Agreed!!!

Me too! All radials to me just sound awesome! Thanks for watching.

Glad you enjoyed it, make sure to check out the pinned comment about landing tail draggers as I did get that practice I needed in the end! Cheers!

Thank so much for watch and the sub! I've gotten a LOT better now. I found that locking the tail wheel, use very light backward pressure and differential braking until it slows down enough to unlock the tail wheel, so it doesn't waggle around so much.

That must have been an amazing experience!

It especially is in VR.

@@CdH94 It especially is IRL.

Yeah Chuck take your virtual experience elsewhere you're talking to a REAL pilot now!

@@JorisKoolen But virtual claustrophobia is way more affordable than physical claustrophobia and weird engineering choices.

@@JorisKoolen I don't think any offence was meant, but when I was financially better off I flew IRL as well (Schweizer 2-33s and 1-26s, and an LS-2) every summer weekend so I'm really enjoying the 40th anniversary update.

This was out on FSX so I’m sure there is some sim appreciated ones. I love the checklists JayDee makes so hoping he comes out with one.

Cool, I’ll have a look. I’ve got a functional startup from Jonathan, so good start there. My 1st attempt failed, flew like DC-6 and didn’t go well at all. Going to learn slowly. Just looking at the radios, if there’s VOR and NDB, then I’ll be fine :)

You are real pilot now ,like me bro

Absolutely! It is tough because the instant replay function is "experimental" and sometimes crashes the sim. But I will try and get more lights on to show the instruments better. I know on mobile you can now pinch and zoom on any videos. But most watch these on a PC. Thanks for the sub and feedback!

Haha I was laughing so hard with that landing. Barely staying on the runway and pretty sure I would have needed new tires and the tail wheel replaced! Thanks for watching!

There is a bug with the last update. If you look up on their discord there is a work around. Microsoft takes a while to push through updates which is pain because it has already been fixed if you bought it outside the in game market place. I would just use auto mixture for the time being.

Sorry I thought this was on the C414 video. Check your control bindings as something in your settings is stopping them from moving.

PDF Manual is inside the DC-3 aircraft folder in MSFS install location - can't remember the exact structure but just browse the main install orig folder or something.

C:/Users/***YOURNAME****/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe/LocalCache/Packages/Official/OneStore/microsoft-aircraft-dc3/Documentation If you use the default install path, use this but replace ****YOURNAME**** with your user ID for Windows

@@sprocketsimulations Thank you so much. Very helpful.

Awesome! Thanks for the detailed info. I found a POH a while back but never went back to read through it. This is a great summary for me. Cheers!!

Check your trim and nose it down. No flaps. 100 is probably fully loaded but I usual rotate around 85/90 with 50% fuel. If you are starting on the runway fired up the trim is most like set with the nose up too much. I like around 2 degrees nose up, maybe a little less.

Me too, having hard to land in straight line...

It takes practice but the best way is to keep power on. Come in around 100mph and reduce the power but do not close it. With the thrust it will give you the ability to still keep the aircraft under control. The tail will drop, and I found that having the tail wheel locked until under 40 helps ground looping. Apply some brakes and you should be good. I hope to be releasing a video soon on tail draggers in general and will include landing the DC-3

@@sprocketsimulations Thank you!

Ok noted, 86~90 knots and tail wheel locked...

The faster the better to get more stability. Start on the high end and practice to get the feel for it. I kept trying different techniques doing circuits for probably 10-15 landings. Some better than others but all 💯better than this first flight.

I don’t use an Xbox but I imagine you can go to controls and set the “pushback” command to a button on the controller.

Thanks! I thought it did as well but couldn't remember if this was my brain getting mixed up with the Beech 18. Thanks for watching!

Haha I had the exact same thing happen to me!

This is amazing that you have that many hours in this aircraft. Very jealous!!! MSFS definitely does not take any of this into consideration. You can actually just fire it up with the right sequence without timing the blades. But we are talking about a game called a simulator. It’s close… but never going to be exact. Can you provide some of your experience with MP and RPM and altitude for what we should be setting. What I have read is 30/2050 but most airline pilots say as low as 27/28. What did you fly at?

Me too!

It loves to stall when you go too slow! Lol

@@jaymac7203 I love that sound it makes when it is about to stall, sounds like the aeroplane is about to break up.

You cant land it like a Cessna 172; keep some power on right to wheels touch; then come back to idle and keep back pressure while braking.

