R3Y Tradewind User Manual
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1. to the airflow this is termed the minimum or fine pitch Unusually though on the ground this setting has the most thrust in the air however it has the least thrust and should only be used to slow the aircraft The white topped prop pitch levers are shown in the inset image top left Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 28 Maximum Pitch low RPM Use Ctrl F4 or mouse levers in Engineers Station The blades are now angled to the airflow and can bite Always have the props at this setting when starting or when at idle Contrary to expectation a finer pitch setting will result in forwards motion of the aircraft when it is on the ground even at idle RPM If the aircraft is creeping forwards when at idle it may mean that the prop pitch is at a fine setting it should be reduced to maximum pitch ctrl F4 to maintain position on the water or ground The opposite is true when airborne however minimum pitch ctrl F1 will cause a loss of thrust maximum pitch ctrl F4 provides the most thrust and is used for climbing and accelerating Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 29 Fully Feathered Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 30 OVERHEAD PANEL PILOT 2 1 Cabin Pressure Altimeter The value will rise to 8 000 ft and remain there until 24 000 ft thereafter matching altitude rate of increase 2 Sim Icons Quick links to FSX functions for ATC Radios GPS Map2. Kneeboard and Autopilot OVERHEAD PANEL COPILOT 1 Cargo Door side Open Warning Lamp 2 Navigation Lights Switch 3 Beacon Light Switch Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 4 Landing Lights Switch 5 Windshield Wipers Switch OVERHEAD PANEL CENTER 1 NAV GPS Switch Toggle between NAVI or GPS driving the autopilot 2 Master Battery Switch 3 Cockpit and Instruments Lights Switch 4 Pitot Heat Switch 5 Cabin Lights Switch These are the lights used to illuminate the other areas beyond the cockpit and use white light rather than the red lighting used in the pilots area 6 Whiskey Compass Simple backup magentic compass Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 32 CENTER CONSOLE NOSE TRIM EXTEND ENGINE STOP MASE DOWN ENGINE STOP J ade gt A CTO F NIS NOSE BERNIE g RIGHT NOSE UP RH TAS LH TAB AILERON TRIM 1 Autopilot Hold Switches ALT HDG or SPD can be held here or on the Autopilot pop up panel Note that a value has to be entered for each settings on the popup panel before the Hold Switches are used Selecting Speed Hold for example without a value will cause the throttles to go to idle which could cause a stall 2 Autopilot Switch Toggles the Autopilot on off 3 Flaps Switch Operates like a flaps lever There are 2 flaps positions only take off 20 deg and landing 40 deg Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewi
3. 200 feet Extend flaps to 20 degrees Reduce airspeed to 177 MPH 1 000 feet Turn onto base leg Reduce airspeed to 150 MPH 800 feet Turn onto final Lower flaps to 40 degree position Slow to 144 MPH 600 feet NOOR WD gt Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 36 Normal Landing A OD 9 Set throttles to IDLE Reduce airspeed to 115 MPH for touchdown Flare at touchdown to initiate aerodynamic braking Apply full reverse thrust use throttle levers or press amp hold F2 down to full stop Disengage reverse thrust tap F1 key After Landing O BOT CO N O Set prop pitch to maximum Ctrl F4 to slow to a stop Rause flaps If cradle was taxied onto land set Parking Brake ON ctrl period Set landing lights to OFF if required Stop engines using switches on center console right click to move switch to STOP position Set Pitot Heat Navigation and Beacon Lights to OFF Turn off all cockpit and cabin lighting Turn off Master Battery Beaching with cradle 1 2 3 4 Start engines if not already running It is only necessary to run the two outboard engines Turn on the cradle by pressing the G key Approach a beach with a gentle slope at around 30 MPH Additional thust may be needed to exit the water but be ready to throttle back once the aircraft is on land There may be a slight jump up when leaving the water this is normal
