Electric Lightning

Hello airmen! When I'm new to an aircraft something I like to do is to stay in the pattern doing low approaches touch and go's to get the feel of landings and liftoffs. I've noticed though that the Lightning has quite narrow tires. Should I restrict my touch and go's and just be doing low apporaches? yt - Eivin

Binbrook: For FSX or P3Dv1: Team SDB. AI: John Young's every time. Dave

Hello, this is my first time posting in the forums here, I joined specifically to get help with my current issue as I see it has not been addressed anywhere else. Quick background, I just recently got back into flight sims (Last played when I was 14, so it's been a while) and have been using FSX Steam. I recently bought the VRS TacPack and and wanted some more aircraft to use with it. I bought the F-14 Extended from this website and it worked beautifully, so I decided to buy a second aircraft. The Electric Lightning looked fantastic and was TacPack compatible so it was an easy choice. It downloaded okay, although I was surprised at the size of the download file, it was…

Hello, i just purchased the electric lightning yesterday and i'm having some problems with the controls. I only have a mouse and keyboard and just like to fly for a bit of fun and am by no means an expert, but when im in cockpit mode in the lightning, none of the controls seem to work. when i use the arrow keys to control the stick, nothing happens and it just moves a small lever to the left near the throttle. However when i move to 3rd person view and use the arrow keys, it controls the ailerons and elevators. I can only start the engines when in 3rd person mode too. Does anyone have any suggestions how to fix this and allow me to use the default keyboard controls while …

Greetings from Norway. First I want to say I'm very impressed with your version of the Lightning. An amazing simulation. - Thank you. But there is one thing that like to ask you about and that is that the engine sound seems to fade away when moving into reheat-range, I was expecting it to become louder. Yeah and bring on the T-birds. Best regards Happy customer Eivin Stenso, Trondheim

Hello, As always I have really enjoyed flying the Lightning for a long while and I was wondering whether more realism could be implemented to the aircraft, much like the Milviz T-38A Advanced. It would be great to see the AI23 radar acquire targets at far more realistic targets instead of up to 80nm, and less reliable engines with potential for fires if poorly handled. Is this possible, or could it be done with the T4/5? Peter

Guys, My apologies for troubling you all once more and also for coming across as completely stupid... But... Is there another manual some where other than the documentation included in the package? I ask because whilst watching a video on YouTube regarding the AS Lightning the uploader mentioned a manual that was found on this forum but nothing is coming up in the forum search. Cheers.

Hello to everyone. I write this cap in hand. Does anyone have any approach plates for RAF Binbrook circa 1980's that would be willing to share? Also, asides to the SDB scenery guys depiction of Binbrook for FSX / P3D is there a Scenery for this Station anywhere that will work in P3D? Or does anyone know of a work in progress etc? Payware or Freeware I don't mind, just desperate for Binbrook, such an important base to be depicted. Many thanks to all.

Hello all, Thought I'd post a fun mission I did. Taking off from Coningsby(forgive me, taking off with an 11sqn Lightning not from Binbrook and trailing a Su-27 Flanker is certainly inaccurate on many levels, but at least the tankers were Victors). Taking off from Coningsby at 0830, I met up with the first Victor tanker in the North Sea at 0850(I modded the Lightning to pick up Tanker tacan), filling up to fly south to intercept the flanker. Having met with the Flanker, I trailed it all the way along the English Channel until it turned south having passed Penzance. Once it had left, I filled up with the second Victor up to the ventral tanks(but not the externals…

Sorry guys but the new rad alt models required an ammended texture that I omitted to include , Also the code for the oxygen gauge was that for the F6 and so will not fill on installation. so an ammended interior model is also included This fix will rectify those errors. Unzip the file to a temporary folder and copy and paste the contents into your Aerosoft Lightning F3 folder F3 v2.03 texture fix.zip My apologies for the inconvenience Regards Dave Rowberry

This is a repaint of Lightning F1 ser no XM142 . Aircraft crashed iinto the sea off Cromer 26-4-63, following control failure. Pilot, Flt Lt T.M. Burns, ejected safely at 10,000ft, and 400 knots IAS XM142 Repaint.zip

This is a repaint of XR770 in its final guise, and as she now appears at her new home at Manston museum Lightning XR770.zip

Hello I just noticed a problem on the radar, version F3 equip the radio altimeter.

