Carenado D18 released

**warchild** · July 29th, 2018, 12:57

why is payday still three days away?????

**tgycgijoes** · October 29th, 2018, 09:09

I had been waiting for the updated interior and kinda forgot this thread. THEN my computer "crashed and burned". After hours of efforts and a factory default reinstall of just Windows 7 and drivers, I was able to diagnose that the HDD has dead sectors. I found a new Hard Disk but have to wait for payday in 3 weeks to get it. In the meantime, I looked high and low for file backups. Sadly all my AAF training fields are gone except for Hawthorne which was in the Dropbox.

I found by the grace of the Good Lord that I DID backup this C45 US Army texture so I am uploading it to the Warbird library as i was supposed to do. If you want a copy check it out later when its approved.

Richard

**unc1rlm** · December 11th, 2018, 02:40

Originally Posted by banjoman1960

cheers Ralf

https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php...gator-airways/

Bob M.

**unc1rlm** · December 11th, 2018, 03:47

I have and I have talked with Milton Shupe regarding the orig D18S he has done and nothing better (well maybe..lol) but the problem I have is the original won't taxi correctly. I am using it as an AI. All of the Piedmont D18S are in the hanger for now because of that. There is a repaint that was done by:GLENN BAKER for the aircraft done by Beech D 18 by Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas and André Folkers

Even the Carendo goes around in a circle at start and then catches on. It could be my afcad....ADE for KINT that I have redone.
The aircraft cfg section is like this: for the repaint. The repaint is here: https://flyawaysimulation.com/downlo...ines-beech-18/

[fltsim.x]

title=Beech NOVC
sim=D18S
model=novc
panel=novc
sound=
texture=pa
kb_checklists=Beech18_check
kb_reference=Beech18_ref
atc_id=N41V
atc_id_color = 0xffffffff
atc_parking_types = RAMP
atc_parking_code = 1
ui_manufacturer=Beechcraft MSA
ui_type="D18S NOVC"
ui_variation="Piedmont Air"
description="B18 NOVC"
atc_heavy=0
atc_airline=
atc_flight_number=
description=

The paint probably can't be used unless someone who is knowledgeable to redo the bmps or just do one from scratch.
This is it:

https://imgur.com/UJOREL9

Would consider paying someone to do it for the Carendo.... I really don't think I have the skills to do this..lol
If someone knows how or where to find a newer paint..let me know. I wrote Glenn Baker but no response. Don't know if he is even still with us..unless someone knows him.
Thanks,
warmest Regards,
Bob M.

**jymp** · December 11th, 2018, 04:10

Hope whoever might paint one for you gets it more accurate to Piedmont's scheme than shown here, there's a nice Piedmont DC-3 paint on the web for the MAAM DC-3, perhaps can be adopted from that ?, however Piedmont never flew this a/c, they flew- DC-3, F-27, M404, FH-227B, YS-11, B721, B732, in this scheme.

**unc1rlm** · December 11th, 2018, 05:06

Originally Posted by jymp

Hope whoever might paint one for you gets it more accurate to Piedmont's scheme than shown here, there's a nice Piedmont DC-3 paint on the web for the MAAM DC-3, perhaps can be adopted from that ?, however Piedmont never flew this a/c, they flew- DC-3, F-27, M404, FH-227B, YS-11, B721, B732, in this scheme.

LOL....damn...had me fooled.. It looked so good..thought it had to be true. I have the DC3... I have all the planes. I worked for Piedmont in early 70's and remember the M404 and the YS11 and just brought in the 737's. Never flew on a Piedmont Dc3 but did fly on my cousins' DC3 when a young guy. Great aircraft.

Anyway, thank you for ruining my day

...just kiddin but hey I still want one.....It can fly with all my other Piedmonts at my totally new Winston Salem airport that in reality is a ghost town. Our new airport has a McDonald's "fly-thru"...lol

Warmest Regards!!
Bob M.

**jymp** · December 11th, 2018, 05:29

No problem bud, grew up a Piedmont fan here in NC, remember the FH-227 and YS-11's coming in low over the house into DAN back in the day, you could here those RR Darts coming for miles, lol

**Bob1** · July 31st, 2019, 15:54

For the rest of us that are reluctant to open their wallets, though I am considering it for this one, Milton Shupes d18s reworked are a good alternativ. It is so good I have trouble see the need for the carenado beech. I might cave on this one.....

**William Njurmi** · March 22nd, 2020, 02:59

This is now on sale but did someone succeed to get rid of GPS?

**tgycgijoes** · March 22nd, 2020, 04:59

Can you explain what you mean by "rid of GPS" do you NOT WANT IT at all or substitute it for another or what? I can help you with that on how to do it if I know what you want to do.

**William Njurmi** · March 22nd, 2020, 07:18

I went through this discussuion and it was indeed you who was about to mod something with the GPS. Yes, if I buy it it would be nice to get it with steam gauges or just have the instrument panel without modern equipment. Default COM/NAV radios would suffice to me.

**tgycgijoes** · March 22nd, 2020, 12:32

I didn't remember answering you before. I just looked in FSPS at the panel of the Carenado D18S and the way the virtual cockpit is created by Carenado I don't believe that you can do what you want. You can probably modify Milton's and he is available to ask questions. Carenado doesn't answer questions about modifying any of their aircraft.

**thunder100** · March 22nd, 2020, 13:50

You can either change in panel.cfg this( if you have Uncel Milton's D18)

[Vcockpit01]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=512,512
visible=0
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$Panel_1

//gauge00=GPS530_3D_BE18!GPS_530_3D, 0,0,512,372
gauge00=ST_D18!radio, 0,0,512,372

gauge01=BE18CAR!ToggleCARG1000, 64,0,384,32

But still you have the Garmin frame

Or you change model.cfg to this

[models]
normal=D18
interior=D18_interior_GTNx64

Then you get that

My 2 cents

Roland