Fellow Captain Simmers...

I posted the following thread in another forum over the holidays, but will now repost it here. Anyone out there able to answer my questions?

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Hi all:

For those of you that have the CS FSX C-130, I have a few questions of how it compares to the FS9 version I bought. While CS got the exterior and interior visual models down almost perfectly, the operations of the aircraft left a lot to be desired based on a 'real' C-130.

#1) When starting the Herc, how long does it take to come up to 100%? A 'real' T-56 engine can take as long as 60 seconds to reach 60% (starter release), but the FS9 CS C-130 would be at 100% in 5, maybe 10 seconds. Very unrealistic.

#2) Are the engine generators on-line (producing power) at LSGI (69%-72%) of engine speed? That's the Low-speed ground idle range, where the four green 'mushroom' buttons are pushed down on the center console. The generators should NOT be on-line until the engines pass about 95%. If you operate the C-130 on the ground at LSGI with the engines running you won't have AC power unless you have the GTC/APU on and that generator selected, and then only two electrical busses powered.

#3) When the engines pass through 65% engine speed, there should be a SLIGHT drop in fuel flow as the engine driven fuel pump switches from series to parallel operation. Any sign of this?

#4) And lastly for today, when shutting down the engine(s) on the ground, we would look at the co-pilots propeller panel, select NTS, and when the engine(s) is/are shut down, there should be a MOMENTARY (less than 1 second) flash of the green NTS lights. It checks that the Negative Torque System is working. Just curious.

The first two items were the ones that made me stop using the CS FS9 C-130. I just couldn't get past that. The last two are little nit-picking things I would love to see modeled for realism, but could live without.

If you all can look for these, that would be great. It is a pricey addon, and I want to make sure it is better that the FS9 version.

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Thanks alot,

Rob