Aerofoillabs Cessna 172 SP!

[Jimmy RFR 406]

That's a big plus for me. I don't want to see pilot/passenger models.... ever. IMO every aircraft that comes with them should have the option to eliminate them.

 

Ideally, I want the ability to remove them while on the ground, and have them show when in the air.  But to be honest, I rarely take screenshots while in flight (although XP is changing my attitude on that!), and I rarely pan around outside of the aircraft in flight, so having them not there at all isn't a killer.  But not being to be able to remove them while on the ground is a big turn off for me; I like to do a small walkaround before and after flight, and seeing the pilot in the plane while I do so breaks the 'pretend'. ^_^

[ohsirus 241]

NEW VERSION AVAILABLE! - Airfoillabs C172SP 1.30

Dear Cessna Enthusiasts,

 

We were not able to respond to all your valuable posts, but I believe most of your comments and requests were incorporated in this new version.

You can download the new version on http://store.x-plane.org/.

 

Thank you for supporting our passion for realistic simulation.

UPDATE LOG:

 

BALANCED SOUND SAMPLES VOLUME

CORRECT SOUND SETTING FOR DIFFERENT VIEWS

START AUTOMATION MIXTURE LOGIC CORRECTED

FUEL SHUTOFF OPEN WHEN COLD AND DARK

HIGH AOA POWER ON P-FACTOR AMPLIFIED

LOW ENGINE TRQ DESCENTS YAW EFFECT

ADVERSE YAW AMPLIFIED FOR MORE REALISTIC COORDINATED TURNS

COMPASS TEXTURE CORRECTION (21 INSTEAD OF 18)

ELEVATOR TRIM LESS SENSIBLE

ELEVATOR LOGIC - BETTER BEHAVIOR IN STEEP TURNS

ENGINE TEXTURE OPTIMISED FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE

ELEVATOR INITIAL POSITION CORRECTED TO NEUTRAL POSITION AFTER RELOAD

WHEELS FRICTION LOGIC IMPROVED

RUDDER NOT EFFECTIVE ENOUGH CORRECTED

FUEL TANK WINDOW CORRECT VALUES

FUEL TANK SELECTOR SAVING POSITION

PAYLOAD AND FUEL WINDOW - PILOT ALWAYS IN THE COCKPIT FOR MORE INTUITIVE OPERATIONS

BLANK LIVERY AND DSA LIVERY

SIDESLIP BALL SENSITIVITY INCREASED

ANOTHER 3D MODEL AND TEXTURES OPTIMISATIONS FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE

TRANSPONDER FLIGHT LEVEL CORRECT NUMBER

DME DISPLAYING CORRECTLY DISTANCE IN NM

SIDESLIP KIAS DECREASE CORRECTED

ADDED SOUND FOR GRASS RUNWAY

G-EFFECT BOUNCING CORRECTED AND IMPROVED BEHAVIOR

INITIALISATION PROCEDURE OPTIMISED

ADDED SOUND FOR SIDESLIP WIND

GETTING INSIDE COCKPIT ANIMATION CORRECTED

ADDED KEY COMMANDS FOR WALK

WALK MODE DISTANCE RESTRICTION SQUARE

MANIPULATION MODE ACTIVE - MESSAGE

 

There is also a slight update of the manual. We are not happy with the state of the manual yet, but working on it, you can download it here.

 

Have a good flight,

 

Juraj Rovensky

Airfoillabs

[warbirds 555]

Walk mode distance restriction square? I was interested in this because I read on a post here that you could walk all over the airport.

[strider1 575]

Awesome update ! The stalling speeds seems a lot better now ! While testing the stalls, I ended up spinning the plane ! This is the first time ive seen a plane really spin in XPX !

[MGS 0]

This may be a dumb question, but, I purchased ver 1.20 and would like the new version. How do I get the upgrade without purchasing again? I only see an option to checkout. Also, is there a way to lower the pilot point of view to see out the side window in order to turn base to final and land? I assigned joystick buttons for this in x-plane, but it doesn't work with the 172SP.

Thanks

[moss1 11]

Hi MGS,

You can just login to your account at the Org store, The link for your download purchase would be the new version. The store is fast getting the links updated.

Regarding POV, you can just use the down arrow to lower your view and up to move position up. Interesting the joystick buttons don't work. I'll have to try this myself, as i set positions using CTRL+ Number pad numbers to save. Then you can just hit the corresponding number on the keyboard. Anyway, I hope this helped you. 

 

Best, Jeff

[mmerelles 78]

By default assigned xplane camera buttons will not work unless you disable all their "smart camera" features on their 172 proprietary menu giving camera control back to xplane.

 

On v1.30 the developers have included more custom commands and camera optimizations to simplify the camera operation while their smart system is active

 

http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?showtopic=88073

[MGS 0]

Very helpful! I'll try your suggestions regarding POV.

Thanks much.

[jcomm 5,939]

I am really glad to see such a project getting away from the limitations of XP10 prop aircraft, when the default aircraft building tools are used, and trying to recreate a real prop aircraft as close as it is possible in XP10.

 

A sure buy for me, should I still be a XP10 user - a possible reason to get back

[MSFS Ralf 149]

[jcomm 5,939]

@Ralf: ;-)

[tonywob 4,769]

 

 

I was interested in this because I read on a post here that you could walk all over the airport.

 

So far I've been able to walk around. Using this and a combination of slew mode, it's a great developer tool :-)

[uwespeed 497]

You can "walk" around the airport (and even all around the world) with the free camera, which is built into X-Plane. This feature still seems not known very well.

[tonywob 4,769]

 

 

This feature still seems not known very well.

 

Yep, tried that and it doesn't seem to let me look at certain angles without adjusting the planes position, it's still centred around the plane. It also isn't the entire world, after you pan out from your plane, the LOD doesn't update so eventually everything blurs out.

[uwespeed 497]

Yep, tried that and it doesn't seem to let me look at certain angles without adjusting the planes position, it's still centred around the plane. It also isn't the entire world, after you pan out from your plane, the LOD doesn't update so eventually everything blurs out.

 

Aahhh ... ok ... the free camera might not work with this particular plane. I could imagine that the walkaround uses the free camera in the "background" and the view is shaking a bit, like a combination of free camera and cinema verite.

 

I actually meant that free camera generally (and not with this plane) is a good tool to explore the world. And my hint with the free camera was actually aimed to XP newbies and not XP experts like you, Tony :wink:.