Correct Power Settings

[Ron Rogers]

I have Mike Stones Caribou - a great plane - but I cannot seem to get the correct RPM setting. Max RPM on this plane is 2700 but I can only get about 1350. What and where are the parameters that can be changed (if any) to correct the RPM reading?

I have changed the RPM gauge but still get the same readings. Any help will be appreciated.

Tks, Ron

[Tom/CalClassic]

Hi,

You'll have to find real flight dynamics for the Caribou, or use a plane's FD that is close to that (at least that uses the same engines). Mike usually used a default aircraft FD for his planes, and I would suspect that this was a GA FD like the Beech Baron.

Hope this helps,

[Ron Rogers]

You're right, Tom...that's is the FD he used..I found that by increasing the Gear Reduction Ratio number in the [Propeller] section of the acft cfg I was able to obtain 2700 RPM.

Tks, Ron

[Tom/CalClassic]

Hi,

That will work to make the gauge read correctly, but you still don't have a plane that flies anything like a Caribou...

There are alternate FD available here, but I've never tried them:

library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=84991&Name=&FileName=&Author=&CatID=root

library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=47955&Name=&FileName=&Author=&CatID=root

Hope this helps,

[Ron Rogers]

Thanks, Tom...I d/l Jerry Allen's revised air and cfg file. I still had to tweak the RPM a bit but the 'bou flies great now..Thanks again for your help. Ron

[sunny9850]

Speaking of Caribous....the good folks at Premier Aircraft Design have just released their version of the airplane.
That might be worth looking at as an alternative to the MS Caribou.

[capflyer]

Don't forget the Alphasim Caribou.