Royal Nepal Airlines DC-3

[johnl]

The October 2013 feature for RNA's DC-3 routes points out that "there are no paint schemes for the DC-3 in Royal Nepal Airlines livery", but this isn't quite true.

The Calclassic AI package for the DC-3 includes a Royal Nepal Airlines aircraft, and it should be possible to combine this model and texture folder with a modified version of the FS9 DC-3 flight dynamics to provide a "flyable" aircraft (take a copy of the standard DC-3 aircraft.cfg file, and replace the contact points and lights sections with the equivalent parts of the AI aircraft.cfg file (nb: keep the steering angle for point.0 the same as you use for the flyable aircraft , or you'll have trouble taxiing!).

NB: I've not tried it with this particular aircraft, but I think it ought to work...

Nepal is very scenic with lots of interesting challenges, especially given the tendency of Nepalese runways to be built across, rather than along, valleys...

[johnl]

Hmm...

Have tried it, but although it appears in the sim, I have no panel, even though it's in the folder and called up in the aircraft.cfg file.

Back to the drawing board!

[Allan_Lowson]

I'll have a go once a bit of "pirep logging and monthly records taken" housekeeping is caught up on - I've been on the road for a few days.

I actually found some colour photographs of RNA DC-3s and mused about dusting off the paintbrushes for the MAAM bird at least. The default bird is a nightmare to work on!

It's always a nuisance when something should be there and doesn't appear - or work to order.