'FS98        Boeing 727-108C        TF-FIE   Icelandair
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'Plane spotters are very fond of giving aircraft nicknames - 'bomb','shed', 'skoda',  
'San Antonio Death Tube'. All these names, and many more besides,are apparently preferred 
by them to the perfectly sensible names provided by aircraft manufacturers. 
At Glasgow Airport in Scotland - but probably nowhere else - the Boeing 727 is still 
sometimes referred to as a 'Tiffy'.This aircraft is the reason why. 
For quite a time no-one else operated a 727 into Glasgow and TF-FIE (Tiffy) was the
sole example of Boeing's most popular aircraft to grace the Scottish skies.
And what a beauty it was! I used to see it as I made my way home at 5.30 pm, climbing out
on runway 23, not very high, trailing smoke and with the evening sun reflecting off its 
highly polished fuselage. Or so it seems now! (It couldn't always have had the 'low evening
sun 'on it because in Scotland the sun doesn't set until about 10pm in the summer - but 
thats how I remember it!). 
I lived about a mile before the outer marker, and sometimes, just as it reached my house 
it would roll leasurely to the right and head northwards  - for the land of the Midnight sun!
The 727's huge tail made it look more impressive than the Tridents which operated many of the
domestic flights into GLA - but to be fair to that aircraft, the Trident had the last laugh 
when a little bit of fog came down and its Cat.3 autoland ability allowed it to land with 
consumate ease while the 727 had to scuttle off to Prestwick (which never seemed to get fog!) 

This aircraft is a repaint of Toby Vickers Piedmont 727-100. I originally repainted everything,
leaving the metal textures till last. When I added them, I had to admit that Toby's looked 
nicer, with his darker shading providing a better representation of Icelandair's smart aircraft.
 So, with his permission,I put them back on. 
Since my 727 has unpainted metal up to the underside of the windows, and Piedmont has paint
there, I had to alter the textures a bit - hopefully the alteration is fairly seamless! 
Brian Quayle made the original model, and although its not one of your 32 sided, all singing,
all dancing FS2000 jobs, it does fly properly thanks to Paul Haak's flight dynamics, and from 
most angles it looks the part. 
I often think that its a pity that so many file creators have rushed to embrace FS2000 - surely there
are lots of people who still use FS98, either because their computers aren't up to FS2000's 
demands, or just because they don't want to dump the many good downloads which they already have?
I can't face the prospect of starting again so, even although my 1Ghz AMD Athlon could easily 
run the 'new' program, I intend to keep going with FS98 for a while yet - as long as I still get
reasonable numbers of downloads. Its very rare to get any feedback from the people who must
download these files. Perhaps they just give the aircraft a quick flight and then delete it!

Anyway, thanks to Brian Quayle, Toby Vickers, Tony Madge, Paul Haak, Chuck Dome and anyone
else whose work has contributed to what I hope is a nice 727.

LEGAL NOTES

This aircraft model is an enhancement for Microsoft's Flight Simulator 98. It is
Freeware and must not be sold under any circumstances, either singly or as part of
any software package whatsoever. All the various elements of the model are the 
copyright of the creator of that element, who has agreed to its free distribution
as part of this file only. 
In particular the livery repaint is my copyright and I will not give permission for
my work to be sold. 

NOTE: Nothing in this zip file will harm your computer; however, by installing the plane
you accept the risk. 

INSTALLATION

Unzip the file (using Winzip or similar) into a temporary folder or, at your own
discretion, straight into the AIRCRAFT folder of FS98. I have tested it with Winzip v.7,
and it zipped staight in, but I tried Winzip 8 previously with another aircraft, and it
installed it in the 'aircraft' folder but still inside the folder which I use to zip it up.
If you are not confident that your unzipping software will keep the stored folders intact,
use a temporary folder, and create the aircraft file as follows:-
	put all the .AF files in a new folder called 'texture'(without the inverted commas)
  	put all the mdl.files, PLUS the notepad or Word file called 'model' in a new folder
      called 'model'
	put the notepad or Word file called 'panel' in a new folder called 'panel'
      put the notepad or Word file called 'sound'in a new folder called 'sound'
	delete the file called FILE_ID - you don't need it any more
	delete the image file for the same reason
	make a new folder called 'Icelandair B727-108'and put everything inside it;
      then put this folder into the AIRCRAFT folder of FS98. Start FS98 and the aircraft
      should be there!

You can also download a panel for the 727 from WWW.Flightsim com. For sound I just use the default
737-400. There are other sounds available, but in my experience, although the individual
wav. files sound great, they dont blend together well, and the resulting effect is spoilt. 

Have a nice flight!

 Gerry McLaughlin

For more Icelandair aircraft, and other great planes, visit my site at:- 
           www.geocities.com/gerrys3dflyin

12th March 2001
gmcl122@aol.com