L-1049 Super-Constellation is out

[fogboundturtle 2,708]

5 minutes ago, AviatorMan said:

I quit the flight and reloaded the sim, and the flaps work OK now. On the previous flight I did a lot of working on the switches on the FE panel, and wonder if I accidently turned the flaps off? Would that be possible?

you need hydraulics to move flaps.

[AviatorMan 253]

After several flights, an observation: It may just be me, but the pilot's viewpoint seems to be to be set too low with respect to the instrument panel. I find it difficult to set the pilot's view so that I can see the ground out of the windshield. If I raise the view point a notch or so such that I can see the ground in front of the aircraft, I find that I can only see the top row of instruments on the pilot's panel. This puts the altitude gauge out of sight, which is quite important to see when landing. I flew the DC-6 on a similar flight and see that there is no problem with the pilot view in the DC-6. Looking at external views of both aircraft, it looks like the Constellation windshield slopes more gradually into the nose, whereas the DC-6 windshield is nearly vertical, so perhaps the DC-6 does in fact have a better view in front than the Constellation. In any case I think it's worth giving this feedback to the RedWing team so that they can take a look to make sure the pilot view point is true to the aircraft.  

[Mangouste 13]

DC3 is even worse, you can't see anything. I think the constellation view is correct. the dashboard takes up a lot of space in height. 

[AviatorMan 253]

Is there a recent download for the RedWing L-1049? It's been a couple of weeks since their last update.

[fogboundturtle 2,708]

I got the new beta yesterday. I did a quick run through this morning. The AFE is all operational. So for those who are waiting for that. It should be coming soon. Just a few things I ran into that the dev needs to look into but so far , it's pretty good.

[sd_flyer 6,034]

15 minutes ago, fogboundturtle said:

I got the new beta yesterday. I did a quick run through this morning. The AFE is all operational. So for those who are waiting for that. It should be coming soon. Just a few things I ran into that the dev needs to look into but so far , it's pretty good.

Did he implement de-icing? Last beta I tried I got all iced up and cockpit de-ice switches didn't do a anything

[fogboundturtle 2,708]

1 minute ago, sd_flyer said:

Did he implement de-icing? Last beta I tried I got all iced up and cockpit de-ice switches didn't do a anything

hmmm. Good question. I'll give it a try and let you know but my impression is that it's not in yet. This beta was mostly about the AFE and a few fixes like hydraulics. 

Edited December 14, 2021 by fogboundturtle

[Car147 2,276]

I had a short flight last night and could'nt raise the gear after TO. Checked the control settings which were fine. unless it could be due to me being in the sim beta?

[warbirds 555]

24 minutes ago, Car147 said:

I had a short flight last night and could'nt raise the gear after TO. Checked the control settings which were fine. unless it could be due to me being in the sim beta?

Same problem

[Scimiter 179]

42 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

Did he implement de-icing? Last beta I tried I got all iced up and cockpit de-ice switches didn't do a anything

I have never had that problem, the de icer has always worked.

[fogboundturtle 2,708]

I used the AFE but in the latest build. no issue with the gear.

[sd_flyer 6,034]

1 minute ago, Scimiter said:

I have never had that problem, the de icer has always worked.

Last I talked to developer he said it's not completely implemented yet. I'm not sure how it worked for you but below is what happened to me

 

[Car147 2,276]

2 hours ago, fogboundturtle said:

I used the AFE but in the latest build. no issue with the gear.

Is the update for the Connie available to everyone yet? As i have had no notification from Simmarket yet.

 

Cheer's

[fogboundturtle 2,708]

Just now, Car147 said:

Is the update for the Connie available to everyone yet? As i have had no notification from Simmarket yet.

 

Cheer's

Not yet. I helped them from time to time to beta test. It's coming along nicely but it still need a bit of work and the new SU7 hotfix is causing issue that would need to be resolved. So don't expect this update before the Su7 Hotfix is released. It just give them a bit more time to refine some of the issue. 

[fogboundturtle 2,708]

Alright. I got the permission from Redwing to record the current Beta that features some of the new rework VFX (fire/smoke) and the AFE. I will make the video tomorrow.

Edited December 17, 2021 by fogboundturtle