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Very nice work!!!

Thank you very much Klaus!! I do have the Flight1 Super King Air B200 in my virtual hanger. I have hag several request to do a video on that outstanding lady. I am in the middle of A2A's Piper Comanche series at present on a flight from Dutch Harbor to Cold Bay, Alaska. I think the Super King Air might be the perfect plane for my next flight from Cold Bay to Anchorage. I will definitely add it to the list. Thank you so much for your suggestion. Kindest Regards, Tim Garris, FS MaNiA

Actually that would be a welcomed feature for me as I sometimes forget to change the altimeter to 29.92" at FL180 and receive strongly worded complaints from offended viewers. I just tried a climb up to FL210 in the Hawker with "FL Alert" set to "ON", alas, no warning or annunciation was forthcoming :unsure:

Those are amazing Richard!! I wish I had seen them before I finished my Hawker video. I will be sure to check back with you next time. I am currently working on the A2A Comanche. Do you do repaints for those?

Ed is exactly right. FL Alert is only for the audible warning ON/OFF in the real aircraft. Apparently in the Carenado version it doesn't do anything. I just completed three test takeoffs in the 1.2 SP Version of the Hawker 850XP: Takeoff 1) FL Alert = OFF. I used the Altitude selector knob to set initial altitude to 7000 ft. I used the pitch wheel to move the VS indicator on the speed tape to 2000 FPM thereby also moving the flight director bar up to approx. 10 degree nose up pitch. Selected HDG mode. Did a normal takeoff. Engaged the AP Autopilot at 1000 ft. Engaged "FLC" at 200 Knots. The nose pitched up and the aircraft climbed rapidly and pretty much maintained the 200 knots. At 6000 feet I got the audible warning for 1000 to go (in spite of leaving the FL Alert = Off). The aircraft leveled off roughly at the 7000 ft target altitude and ultimately captured it. Takeoff 2) FL Alert = ON I used the same procedure described somewhere else in this forum; set initial altitude with Altitude selector knob, press Altitude selector knob and the Alt key to cancel the ALTS mode. Use the pitch wheel to command a 10 to 12 degree climb out pitch. Use HDG mode. Normal takeoff, engage autopilot, engage FLC at desired climb speed. The aircraft climbed through the target altitude and no audible warning was received. Based on those two test I think I can safely assert that "FL Alert ON/OFF" don't do squat on this model. The key to success with the "FLC" mode seems to be in the pre-takeoff mode selections and key strokes pertaining to Altitude. I did a third take-off with the same method as Takeoff 1 described above, and achieved the same results. Sheesh, such is the life of a Carenado Hawker Driver :unsure: Trial and error, guess work, and patience. Very sorry for the confusion about the FL Alert setting. It was pretty much a coincidence I found that menu setting (not in the documentation) and used the Takeoff 1 procedure (above) on the same flight. Incorrectly assumed the FL Alert = On setting was the key to success for proper FLC function when it was really just the initial autopilot setup method that worked. I think we can all agree better documentation would be helpful to avoid unnecessary confusion. Seems like a simple fix, and yet....

Thanks for posting this Richard. In part 2 of this video I performed a mid-air magical upgrade to Bert's GTN mod and used it for the descent and approach into Dutch Harbor. It's good to have several options and techniques for getting this girl up and back down again. I will say, it is one of the easier planes to land that I have flown in a while. She really flies very well when you finally figure out what works and what doesn't. Thanks again for the plug and thanks to Bert for his GTN mod! Cheers. Tim

The engine computers take care of setting power, so it's levers full forward for takeoff. Should an engine fail, the computers automatically increase the output from the remaining engine (APR), and the rudder bias system driven by bleed air from the operating engine steps on the proper rudder to help you hold the airplane straight. Once up and away (on two good engines) power is reduced slightly until the word "climb" appears near the N1 fan speed indication on the Pro Line 21 display. At least that's the way the RW Aircraft operates. I have logged a few hours in the Carenado Version and I don't recall seeing thrust settings, i.e., "climb", cruise, on the MFD or anywhere else. It's pretty much guess work if you are a Carenado Hawker Pilot.

