8 hours ago, Floaty Potato said:

I'm just taking my first flight, but all of my electronics shut off mid-flight. Batt is on, master is on...what am I missing? A lot of essentials are off now (radio, horizon, man pressure, oil pressure, compass, etc.).

Other than that, it's been really fun 😂

Oh, you need the generators on - there are two of them in the central part of the console, hiding behind enclosures.

3 hours ago, JabbleWok said:

Oh, you need the generators on - there are two of them in the central part of the console, hiding behind enclosures.

OH, I was looking all over for those! I knew I was missing something. Thanks!

Having seen the RAAF Caribou in real life (Ex Navy) and encountered it many times.  Its engines in real life are like music to my ears.  

Not so impressed with the sound reproduction on this model... its passable, but certainly not the music I'm used to!
Cockpit modelling looks ok so far (although... where's the airspeed indicator? wasn't showing up on my model)
This flight model?  its barely ok in my view.  Flight model needs a lot of tweaking.  Landing gear needs to model the shock absorbtion struts a lot better - it sort of thuds onto the ground with no indication of shock absorbtion at all.

My biggest gripe is the thrust reverser - couldn't get it to work properly using my WinWing Orion throttle.  It would activate (throttles depress and slide rearwards) but the engines wouldn't throttle up in reverse at all.  So if anyone can make it work let me know?

 

2 hours ago, phreddy said:

Having seen the RAAF Caribou in real life (Ex Navy) and encountered it many times.  Its engines in real life are like music to my ears.  

Not so impressed with the sound reproduction on this model... its passable, but certainly not the music I'm used to!
Cockpit modelling looks ok so far (although... where's the airspeed indicator? wasn't showing up on my model)
This flight model?  its barely ok in my view.  Flight model needs a lot of tweaking.  Landing gear needs to model the shock absorbtion struts a lot better - it sort of thuds onto the ground with no indication of shock absorbtion at all.

My biggest gripe is the thrust reverser - couldn't get it to work properly using my WinWing Orion throttle.  It would activate (throttles depress and slide rearwards) but the engines wouldn't throttle up in reverse at all.  So if anyone can make it work let me know?

 

Okee Dokee - ASI is just below your short field speed indicator.

For reverse, from stationery position, give it a little throttle then bring back to reverse.  The aircraft will then reverse for you.

Hope that helps mate.

Jase

4 hours ago, phreddy said:

My biggest gripe is the thrust reverser - couldn't get it to work properly using my WinWing Orion throttle.  It would activate (throttles depress and slide rearwards) but the engines wouldn't throttle up in reverse at all.  So if anyone can make it work let me know?

 

I've got the reverser toggle commands (I think there's two listed in MSFS) assigned to a button on my HOTAS, so after landing, I just press that button and then move the throttles forwards to go into reverse.

Anyone know if the Caribou has DME to work with the NAV1 gauge?  I can't find anything obvious.  A workaround might have been the GPS, but it won't switch to VLOC and doesn't even display VOR freqs or distances.

6 hours ago, JabbleWok said:

Anyone know if the Caribou has DME to work with the NAV1 gauge?  I can't find anything obvious.  A workaround might have been the GPS, but it won't switch to VLOC and doesn't even display VOR freqs or distances.

Found it - it's that funny gauge with the two curved number slots - they indicate the distance.  As far as I can tell the arrow points to the VOR/DME source.

Yea I have the PAC 750 and also think its quite good, I have no idea who really developed that one either

 

(oops meant to be a reply to Bobcat)

Edited February 28, 20233 yr by Pathfinder633