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We're thinking about ski's. We're still 50/50 about it because there are very few snow strips in the x plane world. They're easy enough to make, though.

Better hurry! ;D Well, I HOPE it will be. Anyway, something for the amphibious type...

It's been a funky adventure, to say the least. Thanks for the comments.

The flight model is done and has been ok'd by one of my testers (Saab Captain) so far. He's quite impressed by it...so much so that after he gave it an initial test on my computer, he went and bought X-Plane for himself after flying in FS9 for the past 5 or so years. The systems are still being worked on. Many are being re-written for further accuracy. For example, The 3 different CLIMB modes are coded to fly with 100% accuracy according to the Saab documentation. Anti Ice timers work on a timer system in the real thing and this model works in exactly the same way. There are still some refinements, clean up and even complete coding for a couple more systems, but we're looking at some serious realism. X-Aviations policy has always been to release a fully functioning package with updates released only if things have been inadvertently missed and picked up AFTER initial release. (Trust me, I have had many emails from people asking for a "flyable" version). When final testing comes around, if I need another tester, I will definitely let you know.

http://www.x-plugins.com/gizmo/faq

To give you guys some perspective... Gizmo Code: boo = sound.load( acf.getFolder() .. "sounds/boo.wav" ) sound.play( boo ) And the C/C++ equivalent: http://www.xsquawkbox.net/xpsdk/mediawiki/OpenAL_Shared_Example The choice is yours.

Re the Saab, I'll just say that people will probably be pleasantly surprised when it's done. After all, it's next in line for the Take Command! series.

Let's not jump the gun. I speak to Brendan Farmer (one of the hosts) sometimes. I'll ask him and see what he has to say about it.

S'ok Steven. Just trying to keep everything nicely organized for all the dev's and simmers in the x-plane world.

Gentlemen Not meaning to be rude, but if you have problems with the IL-14, could you please post them over at the appropriate x-plane.org forum. Let's keep this particular thread DC-3 related. Thanks

I personally find this stuff about XA customer service and support extremely uncomfortable and offensive. Here's the reason why. I know for a fact that Cameron makes it a priority to serve his customers to the best of his ability. So much so that Saab development has suffered because it took a back seat to primarily, CRJ support but also T-28C support. In the meantime, I've had to field questions from other simmers (MANY other simmers), my wife, my mother, my father, even my daughter and some of my friends about "When is the Saab going to be ready??!" "Is the Saab ready yet??" "How much longer for the Saab??" I made a conscious choice NOT to bug Cameron about Saab coding because I know he handles most, if not all support queries and the CRJ was huge. On top of support, he makes newsletters himself, maintains the XA site, maintains THIS site, answers PM's and replies as much as he can to support issues in these forums. He is also doing what he can to secure these forums from a flood of spam that has been hitting. There were times he has worked for 24 hours+ NON STOP on CRJ installers and Saab stuff. So, in saying all that, here are my suggestions: Before posting a scathing complaint in public about not getting a response from Cameron, PLEASE check your spam folder. I don't mean assuming XA emails don't go to spam. I mean thoroughly check it. If you're on a network, in most cases, XA support emails will not get to your inbox because some servers and even ISP's are very sensitive to what appears to be spam. Set up an exception for everything coming from @x-aviation.com PLEASE be respectful to the developers and the distributor. We are people with feelings and we work VERY hard to bring you some high quality products. When we spend over a year making something only to be told you want your money back without exhausting all support options and throwing in some insults for good measure, it kind of annoys us. NO ONE likes to be walked on and insulted and coming off as arrogant or rude will get you nowhere fast. Yes, you paid good money, but there is nothing wrong with being courteous and polite, and we will do whatever it takes, no matter how long it takes, to get your issues solved. If you send us an email and say "THIS SHIT DOESN'T WORK, I WANT MY MONEY BACK!", you can be assured the support you receive will be minimal unless you settle down and start being rational. Use the support ticket system on X-Aviation. It's been set up for XA product support. If you don't get a reply within 24 hours, check your spam folder in your email. If it still isn't there, send an email to support@x-aviation.com. If you STILL don't get a response, then post a polite reminder in the developers support forum. If Cameron doesn't see it, the developer will and if all options have truly been exhausted, the developer will contact Cameron personally. If you send him a PM that says things like "I bought the MU-2 and still haven't got the update?", rest assured, he will most likely ignore you. Use the support section and be as explicit as possible. He doesn't really have time for small talk or vague problems people may be experiencing. Be detailed and explicit. Provide as much information as you possibly can. Copy and paste your invoice that was sent to your email. This is your receipt and will drastically cut down on support time. Help us out with as much detail as you can and we'll help you out and get you flying again a LOT quicker. The key thing we ask you all to have is patience. We are not huge companies and some of us have other jobs. Considerring other development companies, we do exceptionally well with support turnaround time. PMDG ask that you give them 3 days for them to get back to you. XA's support turnaround time is, on average, 11 minutes. Pretty damn good if you ask me. Cameron is FAR from a bully. He's probably the most rational and calm person I have ever met. Hope this helps people to understand things a little better.

