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RAZBAM Metroliner for FSX/P3D released!

You're welcome.

I hope my excessive writeup pays off and doesn't cause any questions. :)
 
Hey grey_eagle, aka Butch.

Support via PM is always bad as others who might have the same question are not able to read the answer. I've copied part of your PM here.

Put the "Metro_Mods" folder into "FSX\Gauges" or into each "panel" folder in your
Metroliner's root folder! <<<<< I put it in the FSX Gauges folder, that should be Okay - Yes?
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Yes, that's okay! I only prefer my gauges not to clutter up "FSX\Gauges", that's why I always put them into the aircraft's "panel" folder.

1.3 Configuration
You can enable or disable part of these mods as you desire. To do that, open
RM3_Custom_BK.xml and look for the "<Update id="CONFIG">" block. In there, you'll find
lines looking like this:
1 (>L:NWS SIMULATION) <<<< I mainly am interested in the NWS part of your mod.
1 (>L:APU SIMULATION)
1 (>L:GUST LOCK SIMULATION)
Change the "1" in front of the module you want to disable to a "0", save and exit the file
and you're done.
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All mods in "RM3_Custom_BK.xml" are enabled by default, so if you want to use them, you won't need to change a thing!

1.2.3 Panel.cfg
• Open the panel.cfg in the Metro's "panel" folder and put the following line BELOW
the last line in the [VCockpit01] section:
gauge06 = Metro_Mods!RM3_Custom_BK, 1,1,1, <<< Will I still have to do this part?
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Not if you've used the previous version.

here is a picture of the left panel where the NWS switches are:

ofvjm8.jpg


What would happen if If I moved the switch (Yellow arrow) left or right?

Red arrow: Shown in the OFF position, this is where it should be for take offs and landings yes?
Pls explain the valve test position and the armed position; what do those position do?

I was having issues landing and taking off with the plane steering like it was on ice. On landing, it would swing upon contact with the runway.
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Yellow:
Nothing will happen. What does it do on the real bird? Limiting steering to the left or right side only?

Red arrow:
"OFF" - NWS is off, nosewheel effectively castors and you'll have to use differential braking.
"ARM" - Powered nosewheel steering. This is effectively what you get in all MSFS aircraft, with the rudder turning the nosewheel.

As far as I know, takeoffs or landings in the real Metro are done with NWS in the "OFF" postion as the powered steering gets very sensitive at higher speeds.


How do I get rid of the yoke?
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Press the leftmost button on it. Make it reappear by clicking the bottom cover.
 
Bjoern said:
You're welcome.

is it just me, or did somebody experienced this one ?
In tower view the wheels disappear from the landing gear strut too early. ähhh landing gear is down, but no wheels attached. When aircraft comes closer - wheels will pop up.
Seems to be a LOD issue, or i have tweaked my fsx cfg. away. Any observations ?
best regards
Thomas
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Hello,

My Metro seems to have difficulties finding the new gauge. I wonder if all the dots and points are in the right place?

gauge00 = Metro_IIIC!RM3_SYSTEM, 1,1,1,1
gauge01 = Metro_IIIC!RM3_BLINKERS, 1,1,1,1
gauge02 = Metro_IIIC!RM3_BLINKERS2, 1,1,1,1
gauge03 = Metro_IIIC!RM3_BLINKERS3, 1,1,1,1
gauge04 = Metro_IIIC!M3_EHSI, 100, 70, 822,900
gauge05 = RAZBAM_MetroIIIC!RM3_RSET, 1,1,1,1
gauge06 = Metro_Mods!RM3_Custom_BK, 1,1,1,1
gauge07 = DSD_FSX_XML_Sound!Sound, 0, 0, 0, 0,
.\Gauges\RM3_Cockpit_Sounds\RM3_CockpitSounds_BK.ini

Isn´t this line commenting the pumps out?
[
hydraulic_system] //electric_pumps = 0
engine_map = 1,1,0,0


Furthermore I lost the flaps and ailerons, i.e. they don´t move anymore.
 
The panel.cfg line should look like this:
gauge07 = DSD_FSX_XML_Sound!Sound, 0, 0, 0, 0, .\Gauges\RM3_Cockpit_Sounds\RM3_CockpitSounds_BK.ini

(Note: Single line, no space in the .ini.)
That should get rid of the message box.

Isn´t this line commenting the pumps out?
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Yup. That's what it's supposed to do.



As for the loss of flaps, gear and other stuff: Hydraulics switches to "on" with engines running. (As stated in the readme.)
 
Hello,

Thank You for the reply.
The space in "ini" appeared while copypasting the line, the original is ok. So I'm still at loss with that.
Hydraulic pumps were in "on" position after loading the plane via cold and dark default Cessna.
 
Is the gauge entry in the panel.cfg in a single line?
Also, make sure that there actually is a "RM3_Cockpit_Sounds" folder in FSX\Gauges with a "RM3_CockpitSounds_BK.ini" in it.


And toggle the hydraulic pumps. If the gauges indicate an approptriate amount of hydraulic pressure, the flaps should work.
 
Hello,

and thanks for being patient.

The line had somehow lost a "s" from "Cockpit sounds" even though I copypasted it from the instructions. Now the error announcement is gone.

I´ve got hydraulic pressure and the pump switches work. Despite of that the flap lever does not move either by dragging it with mouse or pressing F7 or F8.

Also I don´t understand that if I have avionics master on, the ailerons do not move. Autopilot is off.
 
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