'Sticky' Sunderlands

[Davecook]

In view of the heatwave in Europe at the moment I was looking to cool down by heading for the water. I wanted to take one of my Sunderlands for long lazy spin but the damned thing just will not take off! I don't recall having problems in the past, it used to fly beautifully. Now, it appears that as it gains any sort of speed (+20 knots?) all the controls freeze. It is fine for taxiing, spins like a top, but as soon as I hit the throttles all the controls return to neutral - even the trim. Internal controls such as the yoke and the rudder pedals freeze - even the co-pilots head, which is synchronized to the rudder, stops moving. I have checked to make sure the autopilot is off but I can't think of anything which would kick in to lock my controls. Any ideas anyone?

Best regards,

Dave.

[mallcott]

In view of the heatwave in Europe at the moment I was looking to cool down by heading for the water. I wanted to take one of my Sunderlands for long lazy spin but the damned thing just will not take off! I don't recall having problems in the past, it used to fly beautifully. Now, it appears that as it gains any sort of speed (+20 knots?) all the controls freeze. It is fine for taxiing, spins like a top, but as soon as I hit the throttles all the controls return to neutral - even the trim. Internal controls such as the yoke and the rudder pedals freeze - even the co-pilots head, which is synchronized to the rudder, stops moving. I have checked to make sure the autopilot is off but I can't think of anything which would kick in to lock my controls. Any ideas anyone?

Best regards,

Dave.

 

Checked for duplicate control assignments?

Precisely WHICH Sunderland are you talking about? Link?

[keefpee]

Check your G levels in your cfg, I have found that if the g level is exceeded trims & controls go back to zero. So you might have to increase those values. Not sure which ones take precedent, so might have to change the air file values too. Good luck.

Keith

[Davecook]

Thanks for your inputs guys, unfortunately your suggestions didn't solve the problem. I am going to have to dig deeper ...

[napamule2]

You have a top notch PC according to your specs. Then you install FSX Deluxe, and SP1, and SP2, and Acceleration. Poof! There went your specs - shot in the arse by bad install of FSX. Hope this gives you a hint (SP1+SP2+Accel=Disaster?).

Chuck B

Napamule

[f16jockey_2]

As you don’t want to name the addon: does it happen with all aircraft?

 

Wim

[Davecook]

Napamule, can't agree with you there son. My FSX works extremely well, if I don't reign it back to 35 fps I can get over 150 fps in low AI areas (I have a lot of AI from the WWII sceneries I build). I have even just added the 3 Saitek / Logitec panels - switch panel, autopilot and radio, never had so much fun with my clothes on. True, it has taken me a lot of fine tuning to get everything working as it should, a lot of time reading on this forum (thanks to all who contribute your hard-won experience) but no complaints at all, my FSX rocks!

[Davecook]

Wim, thanks for your interest. The addons are:

* Shorts Sunderland MkIII - Textures AIRFIX plastic model by Enrique Medal, model by Stuart Green, air file by James Banks,

and

* Sunderland MkIIIA, originally by Ted Kaniuka, updated for FS2004 by Shessi of SOH, further updated by Michael Pook for FSX.

This problem only occurs with these two aircraft.

[tiger1962]

If it's only happening with these two Sunderlands it could be an Airctaft.cfg [contact_points] issue - Chuck (Napamule2) is the man to ask about that.

 

You could also try the FSUIPC dynamic friction mod if you haven't already done it:

 

In the Modules folder, open the FSUIPC Documents folder and unzip Example LUA plugins.zip.

Move the DynamicFriction.lua file into the main Modules folder.

Open FSUIPC4.ini with Notepad and add the following lines to the bottom of the document:

 

[Auto]

1=Lua DynamicFriction

 

[LuaFiles]

1=DynamicFriction

 

Save and close the FSUIPC4.ini document.

 

This mod improves ground handling up to Rotate speed on take off, it should also work on water.

[f16jockey_2]

Hi Dave,

 

I located and installed both Sunderlands, and I can't replicate the problem.

On my install, both take off at +/-100 kts, with 20° of flaps and a little bit of elevator trim.

 

I did no tweaks wso.

 

Wim