Ditto on the looping engine sound at full power..

Is the opinion of everyone that the 'ballooning' effect when selecting full flaps is not modelled correctly like the real one? it's just that every time i have to force the yoke forward to stop altitude gain ! so is there a fix to it and has anyone had a reply from Carenado?

Well, I just bought and downloaded it, and I must say, I'm very impressed. I like Carenado's T-34 Mentor, and this 182RG is even better. I hear what you're talking about with the looping in the sound, but overall I really do like the engine sound...it's got a much less "buzzy" sound to it than the default 182, and sounds a lot like planes I hear going overhead all the time. The VC is indeed impressive, with good refresh rates. I also like the "mix-and-match" cockpit, with the different radios and old-school autopilot.Lewis "Moose" GregoryRichmond, Virginia

Has anyone figured out how to do a Mag check on this aircraft. When I can see the tach, I can't see the ignition switch?

Hi Bob,If using the 2d panel first select the IFR view, then bring up the engine sub-panel and you can mouse click the mag switch or use the key commands. If in the VC you can look over at the tach and use the key commands (m -, m +, m - -, m + +) for the mags or in my case I set up my CH throttle quadrant for some of the switches to handle these (think the button assignments are through FSUIPC though).Zane

rpm go down and stay there with one mag off, so i guess you could look a bit here then a bit there... :-)

confirm, the looping sound is annoying beyond words. carenado, puhleeeze...

>Hi Bob,>>If using the 2d panel first select the IFR view, then bring up>the engine sub-panel and you can mouse click the mag switch or>use the key commands. If in the VC you can look over at the>tach and use the key commands (m -, m +, m - -, m + +) for the>mags or in my case I set up my CH throttle quadrant for some>of the switches to handle these (think the button assignments>are through FSUIPC though).>>ZaneNever noticed that "E" on the left side of the IFR panel ..... Thanks muchly..... :)

I have flown this airplane for hours this weekend. With the exception of the takeoff engine looping sound, this plane is fantastic. Flys like a real Cessna........ :)

Well I take my earlier opinion back. I was mostly flying from point to point, and didn't noticed until I started doing some touch and goes and pattern work, that this flight model has big problems. The plane does not want to come down. Thirty degrees of flaps, gear down, power almost at idle and you can maintain level flight... I know of no Cessna that will do that, even a 152. In order to get this aircraft to descend you have to point the nose down at this ridiculous angle which in real life could result in a "wheelbarrow" landing and destroying the nose gear, prop, engine, and firewall which is megabucks damage to the aircraft. Try this for yourself, set the flaps at 30 degrees, gear down, and applying just a tad of power, and you will see that you can maintain level flight for miles. You can also take off with 30 degress of flaps, leave gear down, trim fpr 65 knots and climb at 1,700+ feet per minute. Are they kidding, a real 182RG pilot beta tested this flight model, ?? Don't think so.

>Try this for yourself, set the flaps at 30 degrees, gear>down, and applying just a tad of power, and you will see that>you can maintain level flight for miles. You can also take>off with 30 degress of flaps, leave gear down, trim fpr 65>knots and climb at 1,700+ feet per minute. Are they kidding,> a real 182RG pilot beta tested this flight model, ?? Don't>think so. As I replied in the other thread, mine simply won't do that. I had to use nearly full throttle. CFG file is original. Might post it later, if I get around to it.L.Adamson

Well according to a quote from the designer of this aircraft, they mixed some STOL files that will be used in a STOL version of the 182 , with the release of the standard C-182RG and that is the reason for the bizarre flight characteristics. They will release a patch shortly, to fix the problem. I hope the fix the sound also.

>Well according to a quote from the designer of this aircraft,>they mixed some STOL files that will be used in a STOL version>of the 182 , with the release of the standard C-182RG and>that is the reason for the bizarre flight characteristics. >They will release a patch shortly, to fix the problem. I hope>the fix the sound also. Even a STOL version wouldn't perform with the 1700fpm climb, and a 65 kias 30 degree flap------ just above idle, flight. I simply can't duplicate it, and will not go on record as experiencing these bizarre flight characteristics. I'd like to see who else does.L.Adamson

On my system, 65 kia, 30 degree flap, gear up:Just above idle -400 fpm descentFull throttle 500 fpm climb

>Is the opinion of everyone that the 'ballooning' effect when>selecting full flaps is not modelled correctly like the real>one? it's just that every time i have to force the yoke>forward to stop altitude gain ! so is there a fix to it and>has anyone had a reply from Carenado?>>If thats what is happening.. then its modelled well. When you select Flaps/... you have to make an effort to push the yoke down in real.think about it.. By getting the flaps out...you have made the surface of the wing larger, producing more lift. So it tends to baloon..... but then it will increase the drag as well and the speed would rapidly detoriate.