New Steam Release with A321, Antares 21E, ASK-21, Winch Launch and Glider Tow

    • Official Post
    Quote from NFelix

    Hi.

    Besides the problem with the trim tab of the Cessna 172 I mentioned before, I noticed other things.

    The turn coordinator is electric, but if the battery and the alternator are switched off, it still works. Also, the vacuum pump turning off seems to have no effect on the directional indicator or the artificial horizon. And there's the pitot 'head'.


    Apart from that, I love the Cessna in Aerofly FS4

    Thanks, yeah these things are all on the to-do list for the future. The spelling error for pitot heat should be easy to fix through...

    BTW, are reciprocating engines already modelling leaning ?

    Can the effects of leaning / enriching mixture effective and observable for instance through FF and / or EGT gauges ?

    Thanks!

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    Edited once, last by jcomm (May 24, 2024 at 8:34 AM).

    The EGT doesn’t rise as best mixture is approached, it just falls on the lean side. There are a few signs that not enough programmer time was spent in real planes. The wild manifold pressure changes with propeller pitch/engine speed look as if the inspiration came from pilot instruction books rather than observation of live flying. It means the Baron yaws as the blue levers are pulled back. In theory there should be a detectable change but even looking for it I never saw it.

    higgy

    Please test whether the launch for gliders in EDXE by winch and by tow plane corresponds to reality.:/

    For me the RW28 launch is by tow plane through the trees.;(

    Files

    edxe_rheine_eschendorf_airport.zip 84.06 kB – 351 Downloads

    Tschüss, Michael (🍎🚁)

    Configurations:

    - MacBook Pro (16", 2024); Chip: Apple M4 Max; actual macOS
    - Controllers: | WinWing: URSA MINOR-Fighter-Joystick R, EFIS-L & FCU & EFIS-R | Thrustmaster TCA AIRBUS EDITION: 2x Quadrant, 2x Quadrant Add-On | Pro-Flight-Trainer: PUMA X | Steelseries: Nimbus+

    - iPad (12,9", 4th Generation, RAM: 6 GB); actual iOS | Steelseries: Nimbus+

    So, all tests with winches and aircraft launches have been successful :). At the same time, IPACS has also had the first winches approved and approved by the responsible supervisory authority LBA in Braunschweig :thumbup::


    For quick use, the winches are distributed using a helicopter that can transport external loads (unfortunately the rope is only faintly visible):


    In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the eight airfields in question have already been upgraded overnight:8)


    Have fun

    Tschüss, Michael (🍎🚁)

    Configurations:

    - MacBook Pro (16", 2024); Chip: Apple M4 Max; actual macOS
    - Controllers: | WinWing: URSA MINOR-Fighter-Joystick R, EFIS-L & FCU & EFIS-R | Thrustmaster TCA AIRBUS EDITION: 2x Quadrant, 2x Quadrant Add-On | Pro-Flight-Trainer: PUMA X | Steelseries: Nimbus+

    - iPad (12,9", 4th Generation, RAM: 6 GB); actual iOS | Steelseries: Nimbus+

    Nope - I can rock the rocker switch as often as I want - I can't disengage. "Normal" joystick buttons work without any problems once assigned.

    Steppermotor provides a variety of different types of gear reducers including planetary reducers, parallel shaft reducers, and worm reducers.

    Any chance to see a Swiss Air Force livery for the EC135? I can di it myself if you give me a photoshop template ;)

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    Quote from Jet-Pack (IPACS)

    The glider update is now available in the Steam Beta!

    Great to see the winching functionality we lost after AFS1 finally found its way again in AFS4.
    That was something I really missed!

    Your towing ‘proof of concept’ was also teased a very long time ago if I remember well… good to see that released as well.

    S.

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    • Official Post
    Quote from Sylle

    Great to see the winching functionality we lost after AFS1 finally found its way again in AFS4.
    That was something I really missed!

    Your towing ‘proof of concept’ was also teased a very long time ago if I remember well… good to see that released as well.

    S.

    Both the winch and aerotow were developed from scratch for Aerofly FS 4.

    Quote from Jet-Pack (IPACS)

    The glider update is now available in the Steam Beta!

    Change-log 2024-05-10

    • Added Antares 21E self launch electric glider
    • Added ASK-21 twin seat trainer glider
    • Added glider winch launch, selectable from location menu at airports with dedicated winch launch positions or on any runway longer than about 600m.
    • Added glider aerotow launch, selectable from location menu at airports with dedicated aerotow launch positions or on any runway longer than about 400m.
    • Added assignment for Glider-Engine, Glider Hook and "Glider Action" which tells the winch or towplane to commence the launch
    • Added high detail glider airfield "Farrenberg", near Tübingen and Mössingen in Germany, with custom 3D buildings and objects and very high quality terrain elevation data at 1m resolution.
    • Added custom winch launch positions and aerotow launch positions to the existing high detail glider airfield EDST Hahnweide, SE of Stuttgart.
    • Added custom winch and aerotow launch positions for EDSP Poltringen, EDPA Aalen-Heidenheim, EDMT Tannheim, EDTM Mengen, LFNC St. Crepin, LFNS Sisteron and several other airfields.
    • Added glider variometer sounds are now adjusted by the optional assistance "auto-cockpit". On the ground the assistance mutes the vario sound automatically and turns the volume back up after the winch launch or when the aircraft is in the air long enough during aerotow.
    • Updated glider vario sound behavior and added speed command switching

    New repaints:

    • Added 20+ new repaints for the 777
    • Added 20+ new repaints for the Q400
    • Added 5+ new repaints for the MB339

    I am beginning to become far more fascinated with gliding, especially boosted due to the gracious addition of Bex. Thank you for that! How should I configure the weather for optimal conditions? The tutorial still confuses me on how to retain or gain altitude using ridge lift and other thermals.