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B407 Pontoon inflation

Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:41 am
by nzkingair
Need some help with the pontoons !! They show on the skids OK but I can't find how to inflate them.

There is the Float arm and Float inflate besels on the collective lever but there are no buttons in the besels !! Are they supposed to be there
or are the pontoons activated some other way?

I also have the MD530F and the pontoons work great from the joystick button. :(

Re: B407 Pontoon inflation SOLVED

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:39 am
by nzkingair
Well sort of. Haven't been able to locate why the pontoon activation button won't show, and am surprised nobody including Milviz support has offered any advise.

Have however been able to map the pontoon activation to a joystick button so do not need to worry about the button.

Happy flying to all

nzkingair.

Re: B407 Pontoon inflation

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 1:36 am
by Raptor
Right here

Re: B407 Pontoon inflation

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 5:38 am
by nzkingair
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Thanks for your photo. I have no button as per photo, and clicking the mouse curser on this area -- nothing happens.

Re: B407 Pontoon inflation

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 5:58 am
by Raptor
What sim are you using? Mine is there in P3DV4 latest hotfix

Re: B407 Pontoon inflation

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 6:54 am
by nzkingair
FSX gold.

Re: B407 Pontoon inflation

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 1:26 pm
by Raptor
Seems like is missing from the model in FSX... I don't know who works in the 407 anymore... Been a couple years since last updated

I copied my pont model from P3D to FSX and is showing and working now.

Try using this one. drop to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Rotorcraft\MILVIZ_Bell407\Model.pont

RENAME AND SAVE YOUR CURRENT FILE

https://milviz.com/filesfordownload/Bel ... terior.zip

Re: B407 Pontoon inflation

Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 4:11 am
by nzkingair
Thanks Sergio, That's fixed it. Button is there and works fine.

Have no idea why it is not in my 180309 download. I downloaded it twice and did two re installs !!!! --- to no effect.....

Kind regards
Warren
Tauranga
New Zealand

Re: B407 Pontoon inflation

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 12:37 am
by jody.pombrio
I have the same issue with the pontoon inflation switch missing. I am running FSX with Acceleration, Windows 10. I tried to download the shared file, but the link is bad. Any help would be appreciated.

Also, when I load the "pod" it is visible on the left side from inside the helicopter, but it is not visible in the exterior model.

Regards,
Jody

Re: B407 Pontoon inflation

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 2:24 am
by doodlebug
link updated

Re: B407 Pontoon inflation

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 2:35 pm
by Raptor
jody.pombrio wrote:
Tue Feb 04, 2020 12:37 am

Also, when I load the "pod" it is visible on the left side from inside the helicopter, but it is not visible in the exterior model.

Regards,
Jody
Can you post a picture of your selections in MVAMS? Or, can you try with other liveries and see if its specific to the one you are trying?

Re: B407 Pontoon inflation

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:37 pm
by jody.pombrio
I've attached a picture, It was visible from inside the helicopter in flight.

Re: B407 Pontoon inflation

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:37 pm
by jody.pombrio
doodlebug wrote:
Tue Feb 04, 2020 2:24 am
link updated
Got it, thank you very much!

Re: B407 Pontoon inflation

Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 1:27 pm
by Raptor
Did that fix your pod issue too?

Re: B407 Pontoon inflation

Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 3:44 pm
by doodlebug
i think that was just the internal