A36TP two items: Cabin heat and shutdown speed
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As always, anything you make is an instant purchase for me, and I never regret it.
Been flying the A36TP mostly, and I noticed two small things:
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When manipulating the Cabin heat control using the mousewheel, it moves in the opposite direction to what would be conventional. (scrolling down, moves the control in. Scrolling up, moves it out.)
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During engine shutdown, the engine and the sounds spool down VERY quickly. Much quicker than the Starship, TBM, or turbine Duke. It seems quite rushed and unrealistic, which is odd given the time and attention given to gyro spool down. Am I imagining that? Additionally, the checklist suggests that the engine should be cutoff with the propeller set to max RPM. There is no line item on when to feather it. That also seems inconsistent with other PT6-equipped aircraft.
All the best!
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I thought about which way the pull handles should work with the mouse wheel. I even had it the other way around, but then that felt wrong to me too. I decided to be consistent with how pull handles work in my other aircraft. I'll try it again for you, but I'm sure you see the dilemma.
I didn't particularly notice a huge difference in shutdown speed. I'll give it a listen momentarily. As I'm sure you know, the propeller will feather itself on shutdown due to loss of oil pressure, so feathering it prior to shutdown is not strictly necessary. My understanding is that it's done (ironically) to spool the engine down more quickly, thereby making the aircraft safer for ground crew. I can add a checklist item for this, if you like.
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You weren't crazy. I found the constant that was changed. Not sure how, but the shutdowns will now be in line with my other aircraft. Thanks for pointing it out.
