I’ll take a guess. You’re german?
Loving the plane so far. I have some custom cockpit controls that run through an arduino & simconnect. I am having an issue with the throttle levers. My physical throttle lever controls the throttle fine (engines ramp up and down), but does not move the throttle levers on screen. Is there a custom simvar I need to send to move these?
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This is encouraging. I’ll try again without using the Alpha starter and mag switch. After watching the video posted above I believe I’m not priming enough. Concerned with flooding the engine so only prime 3-4 times but it appears this guy is giving it a dozen or more pulls.
Having the same issue.
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No joy. Simply unable to get this started the conventional method. Will not give up yet but very frustrating.
Anyone know if there is a windshield defrost? Turned deicing on but windshield froze over.
I suspect the plane can enter in a permanent failure state sometimes which there is no clear way of fixing other than removing all the files and installing it again.
I believe my plane entered this “broken” state where didn’t matter what I tried I could never start the left engine with the realistic engine start, but the right one started just fine. So I completely removed all the 247D Add On files from package and community folders and re-installed the whole thing and now I’m able to start both engines on realistic just fine.
Might be worth trying it.
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I’ll give this a try but the thing is that as soon as I switch back to my default Alpha profile I can start both engines effortlessly.
Does anyone have a 15 key Stream Deck Profile to share for this great plane please.
Anyone have data on air routes used by Wien-Alaska Airlines 247D’s so that the superb Jankees livery can be flown in familiar territory?
TG
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Wow that is a really neat find!
Yes, you need to control it by Lvars if you don’t want to use the in sim bindings.
You can find the Lvars e.g. in the controls.xml that comes with Easycontrols for MSFS (available on flightsim.to)
Edit: see also these posts [Released] Wing42 Boeing 247D - #670 by The1l2p
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work in progress
od8 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr
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Any indication from the Developer, or a 3rd party, or someone who knows there way around code, that an ALT HLD & HDG HLD basic AP can be included?
TG
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Honestly, even without the AFE the DC-6 is going to feel easymode after this one, just for the instrumentation & helpful things like cowl flaps. Just because it’s got two more engines doesn’t really make it more complex, just a bit more of it.
Also, the DC-6 startup simulation is going to feel a bit primitive - “hit the switches within this second-long window and it’ll fire, or forget it!” after all this pumping, but it is what it is & it’s a very small part of the whole.
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So much with the DC6 is I bought it right before I got my Honeycomb Bravo and I was unwilling to spend the time studying when I had a neat new toy to play with.
But what the 247D (in spite of its complexity) has done is teach me a radial vocabulary. So now when I study the DC6, I can relate those terms to my experience in the 247D.
So I am learning the language and that really makes study easier and more rewarding.
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I had “that flight” tonight. Everything went according to plan and I felt like I could handle what was coming. I made the oil temp adjustments as necessary to maintain good pressure and it all worked out just fine. Gosh, that is a really fun time. This aircraft feels alive and while there are certainly improvements that can be made, it is really nice to see a plane like this in the sim.
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After getting more flight time, I have had no issues with the engines. During cruise, it takes minor adjustments to the shutters to control oil pressure. Cylinder head temperatures were actually climbing to 300F and a little beyond in the landing pattern (high drag, high MP). The landing was at night. I never liked night flying in small single engine airplanes with primitive nav gear, and the B247 brings back some of the nervousness with no modern nav, etc. Too cool.
The radio range is really fun and immersive. I have not been a fan of adding an auotpilot, but for longer flights, maybe a basic co-pilot mode such as a simple wing-leveler. That would make trim still necessary, fuel/engine management would still need attention too. Just need some hands-off time for navigation, flight logs or restroom breaks. 
I did notice that the turn and slip indicator is too sensitive. It does not appear to be showing the turn rate properly. The marks to the left and right of center should be 3deg/sec, or a 2 minute turn.
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