LICENSE INFORMATION

Maverick Ultralight Trike for Flight Simulator 9 and Flight Simulator 2002.

Model, FDE, Custom RPM gauge and panel:
Copyright (C) 2008, John Cillis, , all rights reserved

Sound Set:
Copyright (C) 2004 Dean A. Scott, all rights reserved 

This package is NOT Freeware and is under copyright.
Redistribution in ANY form strictly prohibited without written consent.

This package may be freely used and does not require a license fee.


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

To install, unzip to the MAIN Flight Simulator 9 or FS2002 folder.
The Maverick Trike folder should be created in the main aircraft folder
and my one custom gauge should be added to the gauge folder.  If not,
you will have to manually put the files where they belong.

FLYING INSTRUCTIONS

This trike is meant to loosely simulate the Maverick Part 103 trike,
though most Part 103 trikes have roughly the same dimensions and
characteristics.  Far from perfect, I still believe it offers a
nice simulation of flight from a trike.  I tried to apply my
real world trike flying experience to the flight dynamics of this 
trike and I feel I have the results as close as Flight Simulator 
allows.  The trike comfortably flies between 35 and 40 mph and touches
down between 23-27 mph.  At sea level it can take off in 150-200 ft.
I have added a slight bit of dihedral to aid in reducing pilot workload
on cross country flights.  When flying a real trike, this differs from the
experience in that a real trike, barring turbulence or some other factor,
will stay in a turn until you apply pressure on the bar to level the trike
out.

If you have never flown a trike before, "real" trikes have reverse inputs 
vs. a fixed wing aircraft.  An easy way to simulate this is to turn your 
controller upside down.  With the controller this way, to turn right you
apply pressure on the left and relax the pressure as soon as the desired
bank angle is reached.  The opposite applies if you want to turn left.
A trike has no rudder input--thus auto coordination in the sim needs to be 
enabled to best create the sense of turning a trike in the air.

To change pitch in the trike, forward pressure is used to increase pitch and
back pressure is used to decrease pitch (again assuming you have the 
controller situated as I describe above).

All trikes have a trim speed, in most cases based on their "hang point" 
under the wing, at which they best fly with minimal to no pitch input.
However in some turns a bit of forward pressure helps maintain altitude.
With my trike, as long as you keep throttle adjustments gradual, you
should be able to maintain your trim speed in straight and level flight
to within 1-2 kts.  In calm air most real world trikes require very light
pressure on the bar, just enough to handle any unexpected turbulence.

Ideally, flying this trike at such slow speeds is most enjoyable when
flown between 500-1000 feet above ground level, especially when Autogen
is enabled.  Surprisingly the sensation of speed is not unlike flying a fixed
wing at a mile above ground level, or a jet in the flight levels.  However
the view is unequaled, even by that of in a helicopter.

Altogether this package includes six different visual models and seven
textures.  

This Trike is only proven to work in Flight Simulator 9 and Flight
Simulator 2002.  It has been tried with Flight Simulator X but several
issues prevent it from working as I intended.  Flight Simulator X includes
an excellent two place trike, of far better quality than I offer in this
package.

SHORTCOMINGS

I did not animate the pilot.  I tried but was never happy with the result.
In part this was due to the way I chose to animate the wing.  I found in 
multiplayer flight, unless I animated the wing in a specific manner, the
wing hung off to one side in flight when viewed from other players.  
Fortunately in real world trike flying, pilot movements are actually quite
subtle and very rarely observable at a distance, outside of takoff and
landing.

CREDITS

The custom rpm gauge, flight dynamics, paints and most of the 3-d model
are my own creations.

Additional Credits

Byron Warwick - Rotax 447 - Thank you Byron for your outstanding Rotax 447
and for posting the source on the web for projects such as mine.

Dean Scott - (Outstanding) Rotax Sounds -- Thank you very much Dean for
granting permission to include your sound set!

Norman Gorn - Pilot -- Thanks Norman for allowing me to use your work!

This product is being distributed "As is" with no intent to support or fix
issues users identify.  I may be contacted at: [email protected]