Ok, this I will check. Start blocks are off, that's for sure. Now I try to reset the failures.

They're off the locks (Not blocks)? Meaning the props are feathered like in this picture? If that's the case, there is your problem. They need to be on the start locks, as if they aren't the engines won't start. If this is how they look, you need to put them on the start locks by putting the power levers in reverse, then operating the unfeather switch.http://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?act=att...ost&id=8819

Sorry I meant locks. Well to be honest I tried both settings since I didn't know what to do. At the moment the reinstallation is running so in a few I should be able to tell more. Maybe it will be tomorrow due to limited time on the pc.I would like to say that your support is excellent! Thanks a lot that gives a lot of faith.

Sorry I meant locks. Well to be honest I tried both settings since I didn't know what to do. At the moment the reinstallation is running so in a few I should be able to tell more. Maybe it will be tomorrow due to limited time on the pc.

Let us know how it goes when you get it reinstalled, one of us should be able to help you out.

I would like to say that your support is excellent! Thanks a lot that gives a lot of faith.

Not a problem at all, I'm glad to help. :(

After the reinstal still the excact same problem. Engine revs up to 15% egt rises to 640 (about) degrees but thats it. Start lock is on, start sequense by the book and the movie, failure reset done. Now I am getting some sleep, tomorrow will I continue. Thanks a lot!

Well just been out testing again. The vanes are in the feathered position (double checked). Still the same problem with starting. The when starting manualy, they both start! Then after shutdown the right engine stops as it should and the vanes are feathered but the left engine stops and starts again for now reason and gets on fire. Shoot me, is this me doing something wrong or is my plane possesed by a ghost.

Maarten,If you're sure they're feathered, that's exactly why they won't start. I was trying to make that clear yesterday, sorry if I wasn't clear enough. You need to put them on the start locks. Pull the power levers into reverse, and use the unfeather switch (right below the power levers) to put them on the start locks. I suggest trying this with one engine first. Look before you do it, then look right after you do it and see if the props moved. It might take a few seconds for it to start moving. Then once you can see it's on the locks, start the engines.Just for reference. This is what they look like when they're feathered.http://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?act=att...ost&id=8819And this is what they look like when they're on the locks. This is how you want them to look before you try and start.http://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?act=att...ost&id=8820

I ment the vanes are unfeathered. They didn't look like the ones in your exapmle.

Ok this is interesting. I started a flight with my Ariane 737-800X2 in FSX. Then when I came to the point of starting the engines they didn't spool up on the starter motor, I used ctrl - E and they did spool up but didn't fire up. After four times clicking of wich three times without movement of the fuelvalve finally the switch moved and the engine fired up. Now I have the standard cessna twin engine as the standard aircraft. What if this is cousing the trouble in the JS41? I tried the standard single engine cessna first and there I had the same problems. Is there something I made wrong by choosing the wrong aircraft? I even had the JS 41 as the standard aircraft but that was no solution. Maybe you can advise how to adjust FSX.

If I could add my tuppence worth. I haven't got this sim but have the 747 from PMDG (thank you guys for keeping me current!), Flying Club Warrior and the PSS Dash-8. I had trouble starting the latter 2 sounding like the problem above. I did 2 things:1. I started the sim using CTRL-E, the MSFS shortcut and that worked, which meant it was a switch problem and not a sim one.2. I followed the advice on anothe forum which was to start FS in a FS aircraft, say, the 172. Then I loaded the add-on I required and everything went as normal.Although I don't possess the FSUIPC module, if you do there might be something in there that's stopping the engines going.Hope I could helpAll the bestDavid RobertsonPS Can we please use the sim that people are using in the title? The title of this one doesn't say which sim is being used. Thank you.

Well I did put the 172 in as the default airplane. Same problem, that is no chanches in the behavior. Then, I do run FSUIPC, the freeware version. How could this affect the start? I mean what can I do to eliminate a problemcouser?

And then the solution to this problem. As soon as I load the aircraft, both prop vanes are unfeathered. I always checked this, today in my frustation I looked again just before I should press the start button. Then I saw the vanes changed position to feathered. I never touched anything except the switches as told in the manual. Then I unfeathered the vanes and there it was, a nice start and rev up of the engines.All you guys, thanks for helping out and advicing in my problem. I don't know why this happens, the feathering, but I now know how to anticipate on this problem.