Well if they stop school boy errors, Communicate, stop sulking, I will be pleased
As for this little Gem… Err Sim Updates my friend, Sim updates.
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We are talking about a 3 month period here…. The sim has made some steps forward in that time…but with every sim update, things get broken. The Goose’s fuel system was broken because of a sim update… I wouldn’t be surprised if the Chipmunk’s fuel system was coded prior to this update because it presents in exactly the same way…
You could argue that AH should maybe put their products through a more extensive beta test period, but I can’t name one MSFS (or other sim for that matter) aircraft that didn’t have some missed bugs when first released. There is almost always the need for an update shortly after release.
The biggest complaint about AH aircraft up to this point has been the sounds. It seems that they have put some effort into improving that. They have also updated their Spitfire with improved sounds. I think they deserve some acknowledgement for that.
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Thanks for taking to look at it.
Meanwhile, I have also been testing the plane. It only happens with the non-bubble canopy version, when I choose to start the plane being “cold & dark”. If I start the plane with CRTL+E, this issue does not happen.
In the bubble canopy version, there are switches for the battery and setting them on the “ON” position helps to keep the radio working, even if the rpm is below 1000`.
When I am flying after a “cold & dark” start and I let the rpm get below 1000 rpm, the radio also/again fails to work and just as the rpm is above 1000, it comes back online.
I have been looking in the plane’s manual, but did not find a solution there.
Because this issue does not happen, when starting the plane with CTR+E and/or flying the bubble canopy version, the issue is for me somewhat “solved”.
The issue happens only with the non bubble canopy version, after having a “cold & dark” start. The radio fails on the ground and also in the air, if the rpm gets below 1000.
When, however using CTRL+E to start the non bubble canopy version plane, the radio does not fail, even when the rpm gets below 1000 (on the ground / in the air).
It also does not fail when flying with the bubble canopy version, because that plane has a battery switch.
I think that’s because the variants with the bird cage canopy don’t have a battery switch, and you need to turn the battery on by assigning some key combination. I seem to rememeber something to this extent in the manual. The models with the bubble canopy do have a battery switch that you can click on.
EDIT: come to think of it, it’s in the Piper L4 Grasshopper manual, but I believe the situation is the same. I get the same radio problem in the L4.
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in my experience - using the trainer version with the birdcage canopy - the battery state was changed by using the VC dial that activates the tie-downs, chalks, and RBF flags. Otherwise the battery state remains ON if you start from cold n dark the prescribed way (ground power)…
I had inadvertently started to taxi with the ground elements ‘on’ - when I rotated the cockpit dial that turns them off I lost the battery and had to press ctrl+e to turn it back on and get the radios ATC back on though I suppose alt+B would have worked too
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I’ve noticed the sea change too. It’s good to read.
With regard to the OP: his retraction, revised opinion, and apology show something not often seen in these forums; Humility. It takes courage to admit an error, especially an error in judgment. Kudos to the OP for the revised post.
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You have right, Strange a little. Maybe the charging is too small and the generator is not giving enough power, but also notice that the red light is not on, that there is a problem with the electrics and is not charging. Ask AH help desk about it, they are working on the patch now.
Me too. I like the looks much better, and considering they both use almost the same engine and the Tiger Moth is lighter and a biplane the Moth probably will be more responsive (but also much slower)
Currently have their FSX version converted to MSFS in Legacy mode but it’s far from ideal. Really hope this will be released soon.
Thank you for mentioning this! I have same situation (failing radio) with the Piper L4 Grasshopper. I will try it.
Thanks for looking into it.
I already contacted AH and they asked for some more information. Just send that to them. The situation of the failing radio when the rpm is below 1000, happens ONLY with the socalled non bubble canopy Chipmunk (because there is no battery switch). If I start that plane with CTR+E, then the radio does not fail when the rpm falls below 1000.
The bubble canopy Chipmunk has a battery switch and does not have this issue.
So, my work around will be starting the plane with CTRL+E.
UPDATE:
I have to switch on the battery with the keybind “Left ALT+B”.
or start it using the engine start process - then check the radios and try Left Alt+B to just make sure the battery in in the correct state
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SOLVED:
Yes, that works for the battery. Now, even when the engine rpm is below 1000, I still have electricity and thus radio contact. Thank you.
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Thank you for the heads up!
I used to part own a Chipmunk and also flew a Tiger Moth.
The Chipmunk is the far far better handling, the Tiger Moth very sluggish in comparison. Bare in mind the Tiger Moth has all the drag of four wings and their associated struts and wires and still only two ailerons, one on each lower wing. It doesn’t do anything particularly quickly.
The Chipmunk was/is known as the poor man’s Spitfire for good reason, a delight to fly.
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I’m very impressed with the sin performance. There’s a big warning about spins in the manual, and one in the cockpit itself on the panel. PARE alone won’t quickly get you out of some spins in this thing. Forward pressure on the stick is needed, and in some cases opposite aileron. My first ever spin was pretty intimidating. I got into it on purpose, and it took something like 15-20 rotation and several thousand feet of elevation to recover. Turns out, that’s accurate if you don’t know how to wrestle this thing out of a spin.
Leave us out of this for gods sake 
(but thanks 
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