This is a great mod! Thanks! My cargo door doesn't work though. When I remove the mod, all is fine again. Anybody else have the cargo door not working?

Hello LordFrites,

This Mod looks great however it doesn't seem to load correctly in the current Sim ( MSFS2020 v 1.38.2.0 ). It is selectable in the Aircraft Menu but does not show Model / Textures neither in menu or in-game. Not sure if the problem lies on my side or the current Versions of the Mod.

If you are still around: any help with this would be very appreciated !
Regards, Robert

Greetings,
Do you use a customized cfg file for setting your camera views with this mod? If so, what is the file name? I ask because using CTRL-ALT-0 is not saving my modified view. I need to change it so the pop out panel manager can see all three screens.
Thanks

Is there a way to increase speed while on VTOL? I think that 125kts is way too slow considering this is a futuristic aircraft and that there are plenty helicopters that are considerably faster than that, I think that 200 or 250 kts should be fine, I'm aware that you said that you won't work on this anymore so is there something I could modify in the files to achieve this? I love the mod btw, you did an awesome job!

A auto pilot will be nice addition

Thank you so much for making all these improvements to the Pelican, really enhances the experience of flying it!

I notice in other comments you say you have mostly moved on from working on this project, but if you ever find the time to make some enhancements I thought I'd leave some ideas here.

While the capability for hypersonic flight is very nice to have for this (and a feature the Pelican would have to make it more lore accurate) I find that when trying to cruise at lower speeds, it will stay at 300+ knots even at idle throttle, unless you use spoilers or turn 3 of the engines off.

A possible solution would be to incorporate a multi engine mode like the Darkstar has, where you have the more conventional turbofan / turbojet type engines for lower speed flight and Scramjets for Hypersonic.

I find that when using full throttle at low altitude, it is easy to overstress the aircraft as well as the autopilot not being able to compensate for all the thrust. The addition of a G-limiter may help to resolve this (though previous mentioned engine modifications may help alleviate this).

Finally a nice addition would be a HMD like in the F-35 (and hornet), so that you can get airspeed, altitude, etc, without having to look down at the displays (plus I assume a futuristic aircraft like this probably would have it as standard.

I understand that you probably won't add any of these features, but thought I'd mention them none the less.

Again many thanks for making this mod! :)

Edit: Remembered a video that goes in depth about the Pelican, including some details about the propulsion at 17:43.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dwrAroz00Y

"Thank you so much for the incredible addon and the remarkable improvements you've made to the Pelican in Flight Sim! It's absolutely thrilling to witness the spaceship now reaching its true potential with a blazing speed of mach 7.80. This enhancement truly captures the essence of its role as the UNSC's main shuttle for interplanetary travel. Your dedication and attention to detail are truly commendable.

I wanted to express an idea that could potentially elevate the experience even further. Have you considered incorporating a dynamic fire effect to simulate the intense speed of the Pelican? For example, when flying in first-person view, it would be amazing to see subtle fire effects gradually appearing on the windshields, adding a visual element of the incredible velocity. Similarly, in third-person view, having the fire effect dynamically appear on the wings would further emphasize the raw power and speed of the spacecraft. like the darkstar.

Once again, thank you for your hard work and for bringing this iconic spacecraft to life in Flight Sim. Your passion for detail and your willingness to enhance the addon is truly appreciated. Keep up the fantastic work!"

Something to look into, I noticed that all 4 engines are tied to Throttle 1 Axis. Would it be possible to make it so that Throttle 1 Axis is just the throttle for Engine 1, for those of us with multi-axis Throttle Quadrants.

A superb, payware-quality addon at a freeware price! I just had to leave a five-star review for your amazing work LordFrites and BufordTX for your collaboration; thank you for creating such an in-depth, fun aircraft/spaceship to fly! You have made the Pelican even better than the default, and I just had a really smooth, enjoyable flight from Tahiti (NTAA) to Hawaii at FL800, covering approximately 2500nm in just over an hour (I cruised at FL800 at about M5.6 as the autopilot could only maintain FL800 and nothing above).

The autopilot is very forgiving, with a gradual transition from manual/'hands-on' flying at speeds <250KIAS to an approximately-5000-feet-per-minute climb to FL800 at M5.0. The additional functionality and lights that you have provided really make this an outstanding aircraft/spaceship, which I had a lot of fun flying. It may not be realistic or study-level, but I will definitely be flying your Pelican again the next time I need to get somewhere fast. Kudos!

- Minor update for full compatibility with SU12 (no big deal, no new feature, no major fix).