FGFlightLog.org is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the latest ePilot aircraft:
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan is the second truly amphibious jsbsim aircraft for FlightGear and incorporates the ePilot innovations that you've come to expect like in-flight swappable cockpit configurations and flight control deflection A/P auto disconnect. It features a highly detailed and animated model including multiple fuselage and landing gear configurations, fowler flaps that slide on their tracks and doors that pivot on hinges. The cockpit is fully 3d functional and the aircraft is operable from startup to shutdown without opening a single dialog.
This aircraft introduces new features never before seen in FlightGear aircraft including a unique active livery system which selects from multiple fuselage and landing gear configurations depending on what livery you select. Multiple fuselage and landing gear configurations are available by manual selection as well and no reloading of the aircraft is required. Change from floats to wheels or wheels to floats or passenger to cargo configurations in mid air if you wish. The aircraft also auto-configures itself for your load location so loading on water is no problem. Compatible with all versions of FlightGear and works well under all rendering systems.
Lights and shadows are available under standard, ALS, Rembrandt and Compositor rendering systems, with animated shadows available under ALS as well as Rembrandt. Very MP friendly with all external animations observable by others on the network, including Livery over MP.
The new ePilot Checklist System is incorporated as well (introduced in the Grumman HU-16A Albatross) which not only tells you what needs doing but dynamically changes your cockpit view to look directly at and highlight the item needing attention. The FDM has been painstakingly crafted to simulate the flight characteristics of the real-life Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. A pdf flight manual and extensive in-plane help screens are included to help get you started.
There is a video available here: http://flightsimlog.org/vam/files/C208B.ogv
Happy flying!