I just ran across a great site for DC-3 fans.http://www.douglasdc3.com/fs2004/fs2004.htmHere you will find lots of good pictures but more importantly betters sounds, better Flight Dynamics and better effects - all designed to make the default DC-3 more realistic and enjoyable to fly.Did I mention there is also a flight instruction video too? :( Hope DC-3 fans will find this site as useful as I have.

I just ran across a great site for DC-3 fans.http://www.douglasdc3.com/fs2004/fs2004.htmHere you will find lots of good pictures but more importantly betters sounds, better Flight Dynamics and better effects - all designed to make the default DC-3 more realistic and enjoyable to fly.Did I mention there is also a flight instruction video too? :( Hope DC-3 fans will find this site as useful as I have.

Thanks for posting this, Opa.Allot of great stuff on this site.The "Kestrel" looks very nice..I got to have this one.Looks like I have some work to do on my DC-3.

Hello,That's a great link indeed and more to explore on the home page.As you can see .. the link to the improved 2D IFR panel is a dead link....Nevertheless you can download this panel at flightsim.com

FS2004 (ACOF) - FS2004 Panels FS2004 Douglas DC-3 2D IFR Panel[ Download | View ] Name: dc-3-pan.zip Size: 5,003,053 Date: 09-02-2003 Downloads: 2,425 FS2004 Douglas DC-3 2D IFR Panel. This panel is based on modern DC3s of today and especially the panel of N763A. Features a redesigned and improved throttle quadrant, which includes correct mixture labeling as just one of the new and improved features and re-designed gauges. The cowl flap switches are easy accessible and also include a 'trail" option. There are lots of other new features included within the DC-3 2D IFR panel. The default GPS500 has been added as well as the Bendix Radio stacks. This all in one DC-3 2D panel is IFR equipped and has larger windows for better viewing of scenery. There is no auto-pilot included because working autopilots are virtually unknown in any DC-3 flying today. It does take a tad longer to load than the default panels of FS2004, but once loaded, no problems to frame rates. Also included is a more precise DC-3 reference sheet. By Trev Morson.

Direct download link:http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=67328Regards. Gus.

This is the NO 1 site if you are a DC3 fan.Try the free dc3 engine sound download(very impressive )also some nice smoke and fire effects for engines on startup plus a choice of free panels all sorts of liveries and info.Andy

hi,For me the best DC3 improvement is charles'owen DC3C. Every system is modelled realistically. An aircraft to fly by the book or you will face the consequences...For serious simmers.

And don't forget that if you do not wish to use the rudder to steer the default DC-3 while on the ground, you can use your joystick.All that is required to do that is a simple edit (using Notepad) to the aircraft.cfg file (back it up first).Find the [contact_points] label and then the point.0=1 line[contact_points]point.0=1, -56.00, 0.0, -2.3, 1200.0, 0, 0.60, 180.0, 0.200, 2.5, 0.695, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0Change the red value in the sample above to 60.0Save your edit - now you can steer the DC-3 using your joystick.Hope that is a useful tip.

Hope DC-3 fans will find this site as useful as I have.

Trev Morson has been 'Mr DC-3' since I can remember. At least since FS98/FS5. He always did his best to provide for free what Kenneth Kerr provided the DC-3 with one of the first third party payware products, VIP Classic Wings. I still have that CD.I've had this site linked forever, and it is a great resource, although I prefer the MAAM DC-3 over the default, even in FSX.

And don't forget that if you do not wish to use the rudder to steer the default DC-3 while on the ground, you can use your joystick.All that is required to do that is a simple edit (using Notepad) to the aircraft.cfg file (back it up first).Find the [contact_points] label and then the point.0=1 line[contact_points]point.0=1, -56.00, 0.0, -2.3, 1200.0, 0, 0.60, 180.0, 0.200, 2.5, 0.695, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0Change the red value in the sample above to 60.0Save your edit - now you can steer the DC-3 using your joystick.Hope that is a useful tip.

Thank you for the excellent tip.. :(

Thank you for the excellent tip.. :(

That modification (to the exact digit) was the very first upload I made to AVSIM - http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=dc3-taxi.zip uploaded 7/10/03 and the file is still there.I posted the link to http://www.douglasdc3.com/fs2004/fs2004.htm in a discussion at flightsim.com (http://forums.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?t=206127) less than 24 hours before it was published here.So I think you are thanking the wrong person - I'm not being grumpy but credit where credit is due and all that . . .John

That modification (to the exact digit) was the very first upload I made to AVSIM - http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=dc3-taxi.zip uploaded 7/10/03 and the file is still there.I posted the link to http://www.douglasdc3.com/fs2004/fs2004.htm in a discussion at flightsim.com (http://forums.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?t=206127) less than 24 hours before it was published here.So I think you are thanking the wrong person - I'm not being grumpy but credit where credit is due and all that . . .John

I did not know you had made such a file available John - I got that steering tip a long time ago (2004 to be exact) in a package by Milton Shupe (a Howard aircraft if memory serves). As to the site reference, I stumbled across that (via Google) while I was searching for some DC-3 pictures.I just thought both items might be of interest to others so passed them along. If "credit" belongs to you, then that is fine. :(

That modification (to the exact digit) was the very first upload I made to AVSIM - http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=dc3-taxi.zip uploaded 7/10/03 and the file is still there.I posted the link to http://www.douglasdc3.com/fs2004/fs2004.htm in a discussion at flightsim.com (http://forums.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?t=206127) less than 24 hours before it was published here.So I think you are thanking the wrong person - I'm not being grumpy but credit where credit is due and all that . . .John

Hello, If you are the creator of the excellent edit, then thank you very much for creating it.I did thank the person that was kind enough to post it in this thread. :(

Hello,In fact and as result .. the default DC-3 is way more easy to fly and handle on ground when you apply all the mods (from the website and those in this topic) :)RegardsGus.

This might help those joystick users that don't have pedals, and/or don't have a way to adjust one engine's throttle for turning. Not any help if you are a yoke user. It differential braking, of course. This of course requires braking-and-twist of joy (rudder) to take effect, and is why it's in the (brakes) section of cfg. I can't taxi or make turns without this. With it I can make the DC-3 do 'doughnuts'. Real? Maybe not, but good for some (me included).[brakes]toe_brakes_scale=4.5parking_brake=1differential_braking_scale =1.5Chuck BNapamule