Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank

Dick

I see in another forum a C208 EX with 4 blades on sim, this is a Carenado update?

anyone have ideas with GTN750 Mod in the Caravan EX?

Such as King Air C90GTX ,Phenom 300,TBM850...

Thanks!

It is the Carenado EX and I use FSX SE and FSUIPC4.  Honeycomb yoke and Logitech quadrant.

I have the power lever set (FSUIPC) so I have max, idle and then the Beta and reverse thrust positions.  The lever in the VC does not march in step with my quadrant throttle lever so when the VC one hits the top stop my quadrant lever still has quite a way to go.  Okay so that's a bit picky but has anyone managed to set it so the two are 'ganged' together better?  (It took me a while to 'get' that the power lever controls prop pitch in the Beta range inc the reverse pitch.)

That brings me to the main question.  No way can I get the Prop lever to go back to feather the prop in the event of an engine shut down.   Can anyone suggest how to get it past the notch.  I think it is possible as the aircraft.cfg file mentions feather=1 (so yes?) and also mentions a min TQE of 400 ft lbs although how you get that TQE if the engine has failed and you need to feather I really don't know.

Any help out there?  I have read all the pages here but can't find anything.

Go over to Simmarket and search out Friendly Panels.

They have a Caravan package with Aspen EFD and GNS 530.

If you have Reality XP it will hot swap in place of Friendly Panels' GNS 530. 

Also, with a little simple editing you can set up any configuration you like. 2 430s, a 530/430 combo, or GTN as I have already done on the FP Aspen Baron I use.

The avionics are 2d and VC. Fully on the VC. But no annoying 3d texturing. Easy to work with.

My Aspen GTN Baron is a go to twin for me. Give it a look.

All default textures will work as all FP does is mod the default planes.

I'm new to the ac and hopefully have missed something simple ~:)

Thank you,

Ken

During the early months of Covid-19 I purchased the Carenado C208B HD Grand Caravan (with Steam Gauges) only to find it did not include immersive cockpit sounds which was a little disappointing.

As such I've put together an immersive cockpit sounds package for the Carenado C208B HD Grand Caravan (Steam Gauge release).

The package is based on Daniel Gauthier's "Cockpit Sounds V2" customised for x64 and the Carenado C208B HD.

I've built it around P3D x64, meaning P3D 4 and above, but it should work Ok for FSX if the sound gauge is replaced with an x86 version (check Doug Dawson's webpage).

See the readme file in the archive for details, and you'll find it located in the AVSIM library.

https://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=220856

I also used the demo Syncro-Soft turbine sounds, also in the AVISIM library.

https://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=169522

Here is what it sounds like.

Carenado C208B HD Grand Caravan with Immersive Sounds Added

Cheers R

All the external lights that should show on ground either don't show at all or are extremely dim like strobes only reflect on ground at dusk but after dark there's nothing on the ground.

Landing lights are just plain dim all the time.  Switching both HDR and dynamic lighting on or off makes little to no difference.

Is there any fix for this? I have the newest version of the plane (2.1) and the model I bought is the newest C208 EX HD

Thanks

Geoff

Bill

John

One of the sites it links to apparently doesn't exist anymore and the other one is completely useless.

This doesn't seem to be a widespread issue or it would be posted about more. Any help?

Thanks in advance

Rob

What do normal power settings look like? I've been using 1800 ft lbs and 1900 rpm for takeoff power, then once I hit about 1000agl I reduce prop speed to 1800 rpm, maintain 1800 ft lbs and hold airspeed to about 115KIAS, then for cruise I set about 1600-1700 ft lbs and 1700 rpm, usually cruising around 145KIAS. I understand all this varies based on temperature and runway length but is this roughly normal?

What is the ignition switch for exactly? What is the difference between on and normal and when are both settings used?

What is fuel boost and what is it used for? What is the difference between off, normal, and on? The checklist supplied with the aircraft files says to use ON for engine starting and never mentions it again, even though I've completed entire flights with the switch set to off.

With the starter switch, start and off are obvious but what function does motor se?

When is low and high idle used? I thought high idle was generally used when entering the runway and then back to low when exiting but I've seen youtube videos of real pilots using high idle right after engine start is complete.

As far as autopilot, when I set the altitude first and then set either v/s or speed hold, it will stop the climb or descent at the set altitude but if I change the altitude during climb or descent, it totally disregards the new set altitude and either stops at the original set altitude or just continues the climb/descent past the set point. Is this an issue on Carenado's end or am I doing something wrong? If I set a new altitude the G1000 says ALTS in white letters. If I click on the altitude knob the ALTS goes away but either way it doesn't matter.

Change Log:
v1.0 | 22 May, 2020

L/R P/S HEAT CAS message - Fixed incorrect behavior: Warning showed when P/S heat was turned off. This warning should be present in abnormal situations only. Disabled CAS message.

