1 minute ago, Ron Attwood said:

That sounds about right. Are you saying that you can hold the nose wheel off until YOU decide?

Yes, I just hold the nose level with the horizon from about 15 feet AGL. Touches down smooth every time. around 60 FPM. 

On 12/29/2021 at 12:01 PM, Bobsk8 said:

Yes I have seen 25C even in Alaska yesterday. 

Hi, I have had a response from SWS, they have said, "Yes, there is a bug in there that I'm trying to track down. A bit of speed is required in order to be able to get the temperature transition and for some reason it won't play -YET."

Good that they have acknowledged this and are working on it.

 

42 minutes ago, Ron Attwood said:

I'll make a point of checking. Are you also saying you can hold the nose wheel off until YOU decide?

I'm only saying that in any aircraft you need enough elevator authority (effectiveness), which is a function of airspeed, to hold the nose wheel off. Similarly, on takeoff you need a minimum speed before you can lift the nose wheel and rotate. I've only flown the Kodiak a few times at this point and haven't noticed a problem, but admittedly had not paid particular attention to this issue. On the other hand I have not seen others report a similar problem, at least not yet.

Al

Edited January 2, 20224 yr by ark

7 hours ago, NismoRR said:

YES!! I was just going to post exactly this. 80-90% of the planes on the ramp are Kodiaks.They look great and I love seeing them, but there’s just way too many of them. I’d guess it’s because of all the different versions and liveries, but am hopeful there’s a way limit the amount displayed on the ground. I think I’m at 25% ground traffic in sim. 

Yeah good point...it's definitely due to all of the different versions / liveries.  I've got my static AI traffic set to 35% and I see so many.

Yep. Lots or Kodiaks on the ground, and on final approach. Love 'em !!

Has anybody managed to work out how to map the Ignition switch for the Honeycomb Bravo? I'm using Axis and Ohs and have managed to find just about everything else (starter, aux bus, tank selectors, etc.) but this one is eluding me. I've tried checking the sim event when triggering the button manually and the event doesn't work when mapping it in the software.

43 minutes ago, Tektolnes said:

Has anybody managed to work out how to map the Ignition switch for the Honeycomb Bravo? I'm using Axis and Ohs and have managed to find just about everything else (starter, aux bus, tank selectors, etc.) but this one is eluding me. I've tried checking the sim event when triggering the button manually and the event doesn't work when mapping it in the software.

What exactly are you trying to use the Honeycomb ignition switch for on the Kodiak?? 

1 hour ago, Flic1 said:

What exactly are you trying to use the Honeycomb ignition switch for on the Kodiak?? 

My guess is he wants to use if for the Kodiak ignition switch. The Key Bindings document that comes with the Kodiak shows this Lvar:

Ignition switch
(L:XMLVAR_Ignition, Bool)
 0 off
 1 on

Out of curiosity I tried to make this work using FSUIPC7, but could not.

Al

Edited January 3, 20224 yr by ark

11 hours ago, Gerwil said:

I heard no one else about this so maybe it's on my end. When I am on the GS and turn off the AP the plane starts diving (a little) and I have to trim. Does the AP use a different method for trimming?

I generally hand-fly my approaches, but the one time I let the AP fly an RNAV+V approach I had the same experience. Severe nose-down trim after disconnecting the AP. Only just managed to recover. I'm using the G1000 NXi, I wonder if that's a factor.

38 minutes ago, gunther said:

I generally hand-fly my approaches, but the one time I let the AP fly an RNAV+V approach I had the same experience. Severe nose-down trim after disconnecting the AP. Only just managed to recover. I'm using the G1000 NXi, I wonder if that's a factor.

It sounds like it might be that when the AP is turned off the trim "returns" to whatever it was before the AP was engaged, instead of remaining at the current setting.

Al

Edited January 3, 20224 yr by ark

11 hours ago, ark said:

Out of curiosity I tried to make this work using FSUIPC7, but could not.

Thanks - yes I tried looking for that after your pointer and read all the LVARs from the sim but that one doesn't seem to have been included by the devs despite it being in the key bind doc. No big deal for now but would be nice if they included it at some point just to complete things.

8 minutes ago, Tektolnes said:

Thanks - yes I tried looking for that after your pointer and read all the LVARs from the sim but that one doesn't seem to have been included by the devs despite it being in the key bind doc. No big deal for now but would be nice if they included it at some point just to complete things.

As part of my little experiment I was able to bind keys to the fuel pump and starter switches using the Lvars in the Kodiak key binding document.  Perhaps the Lvar for the ignition switch was never actually used in the code, but rather they just used a key event. In any case, I don't mind using the mouse to operate switches that typically are only used once or twice during a flight and, like in this case, only while on the ground.

Al

46 minutes ago, ark said:

As part of my little experiment I was able to bind keys to the fuel pump and starter switches using the Lvars in the Kodiak key binding document.  Perhaps the Lvar for the ignition switch was never actually used in the code, but rather they just used a key event. In any case, I don't mind using the mouse to operate switches that typically are only used once or twice during a flight and, like in this case, only while on the ground.

Al

I agree with you, I can never understand why some think every possible function in a sim must have some sort of controller push button assigned to it. It's so easy to just click on something with the mouse. 

Edited January 3, 20224 yr by Bobsk8

17 hours ago, ark said:

In any case, I don't mind using the mouse to operate switches that typically are only used once or twice during a flight and, like in this case, only while on the ground.

And only once a day too because the ignition only has to be switched on for the LO START which usually is only used for the first start of the day. The preferred way to start the plane is the HI START (according to the official POH) and for that you don't have to use the ignition switch at all (because the HI START does take care of that automatically, also according to the official POH).

And since this simulated Kodiak has no failures or anything like that you can forget about that ignition switch completely if you want to. (You can do the LO START without using the ignition key on this sim version anyway because they couldn't get it too work. In other the words: the ignition switch can be moved but is actually INOP.)

Of course I do use the ignition key on my first flight of the day nonetheless because I like to keep my flows realistic. 😉

I myself btw only use my controllers for the various axes (aileron, elevator, rudder, throttle, various trims) and do everything else with the mouse in the virtual cockpit: I find that way more immersive and it feels more real to me. I don't have a single knob or switch assigned to my joystick. (I even control the prop en cond levers with the mouse because I have a simple Logitech 3D Extreme joystick. Which I like a lot. For some 15 years or so already. Other than that I only have Saitek rudder pedals.)

6 hours ago, tup61 said:

I myself btw only use my controllers for the various axes (aileron, elevator, rudder, throttle, various trims) and do everything else with the mouse in the virtual cockpit: I find that way more immersive and it feels more real to me.

For me using the mouse in the VC is not that much different than reaching with my finger, such as to flip a switch. However, where I find key or button bindings useful is when using the mouse is tedious because the a/c is bouncing around in flight and the click spots are small or inconvenient to use for some reason. And of course for those that have hardware the matches the VC to some degree, e.g., a real knob to turn, it makes sense to use it.

To each their own.

Al