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Post by Tom Goodrick on Sept 6, 2009 23:04:23 GMT -5
You can always revert back to FS9 for short checks where the Landing Speed Gauge on my site will trap your touchdown speeds. It may be possible to move that gauge into FSX. Some people have reported they have done that with several of my gauges. The landing Speed gauge is nothing to fear. It is a pop-up gauge you activate by shft+n before beginning your approach. It can be moved to any inconspicuous portion of the screen. After landing but before you come to a complete halt, pause and check the numbers. It works on any aircraft.
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Post by Allen Peterson on Sept 7, 2009 15:23:52 GMT -5
Hi Tom, I made an Excel chart to record flap drag and pitch, flap lift, and gear drag and pitch from AAM as a reference for all of the prop and turbo-prop planes that I fly. I noticed that the 172, 182 and Cherokee all have flap pitch of -0.04, and they do balloon up when the flaps are lowered. So, should I change the pitch to 0.0, or give it a small down pitch like 0.005? I have no idea what the real plane does. I've been testing it by flying on AP with HDG and ALT, throttling back to the flaps extension speed and then watching what happens when I lower the flaps.
Flame, all of Tom's digital gauges that I'v tried work in FSX.
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Post by flaminghotsauce on Sept 7, 2009 16:18:38 GMT -5
I was landing the Baron today, and I remembered to watch the speed. I was in nearly no wind, and had two notches of flaps. I touched down about 78 kts, which seems fast. I should probably put down the last notch with such light wind, but it worked out okay.
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Post by Tom Goodrick on Sept 7, 2009 21:17:08 GMT -5
So Flame, what was your vertical rate (fpm) at touchdown? The gauge will tell you. Allen has just said he has moved all my xml gauges into FSX. Just download the gauge, put it in a "Digital" subfolder of the FSX Gauges Folder and fly it.
Instructions come with the gauge. Here's a short summary. In the panel.cfg file add:
[Window Titles] Window04=Landing
[Window04] size=98,88 BACKGROUND_COLOR=2,2,2 Position=2 visible=0 ident=Landing
gauge00=Digital!LandSpd,0,0
Do this in FS9 and there will be no trouble. If it seems to not work right in FSX, contact Allen.
Allen, I would change the -.004 to +.002 on those Cessnas. That's what I did. They seem right to me. I have several dozen hours in the 172.
Flame, I'd be happy with that landing in the Baron 58. But how much rubber you lose depends on the vertical rate. -100 to -200 fpm is good.
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Post by Allen Peterson on Sept 8, 2009 0:20:47 GMT -5
Thanks, Tom. Flame, don't forget the land.bmp file, make sure you put it in the folder too.
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Post by Tom Goodrick on Sept 8, 2009 9:19:58 GMT -5
There is no concern for that if you do the normal procedure with my download. Do not copy individual files. Copy the Gauges Folder from the Download into your main FS9 folder and into your main FSX folder. Everything will get where it must go by this one copy command.
The only extra work is setting up the lines in the panel.cfg file. Once that is done for one aircraft, it is easy to copy them into the panel.cfg files for other aircraft.
Only then can you boast about a smooth landing such as my landing the other day in the Astra SP at 113.1 KIAS and -50 fpm. (Trying for a touchdown at less than -100 fpm is not advised. They just happen now and then.) I have been keeping all landing data in a spreadsheet for several months so I can look at stats.
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