Small / Medium Cargo career question(s)

[eX!LE]

Hello

I got a cessna 172 and want to upgrade to a Grand Caravan. As soon as I got the larger plane will the missions automatically give me medium cargo since the cessna only could fly small ones? Or do I have to do something for that in front? And would you recommend Australia for cargo missions?

Thank you all so much

[LuciferSynd]

Unless you keep the smaller Cessna, you're going to receive only medium missions with the Grand Caravan. But honestly, I wouldn't fly that plane, it's heavily bugged. Better sell it while it's still new, grind a bit more for the Pilatus and change the flight level to 10.000 feet so you don't die from lack of oxygen (the cabin doesn't pressurize).

The Grand Caravan's autopilot is a mess and will make your plane stall... Learned at my own expense.

[eX!LE]

Ah ok. So i need to sell my smallest airplane to get the higher cargo missions you mean?

[LuciferSynd]

Originally posted by eX!LE:

Ah ok. So i need to sell my smallest airplane to get the higher cargo missions you mean?

No, you can keep the smaller plane and assign a crew to it. You should be able to run both Medium and Small missions then. Also, don't know about Australia... I wanted to fly around Italy (where I live) but honestly missions in the United States / Canada are much better. Like, the area around Chicago / Toronto / Philadelphia is full of missions!

[Tombs]

I was going to ask the same about Australia. I was tempted to start my career there but not too sure on what the missions would be like there.
I know the "hot spot" seasonal thing isnt currently working so im interested in seeing if others have tried certain areas

[Pagan]

Originally posted by LuciferSynd:

Unless you keep the smaller Cessna, you're going to receive only medium missions with the Grand Caravan. But honestly, I wouldn't fly that plane, it's heavily bugged. Better sell it while it's still new, grind a bit more for the Pilatus and change the flight level to 10.000 feet so you don't die from lack of oxygen (the cabin doesn't pressurize).

The Grand Caravan's autopilot is a mess and will make your plane stall... Learned at my own expense.

(Not certain what your issue is with the 208, but it's all I fly. I cruise at an alt of 10k-14k. I make about 800k per mission. I do stay in the steat through out most of the flight. (Bathroom break and coffee refills.) Turbulence has sent me down once. I've got almost 8mil in the bank with it.) TO THE OP.. save up enough money to buy the 208 and take it on a few runs if it works for you keep it, but don't sell your only company plane as it will take you forever to recoup the money to buy another one.

[LuciferSynd]

Originally posted by Pagan:

Originally posted by LuciferSynd:

Unless you keep the smaller Cessna, you're going to receive only medium missions with the Grand Caravan. But honestly, I wouldn't fly that plane, it's heavily bugged. Better sell it while it's still new, grind a bit more for the Pilatus and change the flight level to 10.000 feet so you don't die from lack of oxygen (the cabin doesn't pressurize).

The Grand Caravan's autopilot is a mess and will make your plane stall... Learned at my own expense.

(Not certain what your issue is with the 208, but it's all I fly. I cruise at an alt of 10k-14k. I make about 800k per mission. I do stay in the steat through out most of the flight. (Bathroom break and coffee refills.) Turbulence has sent me down once. I've got almost 8mil in the bank with it.) TO THE OP.. save up enough money to buy the 208 and take it on a few runs if it works for you keep it, but don't sell your only company plane as it will take you forever to recoup the money to buy another one.

Actually, maybe you can help me then, because I really don't know what I'm doing wrong.

On takeoff, I set the trim correctly, put down flaps in takeoff position, I apply full power and as soon as I pull my yoke the plane begins to scream "stall" at me.
Then, if somehow I manage to not crash it, I setup the AP (of course switching to GPS source instead of VOR) and it begins to swerve left and right, like it can't keep going straight...

All while the ATC keeps telling me to expedite the climb.

Like... What am I doing wrong? I know I have more experience with Jet planes (over 2000 hours of flight in MSFS 2020) but I don't feel like I'm that bad...

[Tombs]

Originally posted by LuciferSynd:

Originally posted by Pagan:

(Not certain what your issue is with the 208, but it's all I fly. I cruise at an alt of 10k-14k. I make about 800k per mission. I do stay in the steat through out most of the flight. (Bathroom break and coffee refills.) Turbulence has sent me down once. I've got almost 8mil in the bank with it.) TO THE OP.. save up enough money to buy the 208 and take it on a few runs if it works for you keep it, but don't sell your only company plane as it will take you forever to recoup the money to buy another one.

