Introducing the Avia 51

[Hurricane91]

Beautiful repaints Matt.

[nigel richards]

Alaskan 1 is done apart from Reg Nr. might just leave it as generic....

Now THAT'S the one I was looking for! Great going, she's a doll.

[Hurricane91]

Milton, with the Edos, this airplane looks "right". Great work by you, Nigel and Matt.

[Milton Shupe]

Milton, with the Edos, this airplane looks "right". Great work by you, Nigel and Matt.

Thank you sir. The floats/amphibs came right off the D18S with no scaling or narrowing required. Set the longitudinal position, height and angle, adjusted the rigging, brought in the textures, then setup the new model and flight model to handle wheels and floats. Worked out pretty well over about 30 hours work; I was very surprised.

The floats originally were built by "Lionheart" and were donated to me for the D18S. But even after some mods there and a few here ... it still has Lionheart fingerprints. Thanks Bill.

[Milton Shupe]

It took a little "dognacity" and grunt work, but in the end, it turned out well in FS9 and FSX.

The textures are temporary.

[SADT]

It took a little "dognacity" and grunt work, but in the end, it turned out well in FS9 and FSX.

The textures are temporary.

Hi Milton!

Wow! Thanks for putting the '51 on floats. It looks awesome - and powerful. Almost like what a De Havilland Triple-Otter might look like. Thanks again.

Craig. :-)

By the way, does it come in amphibious, and straight floats, or just straight floats? :-)

[JoHubb]

I've been flying the Avia 51 (wheeled version) around Poland on a VFR tour. Apart from her superb finish both externally and internally she flies like a dream. I love the girl and the red velour!

I couldn't make the Sperry work but who needs it? With power, pitch and trim set, this lady flies herself. All she needs is fuel, oil, and the occasional touch on the yoke to keep her on track. I've been flying low and slow since FS95 and I find this aeroplane to be the most stable yet.

Amazing stuff, Milton and team. Thanks a bunch!

John

[Milton Shupe]

Hi Milton!

Wow! Thanks for putting the '51 on floats. It looks awesome - and powerful. Almost like what a De Havilland Triple-Otter might look like. Thanks again.

Craig. :-)

By the way, does it come in amphibious, and straight floats, or just straight floats? :-)

Thanks, just straight floats for now. If there is a call for the amphibs, I will try to work that in.

[Milton Shupe]

I've been flying the Avia 51 (wheeled version) around Poland on a VFR tour. Apart from her superb finish both externally and internally she flies like a dream. I love the girl and the red velour!

I couldn't make the Sperry work but who needs it? With power, pitch and trim set, this lady flies herself. All she needs is fuel, oil, and the occasional touch on the yoke to keep her on track. I've been flying low and slow since FS95 and I find this aeroplane to be the most stable yet.

Amazing stuff, Milton and team. Thanks a bunch!

John

Well thank you John; I appreciate those comments. The team can be proud of their work on this one.

I have to agree on the on the Sperry ... more hassle for me than its worth. Trim and go. :-)

Sometimes the Sperry works for me, sometimes not.

These are the autopilot section settings I use that seem to work most of the time. LOL

[autopilot]
autopilot_available = 1
flight_director_available = 0
default_vertical_speed = 820
autothrottle_available = 0
autothrottle_arming_required = 0
autothrottle_takeoff_ga = 1
autothrottle_max_rpm = 90
pitch_takeoff_ga = 8
default_pitch_mode =1
default_bank_mode =2
max_pitch = 10
max_pitch_acceleration = 1
max_pitch_velocity_lo_alt = 2
max_pitch_velocity_hi_alt = 1.5
max_pitch_velocity_lo_alt_breakpoint = 20000
max_pitch_velocity_hi_alt_breakpoint = 28000
max_bank= 25
max_bank_acceleration = 1.8
max_bank_velocity = 3
max_throttle_rate = 0.1
nav_proportional_control = 9
nav_integrator_control = 0.25
nav_derivative_control = 0
nav_integrator_boundary = 2.5
nav_derivative_boundary = 0
gs_proportional_control = 9.52
gs_integrator_control = 0.26
gs_derivative_control = 0
gs_integrator_boundary = 0.7
gs_derivative_boundary = 0
yaw_damper_gain = 0

[Milton Shupe]

Okay, this one was a bit more agreeable with less fighting than the float version.

Textures are temporary.

Now to work on the FSX side.

[nigel richards]

Thanks, just straight floats for now. If there is a call for the amphibs, I will try to work that in.

What's Hawaii like. this time o' the year?...

Awright then, New Zealand!

[Milton Shupe]

Well, I think this is appropriate ... Matt's textures match the raw float textures pretty well.

EDIT: NZ? You bet!

[TuFun]

and now #2 is well underway..... Blue, Gold, and Silver gonna get utilised here......

This one and the Trans-Canadian... beautiful work Matt!

[Matt Wynn]

This one and the Trans-Canadian... beautiful work Matt!

and i ain't done yet either still working a rather erm...... unique scheme....

[nigel richards]

Well, I think this is appropriate ... Matt's textures match the raw float textures pretty well.

EDIT: NZ? You bet!

Ahh yes! Matt's civil textures are just the job, much better than the military version.

Now, ...where'd I put those Maori - Kiwi designs?...Pete?, Wing?...