4. and is caused by the elevation difference between water and land surfaces in FSX Entering water from land is simply a matter of taxing into the water Beaching without cradle R3Y 2 only lk 2 3 Start engines if not already running It is only necessary to run the two outboard engines Ensure cradle is OFF toggle with G key Approach a beach with a gentle slope at around 30 MPH lt is necessary to drive the aircraft onto the beach but not with such force that it completely leaves the water as that will cause FSX to deploy landing gear ie put the cradle on or register a crash So care must be taken to just have enough thrust to push onto the sand If not enough force is used the aircraft will stop but continue to wallow as it does on water This means the aircraft is Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 37 not yet beached Enough power has to be applied so that the aircraft stops wallowing but does not jump up onto its cradle Ideally the aft end of the aircraft will still be over the water and the aircraft will sit perfectly still 4 The real R3Y 2 used all four engines in reverse thrust to push back into the water in FSX however this was only possible if the reverse thrust was unrealistically powerful which spoiled the normal use of this feature So to get off the beach the slew function is used press Y to toggle slew This will have the unwanted effect of deploying the cradle so that can be t
5. the knob at the bottom left of the gauge Warning flags display when there is no valid LOC or GS signal 5 Altimeter Standard altimeter knob left side for Baro Setting Use left right mouse click mousewheel or left click drag to adjust 6 Turn and Slip Indicator 7 Vertical Speed Indicator 8 Radio Magnetic Indicator A standard RMI with the larger needle for indicating the direction of the tuned NAV 1 station and the smaller needle for indicating the direction of the tuned NDB The yellow heading bug indicates the current autopilot heading setting The NAV1 NAV2 toggle switch below the gauge switches the larger needle to indicate the presently set NAV1 or NAV2 frequency MAIN PANEL COPILOT All instruments are the same except the CDI at the far right The copilot has a simpler ILS instrument with the vertical locator LOC and horizontal glideslope bar GS to aid instrument landings The gauge is driven by the NAV1 signal only Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 25 CENTER PANEL 1 Emergency Engine Shutdown Switches Clicking the red switch cover simulates pulling the cover outwards This action will feather the propeller of the appropriate engine which means the blades are moved so that they are edge on to the airstream flowing over the wing and thereby reduce their drag so the engine can be safely shut down Note that the feather animation requires the propeller to start in the default coarse pitch
6. V rtavia RBY ULC SL ULI USER MANUAL Manual Version 1 0 INTRODUCTION Originally developed to fulfill the long range maritime reconnaissance role the Convair XP5Y 1 was noteworthy for its high speed blended hull design intended to overcome the aerodynamic drag associated with flying boat hulls Powered by four 5250 shp Allison XT 40 A 4 turboprops it flew for the first time on April 18 1950 Changes in USN requirements led to a redesign of the aircraft to the transport role Re designated R3Y 1 Tradewind 11 aircraft were built Several modifications were incorporated into the new R3Y 1 including increased horsepower T 40 A 10 engines new nacelles shorter airscrew driveshafts and tailpipes and V shaped float struts Convair later re designed the nose and added a large hinged door at the bow This new version was designated R3Y 2 and flew on October 22 1954 A last attempt at salvaging the project resulted in a refuelling tanker conversion but this was not enough to save the Tradewind All were scrapped in 1959 The Virtavia R3Y Tradewind is a fully native FSX release including the now standard technologies such as self shadowing bloom effects and bump mapping Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 INSTALLATION An easy installation is provided by way of an auto installer the Tradewind will be installed to the default FSX folder structure The install path can be edited in the Installer Dialogue to refle
7. bean Sea Tradewind ASS S PS C S ae RE Notable achievments 10th Tradewind built Lost No 1 prop June 1957 made emergency landing at Alameda R3Y 2 South Pacific Tradewind Notable achievments 11th and last Tradewind built Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 EXTERIOR MODEL The exterior model has all the usual animations such as ailerons elevators and flaps There are no speedbrakes fitted to the R3Y Exits and Bowloader nose Shift E R3Y 1 main passenger doors nose left side fuselage rear both sides R3Y 2 crew ladder near front of cargo hold inside main passenger doors fuselage rear both sides Shift E 2 Both variants cargo hold door rear left side Shift E 3 R3Y 1 anchor compartment door front left side R3Y 2 hinged nose and cargo ramps Shift E 4 R3Y 1 anchor compartment door front right side R3Y 2 refuelling pods and drogues KR3Y 2 only Access steps Not an animation as such the steps will appear when the engines are off and have spooled down to a halt AND the wingfold key has been pressed This is not assigned by default in FSX so users may have to assign a key The F key is ideal for this task Pressing the wingfold key a second time will hide the steps but be patient as there is a short delay before the steps vanish Crew figures The crew figures can be toggled using Cirl W Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Trade
