Beechcraft Sundowner for X-Plane 9

[flightsimmers]

Hi everybody;

I know you guys are very busy and working on lots of new stuff BUT! I have always hoped that you would eventually provide and update for the crappy compus in the Beechcraft Sundowner for X-Plane 9.

I owned a real one for a long time and the compus was much better than the one depicted in your Sundowner model.

Also, there are no reassuring sounds when operating the hand operated flaps in this model, you know, click, click, click.

I know, picky ,picky, picky but other than those two things it’s a really nice model and I enjoy flying it and remembering the “Old days” when I owned one.

Thanks, Dan.

[Goran_M]

Dan, the Sundowner was our entry into the development arena. It's by no means "perfect".

There is an update that has been in the works and as soon as the Saab is finished, we plan on getting it wrapped up, along with the Duchess and DC-3 updates.

For the moment, we are fully dedicated to finishing the Saab as we would like to see that done before the year is out.

[flightsimmers]

OK, I discovered how to change the flap sound file from a barely audible electric motor sound to a very audable clickity click sound that matches the mechanical flap handle and is very beleiveable.

Now if I can just get that darn compus changed to something useable.

[flightsimmers]

The compass housing is OK, it's just that the numbers are so small and there is no luber line, of course you can guess at it but I recall mine being much easier to see and there seems to be a grey fog in the glass face of the model compass. That might be because the monitor screen is not truly black to start with.

I suppose I remember it so well because I once had to repair and service it and I used it a lot.