Yoda Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Flight1's soon-to-be-released Cessna Skylane TC sure looks at home up in the PNW. I took her for a flight today from Orcas to Concrete, which made for some pretty nice pictures. Taxiing out, we seem to have drawn a crowd. Lined up for takeoff. Into the wilds you ponder... Orcas is a nice little field. Here we are on final for Concrete, correcting for a bit of crosswind. Parked and chocked. A pretty girl posing provocatively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airman Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Beautiful set of pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lovell Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Really nice, well captured!... one has got to admire that bug's guts splatted all over the windshield! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Yes i really like the look of these shots and plane. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HercFan Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Thanks for thsi Yoda. And the vc shots of course (my own measure of excellence). I guess it's good news if you can start posting screenies. Wonder what the status of the F1 162 is. That's one I have high hopes for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realatp Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 WHAT!!!!!!!!! It's released?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajc Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Very nice! AJC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 WHAT!!!!!!!!! It's released?? Sorry, Jordan...not just yet. Soon. The development team is wrapping up a few loose ends, and then she'll be ready to go. Really nice, well captured!... one has got to admire that bug's guts splatted all over the windshield! Yeah, that's a nice touch. Once you've landed and shut the engine down, you can clean the windshield, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dags60 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Cracking shots mate, and yes looking forward to this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realatp Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Yoda, is there a features list yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 Jordan, No official features list, yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realatp Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Yoda, are they Standby Guages in 3D or 2D? Can you PLEASE put an ADF in it? I need an ADF for MOST IFR Approaches in Australia at the smaller fields....please pleas please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Jordan, The standby gauges are 3D, and the True Airspeed calculator built in to the standby ASI even works. The Flight1 Garmin G1000 has an ADF in it, so you're good to go on those NDB approaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realatp Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Yoda, I was asking about the ADF because I've seen Cessna 182 TC and below the AI they had what looked like an After Market ADF Receiver...that's why I asked. Those gauges look great. Couple question, is it easier on the FPS then the 510 and will it have Navigraph updates? Does it come with tones of Performance Charts like the 510 did, thanks yoda. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Jordan, The 182 TC definitely seems easier on the frames than the Mustang for me...it's a simpler model, and the Garmin G1000 has been optimized a bit since the Mustang's initial release. (Go get the Mustang 1.05a from Flight1, by the way...it's got some optimizations and improvements that help.) I haven't seen the Flight1 manual yet, so I don't know what's in it. During testing, I've been using the real world manual from Cessna. The 182TC is pretty astounding and easy to operate -- cruise climb is 25" MP at 2400 RPM and 95 KIAS, max continuous power is 28" MP at 2400 RPM. Generally, you climb at the lower power setting to provide better visibility over the nose in climb, and for passenger comfort. What I've been doing for most flights is setting 28" MP after takeoff (takeoff power is 32" MP), and leaving that power setting through most of the flight. I keep the climb airspeed at 95 KIAS all the way up to whatever my cruise altitude might be, adjusting the fuel mixture as necessary for peak power...I've flown a few flights at 20,000 feet. The real 182TC is equipped with oxygen, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realatp Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Ok cool thanks Yoda, are you guys in Beta..is this like maybe a 6 week wait until she flies or we talking months. Im really excited for this thing, gives me MORE reasons not to buy Carenado. O ya, Navigraph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontworry Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 The VC looks a little low quality but I think that's just because the jpg compression Yoda is using is not very good (or too much). Looks like a fun plane though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Manhart Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Looks great Yoda! Looking forward to this plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Jordan, Yes on the Navigraph...uses the same installer that the Mustang uses, so if you have both, it's one pass for the data. No word on release date...they keep these things close to the vest, you know! Soon, though. Dontworry, the image quality is definitely my own failure and not the VC. Here's the same close up, cropped to 800x600 to avoid Photobucket's image compression, I hope: Should give you a better idea of what you'll be looking at in the sim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realatp Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Damit that is just great, I've been waiting for this for a long time! Does it actually simulate VNAV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Jordan, No VNAV. I know that's a sensitive topic, since most of us like our simulators to be "as real as it gets". (And what that means, exactly, is anyone's guess. PMDG pointed out in another forum that in the development of the NGX, they've discovered a thing or two that are commonly accepted features of a Boeing-style FMC in the sim which have no basis in reality. Developers seem to have been including them because it's what's expected by the community.) In any case, as Flight1 says, the Skylane TC is an entertainment product. They consider VNAV a little-used feature and part of that category of "high end user" functions that would put the FSX Mustang and FSX Skylane in direct competition with their Flight1 Aviation Technologies Garmin G1000 Student Simulator, which sells at a much higher price point. (Check that product out here: Flight1 Tech Garmin G1000 Student Simulator) Hopefully, this doesn't renew the VNAV controversy that surrounded the Mustang's release. In my opinion, anyone who considers the lack of working VNAV in either the Mustang or the Skylane to be a "showstopper" is missing out on a couple of truly outstanding add-ons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realatp Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Not a problem, If I where you guys I'd just take the VNAV button out of there...that way people want ask about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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