BETA testers for my HENDY 302 please

[Dev One]

I hope all these links work!!!
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For the Beta download at my Dropbox:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/22g73i9j6w9da ... %20302.zip?
Comments please to this forum.

I have tested in FS9 & FSX Acc & FSX Sp2 - there are some funnies, so please read the Readme before trying to fly!
Keith

[Airspeed]

"Error connecting. no such host is known. The name is not an official hostname or alias.....etc"
Strange, as yours usually work for me, Keith.
It could be connected with the tech blokes putting fibre underground. We've had more than usual messages about Google "not existing, please check spelling"!

EDIT 21:18....all seems normal now, downloaded thanks.

[blanston12]

I downloaded her and took her for a spin in P3D 3.3, she flys pretty easy, no bad habits I can see. Gave her full throttle and she was a bit sluggish starting off but got going ok. On landing I could apply full breaks and she did not try to flip over tail first (thats a good thing).

Biggest issue I see is that the textures seam very low contrast/flat from what I can see. Here are some screenies.


You can see no definition in the interior area.


This guys un-blinking stare kinda freaked me out.


With these two, one in sun and one in shadow you can see how flat it looks.



I think if you can increase the reflectiveness of the textures (however you do that), I think it will look much better.

Overall a pretty decent effort, well done.

[Dev One]

Joe,
Thanks, my last one had a similar problem IIRC in P3D - don't know how to cure that, 'cos its quite shiny in both FS9 & FSXA. My screenshots are from FSXA. Now the exterior textures have an alpha layer, but the interior textures do not, so I am foxed!
Slow start needing full throttle due to having a tail skid setting in the contact points which adds to the drag.

Mike, it looks as if it might be a link problem at your end - or anywhere 'tween you & me - thats a long way! Keep trying it might get there!
Keith

[FlyTexas]

Brian, reporting for beta duty. Running FSX/SP2. First off, I love your choice of subjects. All of my buttons are duly pressed. The only thing out of the ordinary I've come across is this. The knobs on the sliding windows show a window open/close tooltip as well as a Engine 1 mag switch-both tooltip. That's all for now. She's a beauty, Keith!

Brian

[Dev One]

Brian,
Thank you. I don't have a problem with the prop after shutting off, although it does take a long time to run down as I think I've timed it to match the sound; but do have a problem for starting hence in the FSX Panel.cfg need gauges 04 & 05 in [Vcockpit02] which is not perfect either. Anyway found the reason for the tooltip - its because for some reason it reads the glass texture for the sliding windows - same for the front windscreen - that gives the tooltip for the compass! How? Dunno! Anyway to get rid of the window tooltip modify the FSX panel.cfg for [Vcockpit02]

gauge04=Hendy!Hendy starter2D right,920,900,10,20
gauge05=Hendy!Hendy eng1 mag_L2,880,900,10,20

I find now that the engine will start if you first click on the RH toggle, wait till the Left toggle trips & the re hit the Right toggle & return to On once the engine fires - you will though get a second 'Contact' call!
Doesn't seem to happen in FS9

Keith

[FlyTexas]

Thanks Keith. The tooltip fix worked like a charm. The issue with the flicking prop appears to have been caused by a loose nut in the cockpit...me. I shut the engine off using the keyboard instead of using the left magneto switch, like you state in your readme. My bad.

Brian

[DaveG]

Just a FYI, reflective surfaces on FS9 models do not work in P3d, hence the flat finish.

[Dev One]

DaveG, Thanks for the reflective finish answer, saves me trying to cure same!
Keith

[Molyned]

Very nice as usual Keith - definitely has your look about it.
I've nothing bad to report , just a query - what is that blue wingtail_t.bmp doing there with the G-ACIX reg. on it ?
Cheers
Dave M(oly)