Piglet---Can you make an Ercoupe?

[falcon409]

Interesting Reddog. Technically, there's no way you should have a fully gauged VC cockpit if you're using the same panel.cfg that came with the original aircraft because there isn't any VC info as I mentioned. I know you use only SP1 but I won't go back to that just to be able to use a few more airplanes.

Can you post the VC section of your panel.cfg please?:salute:

 

[Hurricane91]

Falcon, I am running the Ercoupe in FSX SP2+Accel and the VC displays OK. You might try another download. I downloded the files from Simviation a year ago. Have not flown it for a while but I remember it needed a whiskey compass and a few other tweaks. Nice airplane. My father owned a 1946 model in 1958.

 

[falcon409]

Falcon, I am running the Ercoupe in FSX SP2+Accel and the VC displays OK. You might try another download. I downloded the files from Simviation a year ago. Have not flown it for a while but I remember it needed a whiskey compass and a few other tweaks. Nice airplane. My father owned a 1946 model in 1958.

What do you show for the VC information in your panel.cfg. . . .if you can post that, I should be able to get it to work.

 

[Reddog]

Her's my VC cfg info

[Vcockpit00]
size_mm=798,292
pixel_size=1024,1024//512,512s
texture=$G1_Mat
Background_color=0,0,0
visible=1
ident=
gauge00=Ford_Trimotor!asi, 125, 69,75,75
gauge01=Tripacer_Gauges!Heading Indicator, 205, 79, 64, 66
gauge02=Cessna!Altimeter, 283, 70,75,76
gauge03=Cessna!Vertical_Speed, 364, 65, 75,75
gauge04=Tripacer_Gauges!Turn_and_Bank,70, 95, 52,52
Gauge05= Cessna172!Tachometer, 368, 153,63,63
gauge06=Tripacer_Gauges!KI_265_DME, 444,150,56,26
gauge07=Cessna172!Fuel, 46, 155, 56, 56
gauge08=Cessna!Vacuum_Ampermeter, 113,165,56,56
gauge09=Cessna182s!Oil_Press_Temp, 268,172,52,52
gauge10=Tripacer_VORs!VOR1_Indicator, 455,50,56,56
gauge11=Bendix_king_radio!Bendix-King Radio Nav-Comm 1, 360,30,93,30
gauge12=Cessna!Fuel_Selector, 110, 240, 40, 40
//gauge13=Cessna172!Clock,515,35,35,35 // 112,69,67,64
//gauge14=Cessna208!Clock, 480, 259, 30, 30
gauge15=Cessna!OMI_Lights,460,30,45,20
gauge16=pc-7!Elev_Trim, 220, 40, 32, 31
gauge17=cessna182s!Switches, 435,180,93,30 //360,30,93,30
gauge18=Cessna!Starter, 30,240,40,40//20,235,76,43
gauge19=Cessna!Master_Alt_Bat, 70,240,40,40
gauge20=Cessna208!Panel-Lights, 460,225,20,20
gauge21=Tripacer_Gauges!Radio_Compass, 528, 75, 66, 66
gauge22=Tripacer_Gauges!OAT, 515,35,35,35//368,470,45,45
gauge23=Tripacer_Gauges!Primer,278,222,20,39 //500,645,35,68
[Vcockpit01]
size_mm=78,78
pixel_size=1024,1024//512,512s
texture=$G2_Mat
Background_color=0,0,0
visible=1
ident=
gauge00=Extra-300!Magnetic-Compass, 2, 2, 74, 74
[Default View]
X= 0
Y= 0
SIZE_X= 8191
SIZE_Y= 4400

funny u say u won't dump SP2 or acc for a few more a/c and I won't put in for,to me, just a few a/c that do need it when there are tons of A/C that it screws up.

 

[Hurricane91]

Here is the one I am using, still not finished tweaking. Just a little bit different from Reddog's...

