Famous Flyer 3

[Republic DC9 234]

20 hours ago, ryanbatc said:

I've got a basic one but ideally I'd like to get that off white almost cream look for the fuselage.  We'll see.

 

Thank you Ryan!!  It’s gorgeous and VERY 1970s and I think I know the cream you speak of it’s very nice.

[ryanbatc 13,107]

I've got an addition to my favorite red and blue livery but am having issues with some gauges not being displayed when I hide the dynamic tail number.  If anyone has any ideas on how to do this let me know!

I have added a panel.cfg and used the lines:

[VPainting11]
size_mm    = 1900, 620
texture    = RegistrationNumber_e2
location = exterior
painting00=CustomRegistration/CustomRegistration.html?font_style=l4&font_color=0x040404&font_scale=1, 0, 0, 0, 0

This perfectly hides the dynamic reg but also kills off the gauges in the cockpit - also I tried using double spaces between quotes in the ATC ID line in aircraft.cfg but then the entire plane won't even load in the sim... it's weird!  I'm trying to hide the dynamic reg and include my custom hand done one instead.

realtailnum by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

panel by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

 

Edited August 19, 2022 by ryanbatc

[Ron Attwood 3,561]

35 minutes ago, Cpt_Piett said:

🤣 Well I find that this one is not the easiest to land. I managed to bring the speed down to around 75kts before touchdown, and it turned out quite good. 

Am I really that good? I find it very satisfying to land. Nice flare and doesn't squirrel all over the runway. The mains touching down make odd 'gravelly' sounds. Would prefer a 'chirp'. 😉

[Sky_Pilot071 593]

Entering anything into the 530 is a challange going back to FSX. 

I can see how it would be much simpler in an RL unit.

sp

[ryanbatc 13,107]

24 minutes ago, Ron Attwood said:

Am I really that good? I find it very satisfying to land. Nice flare and doesn't squirrel all over the runway. The mains touching down make odd 'gravelly' sounds. Would prefer a 'chirp'. 😉

You are good.  As long as you don't get slow or put it into a steep bank with poor coordination it's great.  I actually got it into a steep spiral last night....  And no parachute to pull...

[Cpt_Piett 4,905]

Well my first landing in the V35B was way better than the first landing in the C310R. In the latter case the plane pretty much fell onto the runway..

[Ron Attwood 3,561]

Just now, Cpt_Piett said:

In the latter case the plane pretty much fell onto the runway

There was much rending of raiments and tearing of hair over that. Despite protestations of it being 'realistic', it was fixed and while it still needs a bit of thought, it will behave itself. In fact a very enjoyable plane. 👍

[Cpt_Piett 4,905]

35 minutes ago, Sky_Pilot071 said:

Entering anything into the 530 is a challange going back to FSX. 

I can see how it would be much simpler in an RL unit.

sp

It's possible to enter a flight plan, but it's tricky to activate an approach. A USR waypoint will be created, and so far I haven't been able to go directly to the approach. So let's wait for the 530 update later this autumn. I'm sure it'll be great! Meanwhile it's always possible to go back to FSX, lol 😂 

[Cpt_Piett 4,905]

Just now, Ron Attwood said:

In fact a very enjoyable plane. 👍

That I can agree on 100% 😁 I'm thinking it's probably even better than the 414, which up until now I've regarded as the best payware GA (just got the 310 today).

[CaptainNick 575]

Noticed a fuel tank discrepancy. In sim it’s only 22 gallons per side, the placard shows 37 useable per side. Caught me off guard using in FSE with the fsuipc client.

[Republic DC9 234]

3 hours ago, Ron Attwood said:

Am I really that good? I find it very satisfying to land. Nice flare and doesn't squirrel all over the runway. The mains touching down make odd 'gravelly' sounds. Would prefer a 'chirp'. 😉

I love the lack of “squirreling” all over the runway too (was never sure of the verb for it, but you nailed it...Just Flight (other than Warrior) and other Carenados seem subject to it..where you land nice and straight and smooth and slow and the plane begins veering wildly from side to side.

THIS Carenado doesn’t have that quality..I’m in love!

And I hope you, Mr. Atwood, are inspired to give us some swell real-world repaints for this beauty.

[jaytee73 134]

6 hours ago, Bert Pieke said:

This caught my eye... I have been coming in at 80 kts (or more) and wondering why the nose wheel would not stay on the ground.. 🤫

Bert - I got my PPL endorsement on this lady back in 1974 - and flew her quite a bit - and she didnt like landing the nosewheel too soon  - and would sometimes bounce the nose back - and 60 to 70 knots was my norm eventually

She reminded me of my own PA-32 - very heavy on the controls - landed like a brick

Notice how high in the nose  she sits on the ground - and no load on the strut - almost at stall position on the ground

[ryanbatc 13,107]

Finally the correct manual!

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1623567/Beech-Beechcraft-Bonanza-V35.html?page=33#manual

[ryanbatc 13,107]

On 8/18/2022 at 2:22 PM, ryanbatc said:

you can tell it's not their very best work though (but I don't expect the same quality as their regular models like the upcoming PC12)

 

I wanted to quote myself here to explain a few things.  I don't want to steer people away - in fact the more I fly this the more it is becoming one of my favorites.  I like how it handles, I like the stall horn when I touchdown (it sounds like the BE24 I fly irl!).  The perf numbers seem to be basically spot on!  I don't know if they have a third party from Carenado doing the flight model or if they are just getting the knack of things here in this sim - but the flight model is excellent imo.  I've even gotten into a steep spiral.  

About the textures....strangely enough it's not the cabin or exterior that I first noticed.  It is the clarity of the gauges.  It's just not the greatest.  Flysimware has set the latest standard for highest quality general aviation cockpit gauges.  FSW and Carenado are neck and neck for cabin texturing though.

Even as I write all of this - we're talking about a 15 USD addon.  Seriously go buy this addon now if you enjoy GA, and even if you don't.  It's good.  It has character!  And again, WT's working their magic on the GNS530 - it'll be similar to what we had from RXP in P3D/FSX.

This is as close to a 1:1 as I could get between the two.  I know Carenado's texture res is higher than P3D of course, but the gauges seem to have come out of P3D with an upscale.  FSW has done it better.  Everything is a touch sharper.  I look forward to the PC12 from Carenado to see if they can edge out FSW (or maybe A2A will reign again - I've seen their PA24 cockpit previews - ooooofda!)

BE35PanelHiRes by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

C414PanelHires by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

[lupedelupe 320]

I agree: the V35B is a great add-on, and at a very good price. Lots of fun for cross-country hops.