NOW RELEASED - Shorts Sd3-30 / Sd3-60 and Sherpa project from Blackbox

BlackBox Simulation - Shorts Regional Series


V1.2.1 20/Jan/24

  • Fixed - Corrupted Installation Builds

V1.2 19/Jan/24

  • Improved - Product installer simulator paths detection
  • Improved - Product file structure, repaint assets size
  • Fixed - Captains Lower Breaker Panel Model Errors
  • Improved - Prop rpm now settable at or below 1200 in cruise
  • Improved - Several internal logic fixes
  • Fixed - Shorts regional AI traffic and parked ground vehicles
    - Doors no longer mirror user aircraft
    - Wipers were always animating
    - Props no longer mirror user aircraft

V1.1 8/Nov/23

  • Added - Yoke visibility switching CAP/FO
  • Fixed - Hangar Livery image for Air Cargo Carriers 330
  • Added - VR Collision mesh - ALL variants
  • Fixed - duplicated switches - 330/360 Cargo
  • Fixed - PAX Seat Materials - PAX models
  • Fixed - 360 Pax Internal flags - Caused unlit multi LED indicators
  • Fixed - AutoPilot Disengaged Tooltip - was showing AP Master status
  • Fixed - Bendix King WX radar not booting up if mode knob cycled past stby too fast
  • Added - 833Hz com tuning option available in Panel.xml files
    To enabled change the entry 0 to 1
    (Note 3rd digit represented by a trailing (Period) ā€˜.’ eg: ā€˜124.825’ will display ā€˜124.82.’)
  • Improved - Narrowed Yokes and adjusted position
  • Improved - Several Tooltips More Descriptive
    - Wipers speed switch relabelled
    - WindShield OHeat Tests added
    - Low Pressure / Fire Warning PTT Lamps
  • Improved - DME mode selector switch Interactions
  • Fixed - Starter Switches No TT Or Icons in Legacy Input Mode
  • Improved - Lighting Knob Input Handling and Sync
  • Fixed - Several Switches had reversed inputs using Legacy Input Mode
    - Engine Fire Warning Test L/R
    - Smoke Detectors Test L/R
    - Landing Gear Horn Test
    - AC Main Fan
    - AC Gasper Fans
    - AC Flight Comp Manual H/C
    - AC Pax Comp Manual H/C
    - Battery Master
    - Light filament Test
    - Deice Boot Timer
    - Prop De-ice L/R
    - WindShield OHeat Tests L/R
    - Circuit Breaker Lights L/R
    - Cabin Lights
    - Emergency Light L/C/R

V1.0 3/Nov/23

  • Initial release

Did you download and successfully install V1.2.0 ?
Then you do NOT need this update

That was my understanding of the wording, yes. :+1:

I downloaded and installed this update just in case and everything works perfectly. :ok_hand:

is anyone else having trouble with the course deviation needle when in nav mode? i entered a direct-to airport in the gps and took off. after climbing out and starting my turn towards my destination, the gps was showing me 1.2mi to the left of my desired track. the course deviation needle was lined up the entire time. just in case its livery dependent, i was in the gill airways 360 at the time but i think this happens in all the planes for me. this seems to be the only plane i own that i have this problem with…

Observed, and it doesn’t work. But the AS400 does show course deviation in NAV mode, even with OBS enabled.

Still can’t get this thing into a ground idle throttle setting. Does anyone have any advice? I’m fed up of taxiing at 500kts

Your luck will probably change if you stop supporting Aston Villa :rofl:
Please tell us what throttle controller you’re using so we can help you sort this out!

Hahaha nice one.

Honeycomb Bravo using the GA handled.

I haven’t got the Honeycomb Bravo but I’m thinking it’s most likely a calibration issue - what’s the lowest throttle setting it moves to?

There’s a YT setup tutorial for the ATR which might also work for the Shorts: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/jBsi-hN7P5I

Throttle to IDLE
Props to FINE
Fuel to GND
and use BRAKES :slight_smile:

So is ā€œGround Fineā€ not used at any point?

Bit confused I can’t get the leavers to that point.

Is just riding the brakes normal for the Shorts aircraft on the ground?

It didn’t and now I don’t have working throttles. Though starting to wonder if my bravo is broken. One of the handles is bent and there’s some strange behaviour going on :(.
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Isn’t the reason why I don’t have valid axis’ though. I can now do ground idle and reverse but no flight power!

Sounds familiar to me - I have grandchildren & great-grandchildren who I refer to collectively as ā€œThe Gremlinsā€:

It sounds like a retaining screw has come loose on the pivot inside rather than a potentiometer failure, so it might be fixable with just a screwdriver and a drop of Loctite. The above mentioned Gremlins treat my throttle quadrant like a three-armed bandit if I’m not right behind 'em!

Nah it was a software / config issue. The actual lever works fine.

Did you figure out the issue then? I use the bravo for the S330 and S360 and have no issues taxiing. (But I also use a tiller.)

There isn’t a ā€œGround Fineā€, but there is a Ground Idle throttle detent we don’t appear to be able to get into or at least I can’t anyway. Somewhere in the FCOM ( I’m pretty sure you can find FCOMs for this online somewhere, I found something that detailed the overhead LP cutoff cocks but I can’t find it again! ) will be the details of the difference between Flight & Ground Idle on these aircraft. In the model there isn’t a Ground Idle so it doesn’t matter anyway!

Would you mind sharing a screenshot of your bravo controls for throttle / prop / mixture? I’d be most grateful.