Daube
SOH-CM-2024
Hi all,
Tonight I have reinstalled the Accusim J-3 in order to enjoy the float version in P3Dv3.1.
I just installed the original version (version 1.0 and Accusim on top), then ran the A2A core update 10_03_15 (I don't know if it's the latest) which found the J-3 and updated it.
In the sim the airplane displays perfectly and seems to work fine, excepted a few problems:
1- First of all, the "floating sound" (the sound of the water hitting the floats when the plane is stationary) keeps playing when I'm airborne. I also "ditched" the plane on the shore at the end of my flight (landed nicely on water, then travelled slowly to the ground), and the sound kept playing again...
2- Then, the takeoff from water seems to be much more difficult than I remembered from my FSX sessions. Ok, I had activated Heidi and the maximum luggage load, and I limited the fuel to 5 gallons (approx 40%). But still, the aircraft was struggling to reach 8 knots on water with full engine power. But ok, there was something like 3 or 4 knots of wind in my back, I thought this wouldn't matter.... so in the end, I tried it again in the opposite direction. Full power, stick back (but not too much), the speed finally passed the 10-12 knots, then kept slowly increasing until it reached 18 knots. Then the plane rose to that level where it gets less water drag, so the speed increased faster, and I could finally takeoff...
As an example, I tried taking off from the water runway at Olympic Fields in OrbX PNW. I barely made it, and almost stalled on takeoff...
Does anybody get the same problems in P3Dv3.1 ?
Tonight I have reinstalled the Accusim J-3 in order to enjoy the float version in P3Dv3.1.
I just installed the original version (version 1.0 and Accusim on top), then ran the A2A core update 10_03_15 (I don't know if it's the latest) which found the J-3 and updated it.
In the sim the airplane displays perfectly and seems to work fine, excepted a few problems:
1- First of all, the "floating sound" (the sound of the water hitting the floats when the plane is stationary) keeps playing when I'm airborne. I also "ditched" the plane on the shore at the end of my flight (landed nicely on water, then travelled slowly to the ground), and the sound kept playing again...
2- Then, the takeoff from water seems to be much more difficult than I remembered from my FSX sessions. Ok, I had activated Heidi and the maximum luggage load, and I limited the fuel to 5 gallons (approx 40%). But still, the aircraft was struggling to reach 8 knots on water with full engine power. But ok, there was something like 3 or 4 knots of wind in my back, I thought this wouldn't matter.... so in the end, I tried it again in the opposite direction. Full power, stick back (but not too much), the speed finally passed the 10-12 knots, then kept slowly increasing until it reached 18 knots. Then the plane rose to that level where it gets less water drag, so the speed increased faster, and I could finally takeoff...
As an example, I tried taking off from the water runway at Olympic Fields in OrbX PNW. I barely made it, and almost stalled on takeoff...
Does anybody get the same problems in P3Dv3.1 ?
