Attention all DC-3 fans !

That's great news. Just a thought: any chance of a progressive release, say an alpha version with the lovely and realistic looking cockpit to be followed by a more completely functional version when ready? If all the visuals are done, then many of us could be flying with a much more realistic cockpit while waiting for full functionality and using navigational work-arounds, such as a pop-up GPS, for instance. No more jarring, I think, than the current Basler cockpit.

Just a thought. Alpha and beta releases seem to be all the rage nowadays. I'm quite happily flying the KA 350 alpha even with significant FMS problems.
 
Javis said:
Hey guys, yes i'm so sorry that it takes so long for this VVC project to get take-off clearance but please remember that i wouldn't even have thought about such an endeavour without Hansi to take care of the coding. When Hansi suddenly dissapeared quite early during the process already the future looked very bleak, not to say the project could be considered dead... It's only thru the very much appreciated help of Mike and Wozza that the project is nontheless were it is now. Where Hansi would've spend all his free time on coding the gauges and programming additional features, because of various reasons Mike and Wozza can only do so much of course. In any case i'm happy to say that the custom radio set is completed and working fine. I am now struggling to get the navigational instruments up and running correctly but it's a bit of a bumpy road i'm afraid.

Anyway, keep up the spirit, Rome wasn't build in one day neither and all that. And i think it's safe to say now that the VVC will be released this year. Come hell or high water. :teapot:

Best Whishes everybody !

Cheers,
Jan
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It's like my Drill Sergeant used to say...no pain no gain!!! LOL thanks for the update Jan!
 
"...sorry that it takes so long..."

You are the last person who should be apologizing. What you are doing is great, and great things take time...sometimes a lot of time.
Thanks! (no matter how long it takes). :applause:
 
rdaniell said:
....SHE WHO MUST ABSOLUTELY ALWAYS BE OBEYED. :a1089:

RD
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You are talking about very bad wife!


This is a good wife
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Thanks for the update Javis! I think some of us were a little fearful the project wouldn't make it, so thanks for clearing that up. As for apologizing, don't! You have nothing to be sorry about. I think I speak for all of us in saying that I will wait as long as it takes for this masterpiece. Cheers!
 
griphos said:
That's great news. Just a thought: any chance of a progressive release, say an alpha version with the lovely and realistic looking cockpit to be followed by a more completely functional version when ready? If all the visuals are done, then many of us could be flying with a much more realistic cockpit while waiting for full functionality and using navigational work-arounds, such as a pop-up GPS, for instance..
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Surely that thought has crossed my mind too. The radio set i had in mind and the Sperry AP will have to wait for later to begin with anyway. From here on i'll concentrate on the release of a more or less working alpha version, let's say by the end of this month/first week(s) of February ?..... Mind you, here's a list of things still do:

Gauges:
Hyd.Press (3), De-Ice.Press, OAT, FuelQuantity, RadioAlt, RMI, Clock, Amp and Volt (maybe more..)

Animations:
Gear/GearLock, Flaps, Eng.PumpSel. and Hyd.Pump levers, Trim Wheel, Levers and Indicators, CowlFlap Selectors, Windows Side and Front, Seat rests,Windscreen wipers and knobs, Com Boxes knobs and switches and still a number of switches on the OH. Furthermore still some small objects to add and some texture work to do, as well as setting up the cockpit lighting system.

Hopefully, with a bit of luck, during the coming weeks i will be able to wipe a lot of this stuff from the list and make it into an alpha version that is acceptable enough for public release. Good news is that i just found Tim (Tim-HH) willing to come on board to help with the bumpmaps and possibly other texture enhancements. Welcome aboard, Tim ! :encouragement:

More good news is that today the bumpy road re the nav instruments seems to have come to an end finally. For some reason something proved to be teribbly wrong with the needles of the recently installed CDI gauges. After a lot of trial and error in the end i found that the pivot point needed to be adapted but couldn't be rotated without making a mess of the needle part itself. Never saw anything like that before. Made new ones and Bob was my Uncle again right away. Very happy about that because i was beginning to think something was wrong with the code ( Hansi's 3D CDI code from Rob's DC-2 ).

Here we are at short final ILS Rwy 25 EGAA. It's only the localizer needle that has just been corrected and works fine now, the glideslope needle still to do. Because it's just a copy of the localizer needle turned sideways it has the same remarkable fault. The radio set is completed and working fine. VOR1 is set at 109.90 ILS Rwy 25, VOR2 at VOR/DME BEL 117.20 (VOR2 Indicator not working yet). Yoke is hided here in this pic :

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A close-up of the current radio-set. ( with 2D frequency digits code made to work by Wozza. Thanks so much, mate ! :encouragement: )

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So there's an alpha light at the end of the tunnel then. I'd best add these pressure gauges first to keep track of things. ;-)


Cheers,
Jan

edit: transponder knobs need some replacing. And for the to-do list to add: all warning lights
 
Jan,

What an amazing start of the new year. First your information that the project was still alive, and now we can look forward to an Alpha release.

Omg.... Gonna postpone maintenance on my old bird, so we can give her some real tlc when the "new" VVC alpha version gets released.

:redfire: gollee, I am soo excited :jump:
 
Those pictures are just beautiful! Very good news indeed on the alpha release! Very soon, I may not ever fly anything else in FSX!

Thanks for all your hard work on this labor of love. Truly a work of art!
 
Just to keep things lively as the new cockpit is nearing a possible alpha release...

When Jan began this thread I decided to create an entire set of updated HD skins, specs and bumps for the DAK to compliment the new cockpit. The skins are optimized for Prepar3D v3.1 and dynamic reflection cube maps, but will work fine in FSX, FSX ST or earlier P3D.

Thank you Jan, for your incredible contribution...

Shown in Prepar 3D v3.1 with DR enabled.
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Thanks for your update Jan and thanks for all your efforts! :encouragement:

and Gordon those textures are really fantastic! :applause:

Cheers,
Huub
 
Hanimichal said:
oh man! this kind of wife we hope and waiting every day like this new cockpit of DC-3 we are ready to wait for the rest of our lives and dreaming every day :biggrin-new:
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Waiting for the VVC, yeah, but for the wife...I don't know, she might be slacking off a bit - there's still room for another six-pack or two on top.
 
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