FUEL BOOST ON CAS message - Fixed incorrect behavior: Warning appearing when the fuel boost is in the NORM *and* ON positions. Should only be present when in the ON position but the three way switch is not coded as separate events. Disabled CAS message.

PROP DE-ICE CAS message - Fixed incorrect behavior: Warning showing when anti-ice turned off and required anti-ice to be turned on to clear the CAS message. In TKS-equipped Grand Caravan EX aircraft the propeller deice is tied to the TKS operation, not a separate prop-deice switch. Disabled CAS message.

ENG ANTI ICE CAS message - Fixed incorrect behavior: Warning showing at all times. Disabled CAS message.

IGNITION ON CAS message - Corrected default behavior that was tied to engine RPM. Now, CAS indication will correctly show when ignition is ON but not when in NORM.

Added LPV Deviation Indicator - For flying coupled GPS approaches using the GTN750, glidepath indications will now show on the PFD. Thanks to Bert and Jorge for the work they've done on this in other Carenado aircraft.

Enabled autopilot FLC mode. You can now set the desired airspeed for climbs/descents in FLC mode.

Fixed Power / Battery Switch Logic
This has been changed to reflect RW operations. Added Tiebus #2 (Avionics switch 2) and switch logic:
- Battery turns on ADF only
- Avionics 1 turns on left PFD (note: the MFD-embedded GTN750 will turn on with AVN1 as well as there's no way to adjust its power logic)
- Avionics 2 turns on MFD and right PFD

If the engine is running (i.e. adequate, non-battery only power is being supplied) and the GTN750 does not boot, turn off Avionics 1 & 2 and the battery switch. Then turn on the battery, AVN1, AVN2 in that order. This seems to be a common issue with the Carenado planes I've flown with a merged GTN750.

Reversionary Mode updated - Previously, the PFDs were showing the reversionary mode EIS at all times. This has been disabled - However, for engine start with Avionics 1 only on (which is per the checklist), you will need to manually enable reversionary mode by pressing the red button between the left PFD and MFD. Then, manually disable it once the engine is stabilized and AVN2 is powered.

Other Updates:

• Max torque redline adjusted to 2397 ft. lbs (from 2400)
• Standby Torque Gauge graphic fixed - The original aircraft uses the standby torque gauge graphic from the PT6A-114A Caravan which has a lower max TQE limitation. Updated the graphic to reflect the PT6A-140's 2,397 ft. lbs max TQE.
• Autopilot Disconnect sound updated from real G1000 autopilot disconnect recording.

PM me for a copy. Thanks!

Is there a solution?

Thanks.

I've started flying the Caravan again, so I decided to make an updated v2 panel.cfg for myself, to fix the problems.

I will provide the update to anyone who requests it. DO NOT POST YOUR EMAIL IN THIS THREAD FOR ALL TO SEE.

Send me a personal message with the email address you would like me to send the update to, and I will send it as soon as possible.

Please specify that you want the update for the C208B Caravan EX, or I may send the update for the wrong aircraft.

Replace the panel.cfg included in the original mod with the updated version, and everything "should" work fine.

This is only an update. You still need the original mod, which can be found here-

http://library.flight1.net/?p=5824a

In the hardware thread there was questions about using Spad.Next with Carenado planes....One of the specific planes was the C208EX which I owned and was using recently for Air Hauler 2 flights. I made a video to help the individual out on how to go about programming the switch panel.

I will post it here so that users of the 208 can see how this can be used -- also helps with the "learn to fish" approach when trying to configure hardware with Carenado planes since they sometimes do weird things with Sim Variables and then LVARS for the 3D cockpit switch positions.

Hope some people find this useful.

The commands are not in FSX by default, so are not availabvle as FS cointrol selections in FSUIPC. I tried logging the switch activity with FSUIPC but no information was gathered. (Maybe I was using this feature wrong).

Has anyone managed to program hardware buttons to switch activity in the Carenado Grand Caravan EX (or other Caravan aircraft perhaps) through FSUIPC? If so, I would happily take anyone's adice on how to do it.

EDIT: Notice also an inability to set the fuel selector switches on/off through FSUIPC using the Fuel Selector options in FSUIPC's FSX command list.

Any advice would be appreciated

Cheers

SmiffyRebel

1. Respecting the battery start-up checklist engine not start.
2. Starting the engine with the CTRL + E keys, sometimes the aircraft, with the parking brake set and the throttle at idle, starts rolling and cannot be stopped.
3. During taxi the speed is too high, even with a minimum of throttle (> 20 knots)
4. From the checklist: "Fire detector test: Press" (cannot be pressed)
5.  

Could I have your help? Thanks.

Is anyone able to suggest a possible cause and perhaps a solution?

The quadrant controls work OK in the other default aircraft.. I have selected the Saitek default calibration but no success.. 

The propeller control and fuel condition lever work OK...

Any thoughts.....

Now in V2 this is a bit different and I really don't know how to use it, and the manuals as usual from Carenado suck.  Can anyone help?  Specifically setting an altitude and automatically flying there and then holding it.

Thanks!