Rise of Flight

new generation combat flight simulator

Action over Aeronautica (part 1)

IL-2 Comedy

An amusing IL-2 machinima showing a few strange scenes from the IL-2 combat flight simulation game....



And IL-2 Batman....

Norden Bombsight Training - IL2

an IL-2 Machinima from J0E90

"How to use the Norden Bombsight in the flight simulator IL2...."

IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 Luftwaffe Guncamera

an IL-2 machinima from JG52Karaya, who wrote:

Various guncamera scenes covering the Battle of France, Battle of Britain and early African theatre. Footage taken from "IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946" under full realism settings.

Recorded with Fraps, edited with VirtualDub and finalized with MovieMaker

Zoe's morning Sortie

This machinima is full of continuity errors ;)

I tossed these shots and edits together in one hour. I think it illustrates great potential for integrating 2 or more game platform captures into a single machinima for more interesting story-telling. Imagine what could be done with more time and effort.

Suggestion for this idea came from Phineas Messmer. Thanks Phin ;)

IL-2 Machinima - Airshow

an IL-2 film from jafaem

IL-2 Machinima - RAF vs Luftwaffe

RCAF is here to stay!

Some clarification is in order as rumors seem to spin out of control like a Biplane in a stall ....



The Royal Caledon Air Force is NOT...I repeat....RCAF is NOT leaving Second Life or our beloved Caledon.

We will continue our role among the leaders within SL Aviation and related Caledon roleplay.

RCAF is changing only a few things we do within SL.

1) We will no longer schedule multi-aircraft air combat (known as dogfight furballs) in SL after the New Year. This is the biggest change in what RCAF does, but please note that the change is only in SCHEDULING MORE THAN TWO AIRCRAFT to dogfight. Let me repeat a keyword in this....Scheduling Scheduling Scheduling...whew!

2) Pilots are always welcome to use group chat to find one another for a dogfight anywhere they wish, so long as it's allowed by the sim owner(s)/manager(s).



3) Air Combat will still be a viable option for the foreseeable future in Aeronautica owned by Mifune Thibaud.



4) Hard-Core flight simulator pilots interested in a different air combat experience may join us using IL-2 Sturmovik 1946, but this is NOT a requirement.



5) Many of our pilots are content to roleplay or do scouting missions in balloons or airships, never participating in our weekend dogfights anyway. This is all part of a dynamic and inclusive group as I've always intended. We're not ALL about dogfighting ONLY. We love to do many things within Caledon and SL.

6) When I began RCAF in conjunction with starting Connolly Aerodrome in Caledon Penzance, I could only dream of flying the planes I fly now. My previous computer would not allow me the luxury of the flying experience I enjoy today. I made adjustments then.... and I'll make adjustments in the future as my flight experiences decline thanks to the loss of Openspace (VOID) sims. Do I like it? Hell no! But whining and complaining won't do a frakking thing.

7) We will get through this together. We are a creative bunch of pilots and SL residents. I'm sure we'll all take stock in what we have here in SL and what we can do in the future (both within SL and using other platforms). Most things will remain in SL. Only a handful of things will move to other virtual worlds or gaming platforms.

8) As angry and sad as many of us are, Linden Labs will do whatever it does regardless of any of our noisy selves. I agree with Eladrienne. Caledon may change but we WILL survive as a nation. And Caledon WILL have the Royal Caledon Air Force as part of her protection and defense.

9) Whether this Openspace fiasco was a conspiracy or some messy accident, I have little trust in Linden Labs. Perhaps this will change over time.

10) As I've stated before.... my activities in SL are a hobby.... and I can take my money elsewhere if and when the time comes. For now, I remain.... And if I choose to leave SL forever, there are people I trust who will carry on RCAF and my vision for as long as SL remains a viable virtual world.

~ Zoe Connolly, RCAF

IL2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles 99th Pursuit Squadron

In the combat flight simulation of IL-2, I've discovered a whole new subculture of friendly and spirited pilots. Just as there are helpful folks in Second Life, I'm finding great people in IL-2 such as WTE_Wombat who joined RCAF recently and stated in a comment "On behalf of the Wedge Tailed Eagles (an Australian IL2 group using the tag WTE ) I would like to offer a hand of friendship and welcome to the RCAF...."




IL2 appears to be a thriving community on the web. I just stumbled across a very interesting squadron - the IL2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles 99th Pursuit Squadron - they fly in memory of the fighting men of the 332nd Fighter Group known to the world as The Tuskegee Airmen.

September (an IL-2 movie)

September (il2 movie) by jafaem

IL2 Sturmovik : 1946 edition trailer

"Captured sequences from edition named "IL2 Sturmovik : 1946" IL-2 Sturmovik is a combat flight simulator video game, focused on the air battles of the Eastern Front during World War II. It is named for the Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack fighter, which played a prominent role in this theatre. Along with its sequels, it is considered one of the leading WWII flight simulators. The game was developed by 1C: Maddox Games and published by 1C in Russia and Ubisoft in the rest of the world, for the PC on November 18, 2001. The game has been updated frequently, the latest version that includes all sequels and patches being 4.08m. The flight simulator IL-2: Sturmovik and the sequels Forgotten Battles, Forgotten Battles Ace expansion pack, Pacific Fighters, Pe-2 add-on, Manchuria and 1946 now contain 347 aircraft, 256 are flyable. The aircraft covers most major aircraft deployed during World War II as well as some which did not leave the prototype stage. The original version of the game featured 31 playable Russian, German, British, French and American planes and an additional 40 non-flyable planes...."

Bancos Milestone's de Havilland Mosquito

Here are a few photographs of the de Havilland Mosquito, built in SL and under flight tests by Bancos Milestone. It was just released for public purchase at this SLurl.

Timeless Goes Flying - a set on Flickr

Timeless Prototype sent me a link to his MSFSX Deluxe Edition photographs on Flickr (Facebook seems to be my link to fellow aviation enthusiasts).

Nicely done, Timeless!

Timeless Goes Flying - a set on Flickr

Compilation of Google Earth Flight Sim Videos

A Compilation of Google Earth Flight Simulator Videos. Sunday 15 June 2008. For most of this video I had 3D Buildings activated....

Learning Google Earth Flight Sim....

...but mostly careening out of control...

Google Earth Flight Simulator

Here's something to do when Second Life® is offline...

Google Earth Blog: Flight Simulator Mode in Google Earth 4.2 (Or higher)

This is a little Google Earth Easter Egg in 4.2, and already enabled in version 4.3.



More Google Earth Flight Simulator Information....

Google Earth Blog: Google Earth Flight Simulator Tips

Google Earth Blog: Flight Simulator HUD Display Guide, and an Advanced Tip

Flight Simulator Keyboard Controls - Google Earth User Guide

Google Earth Blog: How to Get 3D Buildings in Google Earth 4.3 Flight Simulator

Google Earth Blog: Swiss Alps "Fighter" Tour in Google Earth

Bob Hoover Tribute

Converting Energy....



Special Thanks to Aleister Kronos
for sending me the link to this YouTube/MSFlightSim2004 tribute to pilot Bob Hoover.

Goggles :: The Google Maps flight sim

Ooooo!

Goggles :: The Google Maps flight sim

I happily stumbled upon this site whilst seeking Goggles for my steampunk look in RL.