Aerosoft Twin Otter Extended Operation Manual

Add-on for the Microsoft

ExtendedExtended

Twin Otter

Twin Otter

Flight Simulator

also compatible wtih Prepar3D

Handbuch/Manual

Manual

Twin Otter Extended

Concept: Aerosoft

Modeling/Texturing/Animation: Stefan Hoffmann (Aerosoft)

Project Management: Mathijs Kok (Aerosoft)

Manual, documentation: Mathijs Kok (Aerosoft)
Finn Jacobsen (Aerosoft)

XML coding: Finn Jacobsen (Aerosoft)

Flight modeling: John Cagle

Sounds: Turbine Sound Studios,
Military Sound Studio,
Sonic Solutions, Aerosoft

Installer: Andreas Mügge

Fuel/Load Planner: Ross Carlson

Additional liveries: Many fine people

Digital Flight Data Recorder add-in: Thomas Molitor

Pictures: Nick Churchill

Testers: A group of good friends that will be rewarded

We like to thank Dave Rees at Viking, that is one seriously cool company with
great plans for a great aircraft! They have been a tremendous help. Another
special thanks to André Apfelbach (http://www.twinotter.de/) he does know
that aircraft in all details!

Twin Otter

Extended

Manual

Copyright: © 2012/ Aerosoft GmbH
Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt
D-33142 Büren, Germany

Tel: [phone] / 76 03-10
Fax: [phone] / 76 03-33

E-Mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.aerosoft.de
www.aerosoft.com

All trademarks and brand names are trademarks or registered trade­marks of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

2 3

Aerosoft GmbH 2013

Add-on for

Microsoft Flight Simulator X

Twin Otter Extended

Content

Introduction ...............................................................5

The Manuals ...............................................................5

Copyrights .................................................................. 6

System Requirements ...............................................6

Contact Support ........................................................7

Installation and Removal .......................................... 7

Checklist .....................................................................8

Using the Checklist .............................................................. 8

Configuration ....................................................................... 8

Digital Flight Data Recorder ..................................10

Fuel Planner / Load Manager..................................14

NavDataPro ........................................................................ 15

Using the Switches and Knobs ...............................15

Animations ...............................................................15

FSX Settings ............................................................15

Options | Settings | Display .............................................. 16

Aircraft | Realism Setting .................................................. 17

FSX Tweaks ......................................................................... 18

Flying the Twin Otter ..............................................19

Introduction

The Twin Otter Extended is a follow up project on the previous Twin
Otter projects we did. The reason we do so many Twin Otters is simple,
we love the aircraft and we feel it should always be in our hangars
made to the current State-Of-The-Art.

Like other aircraft Aerosoft has done internally, it is one of those
aircraft that just seems to keep on flying because nobody has ever
made an aircraft that does the same tasks with the same flair and
reliability. If you are not a fan of aviation you might not like to be a
passenger as the aircraft is small, unpressurized and above all, noisy.
The turbines have a high whine that really gets on your nerves. But it’s
the capabilities that set the Twin Otter apart. Just type in “Twin Otter”
on YouTube and you will find some amazing landings and take-offs.
When there is some wind the Twin Otter seems to jump into the air as
soon the wheels start to turn and a runway seems optional. It flies
with skis, floats and wheels and some weird combination of them. In
the end the Twin Otter is the ONLY aircraft that British Airways can use
for the only scheduled daily route to a beach (Glasgow to Isle of Barra,
Scottish Outer Hebrides). In 2013 that is nothing short of amazing.

The Manuals

There are 4 separate documents that make up the manual. Do note
that we speak of FSX only, but all will apply for P3D as well.

• Vol 1_ In FSX.pdf: You are reading it now. Contains information
on using the aircraft in FSX and more general information.

• Vol 2 _ Systems.pdf: Contains an in-detail description of all
systems.

• Vol 3 _ Checklist.pdf: Full checklist for use in the cockpit.

• Vol 4 _ Data.pdf: Data and tables you need.

Also note that the readme.txt always contains the information on the
latest updates. Before contacting support do make sure you installed
the latest version!

Aerosoft GmbH 2013

4 5

Twin Otter Extended

Copyrights

The manual, documentation, video images, software, and all the
related materials are copyrighted and cannot be copied, photocopied,
translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine legible
form, neither completely nor in part, without the previous written
consent of AEROSOFT. THE SOFTWARE IS FURNISHED «AS IS» AND IT
DOES NOT COME FURNISHED WITH ANY GUARANTEE IMPLICIT OR
EXPRESS. THE AUTHOR DECLINES EVERY RESPONSIBILITY FOR
CONTINGENT MALFUNCTIONS, DECELERATION, AND ANY DRAW­BACK THAT SHOULD ARISE, USING THIS SOFTWARE.

Copyright © 2013 AEROSOFT. All rights reserved. Microsoft Windows,
and Flight Simulator are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other Countries. All
trademarks and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks
of the respective owners. Copyrights are serious stuff. If you find any
pirated copies of this software please notify us at support@aerosoft.
com. We will make sure reports of copyrights violation are rewarded.

Aerosoft GmbH
Lindberghring 12
D-33142 Büren
Germany
www.aerosoft.com

System Requirements

• Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 CPU (Core 2 Quad recommended)

• 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)

• Direct X 9 compatible Graphics Card with minimal 512 MB (1

GB recommended)

• Microsoft FSX (SP2, Gold or Acceleration) or Lockheed Martin
Prepar3D

• Windows XP, Windows VISTA, Windows 7, Windows 8 (fully
updated), 64 bit versions recommended

• Adobe Acrobat® Reader 8 minimal to read and print the
manual (1)

(1) Available for free, download at: http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/
acrobat/readstep.html

Contact Support

Support for this product is done by Aerosoft. We prefer to do support
on the support forum for one simple reason, it is fast and efficient
because customers help customers when we are sleeping.

• Twin otter Extended FAQ (please check this first): https://
aerosoft.zendesk.com/forums/22269476-Twin-Otter-Extended

• Twin Otter Extended forums: http://forum.aerosoft.com/index.
php?/forum/588-twin-otter-extended/

• If you prefer support by email (and can afford to wait a bit
longer): https://aerosoft.zendesk.com/anonymous_requests/
new

We feel strongly about support. Buying one of our products gives you
the right to waste our time with questions you feel might be silly. They
are not.

Installation and Removal

Installation is simple-- start the .exe file you downloaded and follow
the instructions on screen. Make sure FSX (P3D) is closed and we do
advise you to reboot your system before installing. After installing it
can help to defragment your hard disk (unless it is a SSD drive that
should not be defragmented)

Removal should never be done manually but by only using the
software removal applet you will find in the Windows Control panel.

Aerosoft GmbH 2013

6 7