Electric Lightning

Hello, I am new here, and I bought today the beautiful Electric Lightning II A few quistions I have: Is there a separate manuel for P3d users ?? Or is the FSX Manuel the same to use ? And: For a quick start on the engines, Ctr/ E will not start the engines, is that correct ? Greetings from the Netherlands, Pieter

What is it exactly? I see one on the ejection seat and two near the canopy on the left side.

Whenever I try and view my flights via Instant Replay it never shows my Brake Chute. Other then this minor problem this is one amazing aircraft. Those Engines during flyby mode sound so awesome. Did you record the sounds from a real Electric Lightning?

Hi Guys, Recently I put some shots up of a new texture I did for the Lightning, and really was not pleased with the result so sadly she went to the scrap yard, but out of the bad came the good and have come up with this one. Now I have kept with the a nice clean coating, as I found with the painted one I was loosing a lot of the nice texture add ons on the outside. I am playing with the spec channels at the moment but I'm happy in the is result. What do you think then ?

Just bought this Lightning and I wish to congratulate the creators. It is awesome sitting in the VC with trackir on and looking at my projector screen. I have been reading the manual(s) and things are slowly dawning on me-lol. I want to be able to more or less manage before my mate sits in the VC. I should explain that he is an ex lightning pilot. As a retired RAF officer, his eyes seem to mist over a bit whenever i talk to him about his beloved Lightning. Can you tell me? Will he be able to start from cold - IOW- do all the necessary buttons and switches in the VC really work to achieve that and realistic flying. It seems so from my initial readings of the…

I've been seeing a strange puff of smoke about halfway down the runway in front of the aircraft after touchdown. Has anyone else had this happen???

Hi - I can't engage the autopilot in any mode. I've switched on the AP power, the STAB is on, the AP is selected on the joystick, but the autopilot does not react in any form. I've tried to engage AP using the Z key, but still no sucess. Climb mode, HDG or Height switching has no effect. The popup hints dont show if the mode is on or off (I assume to engage a mode the switch is in the forward position). Have I missed something? Beautiful aircraft thanks - I'm using P3D v2. Thanks for your assistance!!

Hello everybody, hello fellow painters, a big wish from my side would be a fictional and civilian repaint in Red Bull style.(maybe german or austrian registration) Doesn't matter how it looks exactly, but that kind of civilian paint would be very nice. Hopefully there's somebody out there who is willing to fullfill that wish?! Many, many thanks, Guenter

I can't tune anything on the NAV radio. The tool tip shows I am on the correct frequency. I am running P3D 2.2. Is there anything else I need to turn on after loading the aircraft with the engines running? The selector switch on the nav display seems to do what it should. I have a switch on the radio panel set to AG and another to on. On the centre pedestal is an ILS master switch I've set to on. What am I missing?

Hi Guy's Just a couple of things which I have noticed in the VC. First of I noticed that what looks like a missed placed knob showing down by the Bank Angle Knob. When you move the BA down this floating knob matches in with the black area at the end. Here are a couple of shots of what I mean. Regards Timm Bank Angle Adjustment - Floating Knob Floating Matched UP Name on the Rudder Pedals - Is this CORRECT Or should they be like this

Feel free to use this for your own signatures. It's just under size.

It looks than in P3D shadows on external model looks and working ok but I noticed this strange "gap" with shadows on external fuselage near the wing in FSX: ( FSX ) ( P3Dv2.2 )

Hmm, I tested Today weapons but cant use it (I have TacPack too). Is it work or not yet? For example guns: Master Arm is on, Guns selected, lamp of sight is on (not colimated?), push a trigger (joystic) and without any effect. According manual "Please note that until a TacPack addition is released no visual effects are available!" so it isnt work now, Im correct? (but when ?)

Hi all, Firstly, thanks for such an amazing rendition of this classic British jet! Secondly, using XS452/ZU-BBD as an inspiration I've come up with a 'Thunder City F.3'. This aeroplane is based around the 'what-if' scenario of Thunder City purchasing and restoring the RAF Leuchars Lightning XR713 to flying condition. The scenario is, of course, completely fictional as is the registration - ZU-BBO. I painted the aeroplane in the Thunder City house colour - black. I plan to do another based around the late XS451/ZU-BEX in another 'what-if' scenario of Thunder City restoring either XR749 (already included) or XP706. If anyone is interested in this paint then I'l…

Thanks for a great add-on. Must admit have really enjoyed flying this jet for a bit. I've attached a photo of the real aircraft from the add on. Looking forward to the F6

If I did check list manually I have a problem with drag chute - it isn't work in this situation. I take handle (Tail Chute Pull) near 140 kts and without any effect, no chute. I noticed than if I take "easy" quick start option (without check list and turning on all switches by hands) it works.

Lovely external effect when going supersonic, but it doesn't seem to be repeatable on the same flight, ie if I go supersonic then reduce to subsonic and back to supersonic, I don't see the shockwave or hear the bang again. Beautiful piece of work! Rob.

Hi Guys, I would like to show my new texture I have been working on so still very much WIP, but hope to get done today. I have done this in a green camo colour with a grey under texture. This not depicting any SQN but done just for fun. Now I have also done a few other little mods. I have darkened the small green box thing at the side of the pilots seat, and also redone the writing on the radar hood thingy as mine was very blurred. Here are some shots of what I have done. If the need is there I will upload it somewhere. One area I just can't get sorted is the 3 slat vent that opens up mon the side, now this is showing as a shiny piece but I just find it in the alpha text…

Can we also have the trainer (T) models please? I'd pay again to also have the trainers, either as stand-alone or optional addon module to the F3. Andy

Great aircraft. Looks like a lot of work went into making a realistic simulation. I have a question about the throttles. I have assigned each one to a different axis on my quadrant, but am having some trouble controlling them. One of them I can move independently, but the other one seems to have a mind of its own and goes, to a degree, where it wants rather than where I want to put it. Are they supposed to behave in this way?

Hello, i didn't buy the Lightning yet. Before I buy the Lightning, can someone tell me how Air to Air refueling is simulated ? Is there a tanker aircraft where the Lighting can be refueled ? It is not that clear to me as only the first part of the pdf manual is available, if you have not purchased the Lightning. I would like to do a manual air to air refueling behind a tanker aircraft. Is this possible ? Best regards, Joerg

Or is it ok? See the nose of Firestreak.

The very first aircraft that could supercruise (fly supersonic without using after-burners) was the English Electric Lightning. This Cold War interceptor, designed to intercept the Russian Badger and Bear bombers and filled with state of the art technology of the early 1960’s, protected NATO skies for two decades. It’s fast, it climbs like a bat out of hell and needs a serious pilot. If you like your aircraft complex this is one you should not miss!

Hello, I am using the Thrustmaster Warthog for aircraft like this in FS - programs perfectly through FSIUPC. The throttle have a detent that perfectly mimics the HP Fuelcocks but I don't seem to be able to read anything in the FSUIPC log when they are manipulated so can assign a function to the relevant Warthog switches. I'm finding the same for the FD/APP switch as well. I am aware it could be my deficiencies in the manipulation of FSUIPC but I'm not seeing what I would normally expect to see. Any advice would be much appreciated. Regards, Dan.

Was just reading the manual to get more information before purchase and noticed a couple of typos that should probably be fixed. Page 4 - CONTACT SUPPORT This section refers to the F-14 and not the Lightning! Ok, off to read more.