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erikgeo / msfs_g36_project

Improvement project for the MSFS default G36.
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Documentation #14

Open 50North4West opened 4 years ago

50North4West commented 4 years ago

We're working on adding documentation / pilots operating handbook to the mod (See dev version for current progress).

Current plans are to include the following sections from the actual POH.

  1. General
  2. Limitations
  3. Emergencies
  4. Abnormals
  5. Normals
  6. Limited performance graphs / weights / leaning procedure

Also to be included are:

  1. Install instructions
  2. FAQ's (See below)

Things that I can do but worth a discussion whether we want to include it - totally off-topic!

  1. I can create a G36 logbook that works on a flat file structure. I currently have an implementation that uses the app here https://github.com/SAHorowitz/MSFS2020-PilotPathRecorder to pull in the KML files and make a table of flights with distances, times, etc. Next step is to implement map of all my flights.
  2. Anything else cool that you guys can think off.

FAQ's

  1. after the update i can not use the switches in the cockpit. Engine running but all mfd's are black. Could be a mod/load order conflict. Make sure to remove any older version of the G36 mod and the G1000 mod. For troubleshooting purposes remove all other mods and only have the latest G1000 and G36 mod in your community folder (in the correct order). If that works, then start adding your mods again.
  2. How and where do I have to install the G1000 mod? The link is in the description. It is also a matter of dropping in the community folder. Discussion on their release is here: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/release-working-title-g1000-v0-3-1-9-3-0-compatible/288944
erikgeo commented 4 years ago

That would be awesome if you want to do that!

50North4West commented 4 years ago

Any other thoughts for what to inlcude? We can cherry pick out of the main G36 manual depending on how far we want to go I suppose?

50North4West commented 4 years ago

@TheFrett how about something like this for the documentation? Made a start... documentation.zip

50North4West commented 4 years ago

Note to Self:

File location to find Instrument ID's \Official\OneStore\fs-base-aircraft-common\ModelBehaviorDefs\Asobo\Common\Subtemplates

50North4West commented 4 years ago

Hi All

I think it would be good to add information on how to correctly set-up the aircraft in the cruise etc. with regard the ROP/LOP settings. I've been following your amazing tuning of the flight model and really impressed.

I think us armchair flight dabblers might need a little help understanding it so thought it would be a good idea to add a section; do you know if there are any resources / youtube's that I can watch to get something written?

erikgeo commented 4 years ago

Are you following the discussion in the main thread? Gotta admit some of the things are beyond me. Have to dig the theory some time...

50North4West commented 4 years ago

Yes been following; have learnt loads already, although all very new to me. Gotta read the POH some more and watch some YouTube videos! Think novice pilots (like me) will need some help in properly leaning the aircraft :-)

erikgeo commented 3 years ago

Merged your PR and had a look;

Very nice, I like the visual style. Will read it in more detail later.

I do think however that we have to offer it separately and not as part of the community folder package...

50North4West commented 3 years ago

Cool, got as far as the emergency parts. Takes a while as essentially just copying and re-writing from the POH and making it look nice and readable.

Shall I host the documentation in a seperate Git and we can link it on the thread?? You mentioned a FAQ in the forums, do you think it would be useful in the documentation?? Happy to compile a list and add them in.

This is my Git where I'm working on it :-) https://github.com/50North4West/G36-Documentation

erikgeo commented 3 years ago

Ahh... I moved it one level up, see dev version. Would be better if we keep it in one place and there it does no harm (we can offer the documentation separately for a release).

Already had two questions here under discussion:

https://flightsim.to/file/1056/g36-improvement-project

We can add more from the forum and include it in the documentation maybe?

50North4West commented 3 years ago

Got you! :-) much better.

Totally with you regard FAQ, will add it to near the install instructions - I'll edit the original post at the top with the most recent questions, perhaps use this as a place to pull them all together??