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Post by dc6tryer on Dec 7, 2017 12:58:43 GMT -5
Hi Tom,
Doh.. just read the Text Doc with the package and now see instantly my mistake! In fact that should make it much more straightforward to begin to understand how these work in the sim.
Thanks very much for the info.
Andy.
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Post by dc6tryer on Dec 10, 2017 13:24:14 GMT -5
Hi,
I'm using this beauty and the panel in the pictures, but sometimes the autothrottle and speed limiter functions don't do what they should... the engines die out (unspool?) and the flight comes to a murky end. I have tried changing the cfg to allow a/t, but to no avail and I'm interested in knowing what I'm doing wrong.
Thank you all,
Andy.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Dec 10, 2017 16:47:09 GMT -5
I don't know, but the real Electra didn't have autothrottle or a speed limiter, so maybe it's trying to tell you that.  |
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Jul 21, 2021 21:15:52 GMT -5
Hi,
It sounds like the engines are in the wrong location in the General Engine section of the plane's aircraft.cfg file? Have you tried the Electra flight dynamics update on my L-188 Electra page?
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Jul 23, 2021 20:37:36 GMT -5
To get to the aircraft, click on the CalClassic Propliner Page link at the top of this page. Then click on the The Aircraft link at the top right of that page. Then click on the L-188 Electra link.
Changing the positions of the engines is not an easy task, involving a lot of trial and error (i.e. flight testing).
Hopefully the FSAviator flight dynamics will do the trick as is. It includes everything you need (less a single model download), just add your textures to those planes.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Jul 31, 2021 19:20:18 GMT -5
Sorry, don't know of one.
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Post by mrcapitalism on Aug 2, 2021 10:45:01 GMT -5
The Electra has no "Autopilot Autospeed" (English name "Automatic Throttle = Autothrottle")
You must manually control engine power.
Enjoy, the plane is great!
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Post by herkpilot on Aug 3, 2021 0:37:01 GMT -5
One reason for the tail sitting/ nose rising is because the power has been set to max reverse and the brakes are applied. If using max reverse as in backing the acft, do not touch the brakes. On landing roll out, come out of reverse prior to coming to a full stop. You can tail sit on any acft with reverse thrust : DC-6, DC-7, Constellation or Convair. A friend who flew DC-9s for an airline that used to power back from the gate said it was possible to lift the nose wheel well clear of the ground if not careful.
We backed the C-130 all the time. The C-141 and C-5 were also capable of backing, though they only did it in an emergency such as turning a big plane down the wrong narrow taxiway.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Aug 10, 2021 9:10:08 GMT -5
Do not use only the dynamics, just install my package, then add your textures to that
I cannot remember exactly, but some models do not have opening doors.
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