Actually, an unusual flying characteristic of the Hawker (as reported by J. Mac McClellan, Flying Magazine) is, "at rotation the ram's horn control yoke feels as though it were connected to the elevator by rubber bands. At Vr speed you haul way back on the yoke and for an instant, nothing happens, then in a second or two the nose rotates smoothly. As the nose comes up you release back pressure, from then on all control inputs generate a natural smooth and precise response. The Hawker is not a finger tip flyer, but it is easy to fly smoothly". In my experience flying the Carenado version, they seem to have modeled this unique Hawker flight dynamic reasonably accurate.

Dark CRT no avionics issue solved with quick reply to support ticket by Carenado. 1) Go to GAUGES folder in the FSX root directory. 2) Delete the PROLINE21.CAB file. 3) Run the Hawker uninstaller (also in the FSX root directory) 4) Re-install the Hawker. Avionics booted up. Successful flight with 30 FPS. Onward and upward!

FSX edition, Bought it, authorized all of the new gauges at initial start up, no avionics, blank crts,,, seems about right,,, but what the hay,,,, can always fly seat of the pants :rolleyes: and that should help keep the bug list down!

Thanks for that Gary. And just to let the Cessna Citation Mustang Fans know, I also did a video featuring the Flight! Mustang on my FS MaNiA YouTube Channel.

Thanks much for the feedback. I'm away on a trip at the moment, so I don't have the performance figures in front of me. As I recall, rotation speed was 103 knots with flaps 10. I think I remember you can approach at 95 knots with full flaps or slower depending on weight. I didn't trying to do a short field landing at Jackson Hole, as they had a 6 or 7000 foot runway if memory serves. Just guessing you could probably land and stop in 3,500 feet, however, no spoilers or reverse thrust to help,,, it's all brakes!! Cheers !

AHHH,,, that's the one!! I thought I tried just pasting the link first. For some reason, when I pasted the link, I got nothing. I can fly a jet but I couldn't get a video to post on AVSIM? :rolleyes:

hmmmm,,, not sure the video posted here in the Phenom Forum? I did post somewhere on AVSIM under FS Airplanes, Videos... maybe. Seems like there is a way to post it here, however, not sure yet how that happens?

Name: New Carenado Phenom 100 Video on YouTube Category: FS Aircraft Date Added: 09 December 2014 - 11:11 AM Submitter: tgarris56 Short Description: Part 1 of 3 Carenado Embraer Phenom 100 flight from Centennial Airport, Denver Co. to Jackson Hole Airport, Wyoming Post Source: New Carenado Phenom 100 Video on YouTube View Video

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7coNj4lF_to" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Attempting to post a link to a new video I recently uploaded to YouTube featuring the Carenado Phenom 100. I hope this information is useful to the community.

:biggrin:Thank you Trevor, I'm not ready to give up my day job, however, I need to I burn a lot of midnight oil researching, flying, videoing, and editing FS Videos. My definition of finding your passion is "something you love to do and will do even if you don't get paid.

Hello PC-12 "fanatics"!! (this from FS MaNiA,,, read "Maniac"!), Thought I would share the add-ons I have been using in the Pilatus PC-12 video series I have been working on and publishing on my FS MaNiA YouTube Channel. Scenery Add-ons: FlightBeam's KDEN Denver International, ORBX Freeware Airports, KTEX Telluride Regional and KAPA Denver Centennial, Aerosoft's KASE Aspen X, and Mountain Express's KEGE Eagle County Regional. I also gave Vero FS's Heart of Colorado Gold photo real scenery a shot. I wasn't happy with the results, however, in fairness, I may have had a few conflicts going on with all the other add-on sceneries. I was trying so many different new add-ons, I really didn't have time to trouble shoot issues with Vero FS's scenery, so I ended up just disabling it. I always fly with ORBX FTX Global and Vector scenery which do a superb job on a global scale in my opinion. A few other add-ons used where; Active Sky Next, Rex Textures, A2A's Accu-Feel, A2A's Shockwave Redux Lighting, Reality XP's Garmin GNS 530, and panel mods by Bert Pieke! Thanks to everyone who contributes questions, comments, and answers in this forum!! You have all been a tremendous help. Kindest Regards, Tim Garris, FS MaNiA on YouTube By the way Yang, I use FSX. Haven't tried P3D yet but am excited about a new option that hopefully will take advantage of advancements in advancements in graphics processors and CPU's developed in the period since Microsoft cast us off. Tim G.

