carthorse Posted April 13, 2012 Report Posted April 13, 2012 First of all, thanks for such an amazing model! I've put about 12 hrs on her so far and I have to say it's the best model i've ever flown. I have had the opportunity to fly a real DC-3 once in Alaska for about an hour and a half, and i'm finding this model to perform much like the real thing.Questions:I see that i can set the ADF Frequencies, but where is the ADF indicator?The fuel tank selectors don't seem to function. I'm always burning off all 4 tanks simultaniously.The scale of the instruments seem rather large. Is this by design for smaller monitors?The transponder code is extremely difficult to input with a mouse. Is there another way? I use x-squawkbox when flying, is there a text command that lets me set the xponder?Are there any plans to implement the auto mixture feature that some DC-3's have?
Goran_M Posted April 13, 2012 Report Posted April 13, 2012 First of all, thanks for such an amazing model! I've put about 12 hrs on her so far and I have to say it's the best model i've ever flown. I have had the opportunity to fly a real DC-3 once in Alaska for about an hour and a half, and i'm finding this model to perform much like the real thing.Questions:I see that i can set the ADF Frequencies, but where is the ADF indicator?The fuel tank selectors don't seem to function. I'm always burning off all 4 tanks simultaniously.The scale of the instruments seem rather large. Is this by design for smaller monitors?The transponder code is extremely difficult to input with a mouse. Is there another way? I use x-squawkbox when flying, is there a text command that lets me set the xponder?Are there any plans to implement the auto mixture feature that some DC-3's have?1. ADF 1 and ADF 2 are tied to the RMI's on the pilot's side and co-pilots side respectively. The indicator needle is the solid white arrow. 2. I'll check these, but they are using Gizmo and were specifically coded to burn fuel from the selected fuel tank. 3. All instruments were modelled from an actual photo of a DC-3 panel.4. There is no text command to add the transponder, but you could assign button presses to it. Go into your Settings->Joystick and Equipment->Buttons: Adv->Transponder section and assign the buttons to the respective selections.5. I can't say it will DEFINITELY be added, but we have been working on it and it looks promising.
carthorse Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Posted April 14, 2012 1. Makes sense - NAV1 and ADF1 (pilots side). Nav2 and ADF2 (co-pilots side).2. Thanks for checking3. I think it's probably that older gauges were larger? See image comparison below.4. Thanks - that will work for me.5. Excellent!
Ntr09 Posted April 14, 2012 Report Posted April 14, 2012 The instruments in the DC-3 in your photo have been replaced with modern ones. In fact, it appears that the entire panel has been replaced.-NR
carthorse Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Posted April 14, 2012 This is true, i was merely trying to show them side-by-side even though the xplane pic has older gauges. Older gauges were often larger due to the size of the gyro. I'm not very familiar with all the old gauge sets, i have no idea how large/small they were made, so my question was mere curiosity. Either way, i think the modernized panel in my pic above would require a much lower field of view for most users.
Vinny003 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Posted March 19, 2014 Hi, guys!I think I stick with the old vintage DC-3 gauges like from the 1930s! Thanks! Cheers, Vincent
Cameron Posted March 19, 2014 Report Posted March 19, 2014 Vincent, Please...you keep bringing back topics that are two years old. Do not do this.
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