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MSFS20 North American T-28 Trojan

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Pilots. Took way too long. The pilot and copilot models can be switched out to use the default MSFS models if you like. I might one day post the models for the safety belt and parachute hardware which I modeled from the original drawings. Done a lot of work on sounds, flight dynamics, engine performance, systems etc which is why I haven't posted any pictures recently. This is probably one of the last modeling tasks that needed to be completed.

Picture is from Cambridge Aerodrome near Hobart. The MSFS 2020 load screens are currently promoting the Australia World Update and one of the main pictures is from Hobart.

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"The pilot and copilot models can be switched out to use the default MSFS models if you like" ... I'm curious to learn how to make that ;) I have some ideas on the question, but what would be the lightest method?
 
Lagaffe said:
"The pilot and copilot models can be switched out to use the default MSFS models if you like" ... I'm curious to learn how to make that ;) I have some ideas on the question, but what would be the lightest method?
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The way I do it is the pilot and copilot are integral parts of the aircraft interior model. I simply set the base to a visibility condition. I also add a PILOT_0 and PILOT_1 empty axis parts to the model (these part names are set in stone, they are required to be named PILOT_0 and PILOT_1 for MSFS to find them and attach the pilot and copilot models. The location is a few inches above the butt) and set their visibility condition.

The code is bit intense though. You need to hide any pilots in preview mode so that requires checking the camera state. I'm not sure the following code works 100% right as it needs some more work. But it does show that all you need is to add some visibility code to show/hide your pilots and hide/show your PILOT_0 and PILOT_1 empties.


Code: 
        <Component ID="PILOT_0" Node="PILOT_0">       
            <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_Visibility">
                <VISIBILITY_CODE>
                    (A:CAMERA STATE,number) 15 !=
                    if{
                        (A:IS USER SIM,bool)
                        if{
                            (L:ants_pilot_type,number) 1 ==
                            if{
                            
                                (L:ants_pilot_visibility,number) 0 ==
                                if{
                                    
                                    (A:ELECTRICAL MASTER BATTERY,bool) ! (A:GENERAL ENG COMBUSTION:1,bool) ! (A:SIM ON GROUND,bool) (A:BRAKE PARKING INDICATOR,number) (L:Winjeel_chocks,number) + &amp; &amp; &amp;
                                    if{
                                        0 (&gt;L:is_pilot_visible,bool)
                                    }
                                    els{                               
                                        (A:CAMERA STATE,number) 2 !=
                                        if{
                                            1 (&gt;L:is_pilot_visible,bool)
                                        }
                                        els{
                                            0 (&gt;L:is_pilot_visible,bool)
                                        }
                                    }               
                                }
                                
                                (L:ants_pilot_visibility,number) 1 ==
                                if{
                                    (A:CAMERA STATE,number) 2 !=
                                    if{
                                        1 (&gt;L:is_pilot_visible,bool)
                                    }
                                    els{
                                        0 (&gt;L:is_pilot_visible,bool)
                                    }
                                }
                                
                                (L:ants_pilot_visibility,number) 2 ==
                                if{
                                    0 (&gt;L:is_pilot_visible,bool)
                                }                               
                                (L:is_pilot_visible,bool)
                            }
                            els{
                                0
                            }

                        }
                        els{
                            (A:ELECTRICAL MASTER BATTERY,bool)
                        }
                    }
                    els{ 0 }
                </VISIBILITY_CODE>
            </UseTemplate>
        </Component>

19_msfs_pilots.jpg
 
Thank you, Anthony, this is a bit like what I had designed "on paper" for the DC-4 ;) Seeing XML code from others dev it's always interesting.

The only times I managed to get into the cockpit during one of my trips (before 1970 on a DC-4 and Caravelle), I was very often sitting in the place of the flight engineer (yes, since then it has become very difficult to enter these holy places) and the view there is very special because you can have the pilot and co-pilot at the same time in front of you.
In current achievements, this kind of view is not realized because flight engineers have completely disappeared from our current aircraft (the crew is reduced at two people)

To get this kind of view, I tried several things by testing the CAMERA STATE but it quickly becomes horribly complicated. The solution of having your own pilots (which you manage to display) is much simpler. Also I have tried to display a third crew as the radio using Asobo people (with a PILOT_2) but without success.
 
A couple of more repaints (I can still some spots that need touch ups). Laos AF and AD496. I'm not sure on the exact colours of the camo as every single picture of AD496 has completely different colours (probably due to white balance variation). Added ADF sense wires to the rear canopy and gun camera to the right wing.

23-LaosAF.jpg


24-AD496.jpg
 
Anthony31 said:
A couple of more repaints (I can still some spots that need touch ups). Laos AF and AD496. I'm not sure on the exact colours of the camo as every single picture of AD496 has completely different colours (probably due to white balance variation). Added ADF sense wires to the rear canopy and gun camera to the right wing.
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Exact colours of the camo -> These are "standard" SEA cammo.

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They varies ofcourse a lot.

Note the T-28D seems also to be fitted with ejection seats.
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Sorry do not want to bring a pilot-size discussion. Should the front pilot not seated a bit higher? (there is not a lot empty canopy space above him/her.
General to me also the pilots look a bit too small, esspecially that they wear helmets. (running away now... 🥸)
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mgr said:
Sorry do not want to bring a pilot-size discussion. Should the front pilot not seated a bit higher? (there is not a lot empty canopy space above him/her.
General to me also the pilots look a bit too small, esspecially that they wear helmets. (running away now... 🥸)
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My pilots are actually about 5-10% bigger than they should be. If you look at the default MSFS pilots I posted earlier they look tiny. I upped the size of my pilots because they also looked too small. I do not want to go any larger because the difference between the mine and the default pilots will get comically ridiculous. Head height was set on the head height of the pilot of VH-TRO who had the base of the helmet level with the shoulder harness rollover.

I was weighing up whether or not to put the ejection seat stickers on the side of AD 496. I'm not going to model ejection seats but if they were original to that particular aircraft I will at least put the stickers on.
 
Hi,

Must say i find the default avatars, look better in size then the custom pilots (they wear helmets, so the overall look should/can be bigger?) .
ref: https://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/attachments/19_msfs_pilots-jpg.99823/

See on pictures of the VH-TRO that sometimes the pilots sit higher, think adjusted seat. Esspectially the backseater :-)
Top helmet, seems a little bit higher then the bottom of the compass?
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Think it's also more the (lack of) "volume" of the custom pilot, then more the height (if that makes sense).
 
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