8. ck and forwards Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 23 VIRTUAL Cockpit Functions Main PANEL 1 Airspeed Indicator Shows the present airspeed in Miles Per Hour The window near the centre displays the Mach number indicator 2 Gyro Compass A standard G2 gyro compass indicator the fixed aircraft pointer indicates the present direction of flight against a rotating compass card The smaller compass disc at the center reads magnetic North and would be used to check proper functioning of the gyro compass The knob at the lower left of the gauge can be used to set the autopilot heading hold the small yellow pointer indicates the current value Note the pointer will disappear into the lower half of the casing so it is preferable to use the pop up autopilot panel to set all AP values 3 Artificial Horizon The knob at the bottom right of the gauge can be used to adjust the aircraft indicator bar at the centre of the horizon ball to compensate for high AoA states 4 Course and Drift Indicator Functions like a ILS indicator with the aircraft symbol acting as a pointer indicating deviation left or right from the current set NAV1 OBS The gauge includes the usual vertical and Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 24 horizontal bars to indicate the relative direction of the tuned VOR or runway LOC and the glideslope GS The numerical display shows the current course NAV1 OBS setting and is adjusted using
9. ct a custom installation path such as E Games FSX for example Extras such as this manual will be installed into FSX Virtavia A start menu entry will also be made with an uninstaller should you ever wish to remove the product Please see the Package Contents section for more details on what is included in this package CREDITS Exterior model Virtavia Textures Dan Dunn of Pix Creative Interior model Virtavia Gauges Herbert Pralle Virtavia Animation coding Virtavia Flight Dynamics Mitch London Engine Sounds Virtavia Manual Virtavia Testing Frank Safranek Mitch London Virtavia Recommended reading Naval Fighters 34 by Steve Ginter ISBN 0 942612 34 5 Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 SUPPORT Should you experience difficulties or require extra information about the Virtavia R3Y Tradewind please e mail our technical support on tech support virtavia com COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Please help us provide you with more top quality flight simulator models like this one by NOT using pirate copies The flight simulation industry is not very profitable and we need all the help we can get Please help us grow by buying a legitimate copy These files may not be copied other than for backup purposes transmitted or passed to third parties or altered in any way without the prior permission of the publisher The source code for this product is closed No modifications or revers
10. e engineering may be carried out without prior consent from Virtavia Pty Ltd All rights reserved copyright Virtavia Pty Ltd 2013 Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 PACKAGE CONTENTS The Virtavia R3Y Tradewind package contains both variants the R3Y 1 Cruiser nose named because of the similarity of the cockpit area shape to a popular automobile of the time and the R3Y 2 Bowloader version with the hinged nose for roll on roll off cargo A further sub version of the R3Y 2 is included the aerial refuelling tanker KR3Y 2 is an unofficial designation by Virtavia The tanker differs from the regular R3Y 2 only in that it has underwing refuelling pods In all 11 Tradewinds were built at Convairs San Diego plant between 1950 and 1955 The six R3Y 1 aircraft had BuNo s 128445 128450 the five R3Y 2 Bowloaders had BuNo s 131720 131724 On 17 December 1953 actress Esther Williams christened the first Convair Tradewind BuNo 128445 with a champagne bottle containing actual samples of water collected from many seas and oceans of the world Arabian Sea North amp South Atlantic Baltic Sea Black Sea Caribbean Sea China Sea Coral Sea Indian Ocean Mediterranean Sea North amp South Pacific Ocean Pearl Harbor San Francisco Bay and the Tasman Sea The first flight was on 25 February 1954 The delivery flight of the fourth R3Y 1 BUNo 128448 from San Diego to NAS Patuxent River MD was a r