I tried the pitch_stability = 1.3 mod this morning. I really like the feel of a heavier nose on a large single that needs pitch trim for managing airspeeds, particularly in the landing phase. This mod also seems to dampen oscillations that are difficult to prevent with the lighter pitch axis control forces on a 50' long aircraft. Thanks much for sharing. Tim Garris, FS MaNiA

Wow! Many thanks to dean33 for the FS MaNIA plug! Truthfully, on the Denver to Eagle County (KEGE) flight videos I was still learning the PC-12 and the Reality XP Garmin GNS 530. I just uploaded two new videos of an IFR flight in the PC-12 from Eagle County to Aspen. I am getting slightly more proficient with the checklist and flows. Also learned a few tricks with the RXP 530 which is a major upgrade from the FSX version. Many thanks to Bert P for sharing his panel mods and expertise on the PC-12! Kindest Regard, Tim Garris, FS MaNiA

Bust my britches!!! I bet I ran that the RXP530PC12.exe file 10 times, so, when Bert suggested it, I think, that ain't it,,, but what the heck, I'll try one more time, and,,, you guessed it,, Bingo!!! The sweet RXP GNS is back home in the panel where she belongs!! The only thing I did different was to click the file from it's directory rather than the shortcut brought up by a file search. I went straight to the source, in the Sim Objects\Airplane\Carenado\PC12 directory. That did the trick!! Good thing too!! I Thank you very much gentlemen!!! Now, we can go flying... Kindest regards, Tim G.

Wow,, fast reply, I'm not the only Saturday early bird,,, yes, I followed the installation procedure from the Carenado RealityXP readme file exactly including running the RXP530.exe. Everything seemed to install without error. I had the RXP set up in the panel as it should be, without cutting off instrument reflections or editing any of the .ini files. Everything installed automatically without a problem. I went step by step as per instructions. I've been flying happily along with a fully functioning Garmin GNS-530 in the panel for a couple of weeks... until If my memory serves (this began two nights ago) I was reading through this forum trying to pick up the fine points of flying the PC-12,,, I noticed I had some of the same issues as many of the posters, and that a new service pack had been recently released. I downloaded the service pack from Carenado (my account) and installed. I think that's when the RXP GNS 530 took a hike. I ended up uninstalling the PC-12, the Garmin Trainer, and the RXP-GNS, and re-installing everything in the proper order. Still no joy on the RXP in the panel.

I have similar issues as the topic starter with the FSX Carenado PC-12 with the Reality XP GNS 530. I have installed everything exactly as indicated. It actually worked great for the past two weeks. Then I started tinkering with a few of the mods I came across in this forum and I ended up loosing the RXP GNS530 in the NAVCOM 1 position? (for the life of me I can't remember what I did) The standard FSX version took it's place. I have reinstalled both the PC-12 and the RXP GNS530 and I can't get the dang RXP to replace the standard FSX Garmin??? I have the Garmin trainer installed and working. All of the RXP files seem to be installed in all of the proper places. Everything seems ok, except the RXP is missing in the virtual cockpit panel?? I have read through forums galore and this thread is the closest one I can find to my issue. The topic starter solved his problem, but didn't really say how?? The RXP shows up in the view, instrument drop down menu in FSX. I can click that menu and pull in the pop up 2-D RXP, but in the virtual cockpit, I'm stuck with the blasted FSX Garmin. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated! Kindest regards, Tim G.