Thanks Ray for making a great bird greater!

 

Are you talking about the C40 repaint? That was a quick and dirty adaption of the Thai AF. After Daniel completes the paint kit in a week or so, I will make an original version of the Navy C40.

 

Ray

Yes, the C40 repaint. I haven't had a chance to install (at work) but I appreciate that and your continued interest in improving all aspects of what is already a great piece of work. I flew (as a passenger) in a Navy R4D in Iceland back in the '60s and have always loved the DC-3. You have brought my old memories back in a great flying and improved version. Many thanks!

Thanks Ray for making a great bird greater!

Thanks.

 

Yes, the C40 repaint. I haven't had a chance to install (at work) but I appreciate that and your continued interest in improving all aspects of what is already a great piece of work. I flew (as a passenger) in a Navy R4D in Iceland back in the '60s and have always loved the DC-3. You have brought my old memories back in a great flying and improved version. Many thanks!

 

It may have been this one. I took these photos at the Naval Air Museum late last year.

Isn't she pretty? Thanks for that too! She rattled, creaked, and roared, but was a reliable bird which could land on remote black lava sand beaches above the arctic circle when necessary.

Clearly I need more time with this bird because I felt like a complete rookie in the cockpit. The condition levers and mixture seem to behave in a way I don't quite understand, and I'm still struggling to figure out how I'm supposed to hold the starter down and reach the fuel cutoff switch fast enough to actually start her with my TrackIR. I managed to be fast enough with the first engine, but engine number two ultimately took a ctrl E which obviously wasn't optimal.

 

It is a great bird though and I very much appreciate the effort that went into it and the developers willingness to share it for free. Thanks so much for your work!

Isn't she pretty? Thanks for that too! She rattled, creaked, and roared, but was a reliable bird which could land on remote black lava sand beaches above the arctic circle when necessary.

The one that I flew for my type rating in Florida way back when was a POS. It had a bunch of instruments (like these huge RMIs from Island flying) that didn't work but every now and then a needle would swing around to catch my attention on a difficult approach or while I was trying to get an engine restarted. We had an oversized can of WD-40 to spray the old radios and it had a hammer hanging on the rack to give it a whack to loosen up the servos to get the radio to change frequencies.

 

The FAA examiner was not current in the DC-3 so my instructor was my first officer on the check ride and was directed to be a very inexperienced pilot with a fresh multi engine rating. When I asked for gear up, he brought up the flaps, killed an engine (at altitude) accidentally (uh huh) tuned the radios to wrong frequencies, asked for the wrong approach. Fun stuff.

 

Just as I was chewing on his butt about the flaps and gear, he looked out his window and said "I think this engine may be on fire!" and sounded like he meant it. Scared the crap outta me. I asked the tower to scope out the engine for excessive smoke and even they were in on the trick - could not conclusively state either way.

 

I think it leaked more oil than it actually used.

 

Ray

repeating myself, but its really a great release and the prospect of even more paintjobs being released is just the icing on the cake. thanks again. having a great time with this.

 

The condition levers and mixture seem to behave in a way I don't quite understand, and I'm still struggling to figure out how I'm supposed to hold the starter down and reach the fuel cutoff switch fast enough to actually start her with my TrackIR. I managed to be fast enough with the first engine, but engine number two ultimately took a ctrl E which obviously wasn't optimal.

 

try clicking on the starter buttons with your middle mouse button. this way they stay pressed until you finished the rest of the starting procedure, works great.

you can find this and some other really helpful tips in one of the textfiles that come with the basepackage.

Thanks Ray for all the memories!

Thanks Ray for all the memories!

 

You bet. When we get the paintkit I will make a Navy RD4 paint scheme like the museum photos.

 

Ray

Thanks for a fantastic and free Basler BT-67 Turbo Conversion. The model and textures look great, the virtual cockpit looks splendid (despite being spoiled by the 737NGX one) and the flight dynamics are a joy. Well done!!

 

If there are still updates in the works, is there a chance for a gauge showing the outside air temperature? I haven't seen or found that one yet, maybe I am blind? Or does the Basler doesn't come with one?

 

--> Edit: Nevermind, I found it. It's included in the chronometer gauge.

 

Thanks once more!

try clicking on the starter buttons with your middle mouse button. this way they stay pressed until you finished the rest of the starting procedure, works great.

you can find this and some other really helpful tips in one of the textfiles that come with the basepackage.

 

Ah, good call. Thank you for the tip!

Sent the blank textures to you Ray, get painting LOL

 

Al

Daniel, further to the panel layout suggestions.

 

I have another one for consideration. This takes your original proposal but moves the suction gauge,and the flap indicator in additon to placing the Turn and Bank gauge inside the magic 6. The yoke blocks the view of the flaps indicator and that is much more important than the suction gauge, however, both can be visible using the blank at the bottom right or top left.

 

Ray

Appreciate the suggestion but I wonder whether we shouldn't stick closer to (a) the standard layout as demanded by other posters and (B) what most Baslers have.

 

Re visibility, you can click the yoke and it moves out of the way.

 

The Polar 5 panel looks like this (with the flaps indicator just over the throttle levers, way down below).

 

 

"Holy s*" quite appropriate.This one looks very nice. Any of you made a vid yet ? I'll have to download the basler very soon.