FS2004 Alaska Airlines - Seahawk 1 Boeing 727-2Q8/Adv
One of my favorite planes is the 727. My second repaint was a 727, and after that I made another five. The first where based in the Kevin Trinkle model, very good for FS2002 but with problems in FS2004. So I selected the FS2004 model of Mike Stone, and started to upgrade all my repaints from FS2002 to FS2004.
Alaska Airlines is, of course, an airline based in Alaska, Usa. It surged in 1944 after many merges of regional airlines. It became the largest charter operator in the world. Using surplus military aircraft, it flew everywhere, carrying food in the Berlin Airlift and refugees to
the settlement of Israel. It buyed 727 in the mid-60's, and were the company signature aircraft for 25 years.
The N297AS, a Boeing 727-2Q8/Adv, was the PSA/N791L before to be adquired by Alaska Airlines, and was sold to American Trans Air fleet as N776AT. It was retired the 8/28/2001.
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Alaska flew the N297AS on charter flights for the Seattle NFL Team Seahawks, with a specially designed paint.
My previus repaints are:
For Fs2002 only:
b737ah8: American Airlines Astrojet, a 2001 plane painted like the 60´s
b737ah12: A BWIA 737-800 in caribean decoration.
d328ah15: The another two Do-328 (prop) of Welcome Air
d328ah16: Air Engiadina was the launching client of the DO-328
For FS2002, in Fs2004 the night cockpit lightning dont looks well from outside:
b727ah1: Green and yellow Braniff's 727
b727ah2: 727 flow by Viasa when was bought by Iberia
b727ah3: Braniff 727 painted by Alexander Calder
b727ah4: One of the first 727 flow by Kulula.com
b727ah11: Alaska Airlines 727 leased to the Seattle NFL Team Seahawks
I Dont know how it works in Fs2004:
Ju52mlka: Ju-52 owned by Milka chocolats company, in flying state
md11ah5: MD-11F from Eva Air Cargo
tornah10: Tornado in 2001 Tiger Meet painting
c235ah13: The CN-235 was used by the spanish line Binter Mediterraneo
For FS2004 and FS2002:
b190ah6: Beech 1900D from Us Air Express
b190ah7: Beech 1900D from the canarian island's Air Atlantic
l1011ah9: Two L1011 leased by Iberia
d328ah14: The only Do-328JET of Welcome Air
atr4ah17: Two of the ATR-42 owneds by Lai, a venezuelan company
pby5ah18: A water bomber PBY Catalina, the Canso 71 was used in Spain
pby5ah19: A water bomber PBY Catalina, in red painting from Spain.
b727ah20: 727 flow by Singapore Airlines
d328ah21: DO-328 (prop) Welcome Air, upgraded for FS2004
Warranty:
I love the warranty wrote by Andrew W. Hall:
"None. Zip. Nada. Use at your own risk. I dont think
this will harm your computer in any way, but if it does, I
dont even want to hear about it."
A last remark: Why don't become a repainter? There are a lot of planes with special markings. I'm tired of the usual F-16 low-vis scheme, or the usual 757 in Delta markings. Why don't a "Bat's outa Hell's" B-25 or a serie of Qantas 737s? The plane modelers like Mike Stone are very important, but they can't make all the painting schemes by himselfs. So why don't help they?
Installation:
Just unzip b727ah22.zip in your "Aircraft" folder of FS2004 or FS9, install your desired panel and that's all. If you don't know how to install a panel, just let the one who comes instaled, but I don't like it.
If you like this, or any observation, send me a mail to dracosist@cantv.net
