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New acquisition: Tecnam P92 from dMax3D
Hello,
Yesterday, I purchased the little and nice TECNAM P92 from dMax3D, mainly because if all goes well I will taking instruction for the ULM license (planes less than 650 kg) with this aircraft next month.
The plane is very nicely done, and fly very well. The interior is very, very similar to the original. The flight model is wonderful and, I think, accurate enough. DMax3D is the same author that made the Cessna 172, Columbia 400 and Cirrus TheJet, between others, that all we have in our X-Plane 10.
The plane is purely VFR, with the only luxury of the addition of a Garmin GPS and it lacks any form of AUTOPILOT at all ... pure hand-drive. :lol:
To try it in a serious way, this morning I planned a trip VFR crossing from north to south the "Parque Natural Torres del Paine" (Torres del Paine Natural Park) in Chile.
Departuring in early morning from SAWC (El Calafate)and following the lakes and valleys to the south-west to reach the impressive peaks and then south-east, again following the lakes and the valleys, to SCNT (Teniente J. Gallardo).
Special thanks to Ricardo Rementeria for show me this place at least virtually and fly with me on it some days ago. :hi:
The trip is some 85 nm at 2500 feet the first third, to sudden reach 7000 feet for the secure overfly of the peaks (well, fly between the peaks). After that, a slow descent to destination. At some 95-100 knots its took me 1 hour and 12 minutes of impressive landscapes (here, X-Plane is a great help with his render and capacity to follow VFR).
THE IMAGES ARE A BIT LARGE TO THE RIGHT SO, RIGHT-CLICK ON IT AND OPEN ON OTHER WINDOW IF YOU THINK THAT ARE MISSING SOMETHING.
Two only VORs, one at departure and one at destination, are of great help in case you were lost or between clouds, normal weather here at the end of the austral winter.
The morning is child: 1 celsius degree and freezing. Not to say this plane do not have any ice protection.
The sun is rising. Just in time.
The Torres del Paine on sight.
Slowly reaching 7000 feet to pass between the peaks.
To the right the Cerro Paine Grande.
To the left the peaks of the Cuernos del Paine.
We left the peaks to our final destination.
Inbound SCNT aerodrome (Teniente J. Gallardo).
On sight the lake Nordenskjöld (a north European name at this austral extreme position of the globe).
Great done X-Plane model this Tecnam P92.
In short final of SCNT. My nose was pointing 5 or 7 degress to the right of the intended course to land ... it seems like a lot of wind down there.
This was the end of the flight.
A nice touch at a rough 210 feet per second but the moment I touch the brakes, the plane goes to his side capsizing. The cross winds (you can see it at the right side of the image) were more than 30 knots, too much for a plane with a weight at takeoff of less than 650 kg.
Conclusion
I recommended the plane for the people who like the Very Small (ultralight) and General Aviation. 10€ is too small amount to miss this wonderful ultralight aircraft.
And I recommended a trip on this landscape in the real, but if you can't afford (as many of us can't), almost do it virtual.
(Sorry about my english) :think:
Bye
Hello,
Yesterday, I purchased the little and nice TECNAM P92 from dMax3D, mainly because if all goes well I will taking instruction for the ULM license (planes less than 650 kg) with this aircraft next month.
The plane is very nicely done, and fly very well. The interior is very, very similar to the original. The flight model is wonderful and, I think, accurate enough. DMax3D is the same author that made the Cessna 172, Columbia 400 and Cirrus TheJet, between others, that all we have in our X-Plane 10.
The plane is purely VFR, with the only luxury of the addition of a Garmin GPS and it lacks any form of AUTOPILOT at all ... pure hand-drive. :lol:
To try it in a serious way, this morning I planned a trip VFR crossing from north to south the "Parque Natural Torres del Paine" (Torres del Paine Natural Park) in Chile.
Departuring in early morning from SAWC (El Calafate)and following the lakes and valleys to the south-west to reach the impressive peaks and then south-east, again following the lakes and the valleys, to SCNT (Teniente J. Gallardo).
Special thanks to Ricardo Rementeria for show me this place at least virtually and fly with me on it some days ago. :hi:
The trip is some 85 nm at 2500 feet the first third, to sudden reach 7000 feet for the secure overfly of the peaks (well, fly between the peaks). After that, a slow descent to destination. At some 95-100 knots its took me 1 hour and 12 minutes of impressive landscapes (here, X-Plane is a great help with his render and capacity to follow VFR).
THE IMAGES ARE A BIT LARGE TO THE RIGHT SO, RIGHT-CLICK ON IT AND OPEN ON OTHER WINDOW IF YOU THINK THAT ARE MISSING SOMETHING.
Two only VORs, one at departure and one at destination, are of great help in case you were lost or between clouds, normal weather here at the end of the austral winter.
The morning is child: 1 celsius degree and freezing. Not to say this plane do not have any ice protection.
The sun is rising. Just in time.
The Torres del Paine on sight.
Slowly reaching 7000 feet to pass between the peaks.
To the right the Cerro Paine Grande.
To the left the peaks of the Cuernos del Paine.
We left the peaks to our final destination.
Inbound SCNT aerodrome (Teniente J. Gallardo).
On sight the lake Nordenskjöld (a north European name at this austral extreme position of the globe).
Great done X-Plane model this Tecnam P92.
In short final of SCNT. My nose was pointing 5 or 7 degress to the right of the intended course to land ... it seems like a lot of wind down there.
This was the end of the flight.
A nice touch at a rough 210 feet per second but the moment I touch the brakes, the plane goes to his side capsizing. The cross winds (you can see it at the right side of the image) were more than 30 knots, too much for a plane with a weight at takeoff of less than 650 kg.
Conclusion
I recommended the plane for the people who like the Very Small (ultralight) and General Aviation. 10€ is too small amount to miss this wonderful ultralight aircraft.
And I recommended a trip on this landscape in the real, but if you can't afford (as many of us can't), almost do it virtual.
(Sorry about my english) :think:
Bye
