Simmers Sky Project MD-11

[miatamariner]

I just downloadfed and installed subject aitrcraft modified by Ken Wigginton. When I tried to execute the FSX pushback function via my keyboard using the Shift +P key combo, I got an error message saying that this aircraft could not respond to this function. First I've ever run into this with any of my 80+ aircraft in my hangar. Anyone know how to correct this?

[mrzippy]

Is your aircraft nose wheel on the proper spot?  If your engines are running try some reverse thrust to see if it will back up.  If the 

aircraft is too close to the building, then the tug has no room to hook up to the nose wheel.

[f16jockey_2]

This is most likely caused by the central main landing gear of the DC-10. It’s contact point is on the center line as well, makes FSX see “two nose gears” and it gets confused.

Moving the central main landing gear contact point a bit off center may (or may not) solve the problem.

 

Wim

[miatamariner]

Mr. Zippy:

Selected parking spot had no buildings nearby. Plenty of room. I tried it on several airport parking positions with the same result. 

 

F16jockey_2:

I tried changing the nose wheel lateral position from 0.00 to 0.05 as an experiment but that didn't work either. I then decided to swap the entire nose gear contact data line from the SGA DC10-30 to see what would happen. Had to adjust the vertical position as the nose wheel was now below the tarmac, but that didn't solve the problem either. At least I have GSX to perform the pushback function, which it does. Just FSX won't do it by the Shift+P keys. Strange.

My only reason for wanting to keep this aircraft is for the excellent VC that comes with it. 

 

[mrzippy]

Did you try some reverse thrust?

[miatamariner]

No I didn't, as by most standards today of a pushback, engines are not started until pushback is under way.

[mrzippy]

43 minutes ago, miatamariner said:

No I didn't, as by most standards today of a pushback, engines are not started until pushback is under way.

OK, enjoy your time at the gate!

[miatamariner]

1 hour ago, mrzippy said:

OK, enjoy your time at the gate!

The cabin is air conditioned!

 

I found another MD-11 by Doug Trapp which does respond to the Shift+P command.  It is the Fedex MD-11F but on this model, ,the port side large cargo door doesn't function. Oh well, I've also  got the SGA DC10-30F for which everything does work! 

[f16jockey_2]

19 hours ago, miatamariner said:

F16jockey_2:

I tried changing the nose wheel lateral position from 0.00 to 0.05 as an experiment but that didn't work either.

 

The nose wheel should be left untouched.

Apply the change to  the central main gear instead, as stated in my previous post.

 

Wim

[f16jockey_2]

1 hour ago, f16jockey_2 said:

 

The nose wheel should be left untouched.

Apply the change to  the central main gear instead, as stated in my previous post.

 

 

Didn't realize this was freeware.

I downloaded the package from this site, installed and applied my suggested mod (point.3).

 

[contact_points]
point.0=1, 75.42, 0.00, -15.50, 1181.1, 0, 2.220, 70.0, 1.43, 2.0, 0.8235, 7.0, 8.0, 0, 185.0, 250.0 //nose
point.1=1, -7.50, -18.00, -15.80, 1574.8, 1, 2.520, 0.0, 1.15, 2.8, 0.8470, 8.1, 10.1, 2, 185.0, 250.0 //left main
point.2=1, -7.50, 18.00, -15.80, 1574.8, 2, 2.520, 0.0, 1.15, 2.8, 0.8470, 8.1, 10.1, 3, 185.0, 250.0 //right main
point.3=1, -7.75, 0.05, -15.60, 1574.8, 0, 2.520, 0.0, 1.55, 2.8, 0.8470, 8.1, 10.1, 0, 185.0, 250.0 //center main

Pushback with <Shift> P works as it should.

 

Wim

[miatamariner]

OK, my misunderstanding. I applied the offset to the main center gear and indeed the aircraft now responds to Shift+P for pushback. Thanks