PREVIEW: DA62 complete Makeover

[robert young 2,897]

This has been in the pipeline for many weeks. At first I did not think much of the Diamond DA62. I found it rather bland and terribly sluggish on take off. But it grew on me. It is superbly modelled by Asobo, and the flaws in performance are fixable, except FADEC which cannot be properly implemented without compromises that make it for me not worth while. But FADEC on this aircraft only controls rpm and auto run up. It already has automixture and Fadec in this case is not the be and end all.

I've concentrated on why this aircraft is the safest twin engined GA aircraft in history. It should be incredibly easy to fly, with beautifully balanced controls, easy engine management, and good autopilot. All these things have been achieved (I hope) in this mod. I've also tried proper livery painting this time - not just exterior decals - and along with a completely customised suite of exterior and interior lighting the beautiful stock reflections have been enhanced.

Summary list of tweaks:

* No more sluggish take off. The propeller coefficients have been meticulously re-written for a good healthy take off run.

* Ten new liveries, all with custom lighting and enhanced reflections

* The props will feather properly now, with the limitation that you need to be under 120 knots for the props to fully feather

* More realistic startup

* Total elimination of twitchiness in ground steering. You can apply rudder on take-off without squirming all over the place but you can still turn a very tight circle while taxiing

* Absolutely rock solid autopilot

* Assymetrical engine out exactly as described in reviews, POH and specs.

* Fine control over roll, pitch and yaw with a perfectly balanced side slip if needed, and characteristic mush stall as per DA62 specs

* Completely accurate cruise performance to within 1-2 knots of POH-published speeds

* Thanks to the brilliant Kaosfere from Working -Title, who generously let me use the code which enables proper dimmable lighting for the G1000 displays

We will be testing for compatibility with the latest Asobo update and all being well I will upload this around the coming weekend.

 

(If replying, please do not repeat images for the sake of more flow in this thread. Thank you).

 

 

Edited November 10, 2020 by robert young

[BigG433 53]

Absolutely stunning, looking forward to your release!

[Flic1 976]

This is awesome!!  I never flew this much in MSFS because of the power issues.  It did seem to fly nicely once you were in the air at cruise though.  Is the problem fixed where you would need nearly full power on approach to keep from sinking 1000+ fpm??😄

Edited November 10, 2020 by Flic1

[bobcat999 8,473]

My God...  Amazing...  😵  I am really looking forward to trying this.  👍

[sd_flyer 6,040]

Awesome will it still possible to use throttle axis with FADEC?

[DMullert 216]

.........aaand that yellow livery.  🙂

S awesome - Thanks.

Dennis

[Ragnaroq 45]

The DA62 is my favorite airplane in the sim. I look forward to your tweaks. I love the liveries, especially that gold one! I have your Bonanza Turbo and like it a lot.

[robert young 2,897]

2 minutes ago, Flic1 said:

This is awesome!!  I never flew this much in MSFS because of the power issues.  It did seem to fly nicely once you were in the air at cruise though.  Is the problem fixed where you would need nearly full power on approach to keep from sinking 1000 fpm??😄

Yes, although having watched a ton of youtube videos of a test/delivery pilot in the DA62, you do need quite a lot of power with full flap, but the average figure is 27% which is almost a third. On a flatter approach you will need slightly more than a third throttle to maintain speed.

[Amon1973 1,421]

It looks tremendous, thanks for your work and efforts.

[robert young 2,897]

2 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

Awesome will it still possible to use throttle axis with FADEC?

Yes. But the Fadec is really limited to automixture in the DA62 source code, because the governor already controls the rpm. Fadecs of this kind are not magic. They are not distant from a car ECU, which controls the fuel injectors but of course not rpm. I'm aware there is already a mod which tries, very nobly, to implement a full fadec, but for me the necessity to do it by pressing F keys is not something I want to do. 

[flya150 8]

Looking forward to this.

[Stoopy 1,571]

Gorgeous, and we have GOT to get you the Deluxe Primo version so you can wave your magic wand over the Beech Baron next!

🤙

[Rolfspan 24]

Great news. I am looking forward to your DA62. 

[robert young 2,897]

19 minutes ago, Stoopy said:

Gorgeous, and we have GOT to get you the Deluxe Primo version so you can wave your magic wand over the Beech Baron next!

🤙

Actually, a very kind donor donated exactly that, but I am waiting to install a new SSD drive as my current one is nearly full - and I need to pick exactly the right time to install as so far downloads have been a nightmare - round and round in circles.

[edpatino 1,964]

Thanks so much. We appreciate your work. Waiting for it.

Cheers, Ed