So I like this plane quite a bit but always felt that something was off with its performance, it just doesn’t fell quite STOL enough, and watching videos of the real plane, the in-sim version is quite under-performant.

So I decided to take matters into my own hands and, using the various lengthy videos available of this plane as reference, I modified the flight dynamics a little bit to allow it to more easily take off at the speeds seen IRL and referenced in JayDee’s checklist. I also modified the engines to remove the torque limiter at 4420 lb-ft since I didn’t see any reference to the real plane having one in the AFM.

This means you can now push the engines to their max takeoff power of 4860 lb-ft, and you can also over-torque them, although there’s no damage simulation in this so you don’t need to worry about blowing them up. Same for the N5 temps, they will get quite hot at this power so throttle back right after takeoff.

Some other improvements apart from the flight dynamics that I've included are making the HSI slaved, so there's no need to constantly adjust it anymore, I've also added the small triangle on the speed tape to make precise reading of the airspeed easier.

A beta range mod by Jaydee was included but has since been removed as PILOT's has added this feature natively. I'm leaving this here anyways as a thanks to Jaydee for his work.

To install simply drop the ungen-dhc-7-mod folder into your community folder

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PILOT'S DHC-7 Flight Model Improvement

Enhance the performance of your DHC-7 with this flight model improvement mod. Experience better STOL capabilities, realistic engine dynamics, and improved cockpit features based on real-world reference. Install it now to enjoy a more authentic flying experience in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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