@@richardotoole8905 Braking? I've found a better strategy is on landing to cut throttle and keep in full flaps and most importantly keep that tail UP, which if anything requires exerting increasing forward pressure on the yoke as you slow, don't use braking or you'll pearl onto your nose! That huge tail rudder provides the lateral control, and it needs to be up in the air!! The DC-3 will quite naturally glide to a low enough speed in 2-point stance under full rudder control where one won't be able to keep the tail up any longer and it will drop all on its own, THEN you just unlock the tail wheel and taxi away like a pro. My biggest issues with her is landing in a significant crosswind...she really wants to round up and it can be tough to counter!

Yes! I have been practicing today and most of the MSFS tail locks make it worse but this one is key to keeping it straight! Going to make a video on landings soon. Just did a 1/4 8kt headwind in a snow storm up in traverse city Michigan and overall landed very well.

@@sprocketsimulations Sounds good! Thanks for the videos.

Only addons are both airports that can be bought in the marketplace. The rest is just a mix of ultra and high.

@@sprocketsimulations gotcha, looks great, thanks!

You can crank the buildings and tress and other similar settings to ultra without a noticeable hit to FPS to make the world look more “full”.

I had the same learning curves with the Beech 18. I’ve had some better landings already. I found that practicing on a super long runway of not taking off but getting the tail up and keeping your throttle and pressure on the yoke to stay around 50-60 and get used to how much rudder is needed. It’s not much. That’s what when on in the video. Over correcting both ways until the tail dropped and the basically slid out. Tail draggers are always super difficult to land with a crosswind. I’ll get there with more practice. Personally I like the challenge.

@@sprocketsimulations I flew a DC3 on the FO-Seat years ago and thats not how a dc3 behave. She is a heavy and slow reacting plane. Fortunatly there is a Flightmodel Mod available. Its so much better

That’s amazing!! Super jealous of your experiences and thanks for the info about the mod. I’ll go download it for sure!!

Thanks! I use TrackIR and love it.

It’s coming. I’ve improved that aspect a lot and plan a quick takeoff and landing video.

@@sprocketsimulations Cool. Sorry for my harsh comment I've edited it to be more nuanced. I've read things about locking the tail in the comments. The funny part is, the handling and initial handling is very very stable so it's so harsh when after touchdown it starts taildragging..

Oh I didn’t take it harsh at all. Expect a video in the coming weeks. Tail wheel lock definitely helps until your speed is down. Very very slight differential braking until you are under 20ish knots and then unlock the tail wheel for taxi. Once I drop the tail I typically just use small inputs as it is a big plane and takes a second to see how much you have put it over. That’s when the skidding happens. I practiced at a long runway like Bakersfield and kept it in landing conditions and would just take off get about 30ft in the air and land. You can get about 3 practice sessions per length of runway.

@@sprocketsimulations Thanks. I get on better now. Tail wheel lock on and when aero rudder doesnt have much effect I unlock the rear heel. The most difficult part is when you are about to put down the rear wheel to the ground. The plane at that moment is too slow for decent manouvrabilaty.

Overhead panel you set your frequency then the bottom left instrument is will have your dial for course. White arrow is NAV 1 yellow is NAV 2. Three gauges to the right will be your alignment for NAV 1 and is set by the course knob on the left instrument.

@@sprocketsimulations thanks m8! Think I have it now.

It’s not that special. AMD 3700x with a 5700xt. I do have them both overclocked. But that only gets me a couple of FPS. Mix of high and ultra settings. 3440x1440 ultra wide monitor.

It's a bear (I won't use that other "b" word!) for me too... I'll try legacy mode.

I had the same learning curve with the Breech 18. Took me a while to get that one down to where I could land correctly. Legacy is going to revert back to FSX data points and dull everything down and in some aircraft make them have control issues. But if it gets you in the air and you’re having fun. Legacy it is! Thanks for watching and your comment.

if the pilot training tutorials taught me anything it's that the flag create extra lift, correct?

@@mauretaniafan1133 yep, sort of correct. That is if you mean flaps? Of course nothing comes for free in flying so you also get extra drag.

Most tail draggers require a wheeled landing or a tail low. This is for a lot of reasons and based a lot of conditions such as surface and wind. It also helps with vision over the nose and is better for that little wagon wheel out the back. To very over generalize this, soft/short field landings are ok to do a 3 wheel. Otherwise you would do a wheeled. With a proper wheeled landing you will have more control because you’re not at stall speed right away. Three wheel you will only have your rudder and if there is an upwind that dips your wing you won’t have as much control. This landing was my first definitely not done well. I have practice now and will be coming out with to land this properly until MSFS with a wheeled landed.

