We have not found a switch to set the heading for now in the retrofit version.
UPDATE: As you can see in the next post, Asobo has confirm this problem as known issue.
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The known issues of SU11 has been published.
Douglas DC-3
- The Heading Bug for the autopilot cannot be set in the Retrofit variant.
- The Flaps indicator in the External View HUD is off by one notch.
- The right fuel selector cannot be switched to the off position.
- The radio altimeter does not provide accurate indications above 400’.
I think we have to recollect all the bugs that have been commented here since the last friday, because I think we have found more than these four points.
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I really want to stick to the old version but the lack of DME could quickly make it almost useless for long trip and navigation. Old fashion navigation is a pleasure and without a DME, it is almost impossible. I am afraid that after few fun quick flights, this old version will be neglected in favor of the retrofit one, which a pity for such beautiful old school aircraft.
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Simply do the maths and use a stopwatch.
No need for a DME, IMHO.
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Yeah, this is an option but this way we are back in very old school style 
I did an approach yesterday and the charts ask a turn after a certains distance to the VOR and of course I could have done it according to my speed and a stopwatch but, whaoo I need to let me grow a moustache then 
I just did a try with the retrofit version, having a GPS instead of this beautiful old school autopilot is a pity but I will have to get use unless a DME is implemented one day in the classic version.
Concerning the GPS, I was able to activate the HDG mode but where do I change the heading selection ? I was not able to find it.
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Created a bug report for this since it’s not listed in the official known issues:
I agree that not having a DME is a pitty and complicates old school navigation.
Same goes for their Electra that actually has a DME gauge in the panel but it is inop till today.
What I do to work around this issue is to use the free GTN750 mod. It allows me to fly the classic cockpit version and have the GTN opened in a window somewhere in the cockpit with the details of the VOR which gives me also distance to the station. The window can be minimized in order not to break the immersion too much and it also works in VR.
Not perfect but doable.
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To the Aeroplane Heaven staff: as I read on facebook you are monitoring this place too, so thank you for creating this gorgeous bird!
I’d like to add some feedback on the visuals as you already said you gonna provide fixes and improvements down the road.
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as some others spotted the normal map on the nose is stretched - on the long term it would be great if you (instead of just fixing the UV) could make use of decals instead to create rivets, placards and small texts. This is also the recommended way provided by Asobo, see Surface Detail in SDK
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emissive meshes on the outside: please make these brighter. Especially the landing lights are invisible during daytime as the material is not emissive enough. Also it would be great if you’d light up the entire landing light housing this way (you can clone the housings parts which reflect the light, shift it slightly forward to not z-fight, make it emissive and only show/activate the belonging node whenever the landing light on this side is on
The emissive white light on the tail is missing. -
I personally don’t like the use of orb lights on wings and tail - they shine on top of the wings surface and from below the wing which somehow adds a “Christmastree” look. As the lights are at the wings tips they should be spots imho with a proper angel to just light up the tip itself from left/right but not the upper and lower surface
on the tail the same thing applies - the light should light up the area from behind the aircraft but not the tailfin and other parts. I changed the configuration in systems.cfg with vanilla and custom lights on my own to see how this could look like which is less invasive:
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It would be nice to see the doors being animated on the enhanced version. Also the cabin of the PAX version could get some lights
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The texture layout on the aft part of the fuselage easily leeds to visible white seams when painted. Maybe you will notice on creating more paints.
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Heat effects are missing - these ones can be added by including the following lines into the aircraft.cfgs effect section:
effect.0 = fx_engexh_l_startsmoke#(A:GENERAL ENG COMBUSTION:1, boolean)#FX_ASOBO_M_REACTORHEAT_TBM930
effect.1 = fx_engexh_r_startsmoke#(A:GENERAL ENG COMBUSTION:2, boolean)#FX_ASOBO_M_REACTORHEAT_TBM930
These effects blend already nicely with the big radial engines imho.
Other than that please also have a look at this report I created about ATC/ICAO codes - this provides the correct type information as per definition:
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I think i’m happy with the default pilot view now. But i might change it 3 minutes later LOL.
By the way, the quick views in this bird are spot on. A VFR paradise.
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Thanks for the tips 
Is there a secret for flaps operation? I got Buttons mapped for flaps down and flaps up. When I shortly click them the flaps change about 1/3 of ONE position. When I hold for 1 second it just drops fully down. Would be nicer to have it stop when I stop holding down the button
That list is unbelievable short. The plane is now an official part of the sim, so everyone who finds something should report it in zendesk. Im just starting to file all the things I found, and you guys should do too. The more, the better
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Good God, is it really? I remember when the Electra released they had a “piece of tape” over it that said “INOP since SU5” (although there were other aircraft with DME working just fine then), but I thought they had fixed it at some point.
Nope. While the label is gone the gauge is there but it is inop.
Same goes for non-supercharged engines (they should be) and unresponsive VORs depending whether one starts on apron or a runway.
The Electra is still flyable of course but it is a pitty these issues are not addressed.
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New Version:
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inertia reworked to better and more accurately represent the feel of the plane when hand-flying
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initial oil pressure rework
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slightly bumped oil temps and fuel consumption
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slight engine performance curve nerf
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initial external lights implementation (credit to @Delta2k5)
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corrected translations for Portuguese PT/BR (credit to @LincolnCFCruz)
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BTW Auto-Lean is NOT working currently, you are better off leaving it in full rich. Leaning is not possible here until its fixed or implemented otherwise
For anyone following my flight modl mod, I am abandoning it as Imenes is doing far more than I was ever going to and I’m thrilled with what I see so far. Go grab his mod instead!
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There is a workaround to the heading bug in the meantime that I posted earlier. You can turn on the HUD assistance HUD and use the HDG bug on there in combination with your hardware or key binding to set the bug. The AP will follow.
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Any Body Have a issue with the elevator trim Not working from another trim wheel ?
I cant adjust the trim does nothing with my wheel . All other aircraft work properly.
Same. Both cold and dark and running on the runway, if you grab the pitch wheel it starts at -12deg, and when adjusted and released, slowly moves back to -12deg.