PBY-5 Catalina



    Tech Support

    Here the questions that PBY-5 Catalina users have already sent to our tech support staff.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    1. I'm using the FS2002 version of PBY-5 Catalina but am having trouble taking off from the water? Why?
       
    2. When flying the Navy 01 Classic or the Navy 02 Classic, a flaps position indicator appears on the panel but does not seem to respond when I click it. Why not?
        
    3. The instruments on the Princesse are not positioned on the panel properly. Can I fix this?
        
    4. When flying the PBYs in CFS2, the guns do not fire from the proper position. What can I do to correct this problem?
    5. Do you have a more detailed description of the cockpit panel and switched for the Catalina?
        


    Answers to your Frequently Asked Questions

    Question 1: I'm using the FS2002 version of PBY-5 Catalina but am having trouble taking off from the water? Why?

    Answer: Please download and install the following patch. This update MUST be installed to the main FS2002 folder. This update corrects a problem and now you'll be able to take off from the water.

    • Patch for FS2002 Water Takeoff AbacusPBYUpdate.exe (740KB)


    Question 2: When flying the Navy 01 Classic or the Navy 02 Classic, a flaps position indicator appears on the panel but does not seem to respond when I click it. Why not?

    Answer: This is an error since the Catalinas do not have flaps. The update corrects this inaccuracy by replacing the combined landing gear position/flaps poisition indicator gauge with a single landing gear position indicator gauge. Please see the Update below.


    Question 3: The instruments on the Princesse are not positioned on the panel properly. Can I fix this?

    Answer: Yes, the update repositions the gauges on the panel. Please see the Update below.


    Question 4: When flying the PBYs in CFS2, the guns do not fire from the proper position. What can I do to correct this problem?

    Answer: The Navy 02 Classic is the only plane that has armaments. The other two versions were not equipped with weapons. The CFS2 update has damage profiles (*.dp files) for the aircraft that add bombs and torpedoes, adjusts the gun positions on the Navy 02 Classic and removes the weapons from the Navy 01 Classic and Princesse Classic. Please see the Update below.


    Question 5: Do you have a more detailed description of the cockpit panel and switched for the Catalina

    Answer: Yes. You can download a more complete description including illustrations and starting procedures from our website. This PDF file is available from our website AbacusPBY_doc.pdf (950kb)


     

    Update

    Please download and run the update that makes corrections to your respective PBY-5A Catalina aircraft.

    • Update for FS2000 - CatalinaUpdateFS2K.exe (1.0 MB)
         
    • Update for CFS2 - CatalinaUpdateCFS2.exe (1.4 MB)
         
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