11. ecord breaking transcontinental flight covering the 2 400 miles in only 6 hours The first R3Y 2 flight took place on 22 October 1954 The final Tradewind delivery took place on 31 March 1956 when R3Y 2 BuNo 131724 landed at VR 2 Squadron s Alameda base Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 Only seven of the eleven Tradewinds were actually christened with a name of a sea or ocean Indian Ocean Tradewind R3Y 1 BuNo 128446 Coral Sea Tradewind R3Y 1 BuNo 128448 China Sea Tradewind R3Y 1 BuNo 128449 South Atlantic Tradewind R3Y 1 BuNo 128450 Arabian Sea Tradewind R3Y 2 BuNo 131722 Caribbean Sea Tradewind R3Y 2 BuNo 131723 South Pacific Tradewind R3Y 2 BuNo 131724 m Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 R3Y 1 Indian Ocean Tradewind Notable achievments 2 Tradewind built Set Honolulu to Alameda record on 18 Oct 1956 On 24 January 1958 damage caused by a sheared propeller required an emergency landing in San Francisco Bay The landing was successful but the aircraft was uncontrollable and taxied at speed into a sea wall The aircraft s hull was damaged beyond repair After this accident all Tradewinds were grounded and never flew again R3Y 1 Coral Sea Tradewind Notable achievments 4th Tradewind built 1 delivered to USN Record breaking transcontinental flight 24 February 1954 Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 R3Y 2 Carib
12. eed at Sea Level Flaps DOWN 110 MPH Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 39 Flight Reference Data R3Y 2 Maximum speed 300 mph 25 000 feet Average cruising speed 2 5 mph Max Cruising Altitude 37 000 feet Max Combat radius 3 190 miles Max Wing loading 78 5 lb ft Service Ceiling 34 000 feet Max Fuel Load 66 000 Ibs Max climb rate 2 250 feet per minute at Sea Level Best Time Sea Level to 20 000 feet 12 9 mins Best Time Sea Level to 30 000 feet 25 9 mins Best Take Off Time calm 34 seconds Maximum landing weight passengers only 109 384 pounds Maximum landing weight max cargo 136 739 pounds Stall Speed at Sea Level Flaps UP 127 MPH Stall Speed at Sea Level Flaps DOWN 110 MPH Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 40
13. generator switches so no separate generator switching is required Repeat for remaining engines Taxi 1 Landing lights on if required 2 Use Ctrl F2 and trl F3 to adjust propeller pitch to achieve taxi speed of approximately 15 kts Note that minimum prop pitch will result in a higher speed of around 47 kts Do not increase power throttles must remain at IDLE Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 35 Takeoff This section assumes maximum fuel load in all tanks Check Autopilot OFF Pitot heat on if required Check trim gauges are all neutral Set flaps to takeoff 20 degrees on gauge Set pitch trim to 3 degrees nose up Check propeller pitch at maximum Ctrl F4 Apply power smoothly to full throttle Rotate at 120 MPH Take off occurs at 130 MPH CONOORWND gt After Takeoff 1 At 160 MPH retract the flaps 2 Allow the aircraft to accelerate to the normal climb speed of 195 MPH Maximum Rate of Climb at Sea Level is 2080 feet min Cruising 1 Use autopilot autothrottle to set cruise parameters Descent Begin descent 40 miles from the landing zone Check pitot heater ON Set descent rate and speed as desired using the autopilot Landing lights ON if required Set prop pitch to minimum trl F1 Enter downwind leg at 1 200 ft 185 MPH DO ROT Approach Note maximum landing weight for rough water is 145 500 pounds Maintain 235 MPH at 1
14. ground 6 Engine Torque Gauges On the real R3Y each engine nacelle contained two turboprop engines linked by a reduction gearbox to the front and rear propeller shafts These four gauges show the torque on each engine s drive shaft into the gearbox FSX only supports 4 engines so each pair of needles are driven by the same engine The needles react to prop pitch changes and are a good way to quickly check the pitch setting of the propellers When the needles are low on the scale the props are not producing much thrust and are therefore at low or minimum pitch When the needles are high the props are at a coarse setting and thrust is produced The needles can be seen to jump up when Cirl F1 is pressed after being at idle Ctrl F4 7 Aileron Position and Roll Trim Indicators The larger needle moves between the pairs of white markers and indicates the deflection of the ailerons The smaller needle over the yellow triangle background indicates the amount of roll trim applied Roll trim is applied using the grey knob on the center console top rear 8 Fuel Gauge Shows total fuel on board in pounds 9 Trim Indicators Gauges for pitch and yaw trim Both are mouseable 10 Flaps Position Indicator Shows flaps position in degrees and is mouseable Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 27 Propeller Pitch Settings Minimum Fitch high RPM Use Ctrl F1 or mouse levers in Engineers Station Note how the blades are flat
