Classic British Flight Sim

Hope a few pilots are going to try out the Britannia?, superb work by Fraser, very well done!.
I'm doing a bit of training at the moment and every thing seems to function correctly, she's a bloody handful and not easy to keep below overspeed during climb out, but apart from that no problems, a real classic. :dance:

robbie

Hi Robbie,

Thanks for that

Just a thought, did/do you have the previous Britannia panel installed on your system, ie the original B175 cab file in your FS9 gauges folder? If so, either delete it or cut the new B175 cab file from the new Bristol Britannia 253/Panel folder to the FS9 gauges folder, in case there's a conflict. Otherwise I can't understand the overspeed problem as speed should build steadily to around 180 kt at 1000-1500ft/min depending on weight at 11500 CRPM/920 PRPM.

Cheers

Fraser

Quite agree Robbie, it's brilliant.
Very happy to find some short trips set up for the Brit & so I took the plunge after only a couple of training circuits. First flight done yesterday.

I also had the same experience as you with overspeed on the first training circuit.
Seems to be one of those things where if you don't fly it 'properly' it can catch you out. I had it racing away to around 350 kt & it didn't seem interested in slowing down, even with no throttle.
Still, I always jump in and try to battle my way through the extensive 'in cockpit' checklist. I only RTFM when I need to.

Now I've got more of a grip on the engine controls, it hasn't happened again.
As a trainee pilot, I'm finding it quite a handful too, but it's interesting to operate.

DM

I remember a flight from Akrotiri in, I'm sure, a Bristol Britannia. It was just by chance as we were evacuated back to Blighty (16 MU) during the Turkish Invasion of '74.

Hi Fraser,
I have only the new D/Load, so alls well there, as David said, Just need a few more circuits to get the feel of the power settings at low altitude, she tends to race up to 350 knts and with the prop cntrl panel to deal with, it's "finger going like a fiddlers elbow" so to speak.
Is it permisable to power up the A/P on line up? the warm up time caught me out a couple of times, I fly at night with real weather,AS6, normally so there's a lot to do on climb out.

Read the manual three times last night, cover to cover, it's the only way with this one. Oh, sneaky hiding place for the light panel Fraser!.

Robbie.