De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver: Difference between revisions

De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (view source)

1,179 bytes added , 21 December 2013

no edit summary

493

edits

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 [[File:Dhc2f-cockpit-pano.jpg|480px|thumb|center|[[Howto: Make full spherical panorama|A full spherical panorama]] of the De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver cockpit]]
+=== Flying the Beaver ===
+The Beaver is a standard aircraft on FG 1.0, and I recently had a chance to test it out. I never was able to start the ting but with some help from the aircraft help menu I finally brought the engine to life.
+The exterior model is an extremely pleasing, attractive one, complemented by the rounded dashboard pane that looks so much like the actual aircraft ( from photos ) and like a 1950s automobile. Instruments are clear and the engine controls really work.
+The engine comes life with a deep throated growl that says that this is a big husky. (Beavers don't growl).
+As the aircraft rolls down the runway, a quick tap on the enter key keeps the tail line as it comes up, and we are climbing strongly.
+If handling mimicks the actual aircraft, handling is very pleasant, stable in flight, in turns, and capable of slow flight, without any unpleasantness. I was even able to fly hands off without the autopilot when climbing as I attempted to get a nice screenshot of the airplane.
+The only thing better would be a float model, which I must try next.
+It really handles well, like all DH aircraft, possibly a family trait?
+(Pictures to follow)
 == Aircraft help ==