1 hour ago, JaseMelbo said:

This aircraft is just amazing.  One problem though - I use the Honeycomb Bravo Autopilot and the autopilot is forced on in the aircraft.  Can't turn it off unless I pull a circuit breaker.

Anyone got this issue?

I had some (infrequent) issues with getting the AP to turn on during beta testing, but I think I was the only one experiencing it. The same problem occurred in the default Cessna 172 (steam gauge), so it was a problem with Asobo, not Milviz. As a work-around, I used the keyboard (Z) to enable/disable the AP. Maybe that helps you as well.

1 hour ago, Dutch727 said:

You raise a good point about the cowl flap levers.  The manual is vague and describes the cowl flaps but doesn't really say how to manipulate the handles.

The cowl flaps aren't all that important in this airplane though, so I wouldn't worry too much about it.  Leave them pushed in place and we'll take a closer look at their animation in the next few days.

 

For those who aren’t cowl flap experts:

The Cessna 310 has internal cowl flaps located on the top of the cowling. Whilst they are usually closed for cruise, not doing so should not be a big deal as the design means they don’t cause much (or, according the manufacturer, any) drag.

On the Cessna 414, the cowl flaps are open when the levers are pushed in. I imagine this is the same on the C310.

Edited May 5, 20224 yr by OzWhitey

50 minutes ago, lwt1971 said:

Dutch replied to my question on another thread and spoke at length about the 310 flight dynamics in MSFS below.. so definitely using the new SU8 prop physics. I recall seeing elsewhere where CFD was also mentioned as enabled, but now that I think about it, that could be for another aircraft that's coming soon. Apologies for any confusion.

There's also this thread on the MSFS forums tracking aircraft that are making use of the new prop physics and/or CFD: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/new-propeller-simulation-cfd-airplane-list/504719 , not sure if it's up to date however.

Thanks!  I'm sure when the CFD goes through some refinement, the 3rd party developers will start to use it.  Good to see they are already using the prop physics though, the prop physics must already be pretty good if the 3rd party devs are using it.

43 minutes ago, Ricardo41 said:

How is the cabin modeled? Animations? Lighting?

Complete rendition of the cabin! You can fill the seats with passengers. All the passenger reading lights work. Overhead main cabin and panel lights can be dimmed from the overhead control switches. Looks awesome with the red panel lights at night. Switches are animated.

7 minutes ago, abrams_tank said:

Thanks!  I'm sure when the CFD goes through some refinement, the 3rd party developers will start to use it.  Good to see they are already using the prop physics though, the prop physics must already be pretty good if the 3rd party devs are using it.

Prop physics seems to have been widely adopted by the serious devs.

I hope CFD will become standard in the near future as well.

Great to see Asobo taking the physics aspect of the sim seriously.

4 minutes ago, OzWhitey said:

Prop physics seems to have been widely adopted by the serious devs.

I hope CFD will become standard in the near future as well.

Great to see Asobo taking the physics aspect of the sim seriously.

Yup.  I think the gap between XP flight modelling and MSFS is closing very fast.

Also, MSFS seems to have other physics that XP may not have, such as the environmental air flow around the vicinity of the aircraft, as Seb showed in one of the last Twitch Q&As.  It looked like a more advanced environmental air flow algorithm within some 1 or 2 miles of the aircraft is already modelled, or will be modelled in an upcoming SU.

Edited May 5, 20224 yr by abrams_tank

  

1 hour ago, Dutch727 said:

You raise a good point about the cowl flap levers.  The manual is vague and describes the cowl flaps but doesn't really say how to manipulate the handles.

The cowl flaps aren't all that important in this airplane though, so I wouldn't worry too much about it.  Leave them pushed in place and we'll take a closer look at their animation in the next few days.

 

Thanks!

13 minutes ago, OzWhitey said:

The Cessna 310 has internal cowl flaps located on the top of the cowling. Whilst they are usually closed for cruise, not doing so should not be a big deal as the design means they don’t cause much (or, according the manufacturer, any) drag.

