Elder
US Coast Guard C-130 Demonstration Team
First off, sorry about size of this picture. Wanted people to see what they'll
get if they purchase Alpha Simulation's T-34.
As Zuggerat pointed out, the Alpha Simulation Panel of the T-34C is not very
accurate to the real deal.
JetJunkie's panel, while looks great, functionality isn't entirely working.
The first picture at the top of this post is what the Navy at Whiting Field,
NAS Pensacola and NAS Corpus Christi are currently using in their Microsim
Flight Simulators located at the training wings. See
https://wwwcfs.cnet.navy.mil/microsimptt/index.cfm for more information.
Everything you see in their panel works, except the GPS is far from functional
and the NACWS only displays DME (which is fine). The Navy's version is used
for procedure practice only - level speed change, turn pattern, slow flight,
landing pattern, basic instruments and some early stage radio instrument
stuff. While the flight characters are pretty decent (i.e. you set power,
attitude and trim, it all works out - 600 - 650 ft lbs of torque will yeild you
150KIAS). You can't really do PA's with the thing. Other than that,
flight characteristics are pretty decent, rates of climb, decents, etc.
A lot of work went into the flight model even though the plane and panel
don't look "realistic".
Unfortunately, currently, the Navy does not have their version of the
T-34C available for download during the on-going "Official Study" of the
Microsim program. Hoepfully it will be over soon. I "think" the folks at
Whiting are kind of looking at the Alpha Simulation's version.
Alpha Simulations purchaseable model of the T-34C, while very pretty to
the eyes externally, still falls behind in flight characteristics, in my opinion,
to the real thing. It tends to float down the runway a tad too much,
unless you are dead balls on airspeed, rate of descent, etc. The flight
model also seems a tad "loose". Look carefully at what you are getting.
If you look at the picture below, you'll see what the Alpha Simulation's
version of the T-34C looks like. Most of the gauges are completely wrong.
Compare the two pictures, and you'll see.
JetJunkie doesn't work for Alpha Simulations, as far as I know.
But his
version of the panel looks more like the real thing, even though some items
aren't functioning.
Maybe JetJunkie can elaborate what works, what doesn't, and what's
going on as far as his development and/or what he knows about Alpha
Simulation
As he pointed out, Alpha Simulations won't do too much work on it unless
people start paying for it and asking them to update it.
I do know this, JetJunkie.. after reading the description in game of the T-34A
and T-34B models, that they either bought the model/rights from the VIP
Group or swiped them. I was actually sent the original files a while back from
a guy that worked on/for the VIP Group a long time ago. I've since had to
reformat the hard drive and no long have the files.
Alpha Simulation's T-34C Cockpit Panel:
get if they purchase Alpha Simulation's T-34.
As Zuggerat pointed out, the Alpha Simulation Panel of the T-34C is not very
accurate to the real deal.
JetJunkie's panel, while looks great, functionality isn't entirely working.
The first picture at the top of this post is what the Navy at Whiting Field,
NAS Pensacola and NAS Corpus Christi are currently using in their Microsim
Flight Simulators located at the training wings. See
https://wwwcfs.cnet.navy.mil/microsimptt/index.cfm for more information.
Everything you see in their panel works, except the GPS is far from functional
and the NACWS only displays DME (which is fine). The Navy's version is used
for procedure practice only - level speed change, turn pattern, slow flight,
landing pattern, basic instruments and some early stage radio instrument
stuff. While the flight characters are pretty decent (i.e. you set power,
attitude and trim, it all works out - 600 - 650 ft lbs of torque will yeild you
150KIAS). You can't really do PA's with the thing. Other than that,
flight characteristics are pretty decent, rates of climb, decents, etc.
A lot of work went into the flight model even though the plane and panel
don't look "realistic".
Unfortunately, currently, the Navy does not have their version of the
T-34C available for download during the on-going "Official Study" of the
Microsim program. Hoepfully it will be over soon. I "think" the folks at
Whiting are kind of looking at the Alpha Simulation's version.
Alpha Simulations purchaseable model of the T-34C, while very pretty to
the eyes externally, still falls behind in flight characteristics, in my opinion,
to the real thing. It tends to float down the runway a tad too much,
unless you are dead balls on airspeed, rate of descent, etc. The flight
model also seems a tad "loose". Look carefully at what you are getting.
If you look at the picture below, you'll see what the Alpha Simulation's
version of the T-34C looks like. Most of the gauges are completely wrong.
Compare the two pictures, and you'll see.
JetJunkie doesn't work for Alpha Simulations, as far as I know.
But hisversion of the panel looks more like the real thing, even though some items
aren't functioning.
Maybe JetJunkie can elaborate what works, what doesn't, and what's
going on as far as his development and/or what he knows about Alpha
Simulation
As he pointed out, Alpha Simulations won't do too much work on it unless
people start paying for it and asking them to update it.
I do know this, JetJunkie.. after reading the description in game of the T-34A
and T-34B models, that they either bought the model/rights from the VIP
Group or swiped them. I was actually sent the original files a while back from
a guy that worked on/for the VIP Group a long time ago. I've since had to
reformat the hard drive and no long have the files.
Alpha Simulation's T-34C Cockpit Panel: