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Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter - DGS Series

Part Number:Thranda-PC6

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The PC-6 is an utility aircraft designed by Pilatus Aircraft. Thanks to its superb STOL performance and easy-to-maintain design it is used all-around the globe to deliver goods where regular aircraft cannot fly. This aircraft was designed by Thranda thanks to an unlimited access provided by a PC-6 operator.

The PC-6 is part of Thranda "Dynamic Generation Series". More about the DGS Series

First plane to include FULLY configurable 3D instrument panel

Move any instrument to any location on the panel, or even between pilot and copilot's seat.
Supports 3rd party RealityXP GTN750 instrument.
Save your own presets, and even share them with the community!
Instruments can be moved in 3D directly, on a 2D pop-up preview window, or by numerical entry for precise placement.
GNS430 and 530 can be swapped out, but a restart of the plane is required, as 430s and 530s are mutually exclusive in terms of compatibility.

Dynamic livery editor (like in the Kodiak)

Create "virtual" liveries, based on one common design layout, and assign any color to any available paint segment.
Quickly create preview of livery in real-time, using intuitive controls
Apply selected livery in real-time
Option to include/hide manufacturer logo and "PC-6" sign
Option to change the tail number in real-time, or disable it altogether
Easily and quickly create dozens of paint schemes in-sim!
Also supports 12 traditionally painted liveries, all visible in a convenient pre-selection preview window

SkunkCrafts Updater

Option to participate in Beta program, via check box in SkunkCrafts Updater

Excellent hi-res PBR realistic materials, featuring true-to-life plate deformation and to-the-rivet precision
Feature-rich elegant fly-out menu with the following features:

Realism settings for engine and tail wheel (simplified vs. realistic modes)
Innovative electric tug, with in-panel controls to move forward/backward at the desired speed, and steer proportionally
Control over chocks, individual tie-downs, covers, internal lights, external lights, engine compartment enclosure
Option to enable/disable wing tanks, with realistically simulated weight, momentum, rotational inertia, and drag characteristics
Option to start up running (all systems ready), or cold-and-dark, for realistic startup procedures
Control retractable landing lights via scroll wheel (independent left/right, Infinitely variable tilt, to use lights for both taxi and landing purposes.)
Ground power unit, with modeled cart
Detailed weight and balance manager with visual chart, individual passenger seat weight control, Lbs/KG unit toggle, CG control, external tank control, and the option to save and load configuration
Multiple camera snap points, above and beyond what's available by default in X-Plane, so you can perform your walk around checks
Adjust your camera's Field of View without having to go to an X-plane menu, allowing for real-time adjustments
Audio mixer: individually control audio channels in real-time, so you can adjust volumes while hearing them play
Slew control: move your plane around the world, temporarily bypassing flight physics. Includes ground mode and air mode
Dynamic panel control page, with a separate view for the entire panel layout preview, or a per-instrument view, allowing for fine-tuning of instrument position, as well as copy-paste function to quickly replace instruments
The "Misc" page will be updated as progress on the expansion pack continues. Now it's a placeholder page that provides links to support forums, SkunkCrafts Updater, and the Kodiak

Flight dynamics and systems:

The PC6 has quite a few very unique flight characteristics, including the ability to enter Beta mode in flight, and these are faithfully reproduced. (This allows for very steep descents.)
The real PC6 is considered to be a real STOL workhorse, whose flight characteristics and excellent STOL capabilities are calibrated to maximum precision in the sim
Details, such as the condition lever latch mechanism and a functional throttle gate add to the realism
Sliding passenger doors respond to G-forces, so when returning from a parachute drop, while on a steep descent, the doors will roll shut.
Over-torquing the engine will cause shaft damage, when in "realistic" mode. This can result in prop loss, cabin smoke, terrifying turbine shaft friction sounds, etc
Smoke in engine can be brought under control by killing the "Firewall Air" via cabin lever
Tie-downs and chocks actually keep the plane from moving, even in high winds

