Hi Everyone!
This is my first post on this forum !!
I'm totally in love with Buckaroo's Velocity XL,
but I have the impression the Author hasn't been active for a while;
both in the forum and with updating the plane...
and that's sad because his work is outstanding to say the least (also the Optica!).
That said, there's a few minor issues with flying his Velocity on 2019.1.1
Who knows, maybe someone may help?!?
1. The thermometer in the 3D cockpit is 1°C high compared to the 2D panel (which reports the correct temperature, I checked weather sites repetedly) - NOT really a big deal, but...
2. The COMM radios don't work (both 1 & 2): I can hear ATIS with the Cessna 172, but hear nothing in the XL - I think Gary (Buckaroo) clearly wrote somewhere that "the audio panel does little more than handle Marker Beacon sounds", or something, but still, there must be some way to re-route the ATIS audio message to the radio... is it hard to fix?
3. The Manifold Pressure reading on the EMD is "screwy" again, I think Gary had fixed this back in 2015, but on the 2018 & 2019 FG releases, the problem is back: it swings continuously 0-99 again and again.
4. The Altitude feature of the transponder, also, does not currently work... it shows FL 000 at whatever altitude you're at.
Proposals:
5. I assume Gary intended this bird to be simple/basic VFR fun-plane, but I think it would be marvellous if it could integrate the FG1000 in the empty space on the right side of the cockpit, in front of the copilot.
Even just for GPS/Map (leave the engine management to the EMD)
6. ...and maybe some simple LED's or some little logo on one of the displays to mark "AutoPilot ON (wing level - pitch hold)" or something...
I already use the FG built-in autopilot, but it's easy to forget what's ON and what's not after a while.
7. Last funny little thing: when opening the door from inside the cabin, the little ring around the door-lock button doesn't fly away with the rest of the fantastic gullwing-door... it stays floating in mid air!
I hope I haven't bored you readers with my pointless dreaming; also I understand this is a YASim model, and... maybe someone thinks this is not an "orthodox" FDM to care too much about?
... does anybody else care about this beautiful aircraft?
Looking forward for your opinions