DM trident.

[spot]

HI all.
Im sure I will be Flooded with answers.. Im new to the Trident. Please where are the pitot heat switches

[DaveB]

As I remember Spot.. they're on the OHP

ATB
DaveB

[TSR2]

Hi Spot,

Overhead panel on the left hand side next to the ice inspection lamp switch. The two switches are side by side and im sure its the right hand one of the two.

[spot]

OK thanks for that gents.. cant see for looking.
Brian..

[WhisperJet]

Brian,

just in case you don't know it already -
allow me to recommend you David Maltby's great website, helpful in many ways...

http://dmflightsim.co.uk/hs121_trident.htm

You'll also find a link to a comprehensive manual...

http://dmflightsim.co.uk/html/Trident/Manual.htm

Best wishes,

Nick

[ksgy]

Hey guys,

I'm trying to reach David at david at dmflightsim dot co dot uk, creator of the Trident, but no response from him for months. I'd like to convert his plane to X-Plane, but not without his permission.

Do you know where can I contact him?

Thanks in advance,
Regards,
Mihaly

[guym-p]

Mihaly —

You may know this already: when converting aircraft from FS/FSX to X-Plane it's only the 3D model that carries over. Everything else, in particular the flight model, animations and any plug-in programming would have to be made from scratch. Obviously, inheriting a 3D model would save a shed-load of time and effort, but a lot of work remains. More like re-engineering than a simple conversion. The Dawson/Virtavia Boeing C-17 Globemaster for X-Plane is a perfect example of this.

Did you know that Michael Wilson made a Trident for X-Plane? He originally intended it as payware in 2006, with what would have been one of the first ever 3D cockpits in X-Plane, but found himself with far too much in development at the same time. During a brutal consolidation of current projects in 2009, he decided to release it as freeware as it was until he had time to finish it.

There's a video here. Bear in mind it's over 3 years old and in X-Plane 9:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND50AcTeQe0

Guy.

[ksgy]

Hi Guy,

Yes, I know that model, but It's very unfinished. We're already had a Plane-Maker model before the conversion. The conversion of course applies only to 3D model.

All the animations were finished in a week. Comparing that to a full 3D modelling, texturing and animation, it's much time-saver method. Especially when you have 3D model and textures

I don't have much time (like when An-2 was made few years ago) that's why we decided about the conversion.

Anyway, thanks and hope some day Mike Wilson can finish his trident as well

Mihaly