Overspeed horn issue even worse since v1.2
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Hey JF.
Testing the new amazing v1.2! Thank you for all the work done!
However, I've noticed that the overspeed horn issue is even worse than before. Now, we got the horn 30/40 knots below the Vne at cruise. It's not playable for me at this stage because of this, unfortunately :(
https://streamable.com/vpe45fI've also noticed a significantly higher drag. In cruise at 35k before v1.2, to maintain a stable speed, the fuel flow was between 0.92 and 0.99. Now, you have to be full throttle and at max 1.13 fuel flow to maintain the same speed. I haven't tested it in lower cruise altitudes but it's definitely much different since the new update.
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@celti In your first video it looks like you are flying slightly above the F28's maximum cruising speed of Mach 0.75, so the overspeed warning is correctly playing, but it may be that the barber pole may need some further calibration for altitudes above 30,000ft. I have logged this feedback on our internal bugs/feature request tracker and we'll endeavor to get this improved for the next update.
As a general comment on both of your videos, you are actually flying significantly higher than the F28's maximum normal operating altitude of 30,000ft. F28s in the real world would very rarely, if ever, fly above 30,000ft outside of a flight test environment. The F28 was optimised to fly short hops between regional airports which didn't require them to fly at very high cruise levels, so a higher throttle setting and fuel flow is expected behavior when attempting to reach 35,000ft. I don't believe we have made any changes to the engine power or fuel flow in this update, but factors such as wind and payload can also significantly affect the aircraft's ability to achieve such a high altitude and speed.
For reference, the general maximum permissible flight altitudes for the F28 are as follows:
For aircraft without a passenger oxygen drop-out system - 25,000ft
For aircraft with a passenger oxygen drop-out system - 30,000ft
An "optional" absolute altitude limit - 35,000ftMark - Just Flight
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@mark Oh yes! Indeed now it makes sense. The barber pole is the issue, not the speed, my bad!
And this also answers my question about fuel flow -> I was actually accelerating to mach 0.8 instead of the usual 0.75 so that makes sense now..Concerning the altitude, I was wondering if for long flights like this one (2h+) you could climb above 30k to save more fuel. It makes sense not to climb farther for short hops, but for long flights...?
Thank you for taking note of this bug and I hope it gets fixed very soon ;)
