Odd, I get mail notifications with every update, have you checked your spam folder?
And the download speed has long been fixed for me as well.
Ah, good that you mention it!
I have noticed that two arm rests of the precious leather seats had missing stiches.
Now all the stitches on the seats are correct:
And of course the metal parts of the headrests are corrected on all seats. Took me over five hours to fix the seats but it was so worth it!
The BEST Cessna ever made, maybe after the next update finally the weather radar and the circuit breakers will be functional 
Next step in overhauling the Cessna Chancellor will be adding the missing night light of the Radar Altitude gauge when choosing the Garming 520 cockpit version (the first cockpit choice without the GTN750 screens), and a different carpet.
Modifying the light emission textures for the gauges should be very easy, just like in the Carenado Mooney M20. Maybe next week the cockpit and cabin overhaul will be finished.
Have you observed much of a frame rate hit from all this work? Which is amazing, by the way. 
So why are you still ignoring that? This has been suggested a number of times (with those suggestions being liked a number of times as well), so why are you STILL blatantly blocking up this thread with interiors? Please start a separate thread for your self promotion. That’s not what this thread is for. Not smiling.
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So you don´t like the cabin and the cockpit overhauled? 
And the radio altimeter and the weather radar gauge not illuminated and fully black at night? 
Okay…
I will only discuss the Cessna Chancellor circuit breakers and cockpit details from now on. No more fine leather interior, no more chrome details, only by-the-book flying procedures from A to B without ever mentioning again that soft and fine carpet or anything else that awesome airplane has to offer…
It is loading the model slightly longer, maybe half a second, because I have modified the textures to a proper resolution quality of 10k with 190 pixel per inch resolution (the original resolution was ridiculous low I think only 4k with only 72 pixel per inch, and adding tiny details like these stitches or adding more detailed objects like the Amanda Clark pillows - these things looked a little bit blurry and not like proper year 2022 visual standards.
That´s why I usually enhance the internal pixel per inch resolution drastically to be able to add even the smallest text files:
Changing the pixel per inch depth is the most important step when doing textures because it makes textures sharp as a razor possible, even text with the size of one millimeter can be zoomed on and read for example with 250 PPI.
There is no change in framerate while flying, but in the hangar the interior model is taking maybe half a second longer, depending on the speed of your harddrive.
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I have watched some Cessna 414 videos, and she seem to be (very) underpowered.
She is certified for 30.000 feet but I was not able to climb higher than 15.000 feet with almost stalling when getting 100 or 200 feet climb rate on the variometer.
The real plane:
This guy is on Flight Level 200 with half throttle:
My simulated Cessna 414 with full throttle - she can barely hold 90 knots with zero to 100ft per minute climb rate on the variometer on 16.000 feet, trying to climb higher is absolute impossible without stalling five minutes later while having barely climbed another +500ft or so:
I would like to make her flight characteristics and engine power exactly the same as in YouTube videos.
Probably the simulated engines are too weak, and the air friction is set too high on the Flysimware Cessna Chancellor version.
Does anyone know how to change the flight dynamics?
Let us begin with a simple modification: Make the engines a little bit stronger to be able to climb higher with the pressurized cabin to FL300, and the acceleration and runway lenght until take-off should behave exactly as seen in YouTube videos (with a stop watch from releasing the brakes on full throttle until rotating).
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I thought one of the benefits of decals was you didn’t need to have stupidly high resolution textures? You put the details where you need it, was my understanding.
To put it another way, when I looked at the bullet points for a new plane, and I read something like “High resolution 8K PBR textures”, I read that as “We haven’t figured out decals yet”.
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Or you are doing something wrong… Would you mind trying to make your posts a bit shorter? They are very prominent in this thread now, which is actually getting slightly annoying.
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I would have thought that the best way forward regarding engine performance etc would be on discord and direct discussion with Momo, the developer.
Momo seems quite knowledgeable and open minded about the aircraft and I am sure that he wants to get his product as accurate as possible. He also has interaction with a RW pilot.
I believe that he would welcome all sensible suggestions.
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I want this plane. But will I fly it. I am an airliner guy, but I do love a good GA. Sell it to me people, beyond what the forum and sales blurb.
I would simply say that if you enjoy a good GAaircraft, then miss it at your peril
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It flies well, is one of my favorite ac and i’m very pleased that I bought it.
