First to report - Epic LT 1.8 out now!

[Wombat_VC]

Hi Bill,

I was flying the Epic at the FS club in our town yesterday and I noticed that that oil pressure indicator strip at the Garmin was out of reach. I started the Epic according to checklist and at home I double checked with the Kodiak and that one seemed normal. See the screenshot. At the Epic it stayed that way during flight.

I haven't checked, but I think Kodiak is affected, too.

 

[Wombat_VC]

While you are at it, you may also want to look at the very tiny mapping gap (similar to the Kodiak) at the bottom of the MFD. Sorry, for not able to show any screen shots here as I do not have my FS PC near me right now.

Here is the pic.

 

[LonelyplanetXO]

I'm a bit slow this time, just got 1.8 this morning. She had been gathering a bit of dust in the hanger due to the lights and the fact the GPS direct to function couldnt be used without the ap engaged, but I see those both fixed - yay!!!Thank you Bill!
While were on the subject of (tiny) issues, the TAS always reads the same as the GPS groundspeed reading. I suspect its GS, not TAS being displayed. Very minor I know, (thanks so much for adding groundspeed in 1.7) but thought i'd mention it. Anyways, thanks again & all the best!

LPXO

 

[Lionheart]

I'm a bit slow this time, just got 1.8 this morning. She had been gathering a bit of dust in the hanger due to the lights and the fact the GPS direct to function couldnt be used without the ap engaged, but I see those both fixed - yay!!!Thank you Bill!
While were on the subject of (tiny) issues, the TAS always reads the same as the GPS groundspeed reading. I suspect its GS, not TAS being displayed. Very minor I know, (thanks so much for adding groundspeed in 1.7) but thought i'd mention it. Anyways, thanks again & all the best!

LPXO

Yes, my fault. I wanted TAS to be GS. I told Dwight this. It only made sense as that is what we use in FS usually.


One thing I do not like on the new handy-dandy, super high tech, talking, female AP system, is that you cannot have it on when you take-off. It has Wing Leveler auto-engaged when you turn it on, so it keeps the nose from lifting on take-offs, so it must be off. I might 'adjust' that somehow in the future.

.... back to building the new bird...



Bill

 

[boxcar]

the update really makes it work great! better frame rates!

Am not sure what the frame rates were before, as the Epic was first purchased here last night. Can honestly say that this aircraft is getting 30 FPS in all views here, VC, clouds... never had any aircraft for FSX perform so sweetly & smoothly on my modest little 2.2 Phenom quad. It's also the very first time that all liveries coming with a fs plane package agree with me, & this is wholly understated. My first day with the plane is mighty fine. Thank you Bill, Bill L. & everyone! Fine piece of work here.

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[Rezabrya]

Bill, I can attach a picture tomorrow when I go as I am not on my main rig right now but I found one little bug. I was flying this plane in tower view and the Nav lights were not on the wingtips, but were instead a couple feet above the wings floating in mid air. Do you know what could be causing this?

 

[Lionheart]

Am not sure what the frame rates were before, as the Epic was first purchased here last night. Can honestly say that this aircraft is getting 30 FPS in all views here, VC, clouds... never had any aircraft for FSX perform so sweetly & smoothly on my modest little 2.2 Phenom quad. It's also the very first time that all liveries coming with a fs plane package agree with me, & this is wholly understated. My first day with the plane is mighty fine. Thank you Bill, Bill L. & everyone! Fine piece of work here.

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Thanks Boxcar,

Glad you like it and its running good for you.

Bill, I can attach a picture tomorrow when I go as I am not on my main rig right now but I found one little bug. I was flying this plane in tower view and the Nav lights were not on the wingtips, but were instead a couple feet above the wings floating in mid air. Do you know what could be causing this?

Rezabrya

Hey Rezabrya,

Someone else reported this (one of two) and oddly, its not on my machine, not in FS9 or FSX. I wonder how this could be? (I export the planes that I have so if they had odd lights, then I should have them also).

I'll look into it. Its an easy enough fix through the aircraft cfg file.

Thanks for the heads up.


Bill

Bill

 

[Lionheart]

Odd Nav Lights on Wing Tips

If any of you are getting odd wingtip lights sticking out in front of the wings, try resetting the lights to these settings.

