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Old May 1st 08, 02:29 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Dudley Henriques[_2_]
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Default limit of trim = limit of travel?

Jay Honeck wrote:
I'm not sure I understand: Are you saying that you can do slow flight
in the
sim as in the real aircraft, except that you have to do it by
instruments, or
are you saying that the sim doesn't correctly simulate slow flight at all
(i.e., it can't be done)?


Sorry, I lost this thread beneath the avalanche of Bertie/Maxwell crap.
It's amazing the depths to which so-called "real" aviators can sink.

Anyway, the former is correct. Other than engine sound there is no
"feel" in the sim, so everything in slow flight mus be done on
instruments. Interestingly, we were trying to spin one of the Mustangs
(that comes with the Acceleration package), and were unable to do so.
It just would not break, even fully cross-controlled at the stall.
Perhaps Dudley can comment on this, as I was under the impression that
Mustangs would spin pretty easily.

Also, are you using the default aircraft or have you installed add-on
aircraft? For the Cessna I'm flying, I use Carenado's Cessna 182RG II
simulation, which is supposedly pretty good (vastly better than the
default
Cessna, of course).


Nope, I was referring to default aircraft.


Power off erect spin mode in a P51 is normal and recovery is normal;
similar to the T6.

Power on spins can be unrecoverable in the Mustang and you can lose
tremendous amounts of altitude. Not recommended!

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Dudley Henriques