Regarding the The A-7 Vol. 3 (vers. 1.1) from the flightsim shop, I'm having some very strange issues... I think the A-7 has some outstanding features and the model, VC, and sound is absolutely beautiful. :salute:
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Let me preface this by saying some of these issues are strange, and I havent encountered them before with add-ons in my FSX sim (inc. Virtavia, PMDG, Aerosoft, IRIS, CaptSim, Nemeth, VRS, Carenado, Flt1, etc). I've also tried installing it as an administrator, it doesnt help. I'm really confused.
Issues:
1. Scrape Point? Does anyone know why theres a scrape point at -65' behind the plane in the contact points section? Just a mild rotation on takeoff causes this scrape point (well aft of the airplane model) to hit and stop rotation. Also, this obviously causes issues on landing too. Manually removed this line from each cfg.
2. GPWS? There are default Boeing GPWS sounds with the A-7? Not sure, but I dont think they had that. I added the GPWS inhibit text manually to each cfg.
3. Flickering Smoke? The engine smoke constantly flickers and disappears and reappears. Dont know how to fix.
4. Core FSX files corrupted? I found that installing this jet broke FSRecorder2. Upon further file diving, I found the A-7 installer created a new "dll.xml" file (and backed up the old) but it didnt add any new entries to it, it just corrupted it. I had to reinstall FSRecorder and then manually fix the dll.xml file from a backup. Not cool...
5. No Engine Damage? One of the major selling points for me was the realism with engine damage. However, I cant stall the engine, and I cant cause any damage to it no matter how long I run it at full power. Dont know how to fix.
6. Acceleration? But perhaps the most shocking thing is how quickly the jet accelerates. The engine at least feels about twice as powerful as it should be. The A-7 out accelerates the VRS F-18E?! Reduced power scaler in the .cfg to 1.00, from 1.25. Seems to help a little...
I read through all 36 pages of the release thread on SOH and no one mentioned this stuff. Forgive me if I missed something...the search feature on this forum doesnt always pick things up. But I tend to think maybe I have a bad file from flightsim pilot shop? I looked through the manual and couldnt find anything. Are these known bugs or should I contact RAZBAM in email?
PS. Ron, I hope your financial situation turns around. I know what that feels like, with my major student loans and all.... So please dont feel I'm being picky or insensitive to your products - have had the A-6 since its launch and I love it! But, regarding this A-7 experience, I would feel pretty upset if I had paid $35 for this product. $5 is still a little annoying. I'm just scratching my head on this one...looking for advice.
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