February 24, 20233 yr I just wanted to say the Caribou is not a local legend in New Zealand. Never was and never will be. My theory is that Orbx (an Australian crowd) had a lot more to do with this update than Asobo did! Or at least they were given considerable latitude and license to the extent that their Air Force's short field transport aircraft became New Zealand's local legend. Eye roll!! There are plenty of local aviation legends in NZ and some of them quite famous like Jean Batten, but they have been ignored by Asobo/Orbx. I know, the Caribou is probably more interesting than some other types but make it a famous flyer or something. New Zealand often gets confused as being part of Australia and so we probably have that small brother syndrome.... a bit like Canada and the US. So we covert what we know is ours and get a lilttle word not alloweded off when people invariably say things like 'Wow, I loved that NZ Caribou!!! Another eye roll!! Still, what is done is done but it is damned disappointing because another opportunity to showcase NZ aviation in this manner will probably never arise again. And, NZ aviation is quite legendary. Just Wiki Richard Pearce and see how close a New Zealand aviation pioneer came to tipping the Wright Bros off their podium! Onward and upward. Per Ardua Ad Astra Cheers Terry. No. No, Mav, this is not a good idea. Sorry Goose, but it's time to buzz the tower! Intel (R) Core (TM) i7-10700 CPU @2.90Ghz, 32GB RAM, NVIDEA GeForce RTX 3060, 12GB VRAM, Samsung QN70A 4k 65inch TV with VRR 120Hz Free Sync (G-Sync Compatible). Boeing Thrustmaster TCA Yoke, Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant, Turtle Beach Velocity One Rudder Pedals.
February 24, 20233 yr 1962 Brochure of the Caribu, 36 pages and really good information. http://www.c-7acaribou.com/history/images/Caribou_Brochure_Web.pdf Edited February 24, 20233 yr by FrankR409 I9-13900kf - rtx4090 32gb ddr5 4800mhz, 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD internet - 300+ mbs / Honycomb Alpha yoke / Saitek Throttle Dell 43” 4K
February 24, 20233 yr Only just took this for a quick 5 minute spin from the new Christchurch so read what you will into this. I actually like this a lot, feels really heavy on the yoke, absoultely love that, and the sounds are quite nice too. Like I said just a 5 minute spin......Oh works nice in VR too Edited February 24, 20233 yr by Steve_Ellis FS PC - AMD7900X3D / MSI RTX 4090 24gb / 32gb Ram / Varjo Aero / Bravo Quadrant / Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog / Yoke / TPR Pedals UK Skytours - http://www.ukskytours.co.uk
February 24, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, Lord Farringdon said: There are plenty of local aviation legends in NZ Is the PAC 750 one of New Zealand's local legends?
February 24, 20233 yr 11 minutes ago, Reader said: Is the PAC 750 one of New Zealand's local legends? Good point, in which case its predecessor - the Cresco - would have arguably been more appropriate than the Caribou.
February 24, 20233 yr 32 minutes ago, JabbleWok said: Good point, in which case its predecessor - the Cresco - would have arguably been more appropriate than the Caribou. I agree, it would be, be we know there are other factors at play, such as market appeal. The Caribou will probably appeal to more people than the Cresco, especially with the PAC750 being out already. We will just have to consider it as a local legend for Australasia or Oceania I suppose. Rob (but call me Bob or Rob, I don't mind). I like to trick airline passengers into thinking I have my own swimming pool in my back yard by painting a large blue rectangle on my patio. Intel 14900K in a Z790 motherboard with water cooling, RTX 4080, 32 GB 6000 CL30 DDR5 RAM, W11 and MSFS on Samsung 980 Pro NVME SSD's. Core Isolation Off, Game Mode Off.
February 24, 20233 yr 3 hours ago, FrankR409 said: 1962 Brochure of the Caribu, 36 pages and really good information. http://www.c-7acaribou.com/history/images/Caribou_Brochure_Web.pdf I love the design of this brochure it screams 1960s. The Caribou isn't my thing really but at the price I gave it a go. Even the moving radio rack is modelled and it really does feel a heavy beast. Glad I bought it.
February 24, 20233 yr Anyone been able to get a basic Autopilot going, such as Keystroke Z to turn AP On, then Ctrl + A for Altitude hold & Ctrl + H for Heading hold? This hasn't worked for me on the Caribou, yet most other aircraft will respond to it. If you do have an AP working, are there switches etc to flick before Keyboard strokes? T45 Edited February 24, 20233 yr by Treetops45 Clarity
February 24, 20233 yr 27 minutes ago, Treetops45 said: Anyone been able to get a basic Autopilot going, such as Keystroke Z to turn AP On, then Ctrl + A for Altitude hold & Ctrl + H for Heading hold? This hasn't worked for me on the Caribou, yet most other aircraft will respond to it. If you do have an AP working, are there switches etc to flick before Keyboard strokes? T45 There is no autopilot in the cockpit, and no default autopilot biding that would work. The only way to go is to use AI pilot Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
February 24, 20233 yr has anyone found manual for Caribou? Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
February 24, 20233 yr I was surprised there’s no autopilot, is that prototypical? I figured with the era and mission profile of this aircraft it would at least have something basic. It has a heading select bug and an altitude alert light…wouldn’t that point toward an autopilot (particularly the altitude alert)? Edited February 24, 20233 yr by regis9 Dave Current System (Running at 4k): ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F, Ryzen 7800X3D, RTX 5090, 55" Samsung Q80T, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, EVGA CLC 280mm AIO Cooler, Brunner CLS-E NG Yoke, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & Stick, Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant & Add-on, VirtualFly Ruddo+, TQ6+ and Yoko+, GoFlight MCP-PRO and EFIS, Skalarki FCU and MCDU
February 24, 20233 yr 30 minutes ago, sd_flyer said: There is no autopilot in the cockpit, and no default autopilot biding that would work. The only way to go is to use AI pilot Ok, thank you I will have a look at that. Eyes can't take 2 hours + on the screen. T45
February 24, 20233 yr 5 minutes ago, sd_flyer said: has anyone found manual for Caribou? May not be one. Good info in this: http://www.c-7acaribou.com/history/images/Caribou_Brochure_Web.pdf T45
February 24, 20233 yr 8 minutes ago, sd_flyer said: has anyone found manual for Caribou? Try this: http://www.dhc4and5.org/caribou_manuals.htm Intel core i5-12600KF, ASRock B760-H2/M2, Kingston DDR5-4800 32 GB, Asus Geforce RTX 4060 TI 16GB, Samsung SSD 980 1 TB M.2 SSD, Lexar NM790 SSD 2TB
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