Advanced FMOD-based sound system:

High fidelity, multi-track sounds with smooth transitions
Individual volume control over different aspects of the sound experience, adjustable in real-time (while listening to the sounds)
Different sounds for front of plane than for back of plane
Panning around the plane in exterior view yields awesome 3D audio effects, including "blade slapping" sound when view is perpendicular to prop
Prop pitch produces characteristic aerodynamic aural effects, especially during Beta and Reverse mode.
Individual buttons and switches in the cockpit each have their own unique sound.
Realistic electrical sounds, based on bus load and other factors (Sounds actually give you clues as to what's happening under the hood)
Realistic oxygen flow sound effects
Combustion roar sound typical for turboprop engines -recorded from real PT6 engine
Outside wind intensity is affected by slip and AoA. (The more the surface area of the fuselage is hit by oncoming wind, the louder the sounds)

More pictures here

Version 1.2 (October 24th , 2020)

Added Autopilot Disconnect button to stick

Added push-to-test on prop de-ice light

Fixed backup artificial horizon instrument

Added Startlocks

Tweaked pop-up window resize behaviour (better min/max scaling)

Tweaked audio

Made further adjustments to external fuel tank empty weights

Prepared base pack for smooth installation of expansion pack

Improved sluggish stick behaviour for VR operation

Added Autopilot to analog panel preset

Version 1.1 (September 17, 2020)

Tiedowns, chocks, and engine covers are saved between flights.

Potential fix to prevent [redacted] from triggering after using replay mode.

Aspen EFD1000: Fix missing negative sign when OAT is less than -10 degrees.

Autopilot: Auto-load altitude into altitude preselect when ALT mode is engaged.

Autopilot: Round altitude select value to the nearest 100 feet.

Increased fuel flow values to be more realistic.

Reduced prop gearbox drag slightly.

Updated External Tanks fuel system to be compatible with FSEconomy. Note: our model can hold a maximum of 268 US gallons.

Corrected the calculation of liters of fuel in the Weight and Balance pop-up menu

Fixed issue where both landing light switches would turn on when flipping just one of the switches.

v1.0.9 Change log: June 22, 2020

Weight and Balance window and physics reflect changes in seat position and presence.

Added Seat slide sounds.

Added Seat fold sounds.

Panel preset preference moved out of the manifest and into its own config.json file.

Fixed tailwheel spazzing issue; adjusted tailwheel springforce and dynamics. NOTE: You may need to be more careful with the rudder during landing now.

Changed N365ST livery to JAARS. (This was one of the planes photographed for this project, but had recently been repainted. Originally, the plan was to include a JAARS livery anyway).

Fixed some texture issues on the struts (on all liveries)

Fixed ambient occlusion behind Turbine Inlet Temperature instrument.

Fixed shading on some of the interior parts affected by the seats.

Airspeed will show 0 if pitot tube cover is left on.

Adjusted copilot weight threshold.

Tweaked SkunkCrafts Oncelist and Ignorelist, to minimize problems with updates. (Relates to the missing dynamic livery preference file.) Problem introduced in v1.0.7

v1.0.8 Change log: June 16, 2020

Corrected Vno speed in .acf file to 119 knots.

Fixed prop not defaulting to feathered when loading the plane cold and dark.

Fixed Igniter sound

Fixed Feathering prop sound

Smoothed tailwheel steering to feel heavier and more realistic.

Adjusted propeller minimum pitch setting for more realistic behavior and easier entry into beta while in flight.

Fixed Aspen EFD 1000 EHSI CDI not automatically syncing to GPS course.

Fixed geometry (strut, tail reinforcement, flap and aileron hinges, aileron counterweights, etc.)

Added ability to fold, move, hide rear passenger seats.

Added pilot/copilot door closing effect when propwash becomes too strong.

Added click spots for HSI HDG reset.

Fixed dynamic livery night-lit tail number.

