Firefly

**SkippyBing** · July 29th, 2018, 12:29

In a bid to actually get stuff off my hard drive and on to other peoples I've decided to change tack and take on texturing duties myself. If anyone's interested in commenting on the progress so far I've started a new site at the link below. I plan on only modelling for P3D from now on as testing across multiple sims isn't something I relish and as with Flying Stations it'll be relatively wallet friendly.

The early Firefly is first up, if only because it's basically been ready for about 2 years apart from the VC textures.

**thunderstreak** · July 29th, 2018, 12:41

Nice! A Firefly will be a welcome addition.

**DaveWG** · July 29th, 2018, 12:51

Looking good Skippy.

**sketchy** · July 29th, 2018, 12:59

Ok OK I get the hint... the VC textures are 60% done......

**Bunkiester** · July 30th, 2018, 04:11

BZ Skippy!

This is wonderful news Sir! Your new site has been bookmarked!

Mark

***greenie*** · July 30th, 2018, 17:49

One for my hanger for sure . Thanks .

**SkippyBing** · September 21st, 2018, 09:44

Links to sites you can get the Firefly, and a few more screenshots, are now up on my blog.

https://bravozulu.blog

**Bunkiester** · September 21st, 2018, 11:10

BZ Skippy!

I bought it, and I'm still using P3D V3! Someday I'll have version 4 and it'll be waiting for me

It looks great in the screenshots - thanks for bringing another FAA aircraft into the sim for us!

Mark

**YoYo** · September 21st, 2018, 11:32

Hello

,
Nice work and good idea to do missing Firefly!
Does the radar work in VC also or 2D panel only?

btw.
Manual:
https://bravozuludotblog.files.wordp...fly-manual.pdf

***jankees*** · September 21st, 2018, 12:18

looking good!

**SkippyBing** · September 21st, 2018, 12:51

Originally Posted by YoYo

Hello

,
Nice work and good idea to do missing Firefly!
Does the radar work in VC also or 2D panel only?

btw.
Manual:
https://bravozuludotblog.files.wordp...fly-manual.pdf

The radar works in the VC, in fact the pop-up window is a view of the VC model as that's the only way I could get it to display as a B-scope display. There's also a 2D panel that is a more typical PPI type display. So basically all the radar displays!

**YoYo** · September 21st, 2018, 13:01

Thank You for reply.
This is rare choice (Firefly in simulators) so I must to have this addon

.
What about TacPack? Is needed or if not any plans for the future (like TACAN=VOR of moving carriers)?
Just idea for carrier ops.

**SkippyBing** · September 21st, 2018, 13:30

Originally Posted by YoYo

Thank You for reply.
This is rare choice (Firefly in simulators) so I must to have this addon

.
What about TacPack? Is needed or if not any plans for the future (like TACAN=VOR of moving carriers)?
Just idea for carrier ops.

It's not needed, but I am planning on adding TacPack as part of an update around Christmas that will also fix any issues that emerge and hopefully add PBR if that comes with the next update to P3D.

**AussieMan** · September 21st, 2018, 15:43

Another great aircraft added to my bulging hangar. Well done Skip.

**jeansy** · September 21st, 2018, 16:18

sorry i have no idea how i missed this thread, the RAN had a few of these in several schemes and it was only the other night i was thinking about this aircraft

off to buy it now

BZ

BT

**YoYo** · September 22nd, 2018, 10:41

**YoYo** · September 22nd, 2018, 13:09

I cant move throttle but... didnt read manual yet.

I'll try Tomorrow. Good to see rain effect on the windshield.

VC:

**SkippyBing** · September 22nd, 2018, 15:08

YoYo,

Great shots! If anyone's wondering around the slightly lighter square the under wing roundel is on, that appears to be where they painted over the European theatre markings before entering SEAC and was based on the picture below, which I'm 99% certain is the same aircraft.

Let me know if you're still having problems with the throttle!

Skippy

**DennyA** · September 22nd, 2018, 22:32

Awesome plane! Thanks for doing a less mainstream plane. (Though I'm psyched for your Seafire as well!)

One minor issue: When I chose a folder on the drive where I store my P3D v4.3 addon planes for installing (since my "documents" folder is on a spinning hard drive instead of an SSD), the installer copied all of the files, but P3D didn't register them. I had to manually move them to the appropriate folders.

**YoYo** · September 23rd, 2018, 00:15

Originally Posted by SkippyBing

YoYo,

Great shots! If anyone's wondering around the slightly lighter square the under wing roundel

Right! Good to know.

Originally Posted by SkippyBing

Let me know if you're still having problems with the throttle!

The problem exists still, I haven't idea why?
It looks like this and I havent for 100% double saved throttle axis. I use FSUIPC full version also.
See this: https://youtu.be/69anXA5mE8c (throttle lever always comes back).

Btw. I see tail wheel on/off works, Is it any indicator for this?

**SkippyBing** · September 23rd, 2018, 01:58

Originally Posted by YoYo

The problem exists still, I haven't idea why?
It looks like this and I havent for 100% double saved throttle axis. I use FSUIPC full version also.
See this: https://youtu.be/69anXA5mE8c (throttle lever always comes back).

Btw. I see tail wheel on/off works, Is it any indicator for this?

Hi,

It looks like FSUIPC and the engine gauge are conflicting. Basically the engine gauge stops you exceeding +15" of boost in either supercharger mode.
In your video the boost needle seems to be going above 15" when FSUIPC has the throttle, I think the problem should get better the higher you get.

If you can set FSUIPC to ignore the throttle for the Firefly that should solve the problem. Alternatively I can make the gauge control of the throttle selectable, but that would mean you'd have a lot more power at low level than is realistic. Or the engine would blow up.

Re the tail wheel, do you mean the lock? That did confuse me as I know it can be locked, but the pilot's notes don't tell you where the control for it is, and I can't see anything that could be it in the diagrams!

**SkippyBing** · September 23rd, 2018, 02:07

Originally Posted by DennyA

Awesome plane! Thanks for doing a less mainstream plane. (Though I'm psyched for your Seafire as well!)

One minor issue: When I chose a folder on the drive where I store my P3D v4.3 addon planes for installing (since my "documents" folder is on a spinning hard drive instead of an SSD), the installer copied all of the files, but P3D didn't register them. I had to manually move them to the appropriate folders.

Thanks Denny!

For future releases I'll see if I can make the installer use a more appropriate folder structure if you're not installing to the Add-ons folder.

**YoYo** · September 23rd, 2018, 03:37

Originally Posted by SkippyBing

Hi,

It looks like FSUIPC and the engine gauge are conflicting. Basically the engine gauge stops you exceeding +15" of boost in either supercharger mode.
In your video the boost needle seems to be going above 15" when FSUIPC has the throttle, I think the problem should get better the higher you get.

If you can set FSUIPC to ignore the throttle for the Firefly that should solve the problem. Alternatively I can make the gauge control of the throttle selectable, but that would mean you'd have a lot more power at low level than is realistic. Or the engine would blow up.

Re the tail wheel, do you mean the lock? That did confuse me as I know it can be locked, but the pilot's notes don't tell you where the control for it is, and I can't see anything that could be it in the diagrams!

Ok solved by creating FSUPIC profile only for Firefly and "ignore axis" for this profile was checked.
Now I can use the throttle.