15. nd Manual Version 1 0 33 4 Engine Start Stop Switches These four switches have three positions START the switch is placed in this position until the engine is heard to start to spool up then moved by RIGHT clicking the switch to the central RUN position RUN the switches sit in this position during normal running STOP from the RUN position the switches must be RIGHT clicked with the mouse to move them to the STOP position NOTE re playing of startup sounds when shutting down Occasionally when moving the switch to the STOP position the startup sounds will be heard This is most likely because FSX often has problems with 3 position 3D switches sometimes producing erratic results If this occurs the workaround is to LEFT click the switch back to the START position then immediately back to STOP again This will have the effect of re setting the sounds so the startup sound will be cancelled Some users may never experience this it seems to be only an occasional issue 5 Pitch Trim Switch Uses both right and left mouse click The switch performs the same function as the trim wheels see 7 Note that the pitch trim gauge can also be used by the mouse pointer 6 Roll Trim Knob Roll aileron trim can be achieved by right and left clicks of the mouse on the surface of the knob 7 Pitch Trim Wheels Pitch elevator trim can be adjusted by right and left clicks of the mouse on the surface of the knob or by
16. oggled off again using the G key 5 Once back in the water reverse thrust can be used to drive the aircraft backwards to a point where it can execute a turn away from the shore RESTRICTIONS 1 All aerobatics and intentional spins are prohibited 2 Abrupt maneuvers are prohibited when refuelling pods are installed Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 R3Y Tradewind Specifications and Speed References Specifications Engines 4 x Allison XT 40 A 4 turboprops Thrust 5 250 s h p per engine Wingspan 145 9 722 Length R3Y 1 139 8 3 Length R3Y 2 141 1 7 Tail Height Above Keel 1 Step 49 0 Wing area 2 100 ft Gross Weight 145 500 pounds Maximum Weight 166 000 pounds Armament none Max Payloads R3Y 1 48 000 lbs cargo OR 80 passengers Max Payloads R3Y 2 49 012 lbs cargo OR 106 passengers Flight Reference Data R3Y 1 Maximum speed 354 mph 23 000 feet Average cruising speed 300 mph Max Cruising Altitude 33 000 feet Max Combat radius 3 470 miles Max Wing loading 78 5 Ib ft Service Ceiling 34 800 feet Max Fuel Load 66 000 Ibs Max climb rate 2 310 feet per minute at Sea Level Best Time Sea Level to 20 000 feet 16 mins Best Time Sea Level to 30 000 feet 25 3 mins Best Take Off Time calm 34 seconds Maximum landing weight passengers only 109 384 pounds Maximum landing weight max cargo 136 739 pounds Stall Speed at Sea Level Flaps UP 127 MPH Stall Sp
17. or Views It is possible to pan and zoom as normal in all interior views Virtual Cockpit View Copilot s Seat View Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 16 Top of the Ladder View R3Y 1 only Engineers Compartment View R3Y 1 only Entrance View R3Y 1 only Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 17 Nav Station Entrance View R3Y 1 only Nav Station View R3Y 1 only Anchor Compartment Left Side View R3Y 1 only Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 18 Anchor Compartment Right Side View R3Y 1 only Cockpit Rear Nav Position R3Y 2 only Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 Cockpit Rear Engineer s Station R3Y 2 only Cockpit Rear Eng and Radio Op Stations R3Y 2 only Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 20 Cockpit Rear Ladder View R3Y 2 only Cargo Hold View looking aft from front Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 Cargo Hold View looking aft from center Cargo Hold Main Door View Cargo Hold View looking fwd from rear R3Y 1 Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 Cargo Hold View looking fwd from rear R3Y 2 Cradle Helmsman View Moving Around the Cabin Shift Enter and Shift Backspace moves up and down Ctrl Shift Enter and Ctrl Shift Backspace moves side to side Ctrl Enter and Ctrl Backspace moves ba
18. setting Ctrl F1 If the prop is feathered with the blades at a finer pitch setting then the blades will not visually fully feather The action of pulling the red lever also applies the minimum pitch setting to the engine thrust parameters so even if the engine is not stopped after feathering the prop there will be no thrust from it The red cover will expose the toggle switch behind it This is used to both stop the engine and engage the fire extinguisher for that engine Note that the fire extinguisher will not produce any visible smoke in the simulation but will put out an engine fire if one is set in the Failures Menu It is also advisable to put the engine stop switch to STOP center console before using the engine stop fire extinguisher switch as having these two stop switches in different states can trigger unwanted engine start sounds The images on page 28 will help explain the various blade settings Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 26 2 Clock The pilot s side clock shows local time 3 Engine RPM Gauges Each gauge also has associated Turbine Stopped lamps These merely indicate an engine pair has stopped 4 Clock The copilot s side clock shows Zulu time o Radar Altimeter The adjuster knob at the left of the gauge is used to set the decision height ie the altitude above the gound when the red Low Altitude lamp will come on The lamp is not triggered when the aircraft is still on the
