Hovering touchdown / Concorde Project Mach 2

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Hi- Plenty of touchdown smoke but no tire contact with the runway. Tires
seem to hover a scaled 16" above the pavement when landing. Sure looks sad!
How does one adjust the Cfg file (FsFrance Concorde.. or any sim model) to
allow normal touchdown contact?

Using FS9

Thank you for your advice--

Phil
 
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Is this the old concord model from previous FS's or is it a totally new one
that someone created? I'm no familiar with the "project" mentioned in the
subject.

When GMax models are created in GMax there is an elevation setting that must
be made correctly. If it is too high the wheels won't "reach" the ground.
I'm not sure if there is an "external" way to correct it in the Sim itself.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

"Philster" <philster@easystreet.com> wrote in message
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> Hi- Plenty of touchdown smoke but no tire contact with the runway. Tires
> seem to hover a scaled 16" above the pavement when landing. Sure looks
sad!
> How does one adjust the Cfg file (FsFrance Concorde.. or any sim model) to
> allow normal touchdown contact?
>
> Using FS9
>
> Thank you for your advice--
>
> Phil
>
>
 
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:29:36 -0600, Phillip Windell wrote:

> When GMax models are created in GMax there is an elevation setting that must
> be made correctly. If it is too high the wheels won't "reach" the ground.
> I'm not sure if there is an "external" way to correct it in the Sim itself.

Of course there is... That's what the [contact points] section of the
aircraft.cfg file is for... 😉

Bill
 
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Ah! Ok!

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Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

"Bill Leaming" <n4gix@comcast.net> wrote in message
news😱8nbyttqaqlb.18mhrdt95q6f8.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:29:36 -0600, Phillip Windell wrote:
>
> > When GMax models are created in GMax there is an elevation setting that
must
> > be made correctly. If it is too high the wheels won't "reach" the
ground.
> > I'm not sure if there is an "external" way to correct it in the Sim
itself.
>
> Of course there is... That's what the [contact points] section of the
> aircraft.cfg file is for... 😉
>
> Bill
 
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Concorde is not the old Microsoft FS version. It's a very nice 3rd party
GMax. Page can be found @ http://www.fsfrance.com/Projets/Mach2/Download.htm

Still some bugs in new updated air file. It now allows amazing realistic
pitch-up landings (@10.5 degrees) however the Virtural cockpit textures no
longer display. Gauges are fine though.

About the "hovering tires" when landing: what type of editor would I use to
play with the Cfg file to improve tire contact?

Thank you-

Phil

"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
news:111mgeh36a8oma3@corp.supernews.com...
> Is this the old concord model from previous FS's or is it a totally new
> one
> that someone created? I'm no familiar with the "project" mentioned in the
> subject.
>
> When GMax models are created in GMax there is an elevation setting that
> must
> be made correctly. If it is too high the wheels won't "reach" the ground.
> I'm not sure if there is an "external" way to correct it in the Sim
> itself.
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
> "Philster" <philster@easystreet.com> wrote in message
> news:111lo3bh51ql7b8@corp.supernews.com...
>> Hi- Plenty of touchdown smoke but no tire contact with the runway. Tires
>> seem to hover a scaled 16" above the pavement when landing. Sure looks
> sad!
>> How does one adjust the Cfg file (FsFrance Concorde.. or any sim model)
>> to
>> allow normal touchdown contact?
>>
>> Using FS9
>>
>> Thank you for your advice--
>>
>> Phil
>>
>>
>
>
 
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The Aircraft.cfg that Bill mentioned is just a text file. You can edit it
with Notepad.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

"Philster" <philster@easystreet.com> wrote in message
news:111nvvikabsho56@corp.supernews.com...
> Concorde is not the old Microsoft FS version. It's a very nice 3rd party
> GMax. Page can be found @
http://www.fsfrance.com/Projets/Mach2/Download.htm
>
> Still some bugs in new updated air file. It now allows amazing realistic
> pitch-up landings (@10.5 degrees) however the Virtural cockpit textures no
> longer display. Gauges are fine though.
>
> About the "hovering tires" when landing: what type of editor would I use
to
> play with the Cfg file to improve tire contact?
>
> Thank you-
>
> Phil
>
> "Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
> news:111mgeh36a8oma3@corp.supernews.com...
> > Is this the old concord model from previous FS's or is it a totally new
> > one
> > that someone created? I'm no familiar with the "project" mentioned in
the
> > subject.
> >
> > When GMax models are created in GMax there is an elevation setting that
> > must
> > be made correctly. If it is too high the wheels won't "reach" the
ground.
> > I'm not sure if there is an "external" way to correct it in the Sim
> > itself.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> > www.wandtv.com
> >
> > "Philster" <philster@easystreet.com> wrote in message
> > news:111lo3bh51ql7b8@corp.supernews.com...
> >> Hi- Plenty of touchdown smoke but no tire contact with the runway.
Tires
> >> seem to hover a scaled 16" above the pavement when landing. Sure looks
> > sad!
> >> How does one adjust the Cfg file (FsFrance Concorde.. or any sim model)
> >> to
> >> allow normal touchdown contact?
> >>
> >> Using FS9
> >>
> >> Thank you for your advice--
> >>
> >> Phil
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
 
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Philster wrote:

> Hi- Plenty of touchdown smoke but no tire contact with the runway. Tires
> seem to hover a scaled 16" above the pavement when landing. Sure looks sad!
> How does one adjust the Cfg file (FsFrance Concorde.. or any sim model) to
> allow normal touchdown contact?
>
> Using FS9
>
> Thank you for your advice--
>
> Phil
>
>
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it will tell you almost everything you need to know about fixing this
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