Big Radials Noorduyn Norseman released

[DearestTarsier2]

I am a radial junkie and the startup sequence and sounds are one of my biggest priorities. I will say I am very happy with this Norseman. The startup is not auto by any measure and you have to keep up on the wobble pump as well as prime. Additionally you have to energize the flywheel right and when it catches you get smoke and sputter.

[Apollon0011]

@DearestTarsier2

The latter was fixed in a previous update, though it’s not tied to any NAV source

Was it? I do not think I got any update from ORBX. Let me check…

The DI has two needles. One is indicating heading and the other one was the one I was referring to. As per the manual it is supposed to point to the South but the code behing the needle is somehow mixing NAV1 radial and heading.

I will check again.

[DearestTarsier2]

Now it’s a traditional bearing pointer and desired course indicator. That part of the manual never made sense to me because in its first iteration it didn’t do that either.

[DaveR44]

Has anyone else tried to use the Norseman on FSEconomy? The FSE client recognizes it just fine, but the FSE schema for the Norseman’s fuel tanks is waaaay different than the BR layout (which I think is the correct one). FSE expects the plane to have two wing tanks of 128 gallons each. The MSFS configuration has the five-tank layout with the belly tanks carrying about half the total fuel capacity. That creates a big mismatch that makes it very difficult (but not impossible) to manage your fuel in a way that won’t result in a “no fuel burned” error/cancellation at the end of your flight.

I guess FSE would have to create a new MSFS model for the plane (as they’ve done with other MSFS payware aircraft) to fix this, but I don’t really know how to request that (or if they’d even consider it)… I’m still going to use the Norseman because it really can’t be beat for FSE use - it’s possibly the most cost-efficient plane available in FSE. (And it’s great to fly.)

[Sonicviz]

Great doco

Bush Pilot: Reflections on a Canadian Myth

[pby5a]

A few paints now on fs.2:
PK (0001) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

oo (0002) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

GSA (0001) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

N4474 v06 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

wideroe (0001) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

RAC-w (0001) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

AAF Fl (0003) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

APQ (0006) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

ATC-F (0003) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

And more coming soon…

[pby5a]

GSR (0004) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

FLZO(0002) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

A71-10 (0003) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

[NixieLion]

While I won’t download most of these liveries, I’d like to thank you for the wonderful work you do. Every release is a little gem and it brings so much color to those old vintage planes.
A lot of the warbird skins I have come from your dedicated work. They really preserve the lost art of these machines.

[pby5a]

Thank you!
That’s exactly why I like to paint aircraft from all over the world, so there is something for everyone to enjoy.
here’s a few more, including a wheeled Canadian:
GSR 00 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

a Norwegian:
HAO_6 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

and my version of the Swedish Air Force, now with correct markings, and two versions:
#78001 of F4
SWAF (0006) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

and #78002 of F2
78002 (0002) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

[Editer]

More beautiful paints. Thanks, as always, Jan Kees!

[Regis902]

Thank you! I’ve bought a few aircraft (including this one) based on wanting to fly with your excellent repaints.

[RonVandermeer]

Any news on a Paintkit for this one I missed?

[OldpondGL]

2024 question, in VR the handle in the center of the window seems transparent, but in 2D, I noticed the texture took some time to load. However, when I swap back to VR, it still appears transparent (glass like). Is this a sim thing, or does the Norseman need an update?