msfs Cool T-37 Tweet Freeware

[ndts 59]

Having never flown an airplane with one, I can't speak from personal experience, but I'd assume that was generally how it was done, since moving card ADF indicators (which I have flown with) are used the same way.

Edited March 27, 2023 by ndts

[Paul J 349]

Re: the elevator trim, Ark: there's a green "Takeoff Trim Light" just above the RMI, Ark: when it's lit - the elevator is set for takeoff.

[bobcat999 8,499]

11 hours ago, Paul J said:

....I think a Gloster Meteor sounds should work, if one could be found: it had very whiney engines too... 

I agree.  For me, the sounds are the only weak point of this fantastic model.

If you create a log in, Sim Outhouse has the excellent Rob Richardson model of the Meteor F mk8 with great sounds.  I might try aliasing them myself tonight and see how they go.
There is one repaint example below from Jan.

https://flightsim.to/file/24637/gloster-meteor-mk-8-raf-no-245-sqn-wl135

By the way, Rob also has excellent models of the Vampire, Grumman Cougar, McDonnell Banshee, and Hawker Sea Hawk all over on Sim Outhouse, with loads of repaints on FS.to.

I think Rob might have been working on a TSR-2 for FSX / P3D before he took a break. 
I really wish he would consider picking this up again for MSFS; it is one of my favourites of all time, and he would do a great job of it.

It's great some classic jets are now making it into the sim.

Edited March 27, 2023 by bobcat999

[flyerkg 62]

21 hours ago, ndts said:

You're not missing anything there. That style of DG was fairly common when the T-37 was designed in the 1950's, but it was replaced with the more modern "moving card" style on newer aircraft like the T-38. 

I don't know if the T-37's ever had a newer DG retrofitted, but all the photos I've seen of Tweet cockpits show the "moving needle" style DG.

 

We flew with all original instruments in 1999. We often called the little circle on the end of the needle "toilet seat" "When seating facing forward in reference to the tip off the circle" and setting the desired course in the top window the needle and the to/from window would determine the direction needed to turn to arrive at the course in the course selector. This would apply to both inbound or outbound course to either a VORTAC for either approaches or holding. 

[ark 1,295]

For those who flew the T-37, are the altitude and airspeed gauges in this addon as you remember them? Having the needle on the altimeter make a complete revolution every 100ft strikes me as really distracting, but maybe there was some instructional objective in that.

It also seems a bit odd the RMI had a rotating card, but not the DG. I think if I was flying the T-37 I'd be using the RMI card as my DG!   

Thanks,

Al

Edited April 12, 2023 by ark