https://flightsim.to/file/23484/smoke-a-plane-aerobatic-smokes-effects-configurator-app

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Compatibility with Sim Update 6 has been confirmed.

SMOKE-A-PLANE

Have you ever wanted to leave your signature in the sky?

With the the effects editor released in Sim Update 5, now you can!

But you need still need make the effect with the not-so-friendly effect editor, then you need to find a way to attach the effect to the airplane

Sounds complicated? Really, no, it isn’t, but I was really surprised no one has not released a mod to easilly add smokes to airplanes, yet

So, I bit the bullet and write a few lines of code, and here you have it

Smoke-a-plane is a simple application written in VB.NET (you will need latest .net framework libraries to run it, but you should already have them).

The app will give you the ability to add acrobatic smokes to any of the 20 standard planes (at the moment, only the default livery is affected)

Usage is pretty straightforward and explained in the app itself (if you need a tutorial just tell me and I will record one). 

Once you have created a new smoking plane, the relevant files and folder will be copied into Community (the app will try to detect default MSFS folders, if it fails you have to provide them manually)

To see the effect, jump into the smoked airplane (DEFAULT livery) and toggle the effect with the condition set in the app (could be NAV or LANDING LIGHTS, PITOT HEAT, YOKE VISIBILITY, anything “toggable” in the cockpit!) 

Everything is still in beta, and need your advide to fix any bugs!

 

INSTALLATION

The package contains several folders, all of them but the “smoke-a-plane-app” can be placed in Community, 

The folder “smoke-a-plane-app” contains the configuration app and config files, you can put it everywhere you want (and, if the include airplane are enough for you, you can trash it!)

The two folders:

“mamudesign-vfx-smokeitaly” and “touchingcloud-effects-aerobatics-smoke” contains the effects library. (I’m including in this package the effect by Alex Marko, they are great btw, https://msfs.touching.cloud/, without his tutorials effect creations would it be a nightmare)

 

The other folders are preconfigured aircrafts, you can use them or create new one with the included app

• “pitts-smoke-airshow”: The Pitts Special with white smoke in the middle and red smokes on sides, I have linked smokes toggle with Yoke Visibility 
• “e330-smoke-italy”: E330 Windows11 Livery,  configured with the Italy Flag colors, central smoke toggles with landing light and side smokes toggles with Nav lights
• “e330-smoke-deutschland”: E330 Default Livery,  configured with the Deutschland Flag colors, central smoke toggles with landing light and side smokes toggles with Nav lights
• “cap10-smoke-france”: Cap10 Default Livery, configured with the France Flag colors, central smoke toggles with landing light and side smokes toggles with Nav lights
• “savage-dusting” , Savage Cub, default livery, configured with a simple “water/cropdusting” effect, toggles the landing light to activate

 

Same Author,

https://flightsim.to/file/14840/project-litfts-europe

And thanks so much for the heads up,

Hope that this addon help the growth of more virtual acro teams! (At fs9 times we used to Met online,Fire up our mb339 doing some airshow with friends, those where days!)

Thanks for the heads up - interesting addon.  Although I will be changing the mapping for the Pitts to a more convenient command like "Lock Tailwheel" or something I already have assigned to a controller since Yoke Visibility is a little cumbersome.  But we make do... 😁

@mamu82 - I'm ready for some virtual online airshow action when you are!  🤙

 

Edited November 16, 20214 yr by Stoopy

That looks like a great candidate for the "wheels up" screenshot challenge in the official forum. Particularly because no wheels would fit between the top...err.. lower wing and the asphalt. 🙂

2 minutes ago, Captain Nuts said:

That looks like a great candidate for the "wheels up" screenshot challenge in the official forum. Particularly because no wheels would fit between the top...err.. lower wing and the asphalt. 🙂

Thanks I wasn't aware of the challenge but will go check it out!  👍

I haven't been able to get this working.  Under "conditions", none of the items listed are available on the Asobo Pitts Special.

Also can't located the pre-configured Pitts in the liveries.

Please help if you know how I can get this working.

Thanks,

Roy

On 11/16/2021 at 10:46 AM, Captain Nuts said:

That looks like a great candidate for the "wheels up" screenshot challenge in the official forum. Particularly because no wheels would fit between the top...err.. lower wing and the asphalt. 🙂

OK so I took your advice, entered that pic and it's doing OK.  Not farming for votes, but everyone lease be sure to go vote for your favorite screenie (NOT necessarily mine):  I hadn't given much thought to this community event up until now: 

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-weekly-dev-update-screenshot-challenge-gear-up/469969/28

Edited November 21, 20214 yr by Stoopy

On 11/16/2021 at 3:23 AM, Stoopy said:

Thanks for the heads up - interesting addon.  Although I will be changing the mapping for the Pitts to a more convenient command like "Lock Tailwheel" or something I already have assigned to a controller since Yoke Visibility is a little cumbersome.  But we make do... 😁

@mamu82 - I'm ready for some virtual online airshow action when you are!  🤙

 

That looks dangerous...

Voted already a few days ago :)

On 11/17/2021 at 12:19 PM, Roy Warren said:

I haven't been able to get this working.  Under "conditions", none of the items listed are available on the Asobo Pitts Special.

Also can't located the pre-configured Pitts in the liveries.

Please help if you know how I can get this working.

Thanks,

Roy

Hi Roy, since the pitts has no lights, and very Little switches choice, you can use the Yoke visibility or that strange 1 0 > that always shows the effect 

If you unzip the  full package in your community, your default pitts get smokes (the old One, the s1 that comes with su7 is encrypted so no Easy way to modify It)

Every Livery for the given plane is affected, by default Livery i mean the default plane (not the kenmore, Windows11, aviators and Xbox variation)

17 hours ago, 737_800 said:

That looks dangerous...

It's not, he just flipped the JPG upside down.

Still no response to my earlier post.  Would still like to get smoke in my Pitts.

Anyone?

Roy

50 minutes ago, Roy Warren said:

Still no response to my earlier post.  Would still like to get smoke in my Pitts.

Anyone?

Roy

Hi Roy, since the pitts has no lights, and very Little switches choice, you can use the Yoke visibility or that strange 1 0 > that always shows the effect 

If you unzip the  full package in your community, your default pitts get smokes (the old One, the s1 that comes with su7 is encrypted so no Easy way to modify It)

Every Livery for the given plane is affected, by default Livery i mean the default plane (not the kenmore, Windows11, aviators and Xbox variation)

If you want more help contact me on discord

https://discord.gg/anMEkmxV

Edited November 22, 20214 yr by mamu82
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Thank you Mamu82.  I'll try the 1.0 &gt.  It doesn't have a yoke, but I tried the throttle lever with no luck.

I noticed on the left hand side there is a knob marked Smoke, but it is inoperative.  It would be nice if it could be made operational.

Thanks again,

Roy