19. switches in the cockpit as the L key also turns the on navigation landing lights and both instruments and red flood lighting in the cockpit which should ideally be switched separately Shift L will toggle the nav lights and the cockpit lights Crtl L will toggle the landing lights Please refer to the cockpit section of this manual for information regarding light switch location Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 10 ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINTS IN FSX There are several different ways of looking at the aircraft and the cockpit select these alternative views by right clicking in an empty area and picking the Aircraft menu for external views and the Cockpit menu for views inside the cabin It is possible to zoom and pan as normal in these alternative views Cycle though the available ones by pressing the A key External View Options It is possible to pan and zoom as normal in all external views Tail View Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 11 Left Wing View Nose View Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 12 Flight Deck View R3Y 1 Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 OMAN OTE A N TRADENND 13 Crew View R3Y 2 Cradle Aft View Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 Ramps View 1 R3Y 2 Ramps View 2 R3Y 2 Ramps View 3 R3Y 2 Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 15 Interi
20. using the mouse wheel 8 Yaw Trim Knob Yaw rudder trim can be adjusted by right and left clicks of the mouse on the surface of the knob Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 34 REFERENCE INFORMATION Virtavia R3Y Tradewind Procedures Panel The start and shutdown switches are located on the center console Light switches are on the center and right side overhead panels Mouse over each switch to confirm Its function Engine Start Use Ctrl E autostart to start the aircraft or 1 2 If on land set parking brake Ctrl period keypress only no 3D part Set throttles to IDLE 3 Set propellers to MAXIMUM pitch Cirl F4 or mouse the levers to NO OI AR s the fully back 0 position This will prevent unwanted forwards motion at engine idle speed Check Pitot switch is OFF Turn ON Master Battery switch Turn ON Navigation and Beacon lights Start Engine 1 using the engine start switch Left click the switch and it will move to the START position Leave until the Turbine Stopped lamps go out next to the RPM gauges then RIGHT click the switch to move it to the RUN position There are no fuel valve switches as fuel control would be handled by the Flight Engineer Monitor engine RPM A stable idle is reached at 70 percent RPM on the gauge Check that engine has not failed to start caused by not leaving the switch on START long enough The starter switches are also
21. wind Manual Version 1 0 Beaching Cradle The wheeled beaching cradle is intended only to taxi the aircraft on land and to ease It into the water down a gentle slope In reality the cradle was powered by four outboard motors and could propel the aircraft slowly on the water our model however needs aircraft engine power to move On no account should take off be attempted with the cradle visible although there will be no adverse effects in the simulation it is merely very unrealistic to do this It can be toggled using the undercarriage command G The cradle does not have steerable wheels For simplicity however the aircraft can be steered in the usual way using the rudder axis although realistically asymmetric thrust should be used The cradle cannot be toggled on when in flight If the G key has been pressed inadvertently when the aircraft is airborne the cradle will pop into view on landing and G should be pressed to toggle it off There is no drag penalty if the cradle is accidentally switched on in flight Propellers The propeller blade pitch is animated Ctrl F1 is low RPM fully coarse pitch default condition for maximum thrust Ctrl F4 is high RPM fully fine pitch low thrust Prop pitch and throttle levers are mousable at the Engineers Station Virtavia Pty Ltd R3Y Tradewind Manual Version 1 0 EXTERIOR LIGHTING Pressing the L key will turn on all lights You may however wish to turn them on using the appropriate
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