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Post by Connie Flyer on May 18, 2009 14:44:00 GMT -5
When the wv-2 get here (hard to wait you know) it will be like old home week for us old guys! Thank you for all your attention to detail and the great boost to our simulator!
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Post by tcreed on May 18, 2009 15:15:30 GMT -5
SWEET..!!
rgds t.creed
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Post by buckzx12r on May 18, 2009 20:39:22 GMT -5
Thanks loads,Tom and Manfred!I took the silver bird up for a short ride,and when I got the airspeed below 185,the flaps worked perfectly.I didnt notice before that I was over flap retraction speed.And thanks for the info on right clicking the check mark for status,Manfred.Thanks again,guys.This is one awesome aircraft!
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Post by tigerlily on May 19, 2009 5:38:31 GMT -5
C-121C Looks Awesome! Patiently waiting for the Mil repaints. Thanks to all the repainters and everyone involved in this project. I love flying the Starliner, Super G and I am looking forward to flying the H model very soon.
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Post by expat on May 19, 2009 7:40:04 GMT -5
Have expressed my thanks ealier but want to do so again.
Am flying the G up from South America and she is well mannered in all respects. Love "trimming the engines" - as well as the plane - and the marvelous status board you have created. Again, this has to be one of the most satisfying freeware creations ever.
Superb.
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Post by Radio Ranger on May 19, 2009 13:29:11 GMT -5
MANUAL LEANING ISSUE/QUESTIONS --
I love this airplane and want to fly it in maximum realism. I recently embarked on a Paris-New York non-stop (attempted - I'm ready to make a tech stop in Goose or Gander for fuel if necessary). With full fuel, I took off from Orly and, using the Composite Cruise Control Chart supplied in the L1049 package, I came up with the following Long Range Cruise data for a 135000 pound aircraft: LRC Airspeed - about 195 KIAS 2400RPM at 12,000 feet for the initial level off at a BMEP of about 173 all resulting in a fuel burn of approximately 760 pph per engine.
Reading the notes on the chart, I saw that this was for 10/15% manual leaning.
I had already shifted to high blower passing through 10,000 feet, so after allowing the aircraft to accelerate above the desired cruise speed, I began configuring for cruise -- Back off throttle to about 173 BMEP then adjust RPM back to 2400. Wait a bit for the carbs to adjust to the new power setting then press the SM button. Much to my surprise, the blowers went back to low setting. Well, one can't design a MSFS panel to perform perfectly under every circumstance, so I returned the blowers to HIGH, then set about manually leaning the engines.
HERE IS WHERE I RAN INTO A GLITCH-- The mixture tooltip said that I was in "AUTOLEAN". Any attempt to reduce below this autolean setting resulted in a SUDDEN drop in BMEP to 90 (Mixture tooltip jumped to "15%" from "AUTOLEAN")
In short, I cannot autolean because my mixture control has both autolean and autorich settings.
I think this might be a result of a Connie gauge with autolean which was previously installed which had the same name as the gauge you provided. Am I correct in this assumption? If so, I'll simply change the name of one or the other then set about finding which panels each one is assigned to and change the appropriate panel.cfg files.
Any input?
Thanks for a tremendous airplane.
Al
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Post by ejoiner on May 19, 2009 13:50:59 GMT -5
I thnk you can turn off autolean and autorich in the aircraft.cfg?
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Post by thunder100 on May 19, 2009 14:30:24 GMT -5
Reading the notes on the chart, I saw that this was for 10/15% manual leaningAny input? Thanks for a tremendous airplane. Al 1.)-->To AL Turn on statuspanel(right klick Kneeboard Icon)-->and click mix-->Auto in the tank line and then several times the SM icon 2.)My last weeks birthday Got 2 gifts today A.)My Shamrock [glow=red,2,300]Thanks FRANK THANKS[/glow](Out of LAX FSX yes I know I dont have the Calclassic 62 version yet functioning here properly) B.)Eric Joiners bare metal Eastern for our friend Rudy (70 years) passenger on the lady-->requestor-->researcher-->critics-->but still was on the real one Thanks ERIC THANKSand also to Volker and many others to seek what can be or what cannot be(many things possible though) Out of LAX over Marina del REY have fun Roland
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Post by volkerboehme on May 19, 2009 14:39:54 GMT -5
Hi Al,
I think the part of the problem is the limitation of FS code.
