downloading the Vangard.

bigred1970 · Post by **bigred1970** » 08 Aug 2006, 22:48

I was browsing some of the planes by members of this site and found this, I am downloading it as we speak. first impressions is that this thing is big. electria size at least probably even bigger,

flying impressions soon, ( hopefully I won't ground loop this one first time..... :redface: )

Edit: downloading 4 zips for one aircraft is fun....

Post by **Garry Russell** » 08 Aug 2006, 22:55

Certainly bigger

Make sure you get the right sounds and panel for it off I think it's flightsim.com

Nice experience.

Garry

bigred1970 · Post by **bigred1970** » 08 Aug 2006, 23:30

yup got the panel and sound and patch, uh one problem, I can't get no 4 to start, I follow the proccedures and everything like the first three, you know set the switch on the ped to start, but the igniter won't come on and the engine wound spool up and start...... am I missing something, I don't have word so I can't view the docs that came with the pannel.......

ianhind · Post by **ianhind** » 08 Aug 2006, 23:44

Word viewer is free from Microsoft (but 11Mb :shock:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en

Post by **Garry Russell** » 08 Aug 2006, 23:46

Funny I seem to remember something mentioned before about this.

I always Ctrl E start with the Vanguard and I can't think why I changed on this one

......maybe that , but there was a reason for sure
:think:

Garry

bigred1970 · Post by **bigred1970** » 08 Aug 2006, 23:48

ianhind wrote:Word viewer is free from Microsoft (but 11Mb :shock:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en

fine by me I have 384kb/sec dsl.....

edit...... you know somthing is not right about a companies Beta (ie7) crashing on there own site, gona have to use firefox.......

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 09 Aug 2006, 00:06

I thought word docs opened with Windows Wordpad / Write which comes with XP?

ianhind · Post by **ianhind** » 09 Aug 2006, 00:58

Toby,

Quite correct - I had forgotten about that.

Ian

Post by **DaveB** » 09 Aug 2006, 01:03

That aint necessarily so Toby.. especially for word docs with pics included. I couldn't open the doc's without the freebie viewer installed

BR1970..
Start the engines in the sequence 3,4,1,2 and you shouldn't have a problem. It sounds very much to me like you're starting out of sequence mate

If in doubt, don't wait so much for the engines to stabilize but look for the start light to extinguish. As soon as the lamp goes out, knock the start for 3 to OFF and hit the start for 4. Follow this and you will get them all to light

Seems a little odd but the more you fly the VC9, you don't have to be so sharp on the OFF to START. I think much of it is down to practise mate as I had similar probs when I first started using the VC9 on a regular basis

I seemed to be chasing the 'Ignitor Start' lamp but that doesn't happen any more

ATB

DaveB :tab:

bigred1970 · Post by **bigred1970** » 09 Aug 2006, 01:11

np I got word veiwer and everything is cool.

first impressions, I like this plane, and the sound of the tyne engines, they Sound powerful. and it is FAST, I was worried that I was going to fast when my gs hit 350 knots but then I read and it said that the cruise speed givein was IAS, (250 kn) not to find out the range of this puppy, I am flying from barrow ak, to thule afb in greenland, in trans-canada colors. Iwould post a screen shot but my ms paint seems to be acting up....