P-180

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I would first like to start off with a HUGE thank you to the developers of the Piaggio P-180. I upgraded to the latest version tonight (V3 FSX) and I am stunned by the level of detail you have included in this package. The airplane performes great and its a pleasure to fly.

I have a couple of questions that I haven't figured out so far:

1. #2 Engine Fire--Suddenly after departure I noticed a Engine #2 oil temp light. I switched to AP and continued my climb. The oil temp was a few degrees C warmer then engine #1. I decided to watch it and continue the flight. It digressed from there to a full blown engine fire approx. 10 minutes later. The on board extingushment system put the fire out and I landed at the closest runway safely. Now, I have FSX set to ignore or disable all failures. This is the first time I have EVER had a plane catch fire. It was kind of fun. Do you have any idea why? Is this one of the P-180's settings?

2. TCAS--The system goes into test mode fine, however I cannot get it to go any further than that. I have reviewed the README document provided with it, but still cannot figure it out.

Once again, thank you for creating such an awesome aircraft. I am ending this email early so I can go fly it some more!