[lights]

//Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit, 5=landing 6=taxi, 7=recognition, 8=wing, 9=logo 10=cabin

light.0 = 3, -1.99, -21.30, 0, fx_navred
light.1 = 3, -1.99, 21.34, 0, fx_navgre


light.2 = 2, -2.25, -21.41, 0.03, fx_strobe
light.3 = 2, -2.25, 21.44, 0.05, fx_strobe

light.4 = 6, 7.66, 0.22, -1.83, fx_navwhi // Taxi Lights
light.5 = 6, 7.65, -0.23, -1.83, fx_navwhi //Taxi Lights

light.6 = 8, -2.24, 0, 2.52, fx_vclight // Rear Cabin Dome Lights
light.7 = 8, -6.34, 0, 2.52, fx_vclight // Rear Cabin Dome Lights
light.8 = 7, 1.78, 0, 1.77, fx_vclight // Pilots Forward Cabin Dome Light

light.9 = 5, -1.59, -21.06, 0, fx_navwhi // E_LT_Landing light
light.10 = 5, -1.59, 21.06, 0, fx_navwhi // Landing light

light.11 = 3, -23.65, 0.07, 7.31, fx_navwhi // Tail Landing Light




This should be the same version as in the installers.

Still trying to figure out how this can happen and if its on all systems or just some.


Bill

 

[Lionheart]

The installers have the same light settings above as do my own planes, so for lights to be hanging out in front is a bit odd. I do not know how this can be happening.

Maybe an addon?



Bill

 

[boxcar]

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Howdy guys,

Am thinking the key to Rezabrya's observation is, "...was flying this plane in tower view...", as most if not all FSX addon aircraft are displaying the same way here: "...the Nav lights were not on the wingtips, but were instead a couple feet above the wings floating in mid air." Would venture that it is FSX & not the planes. When in tower mode the lights will usually move closer to where they belong each step of zoom added though never where they truly belong. When zoomed out they become badly misplaced & way off of the wingtips. Most other views are correctly placed, in my experience, though they can seem smaller depending on what view is selected.
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[Cerberus]

Looking Great Bill. Very slick plane.

 

[Wombat_VC]

If any of you are getting odd wingtip lights sticking out in front of the wings, try resetting the lights to these settings.

[lights]

//Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit, 5=landing 6=taxi, 7=recognition, 8=wing, 9=logo 10=cabin

light.0 = 3, -1.99, -21.30, 0, fx_navred
light.1 = 3, -1.99, 21.34, 0, fx_navgre


light.2 = 2, -2.25, -21.41, 0.03, fx_strobe
light.3 = 2, -2.25, 21.44, 0.05, fx_strobe

light.4 = 6, 7.66, 0.22, -1.83, fx_navwhi // Taxi Lights
light.5 = 6, 7.65, -0.23, -1.83, fx_navwhi //Taxi Lights

light.6 = 8, -2.24, 0, 2.52, fx_vclight // Rear Cabin Dome Lights
light.7 = 8, -6.34, 0, 2.52, fx_vclight // Rear Cabin Dome Lights
light.8 = 7, 1.78, 0, 1.77, fx_vclight // Pilots Forward Cabin Dome Light

light.9 = 5, -1.59, -21.06, 0, fx_navwhi // E_LT_Landing light
light.10 = 5, -1.59, 21.06, 0, fx_navwhi // Landing light

light.11 = 3, -23.65, 0.07, 7.31, fx_navwhi // Tail Landing Light




This should be the same version as in the installers.

Still trying to figure out how this can happen and if its on all systems or just some.


Bill

Yup, i checked. My light configs are exactly like yours. I'm not sure what other add-ons would affect the lights. I don't have the Shockwave.

 

[Wombat_VC]

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Howdy guys,

Am thinking the key to Rezabrya's observation is, "...was flying this plane in tower view...", as most if not all FSX addon aircraft are displaying the same way here: "...the Nav lights were not on the wingtips, but were instead a couple feet above the wings floating in mid air." Would venture that it is FSX & not the planes. When in tower mode the lights will usually move closer to where they belong each step of zoom added though never where they truly belong. When zoomed out they become badly misplaced & way off of the wingtips. Most other views are correctly placed, in my experience, though they can seem smaller depending on what view is selected.
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If Bill is based on my pic (in another thread) to know if we have lights issue, that pic was taken in fly-by mode, but the LT was flown by AI, not by me.

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=23340

 

[LonelyplanetXO]

This is one mighty fine addon and fantastically supported by Bill. If you haven't bought this my advice is get it. My Epic has something approaching 100 hrs on the Hobbs. Now all we need for FS9 is a few more models of the same standard. Maybe a Piaggio Avanti, Northrop T-38, Gulfstream V, AV8 Harrier...Hey Bill, watchya doin for the next um, 5 years or so??? LOL

LPXO

 

[Lionheart]

Now all we need for FS9 is a few more models of the same standard. Maybe a Piaggio Avanti, Northrop T-38, Gulfstream V, AV8 Harrier...Hey Bill, watchya doin for the next um, 5 years or so??? LOL

LPXO

eeeeks! lol...


Making models... and models.. and models..

Someone has to do it. :d