FS2004 Douglas DC-3 Santair

FS2004 Douglas DC-3 Santair

FS2004 Douglas DC-3 Santair Few people realize that Santa Monica Airport, where the venerable Douglas DC-3 first flew on 17th December 1935, was named after Santa Klaus and his wife Monica. The Man In Red was quick to spot the benefits of undertaking his yearly mission in a mode of transportation ideally suited to the task, and was one of Douglas’ first customers. “Hallmark Cards and Thomas Kincade can keep their reindeer and chimneys”, he declared. “I’m going with Pratt and Whitney. Fuel me up, elf”. And so it is today. 70 years later, if you look up into the sky on Christmas Eve … there’s every chance you’ll get hit in the eye by a plummeting box, should any of Monica’s hand-sewn parachutes fail to open. Based on the default DC-3, with parachute present delivery effect adapted from the work of Pierino Primavesi. Also features Christmas lights on the cabin top. Merry Christmas to all! By Mark Beaumont. 3MB FS2004 Douglas DC-3 Santair FIX If, in the spirit of the holiday season and to delight your offspring, you downloaded Rudolph The Red-nosed DC-3 (DC3SANTA.ZIP), you may have noticed that no presents are seen to fall from the aircraft as were promised. You have, no doubt, been concerned as to whether you were good enough this year to merit any, haven’t you? However, rest at ease. The lack of gifts is all down to a major stuff-up by Santa’s Chief Elf, yours truly, who uploaded old working files in error rather than the finished packages. So here are sackfuls of presents to remedy things. Please apologise to your children and, once again, Merry Christmas! By Mark Beaumont. 36K