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EHM-1442 Luis:
Hi
Some shots from Leg01 EGKK-LFAC
Take off from EGKK
Leaving Britain
La France
On Approach Rwy 06
Almost there
Is it possible to update this link on the Flogger?
Comments are wellcome
EHM-0654 Murray:
Thanks for the reminder Luis, I wanted to let our FLogger dev team know about that error on IVAO PIREP submission.
EHM-1612 Paolo:
Well, I have really enjoyed the flight, but I am quite scared about flying the Junkers again! :D The hdg maintainer doesn't work for me, it is quite hard to level it and I spent the whole time with my hand on the joystick trying to fly it properly.
I got 1150 Penalty points (I opened a door while I was flying :] I went overspeed :o I overpassed 4500fpm (don't ask me how and when because I don't know how it happened) ;D and I overpassed the 2,5Gs somehow...
EHM-1883 Matt:
--- Quote ---Message original : EHM-1612 Paolo
Well, I have really enjoyed the flight, but I am quite scared about flying the Junkers again! :D The hdg maintainer doesn't work for me, it is quite hard to level it and I spent the whole time with my hand on the joystick trying to fly it properly.
I got 1150 Penalty points (I opened a door while I was flying :] I went overspeed :o I overpassed 4500fpm (don't ask me how and when because I don't know how it happened) ;D and I overpassed the 2,5Gs somehow...
--- End quote ---
Re-did the flight today. Winds were still as fierce as last night:]
Maybe you got the G thing because of the winds? We don't notice because we fly the big stuff. Becomes more noticable when you fly a tin bucket;D
EHM-1749 Hector:
Paolo, this may help for future flights:
1. Heading: get your heading manually, then with the upper right knob set that heading and check that both cards, upper (heading setting) and lower (actual heading) in the window read the same. If you turn the AP with a big difference in headings it will turn very sharply and you will lose altitude very fast.
2. Altitude: there is a fact here: when you turn the AP on, it will maintain the last vertical speed the aircraft was at that moment and, as mentioned above, will also turn to the heading setting. These are two movements the AP will perform at the same time which may cause the aircraft to lose control very easily.
So, first get the heading manually and trim the vertical speed you want (rem no more than 3 fps). After those two parameters are constant, then turn the AP on. You will have to turn it off and on sometimes to correct the altitude. Small heading changes can be done with the uppermost right knob too.
As per the speed, it also can go high very fast. I am not 100% sure and someone could clarify this, but I think that the propellers are fixed pitch because the RPMs react to manifold pressure settings. Besides that, they react slow to the changes so you don't see the setting right there but have to wait a little bit before making more changes to avoid oversettings.
It is a very nice plane of course nothing close to modern aircrafts so one just has to admire those pilots and their magnificent flying machines.
Hope this can help.
Cheers,
Hector
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