Leg 12 published

[Smoke2much]

I once did the same thing, but it was the autopilot that was left on and I just couldn't figure why the aircraft wouldn't respong to the controlls

It took a couple system restarts before I finally figured it out. Boy did I feel stupid!

I'm glad I'm not alone.  I usually knock the auto pilot on when I toggle the Shift + Z information.

Will

[GreG]

Thanks for the booking here in Harare mate!!

Let me know when you're coming so that I can come out and fetch you!  I might just be doing a PPL exam at the airport the day you arrive!

Greg

[FSTipster]

[quote]Thanks for the booking here in Harare mate!!

Let me know when you're coming so that I can come out and fetch you!

[MattNW]

[quote]Matt - I'm gonna make you come with me!

It's 2,794nm almost due South from Guardiamarina Zanatu to Vostok/Ross Island

[BFMF]

Atleast the Northern & Southern Lights are modeled into the simulator so theres something to look at when there's no scenery

btw, you should install a cd player into the cockpit, that will give you something to do on those long boring flights

[FSTipster]

you should install a cd player into the cockpit, that will give you something to do on those long boring flights

I actually have quite a good one, but the problem is I've no room to put it on the panel LOL.

However, I'm currently working on a new(ish) way of displaying additional windows for the B-52 panel. If I can get it to work as I want it to, I'll apply it to the Baron and be able to extend the Baron panel in any direction I like.

Nothing's certain at this stage though, and if i do manage it, it will be after I've returned from Antarctica so it looks like I'm stuck with the Southern lights for entertainment for now LOL.

[BFMF]

I actually have quite a good one, but the problem is I've no room to put it on the panel LOL.

However, I'm currently working on a new(ish) way of displaying additional windows for the B-52 panel. If I can get it to work as I want it to, I'll apply it to the Baron and be able to extend the Baron panel in any direction I like.

Out of curiosity, which CD Player Gauge are you using?

What's the 'new' way of displaying additional windows in a panel? I'm curious because I have a few panels that the window slots 1-9 are all filled up!

[FSTipster]

Out of curiosity, which CD Player Gauge are you using?

What's the 'new' way of displaying additional windows in a panel? I'm curious because I have a few panels that the window slots 1-9 are all filled up!

I'll have to find the gauge again. I don't have it loaded in at the moment.

If you've ever seen Fly!, which I had at one time, that's the basis for the system. Although I've always thought the panels in Fly!! were much better than FS2002, the flaw (for me) lay in the fact that most of the views didn't give you any external view, meaning you constantly had to hop back to the front view to avoid crashing lol.

If I get the basic mechanics of the movement to work properly, I'm hoping to overcome that by moving half a screen in each direction rather than a full one.

[BFMF]

Now you lost me, cuz i've never used FLY! before

[FSTipster]

Now you lost me, cuz i've never used FLY! before

I'll see if I can get it to work first, but if I can, the real benefit lies in being able to gain a lot more surface area for the gauges to go on, allowing for greater detail. Vacant space will cease to be a problem. It's really only a different way of doing what a lot of panels currently do already, but I'm just hoping to use it with slightly different visual results than normal in terms of the views.

[BFMF]

I can't wait to see the results!

[Cherokee_6]

Great Pics Tipster!
I am headed that too (eventually) so I will be closely monitoring your trip

One thing though...if your flaps were down and you were trying to get to cruising speed, would you not have got a warning of some sort to tell you that the flaps were down? Something similar to when you drop the landing gear and your speed is too fast??????

Just wonderin'

[JerryKGSP]

Tipster, could you put your web-site link in your posts about the trip updates?  I enjoy reading the posts and then want to go directly to the site, but didn't have it book marked and then I have to go find it each time.  Thanks. Great trip and good write up/pics of the trip.  Has been interesting to read and keep up with.  One of these days when I have a little more FS experience and learn to do screen shots, I may try it.  Thanks again for sharing the trip and all of your knowledge here at simviation.

[BFMF]

Jerry, click on the banner in Tipster's signature. It will take you directly to his RTW site

[FSTipster]

One thing though...if your flaps were down and you were trying to get to cruising speed, would you not have got a warning of some sort to tell you that the flaps were down? Something similar to when you drop the landing gear and your speed is too fast??????
Just wonderin'

Nothing built in to do that (I don't think Baron designers didn't expected their planes to be flown by idiots like me ) but it wouldn't be difficult to code an annunciator warning light for it.

Despite my best intentions, I've been sidetracked into coding up some upgraded gauges for my Baron at the moment. I've just replaced the fuel computer and bank angle gauges with ones that a) work as they should and b) match the Garmin stack colour coding. A guy called Chris Reed very kindly helped me out by doing the XML syntax for the logic I provided.

I might perhaps add that annunciator - just in case I get lazy again LOL.