exercises to the NAV map. Let me think about it. 1 Firefly reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Britchot 2,456 Report post Posted October 27 You can reference two Navaids, like the intersection of ARC II-1-5 050° and II-1-6 220°. Or the simpler single fix like RSBN 04, 120° for 120km. Figure out where the good sections of roads are and then figure out the marker. The pilot might need to fly high for reception and find the area to descend. Or, using the map to draw those intersections, can use pilotage to navigate, once in the area. 2 Klaiber and Firefly reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klaiber 4,481 Report post Posted October 27 I'm excited about this. I'll see if I can have something before Friday. 1 Firefly reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Razwald 904 Report post Posted November 14 3 Britchot, Firefly and Klaiber reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vonrd 1,952 Report post Posted November 14 WOW! That's awesome. You can tell that the makers are history buffs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klaiber 4,481 Report post Posted November 14 That's amazing! Great find Raz! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Razwald 904 Report post Posted November 21 Ran across this interesting video. 2 Firefly and Klaiber reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firefly 715 Report post Posted November 24 This one's for @Erhardt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erhardt 219 Report post Posted November 25 From what I´ve heard Firefly, it was not a very good rifle? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firefly 715 Report post Posted November 25 Not quite true. It's an excellent target rifle chambered for a superior cartridge, but as a military arm it suffers from a fragile stock (the piece of wood under the receiver and magazine is very thin), a fairly weak locking system (especially compared to the Mauser), rather slow loading (Krag speedloaders weren't used by the Norwegian military) and, most damningly of all, excessive production cost. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
