VERTIGO

Vertigo is your swiss army knife in the skies. She can do it all: cruise world tours in absolute comfort, STOL the shortest strips in a challenging environment or fly - and win - air races. Inspired by Mike Patey's "Turbulence", she has the same blood running through her veins: the legendary PT6A 850HP turbine engine. Add to that a 6 bladed constant speed prop plus a composite airframe and you've got a competitive racer.

Vertigo runs on jet fuel, has a topspeed of 365kts, can climb at 12,000fpm and rolls at 150 degrees per second.
She can go nearly vertical right after take-off and still accelerate. Or cruise great distances in comfort and style. 

At her core you'll find a heavily retrofitted JMB VL-3, an ultralight and fully composite experimental aircraft able to withstand g-forces of +15/-8. 

Pilot, fasten your harness. And welcome to the world of Vertigo!

• Pratt & Whitney 850HP PT6A-42a turbine
• 6-bladed 6-foot constant speed composite MT propeller
• 16 professionally designed sporty liveries and interiors
• 31,000ft service ceiling
• Topspeed of 365kts
• At 50% torque at FL200 you'll fly at 270kts IAS or 357kts TAS and have a 1,000nm range
• Climb at 12,000fpm or more
• Enlarged tanks (2 x 50 gallons)
• Upgraded VL-3 fuel selector: now also has "Both" besides Left, Right and Off
• Fantastic ground handling
• Use flap 1 as speed brakes below 180kts
• Execute the Knife-Edge move!
• Pressurized cabin
• Windshield de-icing
• Fully simulated electrical system

If you have the WT G3X mod you will also get:

• Automatic Flight Control System (Autopilot)
• Automated Pitot Heat

The optional GTN750 is also supported for the MFD (right display). For installation, please follow the instructions in the "Vertigo and GNS750.txt" in the download.

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INSTALLATION

• Delete older versions of the Vertigo mod, if any.
• Extract the ZIP file.
• Drag the folder named gotgravel-vertigo directly into the Community folder.
• Restart the sim.

You'll find Vertigo in your hangar next to the default VL-3.

If done correctly, your folder structure should look like this:

/Community
   /gotgravel-vertigo
      /Effects
      /RTC
      /SimObjects
      /WeatherPresets
/Official

How to find the Community folder?

If you changed the default location of packages, it’s the simplest because you should find a Community sub folder in it.

For Steam, it should be located in C:\Users\ [Computer Name]\ AppData\ Local\ Packages\  Microsoft.FlightDashboard_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ LocalCache\ Packages\ Community

For Windows Store C:\Users\ [Computer Name]\ AppData\ Local\ Packages\ Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ LocalCache\ Packages\ Community

CHECKLISTS

Vertigo comes with a full set of custom interactive MSFS checklists, but here are the essentials to get you in the air and back again.

Engine Start

• Master Switch > ON
• Avionics Switch > ON
• Strobe Lights > ON
• Engine Key > Start
• Wait for engine NG 20%
• Throttle > Idle
• Parking brake > ON
• Trim > Neutral
• Fuel Valve > Left (L), Right (R) or Both (B)
• Turbine Ignition > ON then OFF
• Wait for engine NG 50%
• Landing Lights > ON as appropriate

Take-Off

• Flaps > 0 or 1
• Throttle > About 25% torque
• Rotate at 70kts
• Retract gear before 140kts
• Retract flaps before 180kts
• Punch it and go vertical

Flight

• Fuel Valve > Alternate Left (L) / Right (R) every 15 minutes unless Both (B) is selected

Landing 

• Flaps 2 or 3
• Aim for about 65kts at touch down

Engine Shutdown

• Fuel Valve > Close (0)
• Avionics Switch > OFF
• Master Switch > OFF

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ADD-ONS

The Reno Air Races mod
https://flightsim.to/file/11837/reno-stead-airport-krts-reno-air-races

The WT G3X mod
https://github.com/Working-Title-MSFS-Mods/fspackages

Note: required for access to the Autopilot and automated Pitot Heat

SUPPORT

I have multiple threads on various flight sim forums and websites (including this one) and it is not possible for me to respond to queries on all of them.

Support is therefor exclusively provided from the Got Gravel Discord Server (https://discord.gg/4f3j4YgNm4) through the "Got Support" channel inside the "Got Friends" category.

CREDITS

A very special thanks to the countless test-pilots who have been involved with the Vertigo closed and open beta programme. She would not have been the same without you!

❤️ BE A SUPPORTER ❤️

This mod was brought to you by Got Gravel. You may donate if you like using either the PayPal link or the Buy Me A Coffee button.

paypal.me/gotgravel

Base Product

Recent Changelog for 2.0.0

- Brand new flight model based on latest research and MSFS abilities
- Prop performance at take-off normalized (reduced), was made a bit crazy in a recent SU...top speed not affected (no worries, you still can do 350kts+)
- Much improved ground handling (a fair bit easier to handle, just keep that throttle in check)
- Improved gear suspension
- Fixed and much improved lighting (brighter (recent SU's dimmed it a lot), but also added nice UV lights on the floor)
- Visual engine and groundroll vibration added for both flightsticks