RE: spot welding and simulators.
 

try to put the CG a little to the back and increase the throw a bit...

RE: spot welding and simulators.
 

Thanks Koeniboy, but I already did both without much effect. Guess I'll play with some of the other parameters, or I'll just practice landings with the real thing.

RE: spot welding and simulators.
 

an another thing you can do is to make the plane lighter and decrease the thrust a bit..

RE: spot welding and simulators.
 

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RE: spot welding and simulators.
 

Thanks again Koenieboy. For those interested, I have made the following parameter changes to the simulated BobCat and it seems pretty similar to the real thing. Root foil naca 012. Tip foil naca 2213. Fuselage - reduce weight by 1000 grams. Move cg back to just forward of main gear. Increase elevator throw to 30 degrees. I left thrust alone and performance seems fairly similar to my P120 BobCat. Interesting to pull full up at full speed, something I would never do with the real thing.

RE: spot welding and simulators.
 

In my initial session with the sim, I found similar problems on the BobCat (plus poor rudder response for knife edge) so I'll try those parameter changes. Otherwise its a remarkable simulator, just love the L39 and greasing in the A10, terrific fun and a valuable training/practice tool. Thank you for you input !

Regards, David Gladwin.

RE: spot welding and simulators.
 

Bobber, I don't know what to do with the bobcat but I will soon create a unique model of it with the current one as a starting point. I've only had a crack at fly the bobcat a few times and from what I remember you are right. It seems too heavy and that is where I would start. Good things come in small packages. The availability of free open source models for this simm is astounding. There are so many great jets too!~).

joe

RE: spot welding and simulators.
 

The setup I described in my post above still seems a little short on elevator authority at low speed, but it appears to be a reasonable simulation, at least to me. I'd be interested in what other BobCat owners find. I think the wing airfoils are somewhat important. The actual BobCat has something close to a 12% foil transitioning from symmetrical at the root to slightly cambered at the tip. At low speed, the 9% root foil in the stock simulator setup just sinks out of the sky. It is a very cool simulator and good practice when weather doesn't cooperate. I highly recommend it.