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Post by Keith on Mar 10, 2011 11:46:53 GMT -5
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Post by lifejogger on Mar 10, 2011 15:13:07 GMT -5
Really nice screen shots Keith, you captured a lot of nice detail.
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Post by beana51 on Mar 10, 2011 16:03:17 GMT -5
Very nice Kieth...a FLYING RAZOR BLADE!! made to look great in yer scenery!!..........Vin!!
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Post by intothewind on Mar 10, 2011 16:46:40 GMT -5
What an airplane! Those are very nice shots! What Airport is that? I notice the grass detail. I've only seen that in Russian Airports for FS2004.  |
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Post by Keith on Mar 10, 2011 18:24:31 GMT -5
What an airplane! Those are very nice shots! What Airport is that? I notice the grass detail. I've only seen that in Russian Airports for FS2004. Not sure exactly but I think it is a FLightZone airport. |
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Post by robert4368 on Mar 10, 2011 21:21:27 GMT -5
Wonderful shots. Like the ground textures.
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Post by bushpounder on Mar 13, 2011 22:25:20 GMT -5
Why are the props feathered? I've flown a Seneca II, and the props would not be in feather on the ground ..... unless something REALLY bad happened!
Don
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Post by Keith on Mar 14, 2011 10:50:58 GMT -5
Why are the props feathered? I've flown a Seneca II, and the props would not be in feather on the ground ..... unless something REALLY bad happened! Don If the engine loses oil pressure (like with a parked plane) the lack of pressure allows the spring to bring the prop all the way to the ultimate course position- feathered. This is handy for keeping the aircraft from being pushed by the wind during parking, but actually, in the sim (at least with this plane) there is no "real feathering" but simply a low RPM setting. (however, the props looked feathered.) In reality you have to bring the prop control past the "gate" to get to the feathered position and there is no gate modeled into this aircraft so the feathering is really not accurately represented. Many piston pilots don't set the props to lowest rpm setting on parking because you just have to set them back to full when you start up or you will damage the engine, or at the least create a horrible vibration, however since I am primarily a turbo-prop pilot I am used to “feathering” at parking. A start-up while feathered wont damage a turbine since there is no direct linkage between the turbine engine the prop. Actually, I didn’t feather the props here but set them to lowest rpm setting but since the sim does not know about gates, low oil-pressure actuators etc. the props end up with a feathered look at low rpm setting. What most people don’t realize is that in real aircraft (unlike in the sim) there is no real way to accidently feather the props with the prop controls or cut off the fuel with the mixture controls etc. That is, in most modern aircraft anyway. Some newer Cessna’s have no notch on the mixture control though. But, in general most controls have a “notched” position that you get to first that stops the controls from moving further until you lift up (or sometimes push sideways) on the control levers. Turbo-props (and jets) have the same thing on the throttles to get o the reverse settings. |
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Post by Slide on Mar 14, 2011 11:12:27 GMT -5
Very informative. Thanks Keith! (And great shots by the way, FS9 at it´s best!)
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Post by Keith on Mar 14, 2011 11:26:31 GMT -5
Very informative. Thanks Keith! (And great shots by the way, FS9 at it´s best!) Thanks Slide. I have FSX installed on the PC I used for product development but I don't have it on my gaming computer. I used to but I have literally hundreds (upon hundreds) of add-ons for FS9 that I don't have for FSX so all my airports don't look right to me in FSX. Plus my favorite planes are all FS9 versions and I really don't sim enough anymore to justify spending all the cash to give FSX all the stuff that my FS9 has. The only benefits I found was the reflections in the water and a few other eye candy things that again I can't justify spending all that cash on getting my add-ons for FSX to make it wow me. So... I sit here with FS9 looking just about as good but running 65FPS at maxed settings. I guess the reflective water is no big deal since it is a "flight sim" and I should be spending 99% of the time in the air anyway right?  |
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Post by beana51 on Mar 14, 2011 12:47:32 GMT -5
Totally agree Keith! Yes of course flying IS the thing!..and FS9 ,with all the wealth of add on's,balances the two well....Airline Sims I believe ,do not concentrate on Scenery.....not in IFR anywho!....CHEERS..Thanx..Have Fun!! Great Pictures!! |
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Post by bushpounder on Mar 14, 2011 13:47:57 GMT -5
My routine with the Seneca and other recips was throttle closed, props, full forward and mixture off for shutdown. I don't remember the King proceedures anymore. Too d**ned long ago! LOL!
The propeller should not go into feather on shutdown in a recip. The prop cannot go into feather under a certain rpm, and a pin and spring is used to lock that ability out. Otherwise, every shutdown would cause a feathered prop, which would be highly undesireable in a recip. due to severe shaking and stress on the mounts and airframe.
Oh .... I should have mentioned it before - nice shots!
Don
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Either way, I was able to get my GNS530 in there so that is all I need. 
Either way, I was able to get my GNS530 in there so that is all I need. 
