I think it's needle no 1 on the RMI
Douglas C-47 V3 Beta Released
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I think it's needle no 1 on the RMI
YoYo
SOH-CM-2023
Here is gauge for this:
345 frequency is selected (NDB), Im near 15 nm from NDB station and the needle doesn't work. Tested in 3 other station also = the same.
It looks like not finished yet ?
johnwillimas2
SOH-CM-2023
Here is gauge for this:
345 frequency is selected (NDB), Im near 15 nm from NDB station and the needle doesn't work. Tested in 3 other station also = the same.
It looks like not finished yet ?
Hmmm, it works OK for me (FS-X). Have you got ident audio from the NDB? I'm assuming this isn't something dumb like no power / radio master off?
One thing I would say is that if the NDB radio is turned off the needle usually still indicates but also sometimes flicks between the horizontal "off" indication and pointing at the beacon...
So, yes, it looks like there's something needed there...
If anyone is interested and doesn't have a copy to hand, I found a C47 POH online here: ftp://aoptero.org/eArchive/C47-Skytrain/
I cannot make out if there is any copyright issue here, so beware...
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I cannot make out if there is any copyright issue here, so beware...
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tgycgijoes
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C47 DC3 Manuals
Thanks for sharing this with the guys here. I have it and a lot more. There are a number of these on the web you can find for free. Check out this site for tons of information.
http://douglasdc3.com/-----free
http://www.avialogs.com/ ----- subscription but for $9.00 for a whole month of downloading, if you compare the cost of $15.00 per manual from the other guys its a steal. They even have the C117 manuals I found nowhere else.
Keep sharing stuff, guys we all appreciate it.
Thanks for sharing this with the guys here. I have it and a lot more. There are a number of these on the web you can find for free. Check out this site for tons of information.
http://douglasdc3.com/-----free
http://www.avialogs.com/ ----- subscription but for $9.00 for a whole month of downloading, if you compare the cost of $15.00 per manual from the other guys its a steal. They even have the C117 manuals I found nowhere else.
Keep sharing stuff, guys we all appreciate it.
Cirrus N210MS
Charter Member
in the future could you plz make a Mod for this plz??
banjoman1960
Charter Member
in the future could you plz make a Mod for this plz??
+1 i think this was in the naam sim package,love it.........but does not work in p3d,i miss it a lot
gray eagle
SOH-CM-2025
My DC3 quits inflights
I'd like to know why both engines quit after only a few minutes of flight. I took off from KNGZ and about 5~ minutes later, both engines shut down. I didn't run out of fuel and yes the cowl were open.
See for yourself the SHIFT + 4 (monitor) screen. Every things looks to be good. This happens to me in this V3. I've never experienced this in V2. Tried to re light the engines but were unresponsive.
I can still hear the engines running while in cockpit view....strange.
Edit: I was soaring at 7000 ~ altitude and did a decent with no engines till I bounced on the ground a few times then when it went bounced off a lake, both engines came to life all on their
own and I was back in business again, like nothing happened. I think that is strange.
I'd like to know why both engines quit after only a few minutes of flight. I took off from KNGZ and about 5~ minutes later, both engines shut down. I didn't run out of fuel and yes the cowl were open.
See for yourself the SHIFT + 4 (monitor) screen. Every things looks to be good. This happens to me in this V3. I've never experienced this in V2. Tried to re light the engines but were unresponsive.
I can still hear the engines running while in cockpit view....strange.
Edit: I was soaring at 7000 ~ altitude and did a decent with no engines till I bounced on the ground a few times then when it went bounced off a lake, both engines came to life all on their
own and I was back in business again, like nothing happened. I think that is strange.
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gman5250
Charter Member
Keeping an eye on your mixture? I see 100%.
Take off you should be auto rich, depending on altitude you may need to lean it up a tiny bit. Climb out may need nudging towards lean as you increase altitude, but not too lean, otherwise cooked motors. It's kind of a thin envelope, head temps will be pushing the yellow through climb. I see climb @ 1270, that's high, even with lower fuel weight than you are showing...she should climb comfortable @500-700 FPM with out pushing engines to the point of cardiac.
Once on altitude lean as required and set RPM, MAP for cruise.