Never mind i found out :P pretty hidden those tank selectors.

There is a bug right now that the AUX stay empty. You can alter the model.cfg file under the advanced version. Change AUX1 AUX2 to Center1 and Center 2

@@sprocketsimulations my aux tanks is working. just had to change what thank is active\used manually . is this bug specific for the advanced dc3 update? if so il stay away from it I guess

Sounds like you might be stalling right after take off. Adjust your trim to be roughly 3-4 degrees nose down. Rotate around 80 and after you clear any obstacles nose down a bit to bring up your air deep. You’ll climb around 500/700ft per min and then once you hit 115/120 mph back off the throttle and rpm’s to climb settings and trim for around 700-1000 but watch your airspeed!

@@sprocketsimulations ok I'll definitely try that and another problem I have is also during take off which is when I take off the plane sometime pull hard straight up and stalls as soon as I take off at about 100 or so feet

Yeah that is definitely your trim tab being nose up vs nose down. I’ll be coming out with a vide soon on how to takeoff and land this as I’ve had more practice.

Yes all the PMDG aircraft are almost study level. This you can just fire up and go. But I still love it.

Tbh the DC-6 is not that bad either with the First Officer AI. Also the DC-6 is endlessly easier to land. The tail on the DC-3 has a will of it's own.

@@XCougar85X I’ve flown PMDG DC-6 a lot ! It’s my favorite aircraft of all, the most complex one as well. I always fly radios only, like you should and aircraft deserves :)

@@yams900 Hehe not really on that same sentiment of the radios. It's fun to do but i do enjoy some modern nav capability but not so much glass pits.

@@XCougar85X Analogue gauges much better, that’s why I also love the Black Square add-one for Caravan and King Air

I practiced for about an hour yesterday just doing fast traffic patterns and can land it pretty well now. Unlike other aircraft in MSFS, locking the tail wheel actually helps you like it would in real life.

@@sprocketsimulations Gonna have to give that a try by locking the tailwheel.

KBUR - Bob Hope/Burbank in California. There are so many great airports in this area.

@@sprocketsimulations Thanks, I'll check it out :)

Make sure your throttle is cracked about 1/2in or so to keep it from sputtering out. These engines don’t like to idle cold for long.

Flaps are the yellow lever to your right. You move the base or hinge out and let the hydraulic system lower. Push or pull back when you have the desired flap setting. The gear you need to first unlock the silver tab on the floor board on the red lever. Then use lever to your right under the flap lever to lower or raise. Lock again when set.

You need the top two middle buttons pushed in. The knob in the center is the on/off button. The rotating knob under the heading indicator is your heading bug. Line those up first and that will be your current heading. Adjust as needed. It is a gyro system and not a true autopilot but works pretty well.

I practiced for about an hour yesterday just doing fast traffic patterns and can land it pretty well now. Unlike other aircraft in MSFS, locking the tail wheel actually helps you like it would in real life.

No this is with TrackIR. It is a head tracking that works amazingly. I actually prefer it to VR just for the ease of use and the ability to still grab my drink or look at my phone while flying along.

I got all hyped up for bad textures no cabin and bugs🙁

Hope they release the cabin to you guys aswell, maybe a less graphic intensive version

Why is that?

@@caskraker we only get about half the quality of content pc gets

@@alybhamani7933 Somethings will be improved for sure but you do need to realise the Xbox is and will be more limited then PC. Just be happy MFS is on Xbox to begin with that alone is quite a feat.

Nowww that will be a challenge!

@@sprocketsimulations $5 says you wing-drop off the end of the takeoff run into an smoky aluminum pile.

I am sure you are right!

@@sprocketsimulations Get the flaps almost all the way out, kick that rudder hard against the dead engine, take a LOOOOOT of runway, and keep it in the ground effect for a while. ;-] Hey, give it a shot: they can't pull your ticket in FlightsimLand...

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Have a look at my video on flying tail draggers. It might help. I haven’t experienced any weird banking or dives. Double check your trim and auto gyro if you are using it.

It’s the pilot that’s useless

Unfortunately, I do not believe there is a switch, but you can use a key binding to turn it on. I use a flight panel that will switch it on.