Hi, just purchased this and have a question. The write up in the market place says it has animated cabin doors but I can't see how to open them? Grateful for any help. Thanks.

10 minutes ago, dsmbell said:

Hi, just purchased this and have a question. The write up in the market place says it has animated cabin doors but I can't see how to open them? Grateful for any help. Thanks.

I can't find one. Maybe its in the modernized version that I haven't flown yet or the one with skis.

 

10 hours ago, dsmbell said:

Hi, just purchased this and have a question. The write up in the market place says it has animated cabin doors but I can't see how to open them? Grateful for any help. Thanks.

The pilot and co-pilot windows slide open and the top sunroof glass panel above your head  slides back.  I have not come across any actual opening doors though.

Maybe by "animated" they mean the windows slide ? No idea.

Thanks for the replies but in the text on the marketplace is states, 'animated cabin doors'. I can open windows but no luck with doors.

If anyone else is bothered by the lack of supercharging on the refit model (i've not checked the 1939 model personally) please consider upvoting this issue on the msfs bug report forums.

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/junkers-52-retrofit-full-power-cannot-be-reached/458241

So far its not been acknowledged.

Just a few remarks to the limited autopilot-function, which I found out for my system:

1. In the beginning autopilot did not work at all. Nothing happend after pressing the left propeller-knob and switching on the autopilot. After some research it turned out, that "Assisted Yoke" under "Options-Assistance Options-Piloting" has to be OFF!

2. Generally autopilot only works in the cockpit-view. When setting a new course the plane starts to swing for some time after finally stabelizing at this course. When trying to to this exercise in both external views, the plane will endlessly turn around and may finally crash.

Maybe this is helpful for some of you.

8 hours ago, ohny said:

Just a few remarks to the limited autopilot-function, which I found out for my system:

1. In the beginning autopilot did not work at all. Nothing happend after pressing the left propeller-knob and switching on the autopilot. After some research it turned out, that "Assisted Yoke" under "Options-Assistance Options-Piloting" has to be OFF!

 

I'm not sure I even know where that is. Is that in General Options, or in the Pilot Assist section at the top of the screen menu.

I have been using the JU-52 autopilot feature more as a steering aid to stay on course. If you set the top compass for your course, the bottom one will show you how far you've drifted.

@dobee51

Then you do not really use the "autopilot" to automatically keep the set course, but only as steering aid - as you describe.

The "Assisted-Yoke"-Setting can be found after loading MSFS under "Options" on the same page as "General Options" are available. On this page you have the choices of "General Options", "Assistance Options" and "Control Options". Choose "Assistance Options" and then "Piloting". Here you will find "Assisted Yoke" - set it to "OFF", if not already done. So it is not available in the Pilot Assist section.

I am using the autopilot in the following way:

- Before takeoff still on the runway dial with the crank the upper compass to the planned course after takeoff.

- Push the left "Propeller-Knob" to arm the autopilot. Be aware, that autopilot is not yet switched on.

- After takeoff and reaching safety-height you have two possibilities to turn and stabelize to the planned course set by the upper compass-scale: "active and fast" or "easy and slow".

1. Active and fast

Manually control the plane to turn to the planned course and roughly stabelize the bird. Now set the switch "Kurssteuerung" (located under the main board behind the yoke) to "Ein" = "On" and consequently the autopilot will slowly adjust the plane to the set course and keep it.

2. Easy and slow

After takeoff switch the described switch "Kurssteuerung" to "Ein" and the autopilot will slowly turn the plane towards the set course. As the technology of this autopilot is from the 1930s everything is done mechanically with a lot of "bells and whistles", but surprisingly it somehow works. The plane will now move to the set course and will overshoot it by some 10 to 20 degrees, then turn back overshooting again to the other side and so on. So it may take a few minutes until it stabelizes on the set course.

Now you can turn the crank of the compass step by step to the further courses you want to fly, and autopilot will follow. You may also use the two described procedures to achieve this. Method 1 is recommended for larger changes and method 2 for smaller changes. Just play with it and you will be aware what I mean.

 

The main drawback of this autopilot realized in JU-52: It only works in cockpit-view - at least with my configuration. As soon as you switch to the external view or drone view the autopilot stops working. You will observe this malfunction in outside view, when depending on wind-conditions the plane will slowly drift off the set course. To get it back to the course you may do it manually (still in external view) or switch back to cockpit-view, and autopilot will do it for you again automatically. Hopefully Asobo will correct this bug with a future update of JU-52.

Sorry for the long story, but I hope this helps.

JU-52 was not listed in SU6 for any updates. However, out of a blue after SU6 my autopilot start working in 1939 model! Not sure if it's placebo but for me autopilot was working only sometimes (and yes I understand all limitations)

I haven't tried it yet, but there's also a Celestial Navigation mod out there.

With that big sliding window above the cockpit, star-tracking might be fun.

Edited October 21, 20214 yr by dobee51

Is there any plugin somewhere that you could use? maybe in the MSFS toolbar for accessing simple AP commands like HDG or ALT hold for the long flights?

15 minutes ago, alexcolka said:

Is there any plugin somewhere that you could use? maybe in the MSFS toolbar for accessing simple AP commands like HDG or ALT hold for the long flights?

There are no autopilot plugins as far as I know. 1939 has simple autopilot that would try to hold heading +/- 10 degrees, but not altitude

10 hours ago, sd_flyer said:

There are no autopilot plugins as far as I know. 1939 has simple autopilot that would try to hold heading +/- 10 degrees, but not altitude

And good to add that it isnt work in ’39. Bug.

Btw. Do you know how to turn on/off dome light in ’39? Its a knob only for intensity but where Is mouse click to turn it on? The next issue?

On 10/22/2021 at 7:33 AM, YoYo said:

Btw. Do you know how to turn on/off dome light in ’39? Its a knob only for intensity but where Is mouse click to turn it on? The next issue?

I will answer :D. Cant find and no present here. The next bug.