Take off you should be auto rich, depending on altitude you may need to lean it up a tiny bit. Climb out may need nudging towards lean as you increase altitude, but not too lean, otherwise cooked motors. It's kind of a thin envelope, head temps will be pushing the yellow through climb. I see climb @ 1270, that's high, even with lower fuel weight than you are showing...she should climb comfortable @500-700 FPM with out pushing engines to the point of cardiac.
Once on altitude lean as required and set RPM, MAP for cruise.
gray eagle
SOH-CM-2025
Thanks for the autopsy 
I had crash detection set to off so when I bounced off terra firma, she came back to life and both engines just did a mulligan.
I'll have to look at all that data you mentioned and let it soak in while soaring the wild blue yonder. Shucks, I thought I was doing well as I managed to climb to around 7K feet.
Then, everything quit like it was saying, your done. Still don't know why I heard both engines running from the cockpit when they were not running.
Anyway, thanks "G" for the pointers.
I had crash detection set to off so when I bounced off terra firma, she came back to life and both engines just did a mulligan. I'll have to look at all that data you mentioned and let it soak in while soaring the wild blue yonder. Shucks, I thought I was doing well as I managed to climb to around 7K feet.
Then, everything quit like it was saying, your done. Still don't know why I heard both engines running from the cockpit when they were not running.
Anyway, thanks "G" for the pointers.
DaveB
Charter Member
When I'm up, clean and comfortable.. I click on CR (on the throttle line) which will automatically pull the RPM and mixture back. A gentle climb at the value Gordon mentioned is easily achieved. I'd also have the cowl flaps closed soon after.
I've no idea how long it took you to get to 7000ft Butch but with the mixture and RPM still at 100%.. I'd say you cooked the old girl good'n'proper
ATB
DaveB
I've no idea how long it took you to get to 7000ft Butch but with the mixture and RPM still at 100%.. I'd say you cooked the old girl good'n'proper
ATB
DaveB
That avialogs site is one hell of a repository... Amazing! Currently, they have an offer of 2 for the price of one... subscribe for one year and get the second year free... $39 is not cheap as such, but it is the price of a higher-end add-on or scenery, and you get a goldmine of documents. Well worth thinking about thanks!
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VesaJuhani
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DC-3 civil version
It would be intresting to hear, are there any plans to make the DC-3
with the little tail cone, which was as far as I know, typical for civil
airliner version.
It would be intresting to hear, are there any plans to make the DC-3
with the little tail cone, which was as far as I know, typical for civil
airliner version.
This might be of interest to some, came across this site regarding a C47 set on a plinth outside Niuquini Head Office Port Moresby. This was the original C47 given to General Montgomery by General Eisenhower which was registered as KN241, after the war it was used by various airlines.
http://www.michie.net/balus/pxp2anq.html
Scroll down to second plaque
http://www.michie.net/balus/p2-anq-plaques.html
Photographed at Gatwick Airport.
http://www.airteamimages.com/douglas-dc-3_G-AMZH_-_130231.html
Regards
Nigel.
http://www.michie.net/balus/pxp2anq.html
Scroll down to second plaque
http://www.michie.net/balus/p2-anq-plaques.html
Photographed at Gatwick Airport.
http://www.airteamimages.com/douglas-dc-3_G-AMZH_-_130231.html
Regards
Nigel.
Three exterior models
Just uploaded to the Library:
FSX/P3D C-47 V3 Three Exterior Models
This package includes exterior only models C47v3_1 (wartime, Rebecca aerial, no beacon), C47v3_2 (post-war, tailfin beacon, minus Rebecca), and C47v3_GAF (special aerials and beacons as used by the GAF calibrator planes of the nineteen seventies). Models and paints by Manfred Jahn. They all work with the Vintage Virtual Cockpit (VVC) designed by Jan Visser et al. Previous installation Douglas_C-47_V3_12_Beta.zip or later required.
Just uploaded to the Library:
FSX/P3D C-47 V3 Three Exterior Models
This package includes exterior only models C47v3_1 (wartime, Rebecca aerial, no beacon), C47v3_2 (post-war, tailfin beacon, minus Rebecca), and C47v3_GAF (special aerials and beacons as used by the GAF calibrator planes of the nineteen seventies). Models and paints by Manfred Jahn. They all work with the Vintage Virtual Cockpit (VVC) designed by Jan Visser et al. Previous installation Douglas_C-47_V3_12_Beta.zip or later required.