Made digital instruments (Aspen EFD1000, STEC-55, GTX330) more efficient, and modernized pop-up/pop-out logic.

v1.0.7 Change log: June 10, 2020

Strobe lights are now off when first loading the plane.

Configured dynamic livery creator to make real-time tailnum edits possible, and have control over tailnum colours, tail logo colours, as well as spinner colour.

Updated all previous "virtual" liveries to make use of these changes. (Virtual liveries are those saved by the dynamic livery creator in the pop-up window).

NOTE: The preference file for the saved dynamic liveries will be ignored by SkunkCrafts, so to get that update, you must delete the file:

"data/modules/Custom Module/POP_WIN/P_Popup/P_Popup_logic/Page02/config2.json" and replace it with the file that SkunkCrafts will place in that same folder, called:

"data/modules/Custom Module/POP_WIN/P_Popup/P_Popup_logic/Page02/config2 - Revamped for version 1.0.7.json" (You'll have to rename this file to "config2.json".)

If you have your own painted virtual liveries, and you'd like to keep those, you can simply move the original "config2.json" file to your desktop, and manually merge the two files.

Added colour control over PC-6 and Pilatus decals on tail of dynamic liveries

Improved persistence between loads, by offloading the preferences from the manifest.json file to individual sub-files.

Further optimized code

Tweaked propeller spindown characteristics (duration and prop feathering), and animated prop blades' pitch values.

Fixed weight and balance setting persistence.

v1.0.6 Change log: June 9, 2020

Fixed Headphone sound effect when the doors and windows are opened.

Fixed flyby sound when close to ground

RealityXP GTN: Aspen EFD1000 EHSI course will auto-sync to GTN course now.

Propeller is a little easier to get into beta mode in flight.

Fixed rudder trim and alternate pitch trim switches not working with VR controller.

Fixed Engine RPM dataref for FMOD sounds.

Fixed Loud click sound when crossing Longitude lines.

Added Latch sound for the throttle for VR users, (draging throttle up over the latch now trigger its own sounds)

Fixed confirmation message to apply panel preset (pop-under issue)

Filtered out a configuration file that was causing SkunkCrafts to unnecessarily register a change to the aircraft, prompting an upgrade.

Changed changelog file format, for better GitHub compatibility (internal dev stuff).

Fixed headphone effect with doors and windows open.

Added InHG Reset to 29.92 buttons on the altimeter knobs, to quickly reset pressure to standard.

Fixed functionality of Thranda pop-up window in VR.

Fixed Aspen EFD1000 wind indicator arrow direction.

v1.0.5 Change log: June 7, 2020

Created VR click spots for chocks, covers, tie-downs, exterior cargo door handles.

Fixed click spots for GTX327 timer start/reset buttons

Fixed Aspen wind direction arrow and altimeter tape disappearance issue.

Fixed GPU/BATT power switch to be more compatible with hardware switches.

Fixed Condition Lever cutoff position, to not conflict with hardware. (Hint: Hardware wins).

Version 1.0.4 (June 6th 2020)

Adapted Thranda fly-out window for compatibility with SASL 3.10

Added some more files to the SkunkCrafts Updater's ignore list.

SASL 3.10 upgrade. (Came with deprecation of some 2D pop-up window features, forcing a re-design of the Thranda fly-out window).

Thranda window is now a pop-out-capable window, with no transparency, and no fly-out animation, as SASL 3.10 no longer supports features needed for this.

ASPEN EFD1000 Wind direction indicator fixed.

ASPEN EFD1000 Alt Selector going by 200 ft fixed.

Added altitude select instrument (index 45).

Renamed livery folders to remove initial numbering.

Created dynamic tailnumber placard for instrument panel

Made more FPS optimizations.

ASPEN EFD1000 Left click not working properly in Aspen popup fixed

ASPEN EFD1000 Digits showing random numbers when preselecting an altitude using commands fixed

Made pilot/copilot disappear when shutting down plane (after chocks and static elements are enabled).

Enabled FOV slider in the pop-up window.

Version 1.0 (June 3rd 2020)