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Ifly 747-400 bouncing around on the tarmac and pmdg 747-400 display

PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:01 am
by gastoff
Hello, great flying people out there.

i have a problem with ifly747-400,SP 3 installed also sid and star package.

it bounces up and down some times when its on the tarmac.when its waiting to get people onboard. even when the plane is fully dark and cold.

it mostly happend when i switch view from inside to outside.
<2d cockpit to spot> sometimes it jumps that high that the plane dive nose down in to the ground??

what is wrong or did i do something wrong?

the only mods i use when flying is fs maps and fs pasengers.

i have used pmdg 747-400 - queen of sky before but that plane don't jump only the displays after dark and cold it jumps on 10 seconds and after that it stays dark forever. but they are still running

Re: Ifly 747-400 bouncing around on the tarmac and pmdg 747-400 display

PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:59 am
by gastoff
problem with pmdg's 747-400 black gauges is solved.

i don't tell what the problem is ,
i only tell its with the Cargo version of the 747-400 thats messing things up.... ;D

go look good on google and u find the answer

btw i got my version from a friend who is tired of playing fs 2004 etc so i get his stuff but PMDG thinks i am a pirate hahahahahahahaha i don't even like boats:P ;D

Re: Ifly 747-400 bouncing around on the tarmac and pmdg 747-400 display

PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:51 pm
by Opa
problem with pmdg's 747-400 black gauges is solved.

i don't tell what the problem is ,
i only tell its with the Cargo version of the 747-400 thats messing things up.... ;D

go look good on google and u find the answer

btw i got my version from a friend who is tired of playing fs 2004 etc so i get his stuff but PMDG thinks i am a pirate hahahahahahahaha i don't even like boats:P ;D


You are not doing anyone any "favors" by withholding a "fix" you may have found.  :(

Sharing information is what forums are all about.

Re: Ifly 747-400 bouncing around on the tarmac and pmdg 747-400 display

PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:42 pm
by Jaypee Dippel
Gastoff, The problem with your aircraft is it's re-loading itself in 'Static height' position and then jumping to 'Wheel Height' position. The only fix I know of is to adjust the static height to match the wheel height. This may take some tweeking in your aircraft.cfg file.
Start the sim with another aircraft, hit pause 'P', change to the problem aircraft via the toolbar. Remain on pause and view the plane. If it is hovering above the tarmack adjust the static height slightly down, if the wheels are sinking in the concrete adjust static height up. When you release pause the plane should bounce into the correct position, that is 'Wheel Height' (assuming the wheel height is set correctly).

[contact_points]

        //0  Class                        <0=none,1=wheel, 2=scrape, 3=float>
        //1  Longitudinal Position        (feet)
        //2  Lateral Position             (feet)
        //3  Vertical Position            (feet)
        //4  Impact Damage Threshold      (Feet Per Minute)
        //5  Brake Map                    (0=None, 1=Left, 2=Right)
        //6  Wheel Radius                 (feet)
        //7  Steer Angle                  (degrees)
        //8  Static Compression           (feet)  (0 if rigid)
        //9  Max/Static Compression Ratio
        //10 Damping Ratio                (0=Undamped, 1=Critically Damped)
        //11 Extension Time               (seconds)
        //12 Retraction Time              (seconds)
        //13 Sound Type
        //14 Airspeed limit for retraction     (KIAS)
        //15 Airspeed that gear gets damage at (KIAS)

point.0 = 1,  -25.0,     0.0, -17.5, 1000.0, 0, 2.0, 70.0, 0.5, 3.5, 0.900,  9.0,  8.0, 0, 220, 250
point.1 = 1, -114.0,   -18.0, -21.3, 2000.0, 1, 2.0, 13.0, 3.0, 2.5, 0.900, 11.0,  9.0, 2, 220, 250
point.2 = 1, -114.0,    18.0, -21.3, 2000.0, 2, 2.0, 13.0, 3.0, 2.5, 0.900, 11.0,  9.0, 3, 220, 250
point.3 = 2, -152.6,  -103.5,   3.0,  700.0, 0, 0.0,  0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.000,  0.0,  0.0, 5,   0,   0
point.4 = 2, -152.6,   103.5,   3.0,  700.0, 0, 0.0,  0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.000,  0.0,  0.0, 6,   0,   0
point.5 = 2,    3.0,     0.0,   0.0,  700.0, 0, 0.0,  0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.000,  0.0,  0.0, 9,   0,   0
point.6 = 2, -222.7,     0.0,   4.0,  700.0, 0, 0.0,  0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.000,  0.0,  0.0, 4,   0,   0

static_pitch = -0.5
static_cg_height = 17.5
gear_system_type=1      //Hydraulic

On this FS9 default 747-400 the nose wheel is at -17.5 and the main wheels at -21.3
Like I say, it takes some tweeking to get it right.

I hope this helps or maybe someone else has something helpful to add. Good Luck.

P.S. Maybe you should remain in cockpit view while your passengers board to prevent any injuries. :)

Re: Ifly 747-400 bouncing around on the tarmac and pmdg 747-400 display

PostPosted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:15 pm
by B_7772
i have a problem with ifly747-400,SP 3 installed also sid and star package.

Where did you get the SPs?

Re: Ifly 747-400 bouncing around on the tarmac and pmdg 747-400 display

PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:20 am
by ShaneG_old
i have a problem with ifly747-400,SP 3 installed also sid and star package.

Where did you get the SPs?




SP3 package: http://www.simviation.com/simviation/do ... hp?ID=8169

Requires a vanilla install (No SP1 or SP2).

This file contains ALL 3 SP updates in one package.

Ifly 747 SP 3 ( 30.77Mb, 9 hits )
Posted in FS2004 - Civil Jets

IMPORTANT: Make sure you have installed iFly 747-400 v1.0.0.0 without modified. If not, install iFly 747-400 v1.0.0.0 first, then run this Service Pack. All updates in the iFly 747-400 Service Pack 1 and 2 are also included in this Service Pack.


iFly 747-400 v1.0 - http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/syb.c ... Fly744.zip

SP 1 - http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/syb.c ... 747SP1.zip

SP 2 - http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/syb2. ... 747SP2.zip