This is the WIP v1.4 log.
New features:
-Introduction of “Aircraft identity”:
Planes of the same model are generally manufactured to meet certain specifications and standards, so they should behave very similarly. However, there can be some variation due to factors like manufacturing tolerances, materials, and individual components that can contribute to little differences in behavior. So, while they’re designed to be consistent, you might still find some subtle variations between planes of the same model making each plane to have its own identity.
With v1.4, this “Aircraft identity” will focus mainly on engine performance and fuel quantity indicator error.
In reality, there are no two identical engines, especially when we talk about these older engines. Each engine has its own personality with slight variations in power, temperatures, etc.
Now, every time we perform a “reset” on the engine, a random value is generated that will influence many engine parameters, including power, temperatures, oil consumption, etc. This value will stay with the engine throughout its life until a new engine reset is performed and it will stay constant. The introduced variation can range from 0% to a maximum of 2%, so although the differences between engines will be marginal each one will behave slightly different from each other.
All the remaining variables that already existed will continue to coexist with this new engine variation concept.
-Fuel quantity needle. Every real pilot knows that fuel endicator needles give us good estimations, but aren´t to be totally thrusted. They all have small errors. In Denarq mod, on your first flight, a deviation error is created for each fuel tank measure instrument. This error will stay the same during all aircraft life until state settings file is deleted. Than a new deviation error will be generated.
This error is small but sufficient to give us slightly inaccurate indications of the fuel quantity, either more or less.
-Fuel pressures drops gradually when active fuel tanks are near empty. This will trigger fuel pressure warning lights around 1 minute prior to min. usage fuel for that tank. This is your best and thrusted method on knowing when to change fuel tanks (see item above).
-Completely new scratch made propeller feather and propeller feather buttons behaviour according to real Beech POH. (See manual)
-Engine prime now requires aux fuel pumps to be ON. Engine prime knob will move nonetheless but it will not prime without fuel pumps.
-Fuel selector and crossfeed valve knob are now persistent beetween flights.
-Update Denarq Mod manual.
Improvements:
-Improved ground handling with free castering tail wheel.
-Improvement of fuel flow/mixture using new options added in SU13. This should fix Msfs core limitations on fuel consumption.
-Fuel tank quantity needle animation adjusted.
-Adjusted RPM/manifold pressure ratio calculation on detonation to allow a wider range os settings covered in real POH.
Fixes:
-when engine was outputing less than 117HP, oil consumption was negative. FIXED.
-Fuel detonation wasn’t affecting engine power when engine wear is above 95%. FIXED.
-In some very rare ocasions, during startup, aircraft starts to spin in the air. This is due a MSFS glich during flight loading where some hardcoded variables can reach super high values for a fraction of time. POSSIBLE FIXED.
-Batteries persistent voltage levels not saving. FIXED.
-AP not following HSI heading but real heading. FIXED