VL3 - Rotax 915 mod

Garfield9910 · October 1, 2020, 7:36am

Thanks both!

Marcel

GotGravel · October 1, 2020, 7:38am

Thank you @Garfield9910, we have not forgotten your awesome work on the Garmin If you still want to do more, let us know, we can add you to our Discord group where we collaborate.

BreizhAiles · October 1, 2020, 4:19pm

This version is, to me, the best one u’ve done !!
Thx for all (and fuel gauges are finaly fine with the system one).

ryanbatc · October 1, 2020, 5:45pm

There’s more to come!

ElKebek · October 1, 2020, 9:58pm

You guys are incredible ! Will try it tonight !

AranonAMG · October 1, 2020, 10:12pm

This version of the VL-3 is beautiful. I really like the racing red color and the carbon-look. And the performance is perfect. Great work!
Thanks a lot

GotGravel · October 2, 2020, 2:39am

Thanks guys for the feedback! We’ve incorporated more factory data from JMB so yes, realism has gone up a notch (stall speed is now perfect at 44kts in MTOW landing config, and so are control surface deflections). Roll-rate is now 120 degrees per second but that is our best guess based on similar planes…we have no solid data on this from JMB yet.

And there are custom liveries! (more coming probably). We are also working on making this a standalone mod, so you get to keep Asobo’s default VL-3 while enjoying ours. You will simply see a new plane appear in your hangar selection.

Enjoy the flight and spread the word about this speedy bird. We are still hard at work…so expect more goodness on the way.

Get the VL-3 915 here (work-in-progress): https://github.com/r9r-dev/fs2020-vl3-rotax915

Garfield9910 · October 2, 2020, 9:37am

Small mod in progres, getting the standby ASI in knots (also adjusted the yellow line with the 915i mod)

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GotGravel · October 2, 2020, 9:41am

@Garfield9910 but that is awesome!!

tchitkom · October 2, 2020, 8:43pm

Thank you for this awesome work!! Is it possible to keep a version with the standard ASI in km/h?

Also, where could I find a POH for the 915?

ElKebek · October 2, 2020, 10:43pm

Ok guys - I’ve been testing the standalone version (0.9) for around 1 hour and I’m amazed by what you’ve done !

I’ve got nearly 50 flight hours in MFS2020 and 95% of this time is with the vanilla version of the VL-3 and the 915 really feel like whole new plane.

Actually, the flight model feels way more real than the vanilla VL-3. It’s more nervous, feels heavier which add some some good challenge for landings and take-off. I just love it and won’t be flying anything else !

At max cruise speed the resistance to turn and wind sound is amazing =O

The only bug I’ve noticed is a difference between the scheme colors for speeds between the G3X (cockpit) VS external view.

Garfield, can’t wait for the knots version of the ASI to be implemanted !!!

Would have been ready to pay for this 915 version =)

ryanbatc · October 2, 2020, 11:51pm

Airspeed tape is fixed

GotGravel · October 3, 2020, 4:42am

Thanks @ElKebek for your encouraging words! We are really glad you are loving the VL-3 915 like we do. The bug with the speed tape has been fixed already in the latest release.

Personally I also love the wind sound it is now creating, even better if you tune down the engine volume to about 75% or so

Enjoy flying our (free) bird!

GotGravel · October 3, 2020, 1:27pm

And…v0.10 of our VL-3 915 is released! Get it here now:

Changes:

Reversal of MAN IN. and RPM gauges (MAN IN on top)
New wind indicator in the PFD
Improved value precision of oil pressure
Modified oil temp gauge limits and white/yellow/red zones
Modified the CHT gauge white/yellow/red zones
Modified EGT gauge white/yellow/red zones
Modified Fuel pressure limits and white/yellow/red zones
Split fuel gauge left and right tanks into two separate gauges (flow and quantity)
Steam Speed gauge now in knots

tchitkom · October 3, 2020, 1:27pm

This VL3 is an absolute pleasure to fly. I’ve read forums and watched videos where they say and show that with this plane it’s very easy to make approaches way higher than the usual to get a better view over the field. I’ve yet to try that

I’ve noticed the gear produces a huge drag, which is very convenient to slow down but I’m wondering if so much drag is realistic?

GotGravel · October 3, 2020, 1:30pm

Thanks! Yes according to reports from people who really flew this bird, the gear’s drag has a real impact (as do the gigantic flaps…more like speed breaks). However, we continually process feedback, so if anyone has experience in this plane and finds room for improvement…we would LOVE to make it happen!

And since you have brought up this point about the drag on the gear, we will do some more research on this. Thank you!

lknfly1 · October 3, 2020, 1:33pm

Thank you guys!

tchitkom · October 3, 2020, 1:33pm

I’ll try asking on YouTube. I’ve seen some active French VL3 pilots!

GotGravel · October 3, 2020, 1:34pm

That would be awesome!!! Seriously looking forward to feedback from more VL-3 pilots (especially the 915)

GotGravel · October 3, 2020, 2:20pm

Oh by the way…that high and steep approach you speak of…it actually works in our plane. Thanks to the enormous flaps and their drag combined with the plane’s light weight, you can nose down a fair bit of degrees and maintain speed. Try it!