[Flightgear-users] 1900D Issue
When I save my flight progress in the 1900D, errors seem to occur when I reload the simulation. First, the plane either pitches up or sinks into the runway at the airport you started at (e.g. KSFO) When you click 'load' again however, the plane is set back at the same place you saved. Trouble is when you start the engines and engage the throttles the propellors and plane don't move. How do I resolve this issue? Also when cycling through views, engine pitch seems to change when the engines are on full. The problem clears however when the plane is flying about 2 minutes later. Also, what will the 'completed' 1900D look like, and what addons will it have? Many thanks. _ Read the latest Hollywood gossip @ http://xtramsn.co.nz/entertainment ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
Re: [Flightgear-users] 1900D Issue
T J wrote: When I save my flight progress in the 1900D, errors seem to occur when I reload the simulation. First, the plane either pitches up or sinks into the runway at the airport you started at (e.g. KSFO) When you click 'load' again however, the plane is set back at the same place you saved. Trouble is when you start the engines and engage the throttles the propellors and plane don't move. How do I resolve this issue? Also when cycling through views, engine pitch seems to change when the engines are on full. The problem clears however when the plane is flying about 2 minutes later. Also, what will the 'completed' 1900D look like, and what addons will it have? Many thanks. _ Read the latest Hollywood gossip @ http://xtramsn.co.nz/entertainment ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d Im not sure what the problems are , I tried saving flights long ago and had stange things happen I'll have to try it again. Do you mean engines are pitched or the sound is a different pitch ? I did add prop animations to pitch the blades according to prop pitch, but you should only see that below 500 rpm. The only addons i plan right now are fuel ,amp and flap gauges .Im working on other planes (I'll scrap the twin otter , I see someone else is doing one),so after those fixes I'll probably put the B1900D on the back burner again. ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
Re: [Flightgear-users] 1900D Issue
Not sure if I should hijack this thread or start another one but ... Has anyone else noticed that the B1900D is very twitchy on the runway at low speeds? I just have to touch the rudder and it wants to veer off in either direction. I have to toggle it down the runway until the rudder has enough authority to override the nosewheel. Otherwise the handling is great - snap rolls at 200 knots in level flight work perfectly too! :) Regards Paul ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
Re: [Flightgear-users] 1900D Issue
On Saturday 17 September 2005 09:19, Paul Surgeon wrote: Not sure if I should hijack this thread or start another one but ... Has anyone else noticed that the B1900D is very twitchy on the runway at low speeds? I just have to touch the rudder and it wants to veer off in either direction. I have to toggle it down the runway until the rudder has enough authority to override the nosewheel. Otherwise the handling is great - snap rolls at 200 knots in level flight work perfectly too! :) Regards Paul I deliberately boosted the ground steering response on the B1900D at the suggestion of a pilot familiar with the type. It was quite a while ago that I made those changes to the FDM and he's since been back and had a go with the rudder pedals and he thinks it's 'spot on' for the ground handling (although I can see that its a handful with the KB). Aside from that, he gave me a good few pointers on things that need changing in the FDM so I shall probably have a word with Syd again soon and have another go at it. ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
Re: [Flightgear-users] 1900D Issue
Dave Martin wrote: On Saturday 17 September 2005 09:19, Paul Surgeon wrote: Not sure if I should hijack this thread or start another one but ... Has anyone else noticed that the B1900D is very twitchy on the runway at low speeds? I just have to touch the rudder and it wants to veer off in either direction. I have to toggle it down the runway until the rudder has enough authority to override the nosewheel. Otherwise the handling is great - snap rolls at 200 knots in level flight work perfectly too! :) Regards Paul I deliberately boosted the ground steering response on the B1900D at the suggestion of a pilot familiar with the type. It was quite a while ago that I made those changes to the FDM and he's since been back and had a go with the rudder pedals and he thinks it's 'spot on' for the ground handling (although I can see that its a handful with the KB). Aside from that, he gave me a good few pointers on things that need changing in the FDM so I shall probably have a word with Syd again soon and have another go at it. ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d Hi all , yes ive noticed the steering ...Im usually off the runway by the time I lift off . I squared the steering and it was a little better , but any wind and I have a heck of a time keeping it straight . It sounds like Dave has more info on real world performance so I dont want to tweak the FDM too much , but I did make a few minor changes so it has a little more lift and flies closer to real cruise speed , and more fuel ... about 4400 lbs.Im almost ready to send the next update (fuel, flap gauges, and the right button on the gps gets the nearest airport... displayed on waypoint 1).I also noticed that unselecting tanks in the gui doesnt kill the engines . There is no fuel flow, it shows out of fuel in the property tree , but it soars merrily along. wish my car were like that ! :) ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
Re: [Flightgear-users] 1900D Issue
On Saturday 17 September 2005 14:26, Dave Martin wrote: I deliberately boosted the ground steering response on the B1900D at the suggestion of a pilot familiar with the type. It was quite a while ago that I made those changes to the FDM and he's since been back and had a go with the rudder pedals and he thinks it's 'spot on' for the ground handling (although I can see that its a handful with the KB). It's a handful with a twist grip joystick too - it's way too sensitive. I can see that it may work nicely on a high precision rudder pedal setup where the increments are probably very small. On my Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro the twist grip increments in steps of 1213 from -32767 to 32767. So that means I only have 27 steps either way. Maybe we could have an option for dampening the response for twist grips that can be selected at run time for the B1900D because there are several people who battle with the sensitivity. Otherwise I like the handling - it's my third favourite aircraft behind the Seahawk and Hunter. Regards Paul ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
Re: [Flightgear-users] 1900D Issue
On Saturday 17 September 2005 21:09, Paul Surgeon wrote: On my Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro the twist grip increments in steps of 1213 from -32767 to 32767. So that means I only have 27 steps either way. Maybe we could have an option for dampening the response for twist grips that can be selected at run time for the B1900D because there are several people who battle with the sensitivity. Otherwise I like the handling - it's my third favourite aircraft behind the Seahawk and Hunter. Regards Paul I don't have my thinking cap on right now but perhaps there is a way of sorting this in the joystick config. I just had a go with the b1900d on the version of the FDM that I last worked on and keeping the centreline was quite easy using the keyboard so perhaps something has gone awry in a later iteration. One thing that I really want to sort out is the nose-leg oleo - It seems to allow the nosewheel to break contact very early. There is bucketloads of torque even tho the props are lightweight composite so there should be some swing, if you could try forcing the nose down during the takeoff run using nose-down elevator and then get back with what you find? In the mean time, I'm going to check-out the latest b1900d. Cheers. ___ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
