Bomber_12th
SOH-CM-2025
I thought I would add this to a new thread, so hopefully more would see it.
For those flying and those who have flown the Warwick "Wozza" Carter FSX AT-6 Texan, one of the most 'un-known' features of the aircraft, is that you can load the pilot into the front seat of the aircraft within the VC, so that if you are flying the aircraft from the back seat, there will, more accurately, be a pilot in the front seat to have to look around. In order to activate this feature, you have to click on the gauge plate cover at the bottom-center of the instrument panel in the back cockpit.
Those preparing to learn to fly the P-51 Mustang, or any other high-performance WWII fighter aircraft, are always recommened to get 200-300 hours of flight time on the AT-6 ahead of time, and have most of these hours flown from the back seat, that way you are already used to the visibility restrictions in front of you, and being accustom to the more-aft/mid-fuselage positioning of the cockpit on the airframe as in most fighter aircraft. It is also often said, that operating an AT-6 is quite a bit more challenging than a P-51, namely because it is a harder aircraft to control on the ground, and despite having 600-hp, it isn't a very light aircraft to handle in the air. Jokingly, they say to learn to fly a P-51, you should first master the Bearcat (for which is often said to be one of the easiest warbirds to fly), and after mastering the P-51, then you can advance to the real challenge, the AT-6. ; )
For those flying and those who have flown the Warwick "Wozza" Carter FSX AT-6 Texan, one of the most 'un-known' features of the aircraft, is that you can load the pilot into the front seat of the aircraft within the VC, so that if you are flying the aircraft from the back seat, there will, more accurately, be a pilot in the front seat to have to look around. In order to activate this feature, you have to click on the gauge plate cover at the bottom-center of the instrument panel in the back cockpit.
Those preparing to learn to fly the P-51 Mustang, or any other high-performance WWII fighter aircraft, are always recommened to get 200-300 hours of flight time on the AT-6 ahead of time, and have most of these hours flown from the back seat, that way you are already used to the visibility restrictions in front of you, and being accustom to the more-aft/mid-fuselage positioning of the cockpit on the airframe as in most fighter aircraft. It is also often said, that operating an AT-6 is quite a bit more challenging than a P-51, namely because it is a harder aircraft to control on the ground, and despite having 600-hp, it isn't a very light aircraft to handle in the air. Jokingly, they say to learn to fly a P-51, you should first master the Bearcat (for which is often said to be one of the easiest warbirds to fly), and after mastering the P-51, then you can advance to the real challenge, the AT-6. ; )
