Goran_M

Isn't that how they did ILS approaches in the 1940's?

thanks a lot! Update already with the Beacon light switch? (that's not so important, actually). Beacon light switch is easy. Haven't done it yet. But it will literally take 10 minutes to model, texture, keyframe, animate and export. Cameron should have the relevant files up fairly soon.

Red tools are for something I plan on adding later. I was wondering when someone was going to ask me about them.

Go to your Render Settings under the settings menu in the sim. About 2/3 the way down on the left, there is an option for FOV (Field of View). Larger numbers increase the field of view (more of the cockpit is visible) while a lower FOV does the opposite making it look like you are closer to the panel. I always use an FOV of 65 and modelled the panel around that figure making the HSI and VOR knobs accessible. Alternately, if you want to zoom in or move forward to read the Barometer setting (I'm assuming that's the gauge you are having trouble seeing), go to VC mode (CTRL+O) and either use the + or - keys to zoom in and out or PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN keys to move forward and back in the cockpit.

Sent you an email, Simon.

Heading Bug bug (lol?) has been fixed. I've contacted Cameron and a new file will be available very soon. Hopefully in the next few hours.

HA! That's exactly why I locked it at 200. I gave it that 6 kt buffer. BTW, as Jacoba said, the only way you can get that kind of speed in the sim is if you were in a steep dive (minus the hurricane...LOL)

Replacing the GPS with the Reality XP one will be a big hack job. The GPS in the Sudowner atm is a 3D mesh with a mapped GPS screen. To get full functionality out of a reality x p version, you would need to add panel regions and reload them. Not a small job.

Very unusual. I looked through the animations in the obj file and it all looks fine. I'll do a few experiments with different keyframes and values and see what happens when I test it. Re: the Beacon light. I'll check on that as well sometime today. I thought I added it. If not, it's a 5 minute job to add it. Just woke up and need my caffeine.

May I ask why you are flying the Duchess at 200 kts? It's not really a bug. I programmed the gauge to stop at 200kts. With the ASI dataref, the needle needs somewhere else to go if the airspeed continues to climb. Since I locked it at 200kts, it starts reversing. Easily fixed but I just never thought people would take it that fast.

Are you flying in a crosswind that is coming from the right?

At this time, the doors do not open. It was a choice I made to keep the exterior as smooth as possible. Cutting a door out would have made quite a few mesh problems as it is a high polygon exterior mesh.

FIXED. apologies

Just a small tutorial to get you started using radio navigation from Sydney to Canberra. If there are any questions, please feel free to post them. http://users.tpg.com.au/captaing//Duchess_Tutorial.pdf Goran

Yes. "Cabin Air Blower On" on the lower panel where all the misc switches are. Clicking that clickspot will toggle the yokes on and off. Goran

Brilliant. Cheers

Thanx Ola. Appreciate that. For those of you having problems viewing the document, I used a different converter. Please try the link again to download. http://users.tpg.com.au/captaing//LES_Beech_Duchess_POH.pdf

Very nice screenshots. I've noticed a few screenshots where people are flying with the tacho at redline. I think I'll write up a tutorial today to show you how to fly a Constant Speed prop aircraft. Maybe throw in some navigation stuff with the HSI too.

I'll be looking into this today, guys. Again, apologies. But it's a big mystery. Goran

Thanks rush. Please enjoy.

Cool, thanks Jim. It's certainly puzzling why Markus is having problems with it.

Microsoft Word 2007 and converting with foxit pdf converter on Windows 7

There are a few features I added to the Duchess that may not be easily found and haven't been added to the manual. Adjustable Sun Visors (Hover the mouse around the Visors and the cursor changes to a hand. Simply drag them down or up.) Adjustable seats (Same as the Visors. Hover the mouse over any front seat and it changes to a double arrow. Drag the mouse forward or backward to adjust seat position. This is just a fun thing and does NOT adjust the pilots position.) Turning up the cabin lights will bring up a glare or reflection in the front and side windows. Added some nice ambient light coming from the GPS and transponder squawk ident light. These are better seen at night. That's all I can remember off the top of my head. Feel free to discover any more. Goran

Perhaps you can try Foxit PDF reader. I know that works as well. I'll look into it and maybe even use another PDF converter. Anyway, many thanks for the comments. I can't take all the credit though. It's just my modelling and gauge animations/programming. Theo gave it all the color. We actually made a point to make sure everything was clearly visible. Goran

Woah!? I'm not sure putting a link up to the manual would be useful as it's the exact same file. Would it be possible to download Adobe Acrobat Reader and use that to see if it works? Here's what I see when I open it up. Obviously the first page. In any case, here's a temporary link until Cameron gets back online. http://users.tpg.com.au/captaing//LES_Beech_Duchess_POH.pdf Many apologies for this. Goran