Some C-47 V3 Feedback

[paulopp]

Sorry for the delayed response, I have hoped for the right people to answer your query. I haven't installed the plane right now, so I don't know. I simply quoted the real-life manual.

 

[Alky]

I tried to feather the props at 1700 rpm during the engine run up, but the feathering switches do not seem to work. All they do is kill the engine.
Bill

Maybe you don't understand what "feathering" is. (?)
Feathering is used on an engine that's not running, usually in flight. Feathering turns the prop angle so it cuts into the wind in a forward knife-like position so that the prop doesn't rotate with the wind causing the dead engine turn uncontrollable RPM's. I'm not a pilot nor have I had any pilot training so I'm not really good with technical aircraft lingo, but that's basically it. You don't use feathering in normal flight, it's meant to be used an a dead engine. maybe someone with better technical knowledge can explain it better.

 

[billhuntsman]

Alky, I appreciate your attempt to help me, but I do understand what feathering is. I was not in flight. I was doing an engine run-up on the ground and following a real DC-3 checklist. Feathering buttons are often tested this way to be sure they will feather and unfeather during flight if needed. I was looking for an expected rpm drop while feathered and a return to normal during unfeathering, similar to testing the prop pitch controls. However, the feathering buttons on this panel seem to kill the engine rather than feather the props. When I click on them, the rmp drops quickly until the engine stops, and when the engine does stop the prop is not feathered. There seems to be no way to stop the engine from dying.

I suspect that either the feathering buttons are not yet modeled on this plane or that this is some kind of fsx bug. In the meantime, if I do get an engine fire or failure during flight, I guess I will just have to move the prop lever to full coarse setting and hope that that works.

 

[Alky]

I appreciate your attempt to help me, but I do understand what feathering is. I was not in flight.

Ok, as I said I'm no aircraft expert but my experience with feathering a running engine in the flight sim has always been that it kills the engine, and not just on the MJ model. <

 

[billhuntsman]

Thanks. That's good to know.

 

[Ganter]

I'm getting on very well with this remarkably brilliant creation, loving it. Many thanks to all involved with it's inception. I think it's a testament to the cooperation and passion that are hallmarks of the Outhouse at its best.

Just a couple of questions for those much wiser than I, which means pretty much everyone here;

1) I'm currently planning on recreating some of the memorable flights of Ernest Gann, I love the fact that the CP is called Ernie!, his time flying AM 21 and then later, during the war his flights across to Greenland, Iceland and the UK and would love to check out the various liveries that might best be worn by the bird when conducting those flights.

2) Opening a window in the cockpit on the apron doesn't increase outside sound. How difficult would it be to implement this myself with some coding. Or has this been done? I know much has been added over the years like the superb cockpit lighting.

I have C 47v3.14 installed.

Many thanks.

 

[mjahn]

1) I'm currently planning on recreating some of the memorable flights of Ernest Gann, I love the fact that the CP is called Ernie!, his time flying AM 21 and then later, during the war his flights across to Greenland, Iceland and the UK and would love to check out the various liveries that might best be worn by the bird when conducting those flights.
2) Opening a window in the cockpit on the apron doesn't increase outside sound. How difficult would it be to implement this myself with some coding. Or has this been done? I know much has been added over the years like the superb cockpit lighting.

Regarding the windows, when open you get a "Clear Prop" callout on engine startup and wind noise when going faster than 50 knots. Additional ambient sound files could be added I suppose; Daniel's code is in file panel\DGSounds\KeyEvent_SND_C47.xml (search for "wind"). A2A's "Accu Feel" offers many additional effects.

 

[Ganter]

Regarding the windows, when open you get a "Clear Prop" callout on engine startup and wind noise when going faster than 50 knots. Additional ambient sound files could be added I suppose; Daniel's code is in file panel\DGSounds\KeyEvent_SND_C47.xml (search for "wind"). A2A's "Accu Feel" offers many additional effects.

Thanks but I was thinking more of existing exterior engine sounds increasing, etc

 

[boondog]

Wonderfully done, a true beauty in flight...

About 20 years ago I broke my leg (femur, to be precise) and was in a funk. My wife/boss brought me a
video game to make my healing go easier. CFS2 became my life-line to sanity. I have always been a sky
watcher and so from CFS2 I progressed onto Microsoft Flight 2002, 2004 all the way to FSX. Through
the vagaries of life I have had several copies of each, and quite frankly, played the hell out of
them. Now just over a year ago I got bored with the whole mess and even though I had been toying with
an idea of pole to pole and then around the world, I could not find a quality aircraft to do it with.
If I could go for speed or style, I wanted style in the form of the Douglas C-47, but couldn't find
to to fit my wishes. Payware or freeware. So I said a bad word (actually a series of them, in tandem, not truly caring who heard) causing one grandson and two granddaughters to run squealing off to rat me out to their moms. So I stopped playing flight games for a while in disgust. Then (Angelic Singing
in background) I stumbled on to the DAKOTA DIGITAL WORKS Douglas C-47R Skytrain V3.14 Beta and the
Heavens opened up, the sun shone once again, birds sang and I was able to see. This is by far the
most detailed and lifelike aircraft to come down the pike in quite a while. And payware or not, by
far the best. I had flown every DC3 and C47 I could, payware included and Manfred Jahn's other models
of this airplane, while good, even great, there was always something amiss. Wanting to fly level with
the tail above the wings at any speed was my biggest gripe. But this one won my heart and respect
once again for the whole group. Setting behind the yoke and just taking in the panel was
breathtaking. And at night, OMG, it truly comes alive. Just the panel lights will make you believe in
fairies and Pirates and everything Peter Pan did...Its perfect... So perfect that I'm now well into Mexico on my way to Antartica. Thanks for this fine aircraft, thank you thank you thank you...

 

[boondog]

Ganter, in regards to the sound...

You might try going into the settings and looking at the way the sound is set. I have had to do that several times. Once with this aircraft...