Uiver To You....

[ravilamir]

Hi all,

And you also get a nice scenery for the Aviodrome homebase:




Soft landings!

[DispatchDragon]

Roger
Have to agree with you - its a thing of beauty - Off to trace the old Trans Western route - from LGA-BUR with a lot of
stops in between


Well its something to do until Flynet returns isnt it???


Leif

[robcap]

Ah, TWA.

wait till the free repaints are up on Avsim.

(she will also fly in FSX)
R.

[Trev Clark]

I still get the loading % screen and after 100%...................total blackness and the browser says 'done'.

[robcap]

Hi Calypsos,

Don't know whats going on there. It's a flash site, so you should have a flashplayer installed.
I haven't heard this from anyone else. When you can give more info on your browser etc, maybe we can resolve it.

Thanks, Rob.

[DaveB]

Well.. bought it and it's a great looking model. Sadly.. not high on my list of 'like to fly or be in' models I'm afraid. :-(

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[DispatchDragon]

Dave

It is a bit of bugger , hand flying- (love the "autopilot") Mine I had to beat over the head because over a one hour flight
from LaGarbage to Philly he kept losing height very slowly - although he can hold a heading. :roll:

Rodger - Id love to have the TWA colours but until they show up - I rather like the CSA ones - Patience being a virtue


Leif

PNE-MDT next nice weather for it so far

[JohnWillimas]

It's a treat - even got a loo for those long flights - haven't worked out how to lift the seat yet, but there must be a way. <tug> <tug> <yank> Whoops! :roll: :roll:

Is it me though or is the perspective on the VC a bit odd for the overhead compared to the main panel????

[DaveB]

A loo too :o Unfortunately, however intricate the inside has been modelled.. I doubt I'll ever see it as I never go past the flightdeck on any model I fly. That sort of thing doesn't interest me |-)

Leify..
If the AP has been modelled correctly (and it sounds like it has).. the drift up and/or down is normal on the Sperry units as is being able to hold heading. Not got that far yet. I don't like the 2D panel (which is where I like to spend my time).. it looks far too busy :roll: I've not had an opportunity to fully explore the flight model yet but flying around Schiphol last night, it almost felt aerobatic :o

It wouldn't be fair to be too critical as I have an underlying problem with Douglas aircraft.. I don't like their flightdecks.. any of them but as this was a great looking model (which it is), I thought I'd dip my toe in as the price was right. Whether it turns out to be money well spent remains to be seen. I doubt it but this won't be for the first time either ;-)

EDIT.. Forget my comment on the old Sperry AP as it's not fitted. A little box of tricks bolted to the glareshield (taken off the real aircraft no doubt) replaces it.
Leif.. I didn't have the alt drop problem you saw on AP, quite the opposite. Took off from Schiphol and climbed to 3000ft. Levelled off and engaged AP. By the time I disengaged it (off the Kent coast) I was at 3685ft :o I found trimming for level flight very hit an miss. Just when you think you have it close.. it will start to climb at around 100fpm again and one slight tap on the down trim will have it heading for mother earth at some pace :roll: If takeoff and landing performance are accurate.. it should be a doddle for shortfield ops. I touched down at Manston (still in full control and on full flap) at 51kts!! It's off the ground at flap 1 not much more than this with full tanks :o AP warning sounds are a bit odd aren't they. You get a familiar beep, beep, beep when AP is disengaged and a verbal 'Take the controls' when it's engaged. Seems a bit @rse about face but no doubt what happens in the real one.
Anyway.. duty done. I'm glad that I've donated a few bob toward the upkeep of the real aircraft and after all, that's what it's all about ;-)

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[Ferror]

Hi Dave,

A few comments (I've been a beta tester on this project):

The real 'uiver' does not have an autopilot; the little switch triggers a 'virtual co-pilot' which, as you guys have discovered already, doesn't hold an exact altitude all the time.

It does indeed feel quite aerobatic, but the flightmodel was inspected and approved by a real-life Uiver pilot and I've seen her fly myself at the Volkel airshow this year where the crew showed what this old lady can do! Watch her climb at the end of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE2jRNWdB3o

The DC-2 was designed to fly out of every airfield TWA (I think) flew to, even the 'hot & high' ones, and still be able to climb on one engine.
A normal take-off is done without flaps and can be done in 1,200 feet!

If all goes well the additional paints will be uploaded to Avsim today.

Edit: First paints are up already!