Hey, Anybody who flys the Cal Classics DC-7 or 6. Have you noticed at level flight it has about a 7 degree nose down attitude? Has anyone found a fix for that?

I'll give 'em a howler, Thank's Opa

Hi,

I do check in here once in a while. 

You are either flying too fast, or too low.  The short answer is climb or lower you power. 

The plane is designed to fly level at Econ Cruise at 50% fuel at its operational ceiling (i.e. as high as it can fly "comfortably").

If you are using the handling notes (press F10 while flying and go to the Reference page), most flying would be done using Econ Cruise.  If you are using something more powerful than that, you will need to be quite high before you will not be nose down in cruise.  If you are flying at low altitude while on a fast schedule, you'll just have to live with the nose down attitude.

Hope this helps,

Hi,

No problem.

If you press F10 while flying (FS9) or bring up the Kneeboard (FSX) and check the Reference file, it will give you specific power settings to use.  Most common would be Econ Cruise, although if flying a route with a lot of competition (and short enough to allow it) then up to Max Cruise might be used.  If you use a high power level at low altitudes, you just have to live with the nose down attitude (the real ones did too).

There is a project underway (Team Strat) that may do something like that, but I don't know their exact plans.  They have a forum; it's linked via a sticky thread on my forum - you could ask there.

Hope this helps,