Tips

  • To really get the experience of operating a real MU-2...PUMP UP THE VOLUME!

  • Use the custom commands for parking brake and engine start as described here

  • Be sure to review the custom commands provided for your controls. See command page for commands.

  • Bleed air to pressurize the cabin is nominally turned off for takeoff, to maximize engine power. After takeoff, do not forget to set the bleed air source and set the cabin altitude, lest you black out at altitude.

  • The parking brake defaults to set when starting the simulation with engines running. You will need to release the parking brake with a mouse click or custom command before taxiing.

  • The props must be off the locks in order to attain forward thrust. See TOGAsim Normal Procedures Before Taxi Checklist, page 7, regarding how to take the props off the locks. Read more about prop locks here.

  • Don't forget to remove the engine intake covers. If not, the engine won't start and will drain the battery more quickly.

  • Wiggle your hardware right after starting the sim

  • The MU-2 is a trim intensive airplane with its high wing loading and speed. Expect to adjust trim with any power/speed changes!

  • A bit of left roll trim added before takeoff will help minimize the roll effect right after takeoff from those powerful TPE-331 engines!

  • The GUI preference, Brake Application Rate, set to 10-15, in conjunction with X-Plane's brake commands makes braking feel much more realistic.

  • When the power levers are in the BETA range (yellow and black region), then the props act as fixed pitch props and you can increase the RPMs with the power levers to increase thrust/taxi speed, same as you would in a single engine piston with fixed prop like a Cessna 172

  • At the moment, the preference to "Save control positions" on exit is ignored when starting the simulation with engines running. This is because certain controls are required to be in certain positions to begin with engines running; therefore, whenever you load a simulation from cold and dark, the control positions from your last cold and dark session will be the ones loaded. Also, not all controls positions are currently saved, though most are. This preference is best used by those simmers who regularly start their simulations from cold and dark. If you routinely switch between cold and dark and engines running, it may be better to uncheck this preference. A more robust system that can handle all the variants accurately is planned for the future,

Avitab

The MU2 checklist for AVITAB comes in 3 differing PDFs, depending on how you like to view checklists the AVITAB.

  • MU2 checklist LTR (Standard "Letter Sized Book" suitable for printing)
  • MU2_checklist_Avitab (Each page is sized for the Avitab Screen, so you go through the checklist using the page FWD/BACK icons on Avitab