Captain of the Ship and Accu Sim Boeing 377

[Hook]

The cause: The Auto-Mixture Control in FSX was checked and it was supposed to be unchecked. But it has always been checked and never had a problem like this with all my addons.

In the Pilots_Manual_For_COTS.pdf file in Chapter 2, Quick Start Guide it has the following:

Engines:

Ensure "Enable auto-mixture" is not checked. The Stratocruiser has a fully working automatic mixture control and this will interfere with our extensively documented and modelled mixture system.

You might want to make sure you've followed any other instructions in that chapter.

The engine sound issue is a known problem. It's baked into the design. However, you can fix it by following the instructions at the following link:

viewtopic.php?f=37&t=40948#p312718

Read the entire thread.

I solved the external engine volume by editing the sound.cfg file as follows.

Find 32 occurrences of the string:
OutsideConeVolume=9000

after each one add the following line:
full_scale_distance=100

This should fix the external engine sounds.

As for the bounding box, I used a free program called RADitor to edit the bounding box radius. From my notes:

Used RADItor to change radius from 31.178 to 20, chase distance is now better, save files should have camera.1.6 chase distance at 80, not 124 or 36 or whatever, all bounding boxes are off but length, but radius is probably the only one that needs to be changed. Beyond that, you're on your own.

Be sure to back up any files before changing them in case things don't work the way you wanted.

Hook

The bounding box fix is optional and probably won't affect the sound that much. The warning to back up any files before changing them is crucial.

NOTE: My current version of the sound.cfg file has "full_scale_distance=500" rather than 100, so you might want to try that value instead.

Hook

[TreeTops]

Once you have got through the frustrating issues of the installation, sit back, take a big breathe, and get ready for an awesome learning experience.
Trust me, the more time your spend with this plane, the more you will be rewarded with immense satisfaction of a well done flight.
Keep the manuals open when you are flying and keep reading.
There is also a massive amount of knowledge in the B377 forums over many years. Make use of the available knowledge.

[kmanning]

Hi,

I don't understand this. I've tried to send a PM to Lewis but I'm not sure if it was actually sent. So far, I haven't heard from him. On the right, it says it was sent. But on the left where there are a selection of boxes, such as the Inbox, Draft box, Outbox, and the Sent box, a number 1 appears only in the Outbox. That tells me that my message was never sent. But on the right, it says it was sent. Why is there a conflict here? It doesn't make any sense. If my message was actually sent, the number 1 should appear in the Sent Box, not in the Outbox. What's the problem? Was my message sent or not? If it was sent, then why does it not indicate, in the Sent box, that it was sent by the number 1 showing up in the Sent box? Is my message supposed to show up in the Sent box?

Ken.