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- 31 Dec 2021, 17:36
- Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Topic: Modified flight model
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2978
Re: Modified flight model
Just be aware that a B17 DOES require a considerable amount of rudder entering and exiting a turn. Flying a B17 or any plane that size and made during that period was and remains a physical experience for the pilot. Our flight models reflect this factor of accuracy and realism. Dudley Henriques Tha...
- 19 Dec 2021, 02:18
- Forum: Multiplayer
- Topic: Sunday, December 19 - Hokkaido and the Kuril Islands
- Replies: 3
- Views: 793
Re: Sunday, December 19 - Hokkaido and the Kuril Islands
Incidentally, my only reason for choosing Historic weather is to make sure I get day weather in the day, and night weather in the night, since there can be significant differences between the two. This^ You want the misty, foggy, cool mornings and then clouds building and clearing visibility as the...
- 14 Jun 2021, 10:31
- Forum: Pilot's Lounge
- Topic: Great video picking apart MSFS2020's flight modeling
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3925
Re: Great video picking apart MSFS2020's flight modeling
Great video indeed. MSFS is still arcade grade stuff as far as I am concerned. Have they fixed the spool time on piston engines yet? :roll: Not sure about "spool time on piston engines"... isn't spooling something jet engines do? But JustFlight developers have expressed some of the diffic...
- 13 Jun 2021, 23:13
- Forum: Pilot's Lounge
- Topic: Great video picking apart MSFS2020's flight modeling
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3925
Re: Great video picking apart MSFS2020's flight modeling
Great video indeed. MSFS is still arcade grade stuff as far as I am concerned. Have they fixed the spool time on piston engines yet?
- 06 Jun 2021, 10:46
- Forum: Pilot's Lounge
- Topic: The impossible turn
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1832
Re: The impossible turn
Doug makes salient points here about the so called "Impossible Turn". I would note strongly that not once but twice during this film Doug mistakenly states to "pull the mixture" when he meant to say "pull the throttle". I make note of this because the first time he mis...
- 03 Jun 2021, 01:21
- Forum: Pilot's Lounge
- Topic: Bug Spalt
- Replies: 3
- Views: 932
Re: Bug Spalt
That is a good point. PMDG has very pronounced bug 'splats' on their 737 NGX - it would be cool to see A2A incorporate that some day. Even onto the wings with a drag penalty and the ability to clean them off maybe.
- 03 Jun 2021, 01:20
- Forum: Pilot's Lounge
- Topic: The impossible turn
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1832
Re: The impossible turn
Doug makes salient points here about the so called "Impossible Turn". I would note strongly that not once but twice during this film Doug mistakenly states to "pull the mixture" when he meant to say "pull the throttle". I make note of this because the first time he mis...
- 24 Jan 2021, 16:15
- Forum: T-6 "Texan"
- Topic: Finished Repaints
- Replies: 790
- Views: 363045
Re: Finished Repaints
Since the advent of MFS I haven't used P3D once! I missed the Texan (as I may have mentioned elsewhere) but I didn't really appreciate how much until I jumped in and took these screens. An absolute work of genius! The T-6 that is. A couple of things: 1: Reno racers tend to be smothered in sponsor s...
- 15 Jan 2021, 17:03
- Forum: Pilot's Lounge
- Topic: P3D B17
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1545
Re: P3D B17
I am partial to the B-24A that is still flying, and can get them all the access and flights that they need if they ever go that route.
B-29 works too
B-29 works too
- 11 Jan 2021, 16:51
- Forum: Pilot's Lounge
- Topic: Suggestion /Idea For Our A2A Staff
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1017
- 07 Jan 2021, 00:11
- Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Topic: Prop Overspeed On Takeoff?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2540
Re: Prop Overspeed On Takeoff?
The two present day B-17s I know about use 41 - but that is without the turbos and per the people that built the engines.
- 06 Jan 2021, 20:47
- Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Topic: Prop Overspeed On Takeoff?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2540
Re: Prop Overspeed On Takeoff?
Hi Curt, it is possible to take the props over 2500 with full throttle but I think you need the turbo selector set to “10”. Is this where you have your turbo selector or do you have it limited at “8”? “... For short field takeoff, the manifold pressure may be set to the maximum war emergency settin...
- 06 Jan 2021, 20:47
- Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Topic: Prop Overspeed On Takeoff?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2540
Re: Prop Overspeed On Takeoff?
Have you calibrated the turbo boost control? See the manual pg 69 & 70. Setting the throttle to max and RPM to the takeoff value adjust the setting to achieve 46" MP. Then your RPM should be limited to that take off setting. That should get you closer to the proper setting. Paul http://www...
- 06 Jan 2021, 18:24
- Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Topic: Prop Overspeed On Takeoff?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2540
Prop Overspeed On Takeoff?
Hello, On takeoff in P3Dv4.5 - my engines over-rev the redline by 150 or so RPM to 2650 or so when I am handling the RPM, with the 4 prop levers all the way 'up' fwd/high RPM. I have never heard of an airplane that would have the high RPM limit of the governor set above red-line and it is kind of an...
- 25 Dec 2020, 19:29
- Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Topic: How I taxi the B-17 with a single lever throttle
- Replies: 2
- Views: 808
Re: How I taxi the B-17 with a single lever throttle
Cool. I was thinking of editing this too. Even with more than one throttle I think it would be very unrealistic to taxi. Trying to use differential throttle now to start a turn, you can be sitting there with full power on number 1 or 4, and the thing barely moves/turns. The real one would only take ...