by fcerven » Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:46 pm
Hi All,
I think the idea of adding rain effects in FSX is a great one. For single engine props ( and probably small twins too), as soon as the prop is turning, the rain gets pushed back from the windscreen. Jets will be more difficult, but starting the rain moving about 30 or 40 knots should be a good start. Looking forward to this.
Back on the subject of the 747 upgraded panel for a minute. I have enjoyed both the 737 and 747 work Alrot has done greatly but found a slight problem with the 747.
In the VC, the original 747 MFD display allowed adjusting the course in the upper right corner eliminating the need for a course knob on the autopilot. The 737 MFD that has been subsituted has much more detail than the 747 MFD but does not have the capability to adjust the course. Since the 747 autopilot also does not have a course knob, there is no way to adjust the course for aligning Nav 1, used in ILS appproaches, with the runway. I hope this makes sense. In my mind, an easy fix would be to supply a knob such as Alrot used in his MD80's under the Autopilot heading knob. Right now acces to the course is only on the 2D panel which retains the original 747 MFD.
Hope the fix is as easy as I think. Thanks again for the great work,
Fred