However, that said, it is still very much in beta and still has a way to go imo. Circuit breakers and systems failures, for example, have not yet been modelled and there is quite a bit of work to be done before it becomes as high fidelity as, say, the Milviz 310.
I think it will get to where it deserves though and the developer is very active on discord and clearly wants to get the product the best it can be.
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You know how some planes just feel right? They have good visibility and a cockpit that is very well laid out? That is the 414. You know when a plane just feels good in the sim, it just makes you believe this is what it is like to fly the real thing? That is the 414. You know how it just sounds so cool when a piston twin puts the power on? The 414 has that in spades. While it doesn’t have everything, what it does have, it has good. It’s a ■■■■ fine module and it keeps getting better. It looks good, flies great and sounds awesome. It’s worth it.
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You all convinced me especially @SiphonicMoon7
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I really hope you like it!
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The 414 is very much NOT underpowered. Prior to the latest release, it was in fact well over powered. Capable of sustaining 2000+fpm to very high altitudes at max weight. The latest patch significantly improved this by reducing power to more realistic levels. Piston twins like these are not rocket ships, in fact they can be incredibly sluggish when heavy.
The Image below shows in ISA conditions @ 16,000’, @MTOW & 120kts indicated, an expected climb rate of ~750fpm.
Note: This is for a stock C414A, not one with the RAM IV modification as we have. It is based on a slightly lower climb power setting of 31.5 MP and 2450 RPM, (RAM IV climb power is 35’ MP & 2500RPM) so we should be able to achieve slightly better performance than this in MSFS. My guess would be ~1000 fpm would be considered reasonable, but until I can obtain the RAM IV performance information, this is just an estimate.
Saying that, I have taken a lightly loaded aircraft to 30,000ft easily. So in if you cannot climb above 15,000ft, than something is wrong with your procedures, or with you sim. Assists/auto mixture, damage modelling, have all be known to interfere with the engine simulation if not set correctly.
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Before you start saying it’s underpowered it pays to know how to operate it properly.
It’s no wonder you are loosing power you have the manifold pressure pegged at red line and that damages the engine. Try it again and reduce it to in the green range for the climb. 35 map & 2500 rpm work well.
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I feel like this exact scenario happened not long ago on this thread. The user then flew the profile again without redlining the engines and had much better results. I remember it because a bunch of us collectively had thought that engine damage was not modeled on the 414. The aircraft performance in the sim sure suggests otherwise though so I don’t really know but your advice worked then as well. Treat the engines properly and the performance will follow.
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For sure the damage is modelled. There were several instances of this over on the discord too. So some of us tried it and sure enough the engines will slowly die if they are mis-treated. What I’m not sure of is the relationship with what you have realism set to. I always fly everything set to realistic other than crash damage for group flights.
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Engine damage is modelled in the 414. I just had one no, even two!
This is what I call an exciting airplane full of surprises. Well I would absolutely hate having this in my car, but in a simulator it´s a nice surprise that makes the flight more interesting and challenging.
Like every morning I was flying my beloved Cessna Chancellor for a stroll…
When suddenly I noticed a discrepancy in exhaust gas temperature:
The starboard engine was loosing power! Well, whatever, I have two of them anyway. Time to go on the toilet and read some Cessna magazines while the autopilot flies…
When I went back into the cockpit I had the unpleasant surprise seeing the left engine loosing rpm too!
I quickly set the the transponder to 666 because this flight was surely going to hell in the mountainous terrain around Aspen!
But at least it will be a silent and comfortable death without annoying engine noise.
Unlike in the Carenado Cessna 337 Skymaster the suction gauge is fully functional like everything in the gorgeous and most precious Flysimware Cessna Chancellor (the best GA-twin ever programmed for any simulator!) and with both engines out the failure lights are illuminated and the artificial horizon will become dysfunctional.
But it was a smooth emergency landing.
(And no I did not switch off the magnetos to make it look like an exiting engine failure, there are truly failures modelled in this precious plane. You will notice a discrepancy in exhaust gas temp first when leaning the mixture during climb, some minutes later the fuel flow in one engine changes, and the RPM go back even with full throttle until the engine is fully out after five minutes or so… )
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This is not some random event like you can get with the 310. It will happen everytime if you continue to fly it incorrectly. This is engine over stress.
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