On the Cessna 414, the cowl flaps are open when the levers are pushed in. I imagine this is the same on the C310.

Good info, thanks!

Just finished my first flight with the C310 using the freeware PMS50 setup. It didn't want to intercept the ILS (LOC) at first but all went well after turning around and giving it another try. I am totally new to the PMS50 device,this was my first flight with it, so that might be the cause too. 😉 Afaik this PMS 750 can't do RNAV approaches (does it do VNAV?) so I switched the approach to ILS in mid air. I am interested in the TDS but it doesn't have a demo and I don't know if I will the like possible trainer database issues. And it simply is convenient that the PMS loads MSFS plans...

The landing was problematic though: I know about the speed requirements and kept the speed around the blue line but when I touched down (short flare) the plane pulled left quite hard and I couldn't correct it with my rudder pedals otherwise I surely would have tipped over...! So I had to let the plane drive over the grass (which luckily was there). I sometimes have this in other planes too when I come in too fast but well... this C310 HAS to come in fast! Problematic. But maybe I just had a bad wind.

But other than that I love the plane! The graphics are a LOT better than I anticipated (after seeing screenshots and video's)!

One more question: is there a way to reset the owned mode?

39 minutes ago, OzWhitey said:

For those who aren’t cowl flap experts:

On the Cessna 414, the cowl flaps are open when the levers are pushed in. I imagine this is the same on the C310.

Yes, when the levers are in, the cowl flaps are open. To close, pull the lever out and turn to the right to lock.

1 hour ago, OzWhitey said:

For those who aren’t cowl flap experts:

The Cessna 310 has internal cowl flaps located on the top of the cowling. Whilst they are usually closed for cruise, not doing so should not be a big deal as the design means they don’t cause much (or, according the manufacturer, any) drag.

On the Cessna 414, the cowl flaps are open when the levers are pushed in. I imagine this is the same on the C310.

In the manual it stated that if you mouse over the cowl flap handle and scroll the wheel up  or forward, it opens the cowl flaps. It also says that normally you can leave them open all the time, unless doing a rapid descent. 

Just took off on a VA flight in the C 310.  What a great aircraft, and everything is working flawlessly. I am already hooked on flying this bird. 😃True airspeed, 190 knots at 8,000 ft. The view from the cockpit is so much better  than the Seminole, what a difference that makes. On the takeoff, it tracked straight as an arrow down the runway. 

 

Edited May 5, 20224 yr by Bobsk8

Really great first flight last night…knowing that you have to operate the engines properly, pay attention to p’s and t’s, knowing that even on the rare setting, a failure could happen at any moment and you need to be ready to respond, all of this leads to a much more immersive engaging GA experience.  Sounds are great and it flies really nicely, both manually and on autopilot.

Now I  just need a week off work to spend more quality time with this aircraft, and the -146, and the MD-80, maybe the 737 soon, not to mention the fantastic 414 that I haven’t flown in a week!  Good problems to have and I feel like this is a keystone month for MSFS.

17 hours ago, Matchstick said:

Or I just don't buy until I'm happy with what is offered for the money.

Not like theres a shortage of alternative planes to spend my money on.

Lol that is exactly the issue. It’s one of the very few high quality planes that has shown up. It will only be my 2nd plane for FS and I’ve had FS from day one. My other is the Kodiak.  I’m still not a big fan of MSFS but hoping planes like this will help raise it’s level to what’s important to me. The price is just right in todays market on all the sims IMO. 

Purchased right now. With taxes actually the acquisition has come out for 47,67 Euros. Anyway during its development, I thought it was going to be around 50-70 Euros (52-74 USD).

Hope I´ll not be disappointed! I will start the engines this weekend 🙂
 

Edited May 5, 20224 yr by fedar

No dual 750 whith pms50

@Dutch727

Any idea of when we can expect to see the C310 on ORBX? Appreciate any info.