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== Aircraft help == | == Aircraft help == | ||
=== Controls === | === Controls === | ||
{| class=" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Key | ! Key | ||
!Function | ! Function | ||
|- | |- | ||
|d | | {{key press|d}} | ||
|Open/Close Door | | Open/Close Door | ||
|- | |- | ||
|s | | {{key press|s}} | ||
|Start engine | | Start engine | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Ctrl | | {{key press|Ctrl|o}} | ||
|Start/Stop aerotowing | | Start/Stop aerotowing | ||
|} | |} | ||
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=== Pilot Check List === | === Pilot Check List === | ||
# | ==== Pre start ==== | ||
# | # Chocks on | ||
# | # Check fuel quantity | ||
# | # Check controls movements | ||
# | |||
# | ==== Start ==== | ||
# | # Switch fuel on | ||
# | # Check magneto off | ||
# | # Swing prop | ||
# | # Switch magneto to both | ||
# | # Swing prop | ||
# Chocks away | |||
# Check oil pressure | |||
# Check door close | |||
# S-taxi to runway | # S-taxi to runway | ||
# | |||
# | ==== Take off ==== | ||
# | # Check all clear | ||
# | # Throttle to 1400 rpm | ||
# | # Check tachometer | ||
# | # Ease throttle forward | ||
# | # At 100 feet ease tail up | ||
# | # Stick to neutral | ||
# | # Stick back pressure to 10 feet altitude | ||
# | # Stick neutral again | ||
# | # Climb | ||
# | # Fly | ||
# | |||
# | ==== Landing ==== | ||
# | # Prepare to land | ||
# | # Ease throttle back | ||
# | # Check carb heater | ||
# | # Glide to runway | ||
# Clear engine with throttle | |||
# At 15 feet back pressure | |||
# At 2 feet stick all way back | |||
# No need to brake | |||
# S-taxi | # S-taxi | ||
# | # Switch magneto off | ||
=== Aerotowing === | === Aerotowing === | ||
The J3Cub is capable of [[Howto: Do aerotow over the net|aerotowing over multiplayer]] by the glider pilot pressing Ctrl | The J3Cub is capable of [[Howto: Do aerotow over the net|aerotowing over multiplayer]] by the glider pilot pressing {{key press|Ctrl|o}} while behind the Cub. | ||
== Development status/Issues/Todo == | == Development status/Issues/Todo == | ||
The aircraft was fully remodelled in April 2010 and made available as the Cub. The original low resolution model is still available as the Piper J3 Cub in FGFS version 1.9.1 and older. | The aircraft was fully remodelled in April 2010 and made available as the Cub. The original low resolution model is still available as the Piper J3 Cub in FGFS version 1.9.1 and older. | ||
=== 3D Cockpit === | |||
* | * No switches and levers available | ||
* | * Altimeter can't be adjusted with the mouse | ||
=== General === | |||
* | * Engine sound in cockpit differs only slightly from outside engine sound | ||
=== Non-bugs === | |||
* | * Pilot door is open and partly in the the wing rods - this is accurate, and how the J3 can be flown | ||
* | * Does this airplane have flaps? - no | ||
* | * No electrical system, therefore no cockpit, instrument, or aircraft lights - but there is an engine start to make it easy | ||
* | * No HUD | ||
{{Piper}} | {{Piper}} |