C-97

**ZsoltB** · April 14th, 2015, 10:45

**Tuor2112** · April 14th, 2015, 10:48

Ah I wasn't clicking on ALT etc on the left hand side! But still no joy with the altitude and radar altitude.They just read zero.

***WarHorse47*** · April 14th, 2015, 10:51

Originally Posted by Tuor2112

Ah I wasn't clicking on ALT etc on the left hand side! But still no joy with the altitude and radar altitude.They just read zero.

Same here... No altitude reading.

**DaveB** · April 14th, 2015, 11:12

I'm sure someone will jump in here but in the meantime.. I'm not quite sure what problem you're seeing with the radar altitude. Are you saying that it reads zero all the time? I know I've seen this working each time I've taken off. Can't remember what it's 'terminal' or cut-off altitude is but it certainly wound up as I was in the climb. With altitude 'in flight'.. you can either select one of the pre-determined altitudes.. 5K, 10K e t c or dial-in a given altitude on the RH side of the gauge with your mouse. You then hit ALT on the LH side and it will climb to that altitude.

Off for another look

EDIT: Zsolt.. have you been up all night painting!!
ATB
DaveB

**Wings of Gold** · April 14th, 2015, 11:16

Update: by process of elimination I have discovered that the "fsx_event_logger.gau" is what got screwed up. If someone knows how to rectify my issue with it (in the "fsx.cfg" file entry?) please speak up. I merely removed mine to get the C-97 operable, but I'm sure this missing gauge now precludes a bunch of functionality. Bill

**Tuor2112** · April 14th, 2015, 11:22

Autopilot all good now but altitude gauge and radar altitude gauge read zero all the time.

**DaveB** · April 14th, 2015, 11:28

I see what you mean now.. the Altimeter itself remains at zero. Yup.. mine does too. The pressure control isn't active yet either. I'm sure they guys know about this.. it IS a beta after all

My radio alt works fine all the way up to it's 800ft limit so I'm not sure why you're not seeing that. Some of the controls on the shift+4 overhead aren't working yet but again.. as this is still in beta, I expect them to be functional in future updates.

You can still see exactly what altitude you're at in the far LH overhead so all is not lost. If the radalt becomes active while you're flying.. you'd better be landing!!

ATB
DaveB

***jankees*** · April 14th, 2015, 11:33

wow, it's a big bird!

she handles as she looks, like a whale!

funny, I never bought the A2A whale, because I thought it looked so ugly, but now I find myself liking this one...weird..

**DaveB** · April 14th, 2015, 11:38

You watch that paint doesn't run!!

No.. I was never really tempted by the A2A model either though I've had Greg Peppers model on my HD for years. I didn't like the idea of blowing an engine up if I didn't do things correctly!! I like stuff like this.. jump in and have fun without a fortnight at ground school. Nothing against those who enjoy that sort of thing but it's not for me

BTW.. I've already seen someone enquiring about an Israeli Air Force paint over at CBFS!!

ATB
DaveB

**ZsoltB** · April 14th, 2015, 12:10

**ce_zeta** · April 14th, 2015, 12:47

Fantastic!!! Ready to test!!!

Nice repaint Jan!!!

Zsolt, where we can download your repaints?

**TuFun** · April 14th, 2015, 12:48

One of the top award shows! Awesome!

**ZsoltB** · April 14th, 2015, 13:15

Thank you!

Paints soon here!

***Roger*** · April 14th, 2015, 13:28

Looks beautiful, sounds beautiful and flies beautiful too

**dvj** · April 14th, 2015, 15:38

The fun is just starting.....

**txnetcop** · April 14th, 2015, 15:41

I love this plane almost as much as the A2A 377. Incredible sound TuFun!
Ted

**Ian Warren** · April 14th, 2015, 16:15

I do like Zsolt attack with his paint brush ... almost like he was stirring the paint before the C-97 dried

**Ian Warren** · April 14th, 2015, 16:20

Originally Posted by jankees

funny, I never bought the A2A whale, because I thought it looked so ugly, but now I find myself liking this one...weird..

JK You would love the A2A then , but this one I want to try some off the exotic inflight refueling , would make for some Oresome screens !

**JimmyRFR** · April 14th, 2015, 20:48

dvj, that is a nice shot! What scenery is that?

On that topic, I'm looking for some decent scenery that would fit with the era the KC-97 would of been used in. Anyone have any ideas?

**Mach3DS** · April 14th, 2015, 21:11

I noticed there's no bump map for no.3 texture (vertical stab, engines, pylons and fuel tanks)? I realize this is a beta, so is there a bump.coming or should I make one?

will it even work if I do?

**Alan_A** · April 14th, 2015, 21:37

She's a beast, all right - but a beast with personality, which is all I ask for in a beast.

Just had time for a brief circuit at KADW in P3D 2.5. She handles nicely and the sounds are terrific. I did notice she's very hard to get rolling from a full stop. Reducing the fuel load seemed to help and maybe the taxi friction is what goes normally with a full load. However, I've had the same issue in P3D with a few other aircraft, notably the A2A B-17, so I mention it here for what it's worth. I have Accu-Feel running so I need to test with that turned off as well. More work to do but I'd be interested to know if others have seen the same behavior.

My testing time is limited over the next few days but I'll report back as best I can.

Bottom line: really a pleasure, looking forward to updates and to my eventual freighter....

**TuFun** · April 14th, 2015, 21:44

Originally Posted by zsoltquack

engine smoke and then will be?

Started coding the engine smoke today. Had to study up on xml coding. Each radial will have its own smoke control by throttle.

**dvj** · April 14th, 2015, 21:54

Originally Posted by JimmyRFR

dvj, that is a nice shot! What scenery is that?

On that topic, I'm looking for some decent scenery that would fit with the era the KC-97 would of been used in. Anyone have any ideas?

"Secret" Death Valley base. I think I found it on Flightsim.com or Avsim last year. Great for flying to and from Edwards for test flights. You also get a special ops training base for helos or STOL.

**dvj** · April 14th, 2015, 21:56

Originally Posted by Alan_A

She's a beast, all right - but a beast with personality, which is all I ask for in a beast.

Just had time for a brief circuit at KADW in P3D 2.5. She handles nicely and the sounds are terrific. I did notice she's very hard to get rolling from a full stop. Reducing the fuel load seemed to help and maybe the taxi friction is what goes normally with a full load. However, I've had the same issue in P3D with a few other aircraft, notably the A2A B-17, so I mention it here for what it's worth. I have Accu-Feel running so I need to test with that turned off as well. More work to do but I'd be interested to know if others have seen the same behavior.

My testing time is limited over the next few days but I'll report back as best I can.

Bottom line: really a pleasure, looking forward to updates and to my eventual freighter....

FSX/DX10 no rolling start problem I can see. Feels heavy, which is what we would expect.