>OK, but keep in mind the real 210 is very nose heavy. All>the big Cessna singles are, and you need a bunch of nose-up>trim on takeoff. To my way of thinking, it felt just right>with 2 bodies and a fair bit it fuel.>>GlennUnless you modified the .cfg file your not flying with two persons,your flying with four. They don't show up as people in the aircraft but their sitting in the next two seats back.I'm going to be in an 182 in a couple of hours,although smaller than the 210 I'll be interested to see what kind of trim it takes on takeoff.Davidhttp://forums.avsim.com/user_files/24390.jpg

"however, make the climb rate more "robust"."yep becouse in fact you are increasing thrust produced by engine-prop combo - so your climb rate will be higher - i've read that better way of changing cruise speed is to change parasite_drag in flight tuning section - there is no such section in 210's aircraft.cfg but you can add :flight_tuning <- bracketscruise_lift_scalar=1.0parasite_drag_scalar=0.8induced_drag_scalar=1.0elevator_effectiveness=1.0aileron_effectiveness=1.0rudder_effectiveness=1.0pitch_stability=1.0roll_stability=1.0yaw_stability=1.0elevator_trim_effectiveness=1.0aileron_trim_effectiveness=1.0rudder_trim_effectiveness=1.0now change to lover value and make some test-flights in standart conditions( i've put 0.8 but it was not tested )

I had thought about adding the parasite_drag scalar, and then using it and the induced_drag scalar to tweak things. Let us know how that works.I went with the thrust_scalar as a first try because I like the way the airplane "loses" energy when you pull the power back. I thought that decreasing the drag scalars might adversely effect the way the aircraft slows down.Looking forward to what you see,

Greg,I have to agree with Ericson regarding the parasite_drag scalar. I've set the thrust scalar back to 1 and I've reduced parasite drag to 0.75. I must admit though, it was pretty wild experimenting with the thrust scalar. :)Thanks!Matt Zagoren