Update 11-05-2020: I updatet the C172 Mod. There are now two versions: Standard Version: performance changes Joystick Version: performance changes plus some changes to effectivity of ruder, elevator and ailron
Vanilla aircraft lacks in power. Now you can actually make short-field take-offs with maximum take-off weight.
Also you can see approximately POH climb values, even at high altitudes. Vanilla aircraft was 25% and more off on the lower side.
In static full power run-up you should now see more than 2.300 rpm, like the POH states.
You still have to lean even under 3.000 ft. Just always use a static full power run-up before take-off and lean for max rpm. This is not realisitc, but I cannot figure out, how to fix that. This is not coming from the mod, this is also vanilla behaviour.
There are now two versions of the mod:
Standard Version:
increased power & adjusted lift & drag to increase climb performance & short-field take-offs with MTOW.
slightly decreased ground roll torque effect
changed autopilot input behaviour for altitude and speed (FLC) - now increases always the same amount with buttonpresses. No longer increasing jumps, the longer you push the button.
autopilot vs steps are now 50 fpm
Joystick Version (the additional changes are for a better gaming experience not a more realistic aircraft):
same as above plus:
significantly reduced ground roll torque effect
decreased effectivity of elevator, ailron and rudder
There is a problem with the mod when you start the engines lean. Just follow this advise:
!! IF YOU START THE ENGINES FROM DARK AND COLD, THEN USE FULL RICH OR AT LEAST 50% MIXTURE, ELSE THE AIRCRAFT WILL “JUMP”. This is because the RPM jumps to over 4.500! while starting lean for a brief moment. I cannot prevent this without lowering the power of the engine back to standard values. I only increased the power by around 10%. But the RPM jump during the engine lean start is a ridiciulous 100% and more. This is some odd behaviour of the MS FS code, that I cannot change.!!
I tried to do that, but it has not the same outcome for me. I am waiting for the patch tomorrow, maybe somethings will change for the better. Otherwise I am continously iterating on the mod, maybe I find better settings.
Thank you, I viewed your video, well done, although I do not understand German, I am French.
How do you manage to move the screens of the G1000, there, I did not understand anything.
Thank you for your effort and the modification and the reference document.
Is the mod only available at Nexus ?. Do I have to register there to download the file ?.
In english the keybinding is called “New UI Window” or something like that. Standard Key should bei right alt. Press it and then klick with the mouse on the screens you wanna undock.
Yeah, bad news. It seems, that all Edition Aircrafts are not be able to be modded. they are somehow encoded I guess, so you cannot share them with others, who dont have the editions. I continue to try to figure out this, but I dont wanna make you any hope.
I intend to update the mod on the weekend and make a iteration to get the cold start working. There still seems to be no way of modding edition planes. And I really doubt, that this will be possible in the near future. We can make liveries for editions aircrafts though, but can´t mod the important config files.
