A few shots of the reimagined Volpar by Brian Gladden:
Volpar-2020-aug-10-003 by Ed Wells, on Flickr
Volpar-2020-aug-10-001 by Ed Wells, on Flickr
All 4096 textures.


All 4096 textures.
In my P3Dv3 it had some serious problems. It loaded fine and the passenger door opened and closed. When starting the engines via ctrl E the exhaust was very blue-tinged and the propellers disappeared. The flaps did not visually extend. It taxied okay and I was able to take off fairly normally. The landing gear would not retract. After flying a circuit I managed to get it on the ground but even with the engines shut down and the brakes fully applied it took over a mile to get stopped.
Such a beautiful plane; I love Beech 18s. I hope someone will be able to get it to "straighten up and fly right" in P3Dv3.
I just tried running it in P3D_V4.5 to no avail. Unlike the Norseman and Super Pacer which both work perfectly, this one causes a CTD. No worries for me though I flying entirely in FSX.
In my P3Dv3 it had some serious problems. It loaded fine and the passenger door opened and closed. When starting the engines via ctrl E the exhaust was very blue-tinged and the propellers disappeared. The flaps did not visually extend. It taxied okay and I was able to take off fairly normally. The landing gear would not retract. After flying a circuit I managed to get it on the ground but even with the engines shut down and the brakes fully applied it took over a mile to get stopped.
Such a beautiful plane; I love Beech 18s. I hope someone will be able to get it to "straighten up and fly right" in P3Dv3.
That was my thought too Brian. I'll look over the gauges and most likely it's a "gau or dll" that's the cause.Probably a gauge somewhere. I only have P3d V1.4. So I tried to use all xml or default gauges...
I replaced the original VC Collins Radios with a new set by Jon Dyer. They are clickable and are programmed with additional functions per the real radios. Search his name in flightsim dot com for those and other updates to other default radios. Also it was a "gauge" problem that was causing my CTD. Fixed.. . . . .I did install a pop-up VC panel for the Bendix King radio stack because the radios in the VC aren't clickable. Gotta be able to set the ADF freq in a plane of this vintage!
August
Just to confirm I have also flown it in 4.5 with no problem or tinkering. By the way what happened to Bush Flying Unlimited?I aired it out in v4.5 last night with absolutely no problem. Visuals, instruments, everything works fine. Both ground and flight dynamics seem good although it seems to skid right on short final regardless of wind direction.
I did install a pop-up VC panel for the Bendix King radio stack because the radios in the VC aren't clickable. Gotta be able to set the ADF freq in a plane of this vintage! I might make some camera views for the copilot seat and maybe the passenger cabin when I get to it.
Nice work Brian, a fun plane that will definitely be part of my regular rotation.
August
That's good news Brian. I think there are enough of us "basic Flyers" around that are more inclined to enjoy flight with all it's "ups and downs", less concerned about system accuracy and every bump being the correct size and spacing. . .that any efforts you can make to give the PC12 "Native" wings will be very much appreciated.Looking at the PC-12 in MCX, I probably won't be able to add a working Copilots side set of instruments. Also most of the gauges are the old format that are not FSX and up compatible. This one may take some work. I've got the Executive version exterior model converted and I'll be starting on the VC later. When done I'll have all three models in one folder with the appropriate textures. So a combi, Ambulance and Executive all in a single aircraft folder.
This one is showing it's age a bit. I made this in 2003...