CUSTOM CLASSICS XII
LUSCOMBE 8A SILVAIRE The Luscombe Model 8 was one of those classics in aviation that was recognized for its nice lines, good performance, and excellent flying characteristics from its inception 1n 1938. A two-place side-by-side airplane, the Model 8A was re-marketed shortly after World War II with the intention of fulfilling the airplane-in-every-garage ideal. Most of these 100 mph cruise speedsters were powered by Continental four-cylinder 65 hp engines . The best overall description of this particular Luscombe creation was simple: it was a thoroughbred! The Model 8A represented the next step in Don Luscombes pioneering work in all-metal aircraft design. In the early years of company history, he had little competition in that category, but the widespread production of all-metal military aircraft during World War II propelled several of Luscombes competitors directly into this market. Eventually the proliferation of these types drove Luscombe in bankruptcy. Today it remains popular as a classic aircraft. Thank you for selecting this model and we hope you enjoy flying it!
There is classic GA AI traffic included. The amount of aircraft AI traffic at the field is graduated so that you should start with 10% and increase till it starts to impact frame rates! We find that 50% is fine! You should always run traffic as it really adds to the sim. PANEL: There is no need for a 2d
panel therefore none are put in to obstruct the view! If you desire, the virtual cockpit pan rate can be adjusted in your main fs9.cfg file from the default 400 to 900 which allows much faster more realistic panning using the hat switch. These aircraft have been designed so that 100% zoom should be used in the Virtual Cockpit. I would highly recommend getting the great Active Camera program and setting head latency at 0.5 ! It has literally transformed our flightsimming and we couldn't fly with out it now!!!!! Pilot and Passenger: Before each flight you should add the pilot to the plane using the "O" key(normal strobe lights) You can add the optional passenger using the "/" key(normal spoiler key) Adding the passenger will cause some degradation in performance but it might be worth it..;o). DO NOT USE THE "L" KEY TO OPERATE THE LIGHTS!!! USE THE SWITCHES ON THE PANEL!!!!
Virtual Cockpit Operation: The virtual cockpit concept has been expanded
to include a complete virtual aircraft! This we call Virtual Plus or V+.
This means that by using the hotspots and Active Camera you can open the door, do
the complete walk around preflight, open the cowling, check the oil, remove tie downs etc
thus further enhancing flight simming ! Use the "Hot Spots"
assignments as shown below and you will have a new and fun experience! You can even Hand
Prop the plane after calling out "Contact" of course..;o) If you don't have
Active Camera you can still do some limited movement using the "move eyepoint"
key assignments as shown in your control assignment menu within fs2004.
Radio/CD Player Operation The Radio/CD player can be used to play your favorite music while you fly!! You can assign your own favorite sounds by going to "windowed mode" and right clicking on the each preselect AM/FMbutton! If you experience poor flight sim performance when the Silvaires are used it may be that your video card or operating system will not handle the radio/cd player. You can disable the radio/cd player by removing the radiocdl.gau file from your gauges folder! The Radio/cd player has been generously provided by Rob Clark! Thank you Rob for enriching our flight simming experience!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GPS Operation The GPS was created by Chuck Dome
and generously allowed to be used by others in small aircraft like these. It contains 3775
world wide waypoints. It comes with 3,775 waypoints The upper left
portion of the gauge displays a pointer to the chosen waypoint. To the right, the top
number simply identifies the waypoint for possible future reference. The next number
indicates the distance to the waypoint in nautical miles. The third line displays the
selected region of the world, and the fourth line displays the selected state or
nation-state. The bottom line displays the selected airport name.
The airports are arranged in the following In Chuck's words: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While you can explore the default
Maine scenery without a problem it is highly recommended that you download the excellent
Maine Airports scenery packages by Tom Constantine! He has spruced up many airports, added
traffic and in general just made them a lot more fun to fly to and from...:o) They can be found at AVSIM and the links are below. Thanks Tom and Avsim!
MAINE AIRPORTS1 MAINE AIRPORTS2 You'll need
them both. Put Passenger On Board= Push the / key...(normal spoiler key) Start Engine= Hold M and + keys
till engines catch or Control-E
A special thanks to all the
wonderful GES Guys who suffer through all the beta testing and keep us going through
the rough spots! |