The leaning thing first - we do not have a true 'Auto' rich or lean setting. During climb, the mixture levers will be moved to the auto lean position if you use the 'set mixture to best' icon. The fuel/air ratio will remain the same, though. You can check that by opening the status gauge (right mouse click on the check icon on the FE panel, F/A value). Using that button is a good starting point for leaning, regardless where the mixture lever position is. F/A will be 0.08 then. Then perform leaning for a 10% BMEP drop, F/A should be around 0.065. Open throttle again to the start BMEP. Do not touch the mixture lever or icon again during that cruise segment. You will have to set mixture to 'best' if you want to (step) climb again and will have to repeat the leaning procedure for the next cruise segment. I found manual mixture adjustment quite difficult initially, but the procedure I described here works quite well, actually. Checking the status gauge for effect might have a good teaching result. It will be easier to do without afterwards.
Blower shift - yes, that happened to me, too. FL100 is about the limit where the gauge code decides what 'best' is, and if you click the icon, it might reverse or anticipate what you're doing. That's at least what I believe what's happening. My suggestion would be: Use 'set mixture to best' at 8,000 ft to get 'best' mixture during climb. Switch blowers according to procedure at 10,000 ft and resume climb in high blower. Do not use the icon again for a while, say, to 12,000 ft, and set mixture again. This should avoid superchargers switching back and forth.
One more thing that came up in another context: With zero pitch trim in cruise power at current weight and altitude, you should be able to climb at 500 fpm and continue level flight in the current cruise power 2,000 ft higher. Pitch (attitude) will still be a bit nose-up. Cruise at a higher IAS is possible, but you should avoid negative pitch (nose down cruise) unless batteling a headwind.
Best regards, Volker
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Post by Ricardo Miranda on May 19, 2009 15:07:59 GMT -5
Hi! Roland Nice repaints! But that fsx is truly awful! It's desert after deserts! A suggestion: give yourself a present and upgrade to fs2004, you'll get better quality with your current hardware. ;D Volker Thanks for the precise input! Soft Landings!
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Post by eddiejez on May 19, 2009 15:14:01 GMT -5
Hi , I like the bare metal easten paint job where is it available ? regards Edd
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Post by thunder100 on May 19, 2009 15:17:03 GMT -5
Hi! Roland Nice repaints! But that fsx is truly awful! It's desert after deserts! A suggestion: give yourself a present and upgrade to fs2004, you'll get better quality with your current hardware. ;D YES BUT Its the only way to stay at constant 30FPS with my AI planes(real ones made to AI AND My computer refuses FS2004 As I am in planes and not in landscape(FPS is an issue on the port over planes) I am fine so far Roland
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Post by Ricardo Miranda on May 19, 2009 15:22:58 GMT -5
Roland What makes your PC refuse FS2004? Now, you made me curious! Eddie I believe it is a private repaint! Soft Landings!
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Post by sunny9850 on May 19, 2009 15:26:04 GMT -5
Hi Al, basically what Volker said ...the range of the levers coming out of the AutoLean position before entering Cut-Off is very limited so careful adjustments are required. I have gone from wonderful 4 engined Propliner to a 3 engined turkey on a few occasions during testing. As for the blower switch I have noticed that as well and if there is a way to force FS to pick the correct one we'll correct this but for now Volker's procedure is the one to use. Stefan p.s. My Thanks to both Eric and Frank as well for those truly awesome repaints....and it was not even my birthday ;D
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Post by eddiejez on May 19, 2009 15:28:39 GMT -5
Hi Ricardo, thanks for the info on the paint job it sure looks nice ! rgds Edd
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