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C-47 from Manfred Jahn and team

anthony31 said:
. . . Come on people, if someone can spend umpteen hours working on a freeware project the least you can do is spend 30 seconds to shoot them a thank you.
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Give us a chance, Ant! I (probably like others) only just discovered this much-anticipated release.
 
anthony31 said:
I hope my extra thanks makes up for those people who couldn't bothered saying thank you :) . Come on people, if someone can spend umpteen hours working on a freeware project the least you can do is spend 30 seconds to shoot them a thank you.
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Not 'couldn't be bothered' Ant, but simply at work and wasn't home to download and install it. Give people a chance, eh ? Actually, while we're on the subject - never thanked you for the Tiger Moth, so...thank you !

Anyway, just installed the C-47 and am amazed. A huge thank you to all involved; its a gift in every sense of the word.

:ernae:
 
Wow, I'm flabbergasted (the direct result of excessive flab in my gast)!

This aircraft is possibly the most exceptional example in FSX of a spectacular team effort. And like George, it appears that the greater majority of my future flying will be done in C-47's and C-117D's!

Many heartfelt thanks to Manfred, Gman, TuFun, JanKees Alexander and Hansjoerg for this wonderful bestowment to us no-talent FSX users! Your gift will endure for many years to come.
 
Wow!! She's absolutely perfect! You couldn't ask for anything more. Thank you so much to all involved in her creation. :applause::applause::medals::medals:

Brian
 
A work of passion and art. A real joy to fly. The TW sounds are amazing. :salute::salute::salute:
 
well i thank you guys,the entire team for these great planes....but

my FSX set up always starts with engines running,and truthfully i dont even know how to shut engines down properly.i do it by pulling the throttles back and then pulling the mixture back,and then the engines shut down.

now i did this with the C-47R ,but i just tried to restart the engines by ctrl+E,,,no go...then i tried by the starter button in the VC...nothing....it then seemed have lost battery power..something that happens is the ailerons seem to be in a left back position all the time.its normal is all my other planes...this occurred after the seemingly battery failure.

the only thing that fixed it by restarting the sim.
 
flys really nice just did a flight in it to big bear Ca took me 24 min to get there from F70 i went the Long route still Think it needs older VC on it Would look Cooler :salute:
 
Thanks to all involved on this C-47 project . An outstanding job . I would venture to say this C-47 will equal or surpass the all time number of repaints done for one single aircraft . One particular AC that comes to mind was MAAM's C-47/DC-3 which dozens and dozens were made . OK painters , man your brushes and show us all your excellent talent . We are all blessed here at SOH to so many people so handy with the brushes .

Thanks again MJ and team for such an excellent gift

Rich:guinness::guinness::applause:
 
Daveroo said:
well i thank you guys,the entire team for these great planes....but

my FSX set up always starts with engines running,and truthfully i dont even know how to shut engines down properly.i do it by pulling the throttles back and then pulling the mixture back,and then the engines shut down.

now i did this with the C-47R ,but i just tried to restart the engines by ctrl+E,,,no go...then i tried by the starter button in the VC...nothing....it then seemed have lost battery power..something that happens is the ailerons seem to be in a left back position all the time.its normal is all my other planes...this occurred after the seemingly battery failure.

the only thing that fixed it by restarting the sim.
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The DAK is temperamental. If you spawn the aircraft with engines running make sure you're making 1k RPM. To shut the DAK down, throttle back and pull mixtures back all the way. Wait for the props to cycle down and kill the mags and feather the props. Kill all of the pumps, batteries and appropriate panel items.
Do a "reload aircraft" at this point from the controls/buttons menu just to make sure the DAK recycles the startup code.
I'd save the flight at this point. You can open the flight engines off after that.

She should start from the startup dialog box when you reload.

Double check the pumps and switches then follow the procedure from the card in the DAK folder.
Prime for 3-4 seconds and cycle the props 6-9 blades with the throttle at about 7%. Nudge the throttle to 10% and hit the mag. You may need to hold the starter button and give her a another shot of prime until all the barrels fire. If she floods, turn the mags and pumps off and cycle the motor about fifteen blades to breathe the barrels. Repeat the start up again.

The start up may take you a few attempts, but once you get a feel for the DAK she's pretty easy to tame.
 
Sorry to be late to the party. I can't even download and fly for the next week. I knew this would happen when I went on vacation. Enjoy everyone and thanks to everyone involved with making this fantastic aircraft.
 
Daveroo said:
well i thank you guys,the entire team for these great planes....but

my FSX set up always starts with engines running,and truthfully i dont even know how to shut engines down properly.i do it by pulling the throttles back and then pulling the mixture back,and then the engines shut down.

now i did this with the C-47R ,but i just tried to restart the engines by ctrl+E,,,no go...then i tried by the starter button in the VC...nothing....it then seemed have lost battery power..something that happens is the ailerons seem to be in a left back position all the time.its normal is all my other planes...this occurred after the seemingly battery failure.

the only thing that fixed it by restarting the sim.
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Anyone looking for COLD & DARK. Get yourself 'SimLauncher 8.9' and get rid of the usual way of loading up FSX. With this awesome freeware program you can start C&D with ANY aircraft. ANY. It's working amazing and I've been using it for some months now. There's absolutely no need to go back to the usual start-up window after this. Very soon, the author Maarten Boelens is going to release a totally brand new version with further enhancements!

You can download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/fxvua2ewy22di5t/SimLauncher_89.rar
 
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