Premier Aircraft Design Bombardier Dash-Q8-400 Guide

This is a Guide to the PAD Dash-8. A nice freeware aircraft for allday flying.

Find this Guide as a pdf-file on my Google Drive:
Manual: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DS0vB6QDnORWTcSS7Yh-ilKuGz6K3Esf
Checklist: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Iw7IPO4iEJAb1oM9a2grWymMcX20aUe0

Note:
- This used to be a pdf-file. I just converted the pages into jpegs.
- "XACARS" is a program that allows your FSX to communicate with the server of a virtual airline. If you fly for a VA, this is the key connection. If not - simply skip this step
- I modified the aircraft.cfg to assure better (and more realistic) performance. The numbers behind the // are the original values. But without this "tuning" you will not be able to have an adequate climb performance at higher altitudes.
Just make sure you do not overboost the engines at low levels - always stay in the green range of your power indication.

Aircraft.cfg:
Moments of inertia:
station_load.0= 170, 20.000, -1.750, 0.000
station_load.1= 170, 20.000, 1.750, 0.000
station_load.2= 5000, 15.000, 0.000, 0.000
station_load.3= 5000, -25.000, 0.000, 0.000

[flight tuning]
parasite_drag_scalar=0.550000 //1.00000
induced_drag_scalar=1.00000 //1.00000

[propeller]
thrust_scalar =1.30000 //1.00000
gear_reduction_ratio =20.00000 //17

[TurbineEngineData]
static_thrust =300.00000 //200.00000

[turboprop_engine]
power_scalar =1.4000 //1.00000

Find the modified aircraft.cfg in my Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MdSFIELXIBHPG8FKO7FgmNF4fdHoBJ_a
Copy this file into the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\dhc8-q400_x directory but keep the original config (e.g. rename it to "aircraft-original")

Disclaimer:
This is not an official document! Do not use for real flight!
The author can not guarantee for the correctness or completeness of this manual.
For private use only - do not cite or distribute without permission of the author!

Manual

Checklist

Print View

You can print the manual and fold it in the middle. Just print the following pages double sided. You will have a small booklet

Page 1:
Front

Back

Page 2:
Front

Back



Checklist:

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