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Temp too low on the OAT Gauge and no labeling
Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 6:59 am
by Raller
Hi,
i noticed, that the OAT Gauge has no Celsius labeling. So i made a labeling by my own and by the way i put 2 little light bulbs in the Gauge above (inop).
But the main thing is, the OAT Gauge is a little inaccurate. It shows the temperature approximately 3-4 °C resp. 5-7 °F too low!
Is there a way to correct this by ourselfs or can you put it in the next update?!
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Regards
Raller
Re: Temp too low on the OAT Gauge and no labeling
Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 8:01 am
by ThomasAH
The labeling is nice!
Regarding the difference: I think this is a problem of the flight sim internals not using the exact OAT values provided by ActiveSKy, and therefore can't be easily fixed in any aircraft.
Could you verify with a different aircraft at the same location?
Re: Temp too low on the OAT Gauge and no labeling
Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 8:42 am
by Raller
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Re: Temp too low on the OAT Gauge and no labeling
Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 8:43 am
by Raller
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Re: Temp too low on the OAT Gauge and no labeling
Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 8:59 am
by Raller
At high altitude i had
with the M20R Ovation
-11 °C
with the 310R Redux
-7 °C
So, the 310R shows in the positiv section 4 °C too low and in the negative section 4 °C too high!
Re: Temp too low on the OAT Gauge and no labeling
Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 9:13 am
by Raller
The OAT Gauge-Value multiplied by 1.4 should show the corecct Value in both directions (pos. and neg.).
But i don't know where to do it in the responsible xml file...
Re: Temp too low on the OAT Gauge and no labeling
Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 9:19 am
by ThomasAH
Raller wrote: ↑Sat May 12, 2018 8:59 am
So, the 310R shows in the positiv section 4 °C too low and in the negative section 4 °C too high!
OK, then you're right, this doesn't look like the usual AS vs FS difference. Thank you for the analysis!
Re: Temp too low on the OAT Gauge and no labeling
Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 4:31 pm
by N4GIX
Raller wrote: ↑Sat May 12, 2018 9:13 am
The OAT Gauge-Value multiplied by 1.4 should show the corecct Value in both directions (pos. and neg.).
But i don't know where to do it in the responsible xml file...
That is "baked" into the compiled model, so is not able to be 'calibrated' externally.
I have however gone ahead and updated the core modeldef.xml file for the C310R Redux, so it will read correctly in any future update(s).
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<PartInfo>
<Name>C310_needle_OAT</Name>
<AnimLength>160</AnimLength>
<Animation>
<Parameter>
<Code>50 (A:TOTAL AIR TEMPERATURE, fahrenheit) 1.4 * +</Code>
<Lag>100</Lag>
</Parameter>
</Animation>
</PartInfo>
Re: Temp too low on the OAT Gauge and no labeling
Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 9:04 pm
by Raller
Thx to the Development-Team, that's why i like Milviz, they pay attention to there customers and to details.
With a little change, it makes your airplanes even more fun to fly.
(Carenado might take inspiration from it...)
Greatings from Germany
Raller
Re: Temp too low on the OAT Gauge and no labeling
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 9:26 pm
by Raller
Hi Bill,
i'm sorry, but i have to correct my suggestion. Multiplied by 1.4 would cause the Gauge to show totaly wrong Values !!! This won't work that way!
That correction has to be: -2 <----- 0°F -----> +3
Somthing like this (i don't know the syntax):
if (A:TOTAL AIR TEMPERATURE, fahrenheit) below or equal 0 -> "Variable" -2
else (A:TOTAL AIR TEMPERATURE, fahrenheit) -> "Variable" +3
Please excuse the troubles...
Re: Temp too low on the OAT Gauge and no labeling
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 12:42 am
by N4GIX
Raller wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 9:26 pm
Please excuse the troubles...
No problem, truly. I think it would be easier to simply re-calibrate the needle than worry about iffy math.
