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Waco CG-4A · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
After stopping, the floor lever between the seats opens the hinged cockpit. The exterior scene shows troops and a jeep disembarking.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF pages 4 and 7
Waco CG-4A · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The June 2024 guide describes a tow pattern returning towards the departure airfield before release. It says extended historical tow missions were unavailable then.
Dated MSFS 2020 limitation · PDF page 6; current behaviour not tested
Waco CG-4A · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The Waco glider is included with the C-47D in Famous Flyer 09, released in June 2024. The announcement lists one Olive Drab livery for the CG-4A.
2024-06-06 · release and package scope
The CG-4A used a fabric-covered high-wing structure and a cargo cabin with a nose that swung upward for loading. Allied forces used the unpowered glider in Second World War airborne operations, commonly behind a C-47 tug.
The simulator models the glider's own trim, tow-release and landing-gear-cradle controls, including in the combined C-47 package.
Aircraft / family
Donald MacRae’s recollections · page updated 20 October 2022
Author’s reprint · December 1994; interviews with veterans at Oshkosh
Kevin L. Cook · Fall 2005, volume 21, issue 2
Scout / Wasp · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
The Scout/Wasp guide describes an autopilot-master interaction that captures stabilised pitch, roll and speed according to mode. Holding the control allows manual input, with release returning to the documented stabilised behaviour. The button's function changes with its state.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF p.12
Scout / Wasp · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The manual recommends SET HELICOPTER THROTTLE AXIS. It explains that the governor engages after startup when the throttle is fully opened.
iniBuilds manual v1.0.4 · 22 July 2024, MSFS 2020, PDF pages 9–11
Scout / Wasp · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
AUTOSTAB corresponds to AP MASTER: holding it permits manual control; releasing captures the conditions used by the selected mode. A separate release button disengages the system.
Manual PDF pages 12–13; developer-documented mapping
Scout / Wasp · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The EFB offers weather, checklists and a route map. Ground controls include doors and covers, a Scout stretcher, and Wasp float and wheel-chock options.
Manual PDF page 15
Scout / Wasp · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The manual documents manual tuning, ATC-panel auto-tuning and AI radio assistance for the radios and transponder. COM2 is revealed through a cockpit bolt interaction.
Manual PDF pages 24–25; July 2024 interface
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