Jack Sawyer Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 This is a VERY difficult to fly without smoking engines and fires! I need help TTM! Here I am after I landed in the middle of nowhere near 65S yesterday as a test. This plane flys so slow you could ride a bicycle faster than it! But I sure do like it. There's a lot to learn. And, thank you Nick Cooper for helping me resolve 65S, I did many searches on the forum on 65S but found nothing, I needed your link and now I'm good to go and happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Another great duo. Nice shots. Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Smashing shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 A great pair of shots Jack. Hope you get it all sorted out soon and get that old bus in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Double awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 2 hours ago, VH-KDK said: A great pair of shots Jack. Hope you get it all sorted out soon and get that old bus in the air. Thanks fellas! This is one tough beast to master. Makes it doubly hard with it written in Russian, or is it called Cyrillic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Jack, there are excellent tutorials on youtube on how to start the An-2 from cold and dark. A definite recipy for desaster is switching from another plane with running engine to the Antonov and then go flying. But I guess you have found that out already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 Hi Bernd, actually no, I didn't know to start from a C&D other plane. And it never occurred to me to check YT's. Id love to learn this complicated plane. I was astonished to read in the manual it has a 30 minute checklist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 19 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: This is a VERY difficult to fly without smoking engines and fires! I need help TTM! Isn't Anushka a hot lady or what ? You've got to watch your two cylinders heads temperature indicator gauge (#24) with an hawkeye and adjust your cowl flaps (switch #92) to keep it below 215/220 °C . Also avoid to push the throttle beyond 12 at any time except for a very short take off or steep climbout. A long taxiing can be... taxing (pun intended) if your push her too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Check your Orbx mail Jack. Could be running too rich & cowls not open. TTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 What a crackerbarrel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 5 minutes ago, TigerTigerM said: Could be running too rich TTM About the mixture, the manual says : Actually the An-2’s pilots use altitude corrector very rare, on some airplanes it was even sealed in FULL RICH position. That applies to the Sibwings bird. There is really no need to lean. The complementary manual from the Swiss pilot (available in the Sibwings forum) " Managing the oil and cylinder head temperatures (CHT) is vital for service life of the engines. Running the separate cowling flaps to control the CHT and the oil temperature is very important. Let her get warm after start and provide enough cooling on hot days while taxiing on ground. Once at cruise you can manage the optimal temperatures nicely with the controls. In the Sibwings bird, the oil shutters are just eye candy but managing the cowl flaps is indeed vital, specially on ground or in early climbout. Great bird, pity that the dev went AWOL and that Alex Metzger never released v2.4 of the FDE (with the oil shutters working !). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 Thank you TTM and Dominique! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 My pleasure. She will grow on you, you'll see. She is slow but she is great to land on a dime (a muddy dime even) as you already experienced. Firing her up might be an exercise in frustration but what a cockpit and an excellent flight model ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 2 minutes ago, dominique said: My pleasure. She will grow on you, you'll see. She is slow but she is great to land on a dime (a muddy dime even) as you already experienced. Firing her up might be an exercise in frustration but what a cockpit and an excellent flight model ! Thanks again Dominique, great for bush flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUIBRU Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Lovely bird, nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 The AN-2 can be a challenge to master Jack , just make sure the manifold shutters are wide open . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jury42 Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Beautiful old plane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 Thanks for the comments and thanks John, I'll make sure about the shutters. What a nice old plane too. It's so slow, perfect for bush flying or enjoying Orbx's fine scenery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2rific Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 what an amazing looking plane...the detail is great, and it looks daunting to fly (stocky, seems to go against conventions -not that I would know).. is there anything you won't fly Jack ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 Just now, tom2rific said: what an amazing looking plane...the detail is great, and it looks daunting to fly (stocky, seems to go against conventions -not that I would know).. is there anything you won't fly Jack ? Thanks Tom. Yeah, it's a very cool plane as well as the history of it. It's actually very easy to fly but you have to keep an eye on things like cowl flaps. And it flys so slow you can land it anywhere. Anything I won't fly? Good question. I doubt it. I love 'em all, only problem is there's so many of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2rific Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 hehe...good answer..and there are so many I am yet to explore....so, it's good for bush flying .. wondering how it would go at Orbx Tapini..PNG I've been flying the Pilatus PC-6C around there and guessing this would be a whole new learning curve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2rific Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 know of a link for it's background/history by any chance .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 3 minutes ago, tom2rific said: know of a link for it's background/history by any chance .. Hi Tom, not sure but the manual could be on their website. It has a very interesting history. He was a very smart guy and he was steadfast in his desire to produce it. It mentions that it has one of the longest pre-flight checklists for example, and I think they were built right up to the late 80's.. When I first flew it in the sim I was astonished at how slowly it flys and how easy it is to land. Wait till you read emergency landing procedures! Very cool. If it wasn't for TTM's around the world flight in it I never would have bought it. This plane has a lot of charachter and for something that's pretty large can fly so slow it makes it all the better for sightseeing. Which is why I buy Orbx in the first place. I[m especially keen on POI's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 8 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Hi Tom, not sure but the manual could be on their website. It has a very interesting history. He was a very smart guy and he was steadfast in his desire to produce it. It mentions that it has one of the longest pre-flight checklists for example, and I think they were built right up to the late 80's.. When I first flew it in the sim I was astonished at how slowly it flys and how easy it is to land. Wait till you read emergency landing procedures! Very cool. If it wasn't for TTM's around the world flight in it I never would have bought it. This plane has a lot of charachter and for something that's pretty large can fly so slow it makes it all the better for sightseeing. Which is why I buy Orbx in the first place. I[m especially keen on POI's. www.sibwings.com/an2/manual.pdf Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2rific Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 21 minutes ago, BradB said: www.sibwings.com/an2/manual.pdf thanks for the link Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2rific Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 23 minutes ago, BradB said: I[m especially keen on POI's. and thank you Jack for the added info on an amazing plane...I'm big on POI's too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 http://www.seqair.com/Other/UnFalco/UnFalco.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 10 minutes ago, dominique said: http://www.seqair.com/Other/UnFalco/UnFalco.html Incredibly interesting Dominique. Thank you. I like his comments on how it flys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Have you tried the "radioactive" cockpit lighting, Jack ? it works in the Sibwing bird . About " its actually easy to fly", try to land her in a hefty crosswind, a whale of a weathervane she is then ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 5 hours ago, dominique said: Have you tried the "radioactive" cockpit lighting, Jack ? it works in the Sibwing bird . About " its actually easy to fly", try to land her in a hefty crosswind, a whale of a weathervane she is then ! Not yet but I have seen screenshots of it, it looks eerily cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2rific Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 more challenging than I thought ! http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?265852-Nearly-Fatal-Mistake-in-the-Antonov-AN-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 3 hours ago, tom2rific said: more challenging than I thought ! http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?265852-Nearly-Fatal-Mistake-in-the-Antonov-AN-2 That was a great story Tom! Kept me reading till the end. I have only made one flight in it so far, a test flight from Valdez back to Valdez, ten minutes maybe. I have a lot to learn but it's a unique plane with a lot of character and history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolf8857 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Some more stunning shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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