[Vcockpit00]
size_mm=798,292
pixel_size=1024,1024
texture=$G1_Mat
Background_color=0,0,0
visible=1
ident=

gauge00=Cessna172!Airspeed, 125, 79, 65, 65
gauge01=Bell_206B!Attitude, 205, 79, 64, 66
gauge02=Cessna!Altimeter, 283, 80, 65, 66
gauge03=Cessna!Vertical_Speed, 364, 82, 65, 65
gauge04=Cessna!Turn_Indicator, 288, 162, 52, 52
gauge05=Cessna172!EGT_Fuel_Flow, 368, 153, 53, 53
gauge06=Cessna172!Tachometer, 444, 157, 65, 65

gauge07=Cessna182s!Oil_Press_Temp, 46, 155, 56, 56
gauge08=Cessna!Vacuum_Ampermeter, 113, 155, 56, 56

gauge09=Cessna!ADF, 548, 88, 66, 66
gauge10=Cessna!VOR1, 630, 84. 66, 66
gauge11=Cessna182s!VOR2, 631, 160, 66, 66
gauge12=//aoa-1, 714, 210, 48, 48

gauge13=Cessna!Fuel_Selector, 262, 259, 30, 30
gauge14=Cessna172!Fuel, 300, 259, 30, 30
gauge15=Cessna172!Clock, 480, 259, 30, 30

gauge19=Cessna!OMI_Lights, 450, 89, 45, 14

gauge24=kingair!Master_Caution, 226, 48, 22, 14
gauge25=kingair!Master_Warning, 85, 101, 24, 12
gauge26=//fsd_warn.parkbrake, 85, 117, 24, 6
gauge27=//fsd_warn.overspeed, 85, 125, 24, 6
gauge28=//fsd_warn.stall, 85, 133, 24, 6

[Vcockpit01]
size_mm=78,78
pixel_size=1024,1024s
texture=$G2_Mat
Background_color=0,0,0
visible=1
ident=

gauge00=Fouga_Instr!Whiskey_Compass, 2, 2, 74, 74

[Default View]
X= 0
Y= 0
SIZE_X= 8191
SIZE_Y= 4400
[Window05]
size_mm=912,654
position=4
window_size=0.75
background_color=0,0,0
visible=0
ident=10000
zorder=4

 

[falcon409]

Well, maybe I have reason to be concerned here. . .has senility crept in while I wasn't looking? lol. . .the same sections are in my cfg file as well. . .so back to the drawing board.:isadizzy:

 

[modelr]

Don, I assume you've been around the airplane while it's running, what would you compare the sound to? Also, do you have any closer shots of the panel?

Thanks!:salute:

Have not heard this one, yet. He needs to do his final checkride to recieve his Sport Pilot License, but the trainer/instructor (from a different airport, with a different aircraft (still an Ercoupe)) has been putting him off for almost a year!!! He finally found another CFI who will sign him off, using this plane. I think he's going to get it done next week. The plane just completed it's annual, and he flew it (with a licensed pilot along, of course) to a breakfast two days ago. Up till now, the plane has just been sitting in the hanger waiting.

I will get to take a ride (many, I hope) when he gets signed off.

I took a couple other shots of the plane nearly a year ago, but lost them in a partial hdd loss when we had a power spike while defragging the hdd. Lost ALL pics that had been taken/saved for two months on the drive, out of a couple years worth. Will be taking more this coming spring, I hope.

this does have a Continental 4cyl in it, 95HP, I think.

 

[normb]

I've been lucky enough to fly a number of Ercoupes, Aircoupes and an Alon. The engines ranged from 65 HP to 90 Hp. Most have 85 HP. All Continentals. As I remember the sound was just like the 85 and 90 HP Cessna 140's, unless you were flying with one or both windows slid down.

None to very little sound proofing back then. So the 65 HP J-3 is close.

Mooney made a few with a single Mooney type reversed fin. Looked pretty neat. They only made a few.