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Razbam Metroliner Power fail, no power

Thanks for your efforts, Bjoern, and no problem posting the link - I put it on Steam, too. Not much use doing a guide if no-one knows where it is!

The crossfeed control info was in the manual :encouragement:
 
Ah, the manual. Telling half of what you oughta know and too much of what you don't need to know.
 
My thoughts exactly.

Makes me rather concerned about the Razbam DCS AV-8B I just bought! Their FSX Harrier left quite a lot to be desired, at least in the area of the flight dynamics. I did like the manual for that, but it also didn't include much that would have helped fly the thing.

Anyway, going a bit OT here. I really like the Metroliner, and especially in VR, it's a really nice cockpit to fly from. I remember during beta testing for Air Hauler one of the team said they had flown the type and that it wasn't the most stable platform, with too long a fuselage and too short wings - so I steered clear until a short time ago, which is a shame as I actually like it and hope to use it a lot in Air Hauler 2. Once I have it painted in the company colours, of course! :smile-new:
 
The real deal's pilots say that it's really nice to fly when it doesn't try to kill you (SAS system, nose wheel steering). And it survives the odd hard landing.

RAZBAM's rendition has excellent handling and it's a joy to fly. NWS reliability isn't an issue, but low approach speed still can turn a bad day worse. :engel016:
 
Hmm, I can't find a way to edit my post above - I have decided to close my YouTube channel, so that video is no longer available, but the guide, and others I have done and will do in future, will remain available to view.

Regarding the Metroliner - I think the guy was possibly referring to earlier marks - I understand the wings were made longer on the III. Maybe the fuselage was shorter as well as the wings, on previous versions? I did read about the updates but I read so much, hard to hold it all in! :untroubled:

I know he was talking mainly about landing the aircraft, but this was about 10 years ago, so I can't remember his exact comments now.
 
I can never get the various models and the sequence of their introduction to the market right either. Quite a hodgepodge.

The Metro III has longer wings, yes, but in their infitinite wisdom, Fairchild forgot to move the ailerons outboard as well, resulting in a very poor roll rate.


P.S: Check Davethepilot's videos on Youtube. Former Metro driver with lots of great, digitally taped flights in the bird.
 
Bjoern said:
...in their infitinite wisdom, Fairchild forgot to move the ailerons outboard as well, resulting in a very poor roll rate.
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Hm, having flown the Metro III I definitely can't confirm the rumors about the 'very poor roll rate', neither in the real one or in the RAZBAM version.
 
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