Moses03
DC-6B
Propoholic
Posts: 169
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Post by Moses03 on May 1, 2011 13:49:25 GMT -5
Great news!
Moses
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Post by aeroart on May 1, 2011 15:32:10 GMT -5
Hi again, Volker,
The gauge I meant is the one just to the right of the pitch control knob in the autopilot panel itself.
Art
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Post by volkerboehme on May 1, 2011 15:37:25 GMT -5
Hi Art,
oh, that one, it's a vacuum gauge.
Best regards, Volker
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Post by aeroart on May 1, 2011 17:45:15 GMT -5
Thanks, Volker.
Art
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Post by eddiejez on May 1, 2011 18:20:44 GMT -5
Hi, Great news !
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Post by Randy_Cain on May 1, 2011 20:40:08 GMT -5
Oh, boy, oh boy, oh, boy! ;D
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Post by mdeval on May 1, 2011 20:54:05 GMT -5
My apologies if I'm wrong. I see nosewheel steering in both the cockpit photos. Am I mistaken in my belief that the Connies didn't have this prior to the 749 ? I always thought the early one had only castering nosewheels.
Mike
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Post by sunny9850 on May 1, 2011 21:03:32 GMT -5
There were early airplanes that had only a caste ring Jose wheel and then at least two versions of steerable wheels and associated systems. We actually did some team internal tests with the castering version and thanks especially to Luis much more realistic thrust calculations they are easily controllable in all ground ops and during the takeoff and landing roll.
You do need at least dual throttle levers though.
Cheers Stefan
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Post by todd2 on May 10, 2011 20:21:11 GMT -5
Wow!! The VC looks awesome! I'll have to put the 749 and 1049 in the hangar for a while when this comes out!
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Post by Connie Flyer on May 11, 2011 16:41:51 GMT -5
You just keep getting better and better, I hope I live long enough to see you at your best, looking fantastic as usual. Don
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Post by dc6tryer on May 12, 2011 13:28:17 GMT -5
Hi, That really looks wonderful As an aside, last evening I fitted the Sperry in place of the existing thinking the one we have is really too modern, but it looked too awkward and was completely the wrong shape ...and lo and behold I look at the L-49 topic and there is the Sperry looking right at home. Fantastic looking piece of work, Gentlemen. Andy.
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Post by volkerboehme on May 12, 2011 15:20:57 GMT -5
Hi,
the autopilot installation is always a bit of a compromise. As mentioned before, the one in the L-49 would be fitted somewhere down below and behind the throttles and certainly not easy to reach. The one in the late models had its handles located all over the center pedestal. It would be possible to model such a setup in theory, but it's quite a different thing to use it in FS than in real life. In real life, you'd grab down, feel the handle and turn it as required. In FS, you'd first have to swivel yout viewpoint using the hat-switch first, then use the mouse to operate the throttle and move it some way that might not be that intuitive as a real life operation.
Because of that, we decided to include the AP layout as it is in use now. It pretty much has the functionality of the real-life AP, but is more usable in FS. I actually believe that the usability is more realistic than some setting that might have a more realistic appearance but not the same degree of functionality.
It is not a sign of realism if you miss your turn points or whatever because you need to fiddle with the gauges.
Best regards, Volker
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Post by trebor716 on May 13, 2011 10:34:36 GMT -5
I wanna see more progress photos!
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Post by volkerboehme on May 13, 2011 11:49:25 GMT -5
Hi Frank,
any objections to uploading a few of your fantastic screenshoths here?
Best regards, Volker
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Post by connie1049 on May 13, 2011 15:56:49 GMT -5
Hi Volker, Not at all, these are newer ones. All screens are on the Beta 1 model. Frank C-69 used by Howard Hughes in 1944 Capital circa 1957 Eastern circa 1956-1957 leased from TWA EL AL Panair TWA Navajo Skychief circa 1946 TWA Sky Of Paris circa 1946
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