JustFlight HS 748 Propliner Released

[IanHenry]

The new HS 748 Propliner is now available from JustFlight and it's a beauty:

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[Ian Warren]

[wombat666]

Her indoors is going to kill me but I live with fear every day!

[Mejborn]

If the actual aircraft is a beauty or not can be discussed. :-) (these engines are huge)
But I agree that the Justflight version looks very sharp and well done. That Mount Cook livery is really nice.

So has this release been tested and proven before going out on the market? I have learned to wait and sometimes month for bugs to be fixed. I´m on the waiting list for the BAC 1-11 for example.

[Martyn]

We intend to release a demo of the 1-11 and HS 748 shortly to allow you to 'try before you buy'

[Daube]

The demo is a nice addition.
That model looks quite cool I have to say. There are only two things I didn't like so much in the video:
1- the engine start: these props start turning faster than a piston engine... not sure if it's supposed to be that fast...
2- the canopy windows are milky. From the outside, the cockpit is supposed to look very dark, not very clear like in these shots.
For comparison:

[Ian Warren]

Hi ya Daube .. don't forget , your looking at a photo with a lense that will distort colour from a distance and ground heat swell and atmospheric conditions , that dose change the picture hugely.

[Martyn]

The demo is a nice addition.
That model looks quite cool I have to say. There are only two things I didn't like so much in the video:
1- the engine start: these props start turning faster than a piston engine... not sure if it's supposed to be that fast...

That video was posted before release and was created using a beta build. The prop animation at startup and shutdown has been slowed down since then.

A new video should be available soon.

[Mejborn]

Thanks for the head-up about the demos. I will wait patiently and try them when they are finished.
I hope you wait with the 1-11 demo untill the autopilot has been fixed.

[Martyn]

Yes, the 1-11 demo will be released following the update.

[Daube]

Hi ya Daube .. don't forget , your looking at a photo with a lense that will distort colour from a distance and ground heat swell and atmospheric conditions , that dose change the picture hugely.

Very valid remark indeed, it's an element that shouldn't be underestimated. Very often especially in very sunny weather, the camera lenses might produce an exagerated contrast that make the interior of the cockpit almost invisible, you're right.

However, I have spent a fair amount of time near and inside aiports watching real airplanes and I'm quite used to how it should look like.
Such milky windows and clear interiors are not something you can see in real life... excepted by night, with interior flood lights on maybe

[Bjoern]

Since Daube has led us (yet again) straight into Nitpick County:

- Switch sounds?
- Custom variable load/save functionality?
- Working wipers?
- Rain on windshield?
- Engine damage?
- VAS usage?

[bazzar]

Have you asked Just Flight?

[DaveB]

A visit to the product page actually answers some of those questions

http://www.justflight.com/product/hs-748-propliner
ATB
DaveB

[Bjoern]

Well, Martyn does hang out here, sooo...

But anyway, cross-checking with the feature list and eliminating wishful thinking, only the item dealing with VAS usage remains.

[AussieMan]

Patiently waiting to see the PK go up.

[Martyn]

Bjoern - The product has switch sounds and working wipers, and we're not aware of any VAS issues.

Pat - The paint kit is available here: http://www.justflight.com/support/hs-748/274a31b

[AussieMan]

Thanks Martyn. Last time I checked a couple of days ago it hadn't been uploaded. Now I know where to look for them I just roll with the flow.

[Martyn]

We've just updated the paint kit to address a few issues reported on our forum. You can download the latest version from the same support page.

[Timmy74]

Hello Gentlemen,

I was wondering if someone who is great at aircraft.cfg files could maybe help me out? I seem to be getting no help from Just Flight!

I would like my F-12 key to work as my "top-down view" as per a lot of aircraft I have installed and many JF aircraft too. For some reason my F-12 key for this aircraft comes up with this view (see below)



What would I need to do in my aircraft.cfg file to make F-12 as "top-down view" please and remove this awful view?

Regards,
Tim.

[AussieMan]

Tim,

F12 works fine with all my aircraft. Maybe it is something to do with your settings.

[Timmy74]

Tim,

F12 works fine with all my aircraft. Maybe it is something to do with your settings.

What settings are you talking about Pat could you please elaborate?

In the last few weeks I have installed a couple of JF aircraft (Meteor, PR-9, Dove) and the F-12 all work fine on those so why is this one different? I have uninstalled and reinstalled this aircraft a couple of times but it does not seem to fix the issue?

I am at a complete loss!?!

Cheers,
Tim.

[Timmy74]

Could this entry in my .cfg file be the casue of my issue?

[CameraDefinition.006]
Title = Passenger View
Guid = {974EC0BD-A775-479b-8F9D-BE8D5ABFAD2A}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = False
SnapPbhAdjust = SWIVEL
SnapPbhReturn = False
PanPbhAdjust = False
PanPbhReturn = False
Track = None
ShowAxis = YES
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = 0.3
SmoothZoomTime = 2.0
ZoomPanScalar = 1.0
ShowWeather = Yes
XyzAdjust = TRUE
ShowLensFlare=FALSE
Category = Cockpit
PitchPanRate=20
HeadingPanRate=60
InitialXyz=1.55, 0.45, -8.70
InitialPbh=18, 0,90

If so...? How can I go about changing it so I get F-12 to work as "Top Down View"?

Any help is most welcomed because it is doing my head in!

Cheers,
Tim.

[Timmy74]

Forget about folks all fixed!

[AussieMan]

A WIP but I have been convinced to get the paint pots out and splash a bit of paint around. This is an RAAF mid 90s Lo-Viz grey. Should be finished mid next week along with a RAN HS-748.