12 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

Anyone else notice the speed on this aircraft seems to be pretty low, more like C 152 speed. Running at 25 squared and I am seeing 105 knots. I thought my flaps were out for awhile. The Mooney would blow by this aircraft.

 

25 squared sounds like approx 75% power and should yield you roughly 130TAS, give or take. I will check later tonight.

3 minutes ago, SAS443 said:

25 squared sounds like approx 75% power and should yield you roughly 130TAS, give or take. I will check later tonight.

Yeah, well that is what I thought, but this aircraft has some major drag going on. Feels like the landing gear is extended. Going to nickname it " The Turtle" 😉

Edited March 12, 20215 yr by Bobsk8

Aniher thing, folks bragging about the flight model. Trying to do a controlled descent at 500 FPM. Set power and trim and the VS goes from 500 down to 100 up to 900 down and repeats. never ever flew an aircraft that did that. Like Phugoid oscillations. 

Edited March 12, 20215 yr by Bobsk8

6 hours ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

Brilliant plane, I use it in VR and it is by far the best plane yet. 

Ive managed to setup all switches etc to my bravo and alpha. Only one thing left, how do I turn off the avionics before engine shutdown?

 

There doesn't seem to be an 'Avionics Master', so you have to shut each unit off individually.  A lot of older airplanes didn't or don't have an 'Avionics Master'.

1 hour ago, Bobsk8 said:

Anyone else notice the speed on this aircraft seems to be pretty low, more like C 152 speed. Running at 25 squared and I am seeing 105 knots. I thought my flaps were out for awhile. The Mooney would blow by this aircraft.Definteky won't be doing any long flights in this aircraft. 

 

There's just no comparison between this and a mooney for sure 😄 although i find your numbers somewhat low. For example, as we speak im at 5500, climbing at 300fpm, 2400rpm and im doing 121knots and this is with a 3knot headwind.

 

btw, what do you mean with "squared"?

8 minutes ago, xender said:

 

 

btw, what do you mean with "squared"?

The "over square" rule for manifold pressure.

It is an old school rule of thumb that people still use to work out maximum manifold pressure even though a lot of POH allow MP higher than RPM and it is really only for normally aspirated engines.

Edited March 12, 20215 yr by Glenn Fitzpatrick

4 minutes ago, xender said:

btw, what do you mean with "squared"

25 inch MP and 2500RPM

1 hour ago, Bobsk8 said:

Aniher thing, folks bragging about the flight model. Trying to do a controlled descent at 500 FPM. Set power and trim and the VS goes from 500 down to 100 up to 900 down and repeats. never ever flew an aircraft that did that. Like Phugoid oscillations. 

Works fine with me:

1) reduce MP

2) pitch for 500 fp,

3) trim

8 hours ago, Seat* said:

I can not get 530 to start either. I had 530 mod in community folder and deleted the one that suggested but I can not get 530 to start.

/Thomas

For me the GNS530 works now with the old Mod removed and with the updated Mod installed.  Did you restart the sim?

Bill

3 minutes ago, SAS443 said:

25 inch MP and 2500RPM

 

3 minutes ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

The "over square" rule for manifold pressure.

It is an old school rule of thumb that people still use to work out maximum manifold pressure even though a lot of POH allow it and it is really only for normally aspirated engines.

Thanks for clarifying that.

If i set it to 2500rpm at 8000ft im getting 127knots

5 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

Works fine with me:

1) reduce MP

2) pitch for 500 fp,

3) trim

That is what I did

17 minutes ago, xender said:

There's just no comparison between this and a mooney for sure 😄 although i find your numbers somewhat low. For example, as we speak im at 5500, climbing at 300fpm, 2400rpm and im doing 121knots and this is with a 3knot headwind.

 

btw, what do you mean with "squared"?

Well there must be some problem, because about 5 people on the MSFS forum are complaining about low cruising speeds too, and they are getting the same speeds i am seeing, 

Oh this square rule! I've been taught it and I thought others until someone asked me why? I look at POH and could find anything! Talked to very experience CFI they told me they been taught by CFI who were WW2 and vets who am I to question them!LOL

Went to A&Ps and asked them, they mumbled something about tear and wear and so on, but it still wasn't convincing enough. Finally  got hold very old and already retiring FAA inspector and asked him about square rule! He said back in days of old radial engine if MP exceeds certain number while rpm was set low, prop governor would street crankshaft by trying to decelerate it, which in turn put stress on the cylinders and they pop! Bingo! Big radial engine and old school! LOL So here it is!

1 minute ago, Bobsk8 said:

Well there must be some problem, because about 5 people on the MSFS forum are complaining about low cruising speeds too, and they are getting the same speeds i am seeing, 

Did you saw my screenshot above?

2 minutes ago, xender said:

Did you saw my screenshot above?

That is GS and not TAS. They are only equal in absolute still air conditions