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AH Globe Swift is out

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Thanks for the update Bazzar.
I will patiently wait for the 1.2
I tested the ILS gauge yesterday with a popup radio and by adding a line in the ac file. It works like Bazzar just described (swinging needle) but the default beep beep sound drives me crazy :santahat:
 
Thanks AH for the Swift

I'd like to personally shout out a big THANK YOU to Aeroplane Heaven for offering the Swift to the flight sim community. I accept that it's not perfect. In spite of its imperfections, I'm having a blast with it. It's a beautiful model of a beautiful aircraft. I enjoy repainting and tinkering with the models. If I don't like the sound, I change it, if I don't like the way it flies, I change it, if I just don't enjoy the model I relegate it to my unused file. For my favorite models, I create a personal paint scheme based on what I'd want the real aircraft to look like if I could afford to own one. I've already done a few for the Swift. Getting the colors I want on this aircraft is a challenge, but then it's still fun.

Taking price into consideration, the quality of this model is extraordinary. Since I've installed the Swift, I have only flown my A2A aircraft twice........and that was only to keep the batteries charged.

And don't forget, It is a model of the GLOBE SWIFT..........good grief, tell me where I can find a better model of one and I'll buy it. It even has an autopilot and navigation radio, something I'll probably never even try to learn. I grew up flying Aeronca Champs, Super Cubs and 150s. To me VFR is the way to fly the Swift. If you really want to practice instrument approaches and stare at a gps every minute, get another model.

Except for the Swift, and the A2A Cherokee and Cessnas, I have ALWAYS altered the performance characteristics some way with changes to the flight tuning, prop, engine,geometry or other cfg settings. I've found flying the Swift, as it comes, is great fun. I've never flown a full size Swift but I would assume the real one is not a good short field aircraft. Based on real world taildragger experience, I would think the take off and landing characteristics of the little AH Swift are a bit easier to deal with than in real life. Yes, on takeoff you have to use almost full right rudder and yes, if you open the throttle up quickly, you even need to be ready to use a stab of differential braking to get it back in line, but I've never flown a full size tailwheel aircraft that this was not true also. Yes, it is not a STOL aircraft, it is a two seat retractable sport tourer with just 125 hp, designed in the early '40's. It is what it is.

To fully appreciate the Swift as a machine, one must learn to love it, warts and all, just as one must for all mechanical creations. For those like myself who have been hoping for a nice FSX Swift, this model is almost a dream come true. Just like the big mac, I'm lovin' it.

Yes, the Swift it is not perfect, but AH seems to be more than willing to produce updates to make it more close to perfect. I have paid twice as much for some flight sim aircraft and not enjoyed them half as much.

Normally I am a lurker on this board, have been for years, never felt like other forum members really wanted to read my thoughts. Sometimes I post a screen shot or two. Usually, I don't openly praise, condemn or bad mouth any one or anything on any forum. But following the thrashing Lionheart took after the release of his Lear, I felt the need to express my thanks publicly concerning the Swift. Please excuse the semi-rant, my intention is to simply give a big THANK YOU and a virtual pat on the back to AH for releasing one of my favorite GA Aircraft.

Thank you Aeroplane Heaven and please keep up the good work and someday, consider doing a Taylorcraft BC-12d.

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great plane - great support - excellent addon to FSX

good on the pilots for making a valid squawk list - and to Bazzar and AH for taking care of the list.

I'm happy -
 
About the AH (perhaps already mentioned). While the horizon part (gyro) functions, the fixed aircraft seems to be missing its little simulated wings (usually white).
 
An adjustable "wings" marker has been added to V1.2 and will be in the upload this weekend.:engel016:
 
Bought from FSpilot shop (no alternative in Europe) but were not notified for the first update, although I saw it here.
 
They are a little slow at making notifications. We have asked them about improving things.:engel016:
 
bazzar said:
They are a little slow at making notifications. We have asked them about improving things.:engel016:
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I'm wishing I had just purchased through your site now Baz. Just checked and they still haven't updated. For sure all future purchases will be made through your site.
 
Like the sound of future purchases ! :ernaehrung004:

Seriously though, I'm sorry about the problems but until we can get a better situation with regard to VAT rulings, we have to channel through Flightsim for our EU customers. However, as you are outside of the EU, you can always buy from our site. And very welcome you are too!:engel016:
 
I've been holding off buying this until FS Pilot Shop has the v1.2 update - still waiting! It would be good for us in the EU to have an alternative vendor.
 
Currently Pilotshop offers the best deal, simple as that. With relatively low cost products like this one, commissions and admin costs from some store sites can seriously erode any profit, making the whole business questionable. We continue the search and will add vendors if we can find the right conditions. As for update notifications we are looking at the Pilotshop newsletter system to increase awareness of updates. As the World's tax officials close ranks and close doorways, small businesses like ours will inevitably have to struggle hard to survive. But survive we damned well will.:engel016:
 
If Fspilotshop offers you the best deal, so that you can continue offering products like the Swift, then just stay with them.

Another thing (I'm not being critical ! )

the autopilot heading hold. I have learned that when I switch on the AP, then the heading is automatically switched on, and that I need to turn it on and then off in order to fly with altitude hold and no heading hold.
But, when turning the heading hold on, I dont really understand what happens. It seems to me that its more of a roll hold or something. If I'm hanging a bit in the yoke when there's a crosswing and attach the heading hold, then the ac doesnt hold the heading, but slowly turns.
Anyone else has observed this? Is there something I can do. Its not a problem (no need for a patch:untroubled:) I dont use heading hold very often.
 
