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Seriously, I have spares, let me send you a power supply.

Hi Bill,

See your comments often and appreciate them.  

73,

Jim Driskell

W7OWI

Hello Father Bill,

I hope you don't mind me sending a PM concerning the Milviz C310 Redux.  I purchased it today and find it a very pleasure in all respects.  I know from comments in the Milviz forum and here that a large majority...if not all...of the gauge work is your handiwork.  My utmost respect for your skill.  However, I have a dilemma.

I don't know if you are aware of the group called FS Economy (FSE).  If not, it is a site that lets pilots "mimic" a "Mom and Pop" charter business, typically in small general aviation aircraft such as the 310, although some tube liners and bizjets are allowed.  Each aircraft available for use in FSE has a set of hard criteria that the pilots' simulation aircraft must match exactly or the flight the pilot plans is not allowed.

The C310 is one of the aircraft available for rental, lease, or purchase and I have "purchased" one in FSE with my virtual cash earnings.  It is only natural that I would want to fly an exact as possible simulation aircraft so I have had my eye on the Redux for some time.

Unfortunately, the "hard criteria" set in FSE is for a four fuel tank configuration, but those tanks are leftmain, rightmain, leftaux, and rightaux.  The Redux uses leftmain, rightmain, external1, and external2, as you will know.  Since the redux does not match the FSE "configuration" it cannot be fully fueled in FSE (FSE sets fuel levels automatically when you start the FSE Client, based upon its' tanks, not the simulator aircraft's tanks.

I must say I found it odd that the Redux uses External1 and External2 because in the cockpit the fuel tank selectors clearly say Left/Aux/Right.  Have you been approached by this disparity previously and, if so, or even if not, would you ever consider "redoing" the gauges/configuration to reflect four tanks ;eftmain, rightmain, leftaux, rightaux?

Again, I apologize for bothering you with this, but having corresponded with you in the past...and being a very grateful recipient of your help and advice...I thought "nothing ventured, nothing gained".

It is not critical that this change, if you are willing and able to do it, happens.  I can still use the REDUX in FSE.  I can just never put fuel in the Externals, though, only the mains, so my range is essentially cut in half with it and the immersion of handling takeoff on mains, switching to aux at a point during the flight, and then back to mains for descent and landing is "lessened".

Your friend,

Randy Tyndall