Actually, maybe you can help me then, because I really don't know what I'm doing wrong.

On takeoff, I set the trim correctly, put down flaps in takeoff position, I apply full power and as soon as I pull my yoke the plane begins to scream "stall" at me.
Then, if somehow I manage to not crash it, I setup the AP (of course switching to GPS source instead of VOR) and it begins to swerve left and right, like it can't keep going straight...

All while the ATC keeps telling me to expedite the climb.

Like... What am I doing wrong? I know I have more experience with Jet planes (over 2000 hours of flight in MSFS 2020) but I don't feel like I'm that bad...

Keep on full power, lift flaps straight away and clmb at about 10 degrees.

[LuciferSynd]

Originally posted by Tombs:

Originally posted by LuciferSynd:

Actually, maybe you can help me then, because I really don't know what I'm doing wrong.

On takeoff, I set the trim correctly, put down flaps in takeoff position, I apply full power and as soon as I pull my yoke the plane begins to scream "stall" at me.
Then, if somehow I manage to not crash it, I setup the AP (of course switching to GPS source instead of VOR) and it begins to swerve left and right, like it can't keep going straight...

All while the ATC keeps telling me to expedite the climb.

Like... What am I doing wrong? I know I have more experience with Jet planes (over 2000 hours of flight in MSFS 2020) but I don't feel like I'm that bad...

Keep on full power, lift flaps straight away and clmb at about 10 degrees.

I tried this as well, but the temperature goes into red if I keep it at full power.

I have looked into tutorials as well from pilots that actually fly this plane, I just can't figure out why this thing doesn't want to climb for me or why the AP doesn't keep going straight...

I had two instances in which I had to abort the entire flight because the AP caused a stall with this constant going left/right.

[Sawyer]

Originally posted by LuciferSynd:

Originally posted by Tombs:

Keep on full power, lift flaps straight away and clmb at about 10 degrees.

I tried this as well, but the temperature goes into red if I keep it at full power.

I have looked into tutorials as well from pilots that actually fly this plane, I just can't figure out why this thing doesn't want to climb for me or why the AP doesn't keep going straight...

I had two instances in which I had to abort the entire flight because the AP caused a stall with this constant going left/right.

Check if you are flying at 1x simrate, if you go above planes behave weird. Great regards.

[LuciferSynd]

Originally posted by Sawyer:

Originally posted by LuciferSynd:

I tried this as well, but the temperature goes into red if I keep it at full power.

I have looked into tutorials as well from pilots that actually fly this plane, I just can't figure out why this thing doesn't want to climb for me or why the AP doesn't keep going straight...

I had two instances in which I had to abort the entire flight because the AP caused a stall with this constant going left/right.

Check if you are flying at 1x simrate, if you go above planes behave weird. Great regards.

Yep, I fly always at 1x and go faster only when I'm estabilished with AP after the initial manoeuvring... With a full sim setup (yoke, thrust levers and rudder) I enjoy flying properly... But like said earlier, the swerving begins as soon as I turn on AP.

[eX!LE]

Now im confused...is the grand caravan flyable or not 😄?

[pudel]

Its definitely flyable. Just dont cruise too high because of oxygen problems. Climb rate can be easily adjusted....so its not stalling...ever.

[LuciferSynd]

Maybe I just don't have enough expertise on Prop engines, and I'm terrible at them. But I'm definitely saving up a bit more for the Pilatus... Flies better in my opinion ;)

[ждун]

Originally posted by LuciferSynd:

Better sell it while it's still new, grind a bit more for the Pilatus

pilatus works for you?
When I attempt to fly the pilatus it piles up vram quickly and overflows stalling in massive stutters. Just the pc-6 and the dhc-2 do that since last patch.

[LuciferSynd]

Originally posted by ждун:

Originally posted by LuciferSynd:

Better sell it while it's still new, grind a bit more for the Pilatus

pilatus works for you?
When I attempt to fly the pilatus it piles up vram quickly and overflows stalling in massive stutters. Just the pc-6 and the dhc-2 do that since last patch.

Strangely enough, the only thing that's wrong with the Pilatus for me is the lack of pressurization in the cabin... Movement-wise I have no problems! I have your problem with the Grand Caravan!

(But keep in mind I have a PC for graphic 3D working, so it's super powerful and has a ton of RAM).