Technically, the Swift never came with an autopilot. We put one in to make cross country trips more fun for people. What you have in the Swift is the most basic AP you can get. The heading hold is just that. fly the heading you want and flick the AP on with heading hold and the aircraft will stay on that heading. To make adjustments, turn off the AP and re-adjust heading, turn AP back on.

Even early airliners had this style of AP. Like the aircraft, there is no sophistication here.:engel016:
 
donnybalonny said:
. . . . . . .the autopilot heading hold. I have learned that when I switch on the AP, then the heading is automatically switched on, and that I need to turn it on and then off in order to fly with altitude hold and no heading hold.
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If I start from a cold and dark start, switch on the Avionics (controlled by the avionics circuit breaker next to the ammeter, which actually works in reverse of the way it should. . .out is on. . .in is off and it should be the other way around). Anyway with the Avionics turned on initially the AP switches are all off. I've never seen an instance where turning on the AP switch also activates the heading hold switch. Not once.
donnybalonny said:
But, when turning the heading hold on, I dont really understand what happens. It seems to me that its more of a roll hold or something. If I'm hanging a bit in the yoke when there's a crosswing and attach the heading hold, then the ac doesn't hold the heading, but slowly turns.
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As Baz mentioned, this is a rudimentary Autopilot, you fly the heading and altitude you wish for a certain flight, turn on the AP switch (the heading hold and Altitude hold switches do not automatically activate) then turn on the heading hold and altitude hold and the aircraft will fly that altitude and maintain that heading until such time as you decide to change one or the other. The only time I've seen the aircraft slowly turn while I have the AP active is if I forget to turn on the heading hold. . .the aircraft then slowly turns due to engine torque (it's not that exactly but it's the easiest way to explain it). But if the heading hold switch is active, again I have never had the airplane not hold the heading.
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. . . .Anyone else has observed this? Is there something I can do. Its not a problem (no need for a patch:untroubled:) I don't use heading hold very often.
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No I never have. Maybe practice more using the basic AP until you're comfortable with how it should work.
 
My experience is that the heading & altitude hold work as designed.

Incidentally, it's very easy to assign keys or hardware buttons to do the same, regardless of whether it's present in the aircraft itself. I have a few extra buttons on the center of my yoke that I have set to do this; for anything that does not have a custom autopilot that interferes, it works great.

On another note, my custom code module for the Swift now covers flap actuation at higher than recommended speeds causing increased wear leading to asymmetric flap failures, increased yaw when dropping or raising the gear at speeds higher than recommended, locking out the gear and flaps when the hydraulic pump circuit breaker is out, and eventual plug fouling when letting sit idle too long with too rich of mixture. Going to add a few other things, then maybe wrap it up and offer it to anyone interested. :)
 
JimmyRFR said:
On another note, my custom code module for the Swift now covers flap actuation at higher than recommended speeds causing increased wear leading to asymmetric flap failures, increased yaw when dropping or raising the gear at speeds higher than recommended, locking out the gear and flaps when the hydraulic pump circuit breaker is out, and eventual plug fouling when letting sit idle too long with too rich of mixture. Going to add a few other things, then maybe wrap it up and offer it to anyone interested. :)
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Would be very interested, should make things a bit more interesting or at least keep me honest on my speeds
 
falcon409 said:
If I start from a cold and dark start, switch on the Avionics (controlled by the avionics circuit breaker next to the ammeter, which actually works in reverse of the way it should. . .out is on. . .in is off and it should be the other way around). Anyway with the Avionics turned on initially the AP switches are all off. I've never seen an instance where turning on the AP switch also activates the heading hold switch. Not once.

As Baz mentioned, this is a rudimentary Autopilot, you fly the heading and altitude you wish for a certain flight, turn on the AP switch (the heading hold and Altitude hold switches do not automatically activate) then turn on the heading hold and altitude hold and the aircraft will fly that altitude and maintain that heading until such time as you decide to change one or the other. The only time I've seen the aircraft slowly turn while I have the AP active is if I forget to turn on the heading hold. . .the aircraft then slowly turns due to engine torque (it's not that exactly but it's the easiest way to explain it). But if the heading hold switch is active, again I have never had the airplane not hold the heading.

No I never have. Maybe practice more using the basic AP until you're comfortable with how it should work.
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First of all, thanks for the answer. Next, I have been in the flightsim world on and of since FS98 and I´ve used tons of autopilots from the most simple ones like this Swifty thing (I dont need more for this bird, ok?) to complicated Autopilots on modern jets etc. I fully understand what the Swifts autopilot is and what it isn´t OK?
My autopilot doesnt work as you write. It works as I desribed a few post above. Meaning, that sometimes, especially in a crosswind , the autopilot heading hold doesnt hold the heading when I turn it on!!!! I already wrote that. It turns slowly with a small bankangle. The heading hold is on, because there´s no response to yoke input. and if I turn the heading hold off again, then there´s response on the yoke. I hope I explained clearly enough what I am experiencing.

Its not a big deal. I dont use the AP very much and I use the heading hold very little. I sometimes fly with altitude hold only. I was just asking to know if anyone else had encountered the "issue" I mentioned. I was not trying to be negative at all and I dont need APH to make a fix for it. I like the Swift and have started flying it a lot again. It is one of my best addons for a very long time.
 
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