In some cases that could make the difference between getting home or blowing an engine. I find the most of the pilots when they transition to an acft that has Cowl flaps have a very difficult time understanding how and when to use it. The reason that C/S props are not found in C172's is that such props are not needed forĬarenado are sub-par on a number of fronts. If I do not like it I will ‘sell my virtual’ C172 :) and upgrade to a non-Turbo C182.Īt Sea Level you will control Manifold Pressure with the throttle but you are aware that MP will decrease with density altitude while RPM will not, providing the aircraft can maintain the RPM/Manifold ratio? cfg files and set the app to the C182 setting which shows me the MP. Since I use an external panel with the Simionic G1000 app and bezel, I am going to play with the. That will show the TPM on the cockpit and I guess make the aircraft behave like an aircraft with CSP.īut of most importance to me is to be able to ‘see’ the Manifold Pressure (MP) gauge or readout in the G1000 since you control MP with the throttle and RPM with the Prop in an aircraft with CSP. I investigated a little further and found one pilot that was asking about a C172-180hp conversion with CSP and other pilots suggested the same to sell the C172 and get a C182.Ĭhanging the aircraft.cfg and panel.cfg files like Inuss says is not a bad idea. Now that both of you mention it, I do not recall seeing a real C172 with a constant speed propeller (CSP).
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