FSX PBY5a [Mike Stone's]

[bmw1984]

Floats slaved to Tailhook function - not working...

[simmerdr]

Hi:

You are correct. The Tailhook function does not seem to work for the ported FSX version even when a key is assigned.

Have you considered the Aerosoft PBY Catalina? Just a suggestion. That's a fantastic add-on for this classic aircraft...if you are a fan of it. The Mike Stone version is very dated, anyway, w/ no realistic panel.

[Mark Hurst]

Try adding this to aircraft.cfg:

[hydraulic_system]
normal_pressure=500

[bmw1984]

Mark; Thank you very much!! That did the "fix"

Regards; Vern.

[bmw1984]

"simmerdr" a good panel can be found at pby5kmpn.zip - quite realistic.

[Mark Hurst]

Mark; Thank you very much!! That did the "fix"

Great! It fixes this problem too, which is when I discovered it!

[simmerdr]

Mark:

Thanks. Good to know.

BTW, as I was fixing the

[hydraulic_system]
normal_pressure=500

I noticed in the aircraft.cfg of this PBY

[Tailhook]
tailhook_length=1
tailhook_position=0.0, 0.0, 10.0
cable_force_adjust_1.0

The last entry should be probably cable_force_adjust=1.0

It does not matter for the wing float operation, though.

[simmerdr]

"simmerdr" a good panel can be found at pby5kmpn.zip - quite realistic.

@Vern:

Yes, that's a pretty good panel. All of Ken Mitchell's panels are actually excellent. However, that is a FS2004 panel created during pre-FSX days back in 2005 (usable in FSX). The realism of panels (and VC) has increased so much during all these years.......you can have fun anyway...

[bmw1984]

Thank you - change has been made here too.