Hello, I've been trying to read the manuals to get a solution to this, and I think it's something that has glitched recently. While with the F3, fuel is transferred from the ventral through the wing tanks to the engines, on the F6, regardless of overwing tanks, fuel will be drawn from the wing tanks, and nothing will be drawn from the ventral tank. Once fuel is used up in the wing tanks, the engines will flame out, though I have a full tank in the ventral. It seems fuel isn't transferring properly. Am I missing something? It should also apply that fuel is not sent through the over wing tanks either, only fuel from the wings go through. Thanks, Peter

Hello, I noticed strange indication of VSI. I set autopilot to descent 1000 fpm. VSI shows about 400fpm. But I measured time (1 minute) and aircraft descended 1000 ft. So VSI probably doesn't work properly. Could you check it, please?

Hi, I can't switch on NAV lights in P3D v3.3. Is it known issue? Second question, how can I switch marker tone on?

Does this jet have functional ADF radio? If so, how to use it?

Hi, flying the Lightning, one problem. no matter what I do, it won't refuel. Right height - tried at 10, 12 18 and 22 thousand, right speed 250-300 knots, all as per manual. Gauges still going down and FSX % still going lower. All shift+2 ready to fly and FLREFUEL on. Waited 5-10 minutes, still not refuelling. is this me or everybody? Thanks, Michael

I do not seem to be able to get the tacan to lock on :LIGHTNING F3 The a/c is in start config and connected to external power [ via telebrief switch] The aircraft is positioned at Leuchars, Tacan main switch on and A/G selected plus channel 42 giving 110.50 . …

Hi guys, I have installed in my flight sim the amazing F6 Lightning and I am in love with this classic aviation beast. However I do have one question. On starting the engines I know that on eng 1 there is a plume of smoke that is fired down as the engine starts. On starting eng 2 there is another plume that shoots out of the left hand side, however the smoke seems a bit too much. It looks like it comes out of the entire rear portion of the aircraft. Is there anyone here who has seen this issue and maybe could help me out? BTW I have seen a few real Lightning F6's startup, so I know roughly how much smoke the aircraft emits during startup. Thanks in…

Bought, downloaded and installed AS Lightning F6. When I go to select the aircraft i get this message.".Error opening wave file SimObjects\Aeroplanes\Aerosoft Lightning F6_ferrytank\Sound\Sound_System_Lit\ASC_apknob.wav." I`ve looked in that file and apknob.wav is there. Anyway, uninstalled, redownloaded, installed,and snag is still there. All my other 50 aircraft work fine. Any suggestions please? Stuart Ramsay

Hi there, After some research and finding your fix for particle size on the F6 the afterburner effect looks much better than before! My only trouble is that some of the flame trails far behind the aircraft, I was wondering if there any fix for this or something I can edit to fix it? I have attached images to hopefully help 2016-6-14_20-52-3-971.bmp 2016-6-14_20-52-30-979.bmp Thanks!

Hi, So Sim Skunk Works has tacpacked their F-104S, so you've now got two interceptors, one being the F-104 and EE Lightning built to be interceptors. Which aircraft do you think would win? Peter

HI, I'm having a problem trigger/pickle missiles in F6 Lighting. Everything else such as radar, locking the target and etc seems work. I tried to switch master arm to guns or missiles none of them would fire with TacPack assigned joystick buttons (which actually works with other TacPack aircraft) Any idea what could cause it? Is there any way around, or fix perhaps? Thanks