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[scottb613 1,188]

Hi Owl,

 

I think your shot was from the inside out - which is fine - the glass when looking from the outside in just seems a bit too translucent on the B55 - on my machine it looks like the glass is missing unless you look really close... I'm traveling this week - so I can't mess with it but I'm hoping the glass is just a texture with an alpha where I could make the translucency just a bit more solid and possibly change the tint to blue... I haven't looked though so I'm not sure how it's setup...

 

Thanks for all your help and recommendations - they really are two superb planes - LOL - I'm just a constant tweaker looking for my own perfection...

 

Regards,

Scott

[kdfw__ 539]

b55 glass mod for dx10, probably works for p3d.

 

http://www.avsim.com/topic/480090-milviz-b55-dx10-fix-needed/#entry3345723

[tttocs 301]

b55 glass mod for dx10, probably works for p3d.

 

http://www.avsim.com/topic/480090-milviz-b55-dx10-fix-needed/#entry3345723

 

On that page it mentions that this comes with two other mods - replacing the old, inop AP with a blank cover and adding vents.  Can you do the glass mod without doing the other two?

 

Scott

[kdfw__ 539]

just use the texture of interest.  glass.dds or others.

[scottb613 1,188]

Hi Folks,

 

Looks like exactly what the doctor ordered... Thanks so much... Glad I'm not the only one who saw that as an issue... As far as the autopilot goes - I don't think anyone would leave an old nonworking Century in a plane when installing a new autopilot - it's just dead weight reducing your useful load... I'll check out the file over the weekend... Personally - I would have preferred the operational Century as opposed to the newer one (the JF Duchess had a good Century autopilot)... Again - much appreciated...

:wink:

 

Regards,
Scott

[tttocs 301]

Hi Folks,

 

Looks like exactly what the doctor ordered... Thanks so much... Glad I'm not the only one who saw that as an issue... As far as the autopilot goes - I don't think anyone would leave an old nonworking Century in a plane when installing a new autopilot - it's just dead weight reducing your useful load... I'll check out the file over the weekend... Personally - I would have preferred the operational Century as opposed to the newer one (the JF Duchess had a good Century autopilot)... Again - much appreciated...

:wink:

 

Regards,

Scott

 

Scott, the plane is based on an actual B55, and the owner apparently did exactly that.  It's not at all uncommon in older aircraft maintained and upgraded on a limited budget, and I rather like the Franken-plane feel of it so don't really want to remove it, virtually speaking.  That doesn't mean I don't understand why others feel differently, BTW, I just wanted to be sure the replacement was optional.

 

BTW^2, I also kinda wish the Century was the working AP, just for grins'n'giggles.

 

Scott

[scottb613 1,188]

Hi Scott,

 

Understand - sounds good... Yeah - I like the older stuff too...

 

The autopilot in my plane is over 25 lbs - if it ever stopped working it would be removed - I've got less than an 800 lbs useful - with 360 lbs of fuel on board that 25 lbs sure would come in handy on trips... Granted - the Baron probably has capacity to spare...

:wink:

 

Regards,
Scott

[scottb613 1,188]

b55 glass mod for dx10, probably works for p3d.

 

http://www.avsim.com/topic/480090-milviz-b55-dx10-fix-needed/#entry3345723

Hi...

 

Just a follow up - the Baron "glass" fix works perfectly in P3D - didn't try the other included mods...

 

Regards,

Scott