C208B Grand Caravan EX Mods General

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1036

Yes, tried that.

So I had completed one flight, shutdown the aircraft, loaded up and then started up again. Followed the Cessna checklist. Tried trip, reset multiple times. STBY power off, then on again. Trip & reset nothing. Two lights on, stby power on and generator off. After trying different options, the one that cleared everything was placing the start switch to motor, then it pops back to off. Warning lights cleared.

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1037

You mean motor then off or do you have to leave it in motor? That shouldnā€™t be doing that and doesnā€™t for me. Perhaps something else in your community folder is causing this.

1038

No, the start switch does not stay in motor. After I place it down into motor it goes back to off on its own.

Perhaps it is something in the community folder.

1039

Could you share a short video-clip?

1040

Sure.

Check out my YouTube channel.

1041

Hi!

  • FLT is when push not pull
  • after ā€œstarter offā€ you should ā€œresetā€ generator (itā€™s not working so i just click once starter instead) and then you check generator load. You, were going on battery all taxi till take off.
  • speed up to 95 and then retract flaps (initial 85-95) and after that climb at 110-120kias
  • cabin lights off when turning on taxi lights
  • there is no reason to keeping ON ldg lights so far
  • you can also check:
    a.) governor by putting 1800rpm and click governor test
    b.) anti ice by watching gen load when turning on switches one by one
    c.) inertial separator by watching itt increase
    d.) stby alternator by switch trip, check load, reset it and turn off till take off
    At the moment is ok, and in compere to other YT tutorials this one is very good but there is still few things to work out :wink:
1043

I like your video. There are several steps, which I donā€™t have on my own ā€œchecklistā€, but also some, which Iā€™m missing. Example:
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208BIMBUS-01.fm (caravannation.com)

1044

Great.

Thank you. I am going to redo the video.

1045

Awesome, thank you for the link.

1046

Nice video. A refreshing change. Look forward to the remake.

1047

Hi, I canā€™t see any changes

Do you use a mod?
Iā€™m using the latest mod from MagrainaOne

1048

Those items arenā€™t simulated but the switches are animated thanks to the mod.

1049

Okay, nothing overlooked :smile:

Hope a comming AAU or another mod-release will implement it

1050

Governor test button is simulated. You can see rpm deecrease when you push it. But you must have >1800rpm.
Also gen load when you switching anti ice. You must click ā€œsystemā€ on mfd to see it. Stby alt as well when you click ā€œtripā€ when testing (in system)
Only inertial separator is not simulatedā€¦ :frowning: it should be because its most characteristic thing in c208

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1051

I didnā€™t know it. Iā€™ll check out. Thank you.

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1052

Will anti ice not work on the ground? Set to primary high, windhield but still frozen solid. This is with the improvement mod

1053

I have the same problem with other airplanes too, not only c208. There is something wrong with new sim update.

1054

TKS works on the ground in the real airplane (ask me how I know and how hard of a mess it is to clean upā€¦), but I digress - That said, to add to what @SlizgajPieroga said, Iā€™ve also seen this issue in another aircraft (the SF50 specifically). However, since you mention anti-ice, itā€™s that time of year when it might be worth revisiting this post I wrote a couple of years ago about C208 anti-ice systems.

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/winter-flying-c-208/339921/5

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1055

Nice, thanks! I have few questions:
1.) after turning on PRIMARY, pumps run and what is getting cover by fluid?
2.) Do i have to turn on PRIMARY before using MAX FLOW AIRFRAME/WINDSHIELD? I mean does PRIMARY is something like ON button and after that i choose where fluid go, to airframe or windshield by switching middle one?

I want to add this to our icing conditions preschool: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/lP9Me3_GkbI

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1056

The primary switch is turning the system on and pumping fluid to the airframe via the leading edge TKS panels. This switch sets the mode. Normal is intermittent pumps, high is a single continuous pump. If you want more than what high provides you use the max switch.