v1.3 UPDATED FOR SIM UPDATE 5! (Tested great in SU7 and SU8 Beta too!)

• Entire aircraft remodel - Added castering tailwheel, removed stumps!
• New animations - more realistic control movements - adheres to the documentation
• Weight and Balance readjusted
• Asobo livery removed - it was causing 'Z-fighting issues'
• Nosewheel cowl filled

Introducing my rendition of a Robin 'DR250-160 Capitaine'

Watching videos of 'Speedjojo' fling into impossible strips in the French Alps that we now have access to in FS2020, really made me want to fly something similar! The Robins and Jodels flying around the French Alps, hills and countryside are amazing to see, but the standard 'cadet' is far too underpowered for this, and a taildragger is always more fun! 

This is what this aircraft is all about. 

Aircraft highlights:

I set about creating this tailwheel conversion of the default DR400 cadet in late 2020. 

• The DR250 Capitaine is a derivative of the DR221, itself a derivative DR1050M1, with an all moving tailplane.
• The owner of this aircraft decided to remove the rear seats to allow higher altitude performance (He may add them back in at a later date). A larger single fuel tank has also been installed to feed the more powerful 160hp engine. (The real one has 2x40 litre wing tanks, a 70 litre main, and a 50 litre reserve. Unfortunately in the sim we only have one tank selector.)
• The range now is around 800nm at 30l/hr. The handling has been improved, and like all taildraggers, you'll need to watch it on the ground!

CoPilots

I've also taken the liberty to get the copilot working with this aircraft.

To change this option, simply run the 'Variant Changer.bat' and select 'with copilot', or 'without copilot' - Now this will also change your weight and balance, and all internal and external views will reflect the change!

Liveries

All DR400 liveries should work with this model (except ones that simply change the default livery colours - I have created a converter to do this for you!
Simply copy the converter folder to the livery you'd like to use and run the DR250.bat file. 
More details are given in the converter's instructions.txt

You'll also find a Thumbnails folder, which you can use at your leisure for any of your converted liveries. I've included most of those available on flightsim.to - simply place them in your converted livery TEXTURE folder and overwrite.

***IMPORTANT*** 
Sim Update 5 changed the panel.cfg of all liveries. They will need to be updated or the radio won't work. Either run the converter again, or simply copy the panel.cfg file from this base model across to each livery.
To make the external registration invisible, simply change the external size from: 0, 0, 1024, 0 to 0, 0, 0, 0
To make the cockpit registration invisible, simply change the internal size from 0, 0, 256, 64 to 0, 0, 0, 0
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Also check out The first livery for the DR250-160 made by Lucky. I'd love to see more!

Show me what you've found looks good here, or at the Flight Simulator forums!

Modelling Limitations

This aircraft has been converted from the default MSFS DR400. Limitations of this aircraft model:

• Only one external LOD available, internal LODs have been adjusted
• Cabin is still the DR400 cabin
• Cockpit is still the DR400 cockpit

Airstrip recommendations

This aircraft loves the French high elevation and sloped altiports like Courchevel and Mt. Aiguille (LF79 in sim). 

Do yourself a favour and do a search for 'altiport', 'altisurface', alps, France, Italy, or airports starting with LF, LI, LO, LS - there are tens of awesome and fun strips here on this site to play with - all free!

Some suggestions: L'Alpe d'Huez LFHU, Notre Dame de la Salette LFPS, Rockfall LS60 (although this Robin will struggle with that!), Locher Field LOCH, Cipières LF0652, Saint-Roch Mayeres LF430, Castillon de la Laquette (Baragès) LFMB - there's going to be too many to list! 

Let us know some great places to fly, either here, or at the Flight Simulator forums!

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