David With all due respect, your post is extremely generalized. You have made statements without any kind of quotes from any emails between you and Cameron. Theo is not calling you a liar. But it is definitely possible that emotions through email can get grossly misinterpreted. What you THOUGHT was rude may have been simple, curt and concise responses. It's hard to know because you haven't shown any emails. And before you start posting ONLY Cameron's responses, please post the entire correspondence. Then we can all get a clearer picture of what was going on. Next, the "post and review deleting" accusation you have made concerns me. Cameron will never delete posts in these forums unless they are spam. As Theo said, 1 review was deleted from the Duchess review section. That person gave a 1 star out of 5. Kind of ridiculous when there are 2 pages of 5/5 stars. Usually people give bad reviews when they can't get something working. In their frustration, they smite the product as much as possible before exploring all avenues of support. From reading your original post, it seems you jumped the gun a little bit before sorting out your issues. Your frustration is evident as I have also seen this exact post over at the org. Why post over there? To provide a service to everyone over there? To warn them about us? Even before Cameron has had a chance to respond to this post. Kind of unfair, don't you think? Shall we talk about the 11 days I had to wait for support from the org? And when I finally got it, I was asked why I was causing so much trouble. I made 3 posts. Dan Klaue apologized for the delay. Nicolas Tereaux did not. To prove my point that you were jumping the gun, you made an accusation that Theo dropped your karma to -1. It wasn't him that did this. I do know who it was but it is against forum rules to reveal this information. If you have problems with what you purchased, openly slamming the product, developer and distributor before sorting out your issues is not really the way to go. By all means, post your review here. http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php?board=59.0 I seriously doubt it will get deleted. Calling us "bullies" is not really helping you. And I personally take offense to this because I was a victim of bullying. Have a nice day.

Correct.

That small area of the panel is actually an Autopilot Panel. The instrument on the left is a Directional Gyro on the lower half and a Heading Selector on the top half. The instrument on the right side is a bank indicator and Pitch selector. The knob adjusts the pitch of the aircraft. Not unlike a vertical speed selector. There will be no Alt Hold function in THIS variant of OUR DC-3. So it'll be a very "Hands On" aircraft.

Very close. It also has another function.

Hmmm. Look again. It has 1 artificial horizon for the Captain, 1 for the FO. The instrument in the center of the panel that LOOKS like an artificial horizon is actually NOT an artificial horizon. Any takers on what you all think it is? It will have 1 NAV radio and 1 ADF. It will also have an Autopilot. As we're probably making a classic version and a modernized version, chances are I will include the dreaded Garmin in the modernized version. I may even have 3 versions. Classic with old style radios, modern with radios and GPS, and modern with radios and without GPS.

I haven't ruled out different cockpits. I have made quite a large database of gauges. Staying true to the design of a DC-3 cockpit, even a modernized one, is pretty hard. I have seen a LOT of different panel layouts. Old AND new. I'll probably do 1 original and 1 modernized. I just have to settle on a modernized one.

I'll let you know if we need extra testers. I currently have 2 Saab pilots (1 Captain and 1 FO) with over 3500 hours between them. The code is still being done and when it's completed, I'll take it from there.

On hold until XP10. We're holding back on screenshots for the time being. As well as working on getting the Saab and DC-3 done. It'll most likely be out sometime within the next 12-18 months.

lol, thanx Alex. That T7 aint looking too shabby either.

IF we decide to do one, it won't be for a while. We haven't ruled it out as Theo is currently getting some code together for the INS in the 747-200. Once it's done, we do want to make other projects that use the same INS and analogue gauges. In saying that, if we go ahead with a concorde, I can safely say it won't be done until some time in the next 2-3 years.

Give it another year and we'll see a full on Jurassic Park in x plane.

The propellers have been mirrored using a modifier. They will be fixed.

You're very welcome! Stay tuned for the Saab.