Cessna 172 Skyhawk

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Author: noah_band

Last revision: 27 Apr, 2021 at 19:15 UTC

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Description:
Cessna 172

The Cessna 172 skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane and has been produced since 1955 by Cessna aviation company.

HOTAS:

If you plan on using HOTAS select the pilot seat and change the up/down axis to reset.
I also recommend using my Cessna 182 instead of this because it is more HOTAS friendly.

Characteristics:

Fuel: 694 l
Endurance: 76 min
Range: Ca: 260 km
Speed: 115 knt
Wingspan: 16.25 m
Length: 10.75 m
Fin height: 4.25 m
Weight: 1.8 tonnes

Startup and takeoff:

– Main power > on [Located to the left of the yoke]
– Flip all five switches to the right of the yoke [Some are a bit hidden behid the yoke]
– Brakes off > on
– Throttle > 0.30 [Gauge locatad to the very left and behind the left side of the yoke]
– Starter > on
– Taxi to the runway
– Flaps > on (optional)
– Throttle > 1
– Pitch up at 70 knt
– Flaps > off

Landing:

Remember when landing to not go under ≈65knt because you will stall.
Also, only use the brakes as parking brakes. I would not recommend landing with them on.

Additional features:

Autopilot:
Use the large keypad to enter the coordinates of your
waypoint then press [1]

Altitude hold:
Use the small keypad to enter the desired altitude then
press [2]

Map/Heading Display:
Press [3] to switch your middle display between an interactable map and a heading display

Heater:
Press [4]

Stall Warner:
If you’re stalling a buzzer will trigger

Low fuel warner:
In you have under 10% fuel left a buzzer will trigger

Lights:

1 Interior Lights
2 NAV Lights
3 Beacon
4 Instrument Lights
5 Landing Lights

Change notes:

v 1-1.4 minor changes for quality of life
v 1.5 changed altitude units from meters to feet
v 1.6 fixed door color
v 1.7 added stall warning and minor fixes
v 1.8 Fixed stall warning
v 1.9 Added low fuel warning
v 2.0 Added HOTAS support

Credits:

[LUA] Heading Display (Analog) V2.3 by Penguin’O
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1833680652&searchtext=%5BLUA%5D+Heading+Display+%28Analog%29+V2.3+by+Penguin%27O

GPS Autopilot by GamingDeep5
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1606107071&searchtext=GPS+Autopilot+by+GamingDeep5

Interactive touchscreen map V2.2 by Geekness
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1746269220&searchtext=Interactive+touchscreen+map+V2.2+by+Geekness