A FSX version of Greg Pepper's S-51 helicopter was uploaded this morning. Thanks to OBIO, Mick and Michael Davies for permission to use their files in making this classic model available to FSX. All the textures developed for the FS9 version should work with the FSX version, just don't overwrite the files for the rotors. The readme file will tell which files to be careful with. The only thing added to Greg's model was a pilot figure and a green top hat in the back seat.
FSX version of Greg Pepper's S-51 now available
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Wow, thanks for the HU! :ernae:
Some gauges are missing...
When I selected this helo to fly got a notice that the Extra-300.Wiskey compass is for FS98, so maybe that is why the cockpit gauges are rather
stark. No compass and BTW none of the flip switches are operiational
either. Other then that, pretty neat helo and good work.
When I selected this helo to fly got a notice that the Extra-300.Wiskey compass is for FS98, so maybe that is why the cockpit gauges are rather
stark. No compass and BTW none of the flip switches are operiational
either. Other then that, pretty neat helo and good work.
When I selected this helo to fly got a notice that the Extra-300.Wiskey compass is for FS98, so maybe that is why the cockpit gauges are rather
stark. No compass and BTW none of the flip switches are operiational
either. Other then that, pretty neat helo and good work.
Same exact thing here. No gauges. Followed directions provided.
Nope. See right through the Rotor head too.
*sigh* Oh well. I guess it's the thought that counts.
Sorry to see people aren't getting the same results that I did when working with Greg's gmax files.
I did not try to make it DX 10 compliant.
The images show how the model appears on my set-up , FSXa.
The original rotor head at the blur state was a single object with transparent material applied.
I did not try to make it DX 10 compliant.
The images show how the model appears on my set-up , FSXa.
The original rotor head at the blur state was a single object with transparent material applied.
In making the upgrade my main concern was to make the rotor blades look correct and the animations to work. I left everything else as it was. I added the pilot figure and top hat.
Not spending time on creating a new instrument panel was a mistake on my part. I will make a new vc panel from scratch and upload the correction as soon as possible. I will re-name the rotor material files so that they can't get over-written by accident when folks adapt the many texture sets that were made for this model.
Not spending time on creating a new instrument panel was a mistake on my part. I will make a new vc panel from scratch and upload the correction as soon as possible. I will re-name the rotor material files so that they can't get over-written by accident when folks adapt the many texture sets that were made for this model.
The good sounds are thanks to OBIO
The good flying is thanks to Michael Davies
When I rebuild the panel - it will be all xml gauges and they will all be in their own cab file so people won't have to hunt around for a copy. Again I apologize for the over-sight on my part.
There is a folder included in the zip file that allows you to add the S-51 to AIcarriers.
The good flying is thanks to Michael Davies
When I rebuild the panel - it will be all xml gauges and they will all be in their own cab file so people won't have to hunt around for a copy. Again I apologize for the over-sight on my part.
There is a folder included in the zip file that allows you to add the S-51 to AIcarriers.
Thanks for your help (TO ALL)
I want to thank all who helped me make this helo work for me in FSX.
All the gauges are now visable and I see the Green Top hat in the Back
seat. I was confused at first and was thinking the pilot was wearing it.
My Bad. I think this is a sweet little helo and I enjoy flying it, especially
in carrier ops and will soon try it out in AI carriers.
Thanks to Bob Hamilton and John MacKay for all your help
Bless you both!!!
I want to thank all who helped me make this helo work for me in FSX.
All the gauges are now visable and I see the Green Top hat in the Back
seat. I was confused at first and was thinking the pilot was wearing it.
My Bad. I think this is a sweet little helo and I enjoy flying it, especially
in carrier ops and will soon try it out in AI carriers.
Thanks to Bob Hamilton and John MacKay for all your help
Bless you both!!!
I have all the panels and gauges working except I can't toggle the VC gauges. If I open the switch panel and the VCtogether I can toggle the switches on the switch panel and the switches on the VC tggle along with them. How can I get the VC switches working? Thanks for a great helo. Regards, Bob.
Dain Arns sent me a photo of an actual S-51 instrument panel. It doesn't have any switches at all. I'm hoping that I can re-build the panel to look like the photo as much as possible using regular gauges. I'll put a copy of the P47.gau file in the panel fix package so everyone can easily have a copy of it. That's OK to do isn't it?
Panel replacement uploaded
A new version of the Greg Pepper FSX S-51 has just been uploaded. It has a replacement for the original panel files. A copy of the p47d.gau file has been included. Texture file names were changed so that an accidental overwrite of the FSX rotor textures wouldn't occur when adapting other texture schemes.
The new panel is based on a photo found on wikipedia
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/SAAF-Sikorsky_S51-001.jpg
Thanks go to Dain Arns, AZ1USN, and familton for their assistance in making the update files. :salute:
X_eidos2
A new version of the Greg Pepper FSX S-51 has just been uploaded. It has a replacement for the original panel files. A copy of the p47d.gau file has been included. Texture file names were changed so that an accidental overwrite of the FSX rotor textures wouldn't occur when adapting other texture schemes.
The new panel is based on a photo found on wikipedia
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/SAAF-Sikorsky_S51-001.jpg
Thanks go to Dain Arns, AZ1USN, and familton for their assistance in making the update files. :salute:
X_eidos2
Thanks for the fix
I tried the Fix2 with update and I must say the panel is
much better and does look like the picture of the real thing.
Only issue I have for now is making the AI part work in
AI carrier. I took the sim.cfg file and renamed it S51.cfg
and put it in the AI carrier subfolder and then added it
to the other objects in one or two of the menu selections
but it doesn't appear. So I may not have configured it
properly.
I tried the Fix2 with update and I must say the panel is
much better and does look like the picture of the real thing.
Only issue I have for now is making the AI part work in
AI carrier. I took the sim.cfg file and renamed it S51.cfg
and put it in the AI carrier subfolder and then added it
to the other objects in one or two of the menu selections
but it doesn't appear. So I may not have configured it
properly.
This is the text from my AIcarriers config file:
[formation.12]
title=CVL with helo guard
unit.0=su_USS_Monterey_AI, 0, 0
unit.1=SH-51_guard, 90, -80
Change the formation number and title to whatever fits in you cfg file and swap out the name of the ship in unit.0.
Change the name in the sim.cfg file back to sim.cfg
The reason the helo didn't show up was that the software was looking for a file named "sim.cfg" and it couldn't find it because the name was changed. It's inside the sim.cfg that the title is changed. In the AI carrier cfg file, it's looking for the "title=xxxxx, X, Y" from the sim.cfg inside the model folder.
[formation.12]
title=CVL with helo guard
unit.0=su_USS_Monterey_AI, 0, 0
unit.1=SH-51_guard, 90, -80
Change the formation number and title to whatever fits in you cfg file and swap out the name of the ship in unit.0.
Change the name in the sim.cfg file back to sim.cfg
The reason the helo didn't show up was that the software was looking for a file named "sim.cfg" and it couldn't find it because the name was changed. It's inside the sim.cfg that the title is changed. In the AI carrier cfg file, it's looking for the "title=xxxxx, X, Y" from the sim.cfg inside the model folder.