Kirk Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I had the nicest landing going last night. Light snow, bit of a crosswind, got the centerline where it should be. Descending, descending, slowing, descending, flare and CRASH! I didn't know what happened. Maybe a problem with the sim? I googled "prepar3d good landing but crashed" and nothing was returned. Then it hit me... I'm flying a new and unfamiliar aircraft - a C210 Centurion. Which has landing gear. Doh! Prepar3d v4: HP Omen Desktop. Intel Core i7-8700K (6 Core, 3.7GHz), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (11GB dedicated GDDR5X), 16GB RAM, 2TB Hard Drive, 1TB SSD, 512GB SSD, Windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnuss Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 GUMPF Gas (Fuel Selector on fullest tank, or both) Undercarriage (Landing Gear Down) Mixture (Full rich, if near sea level, otherwise enrichened some from cruise) Prop (Full Forward) Flaps (Set as needed) Larry N. As Skylab would say: Remember: Aviation is NOT an exact Science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Surely the aircraft has a low-rpm siren attached to the throttle? Low engine rpm triggers a `gear not down` warning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnuss Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 That's a good point. He was probably carrying more than 12"-13" MP, and didn't have full flaps, thus negating the gear warning horn. Kirk, a long drag-it-in approach isn't exactly the best way -- you heard, er, failed to hear, part of the reason why. Larry N. As Skylab would say: Remember: Aviation is NOT an exact Science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 Actually I did hear the warning. I thought it was a stall warning, which didn't bother me as I wasn't too far off the ground. Prepar3d v4: HP Omen Desktop. Intel Core i7-8700K (6 Core, 3.7GHz), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (11GB dedicated GDDR5X), 16GB RAM, 2TB Hard Drive, 1TB SSD, 512GB SSD, Windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnuss Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 So I guessed wrong. Sorry. Well, guess you've learned something else. Larry N. As Skylab would say: Remember: Aviation is NOT an exact Science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 Maybe you guessed exactly right, Larry. Turns out the warning that I heard wasn't for the missing landing gear but, rather, when I brought the throttle back to idle. I noticed that as I was parking the aircraft. Idle throttle = warning sound. So, what was meant as a kind of tongue in cheek humorous post has turned into a learning thread. LOL. Thanks, guys! Prepar3d v4: HP Omen Desktop. Intel Core i7-8700K (6 Core, 3.7GHz), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (11GB dedicated GDDR5X), 16GB RAM, 2TB Hard Drive, 1TB SSD, 512GB SSD, Windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnuss Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Idle throttle = warning sound. Only if the gear is up, I hope, unless you were moving at a pretty good clip while taxiing and heard a stall warning (I've had a couple of FS aircraft do that -- 'taint right). In the C-210 there should be a gear warning that sounds if the gear is UP, AND the flaps are at full, OR if the throttle is reduced to around 12"-13" MP or less; AND there should be a stall warning if the aircraft is within 5-10 kts of stall speed (depends on how that one is calibrated), gear up (would also get the gear horn unless higher power) OR down. There should NOT be a horn just because of going to idle, in and of itself. The two sounds shouldn't be the same, if the developer did it right. Larry N. As Skylab would say: Remember: Aviation is NOT an exact Science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 Ahhh. OK. I think it might be a problem then with the aircraft. Now I'm curious so I'll do some testing tonight. But yeah... while sitting on a taxiway with the throttle at idle there's a distinct warning sound (horn?) but as soon as the throttle is pushed in, even a little, the warning stops. Prepar3d v4: HP Omen Desktop. Intel Core i7-8700K (6 Core, 3.7GHz), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (11GB dedicated GDDR5X), 16GB RAM, 2TB Hard Drive, 1TB SSD, 512GB SSD, Windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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