Jim,"So, I am still wondering if anybody has been able to set up the PMDG spoilers with FSUIPC?"]I don't the spoiler lever is programmed in the product for all those positions. Maybe I'm wrong on that though. But I haven't seen it operate that way.Jim Dow "Do you ever use the spoiler during normal flight (not including landing)?

Yes I do. Just on the last flight I did, KSAN-KLAS, I had VNAV engaged and the FMC popped the message "Drag Required". So I engaged the spoilers to slow the plane down to the indicated spedd in the FMC. At times, one may be too fast and need to slow down as in an approach for landing. Spoilers are engaged for that purpose.Jim Dow

Yes I do. Just on the last flight I did, KSAN-KLAS, I had VNAV engaged and the FMC popped the message "Drag Required". So I engaged the spoilers to slow the plane down to the indicated spedd in the FMC. At times, one may be too fast and need to slow down as in an approach for landing. Spoilers are engaged for that purpose.Jim Dow

**Jim,Previously you mentioned:"I don't the spoiler lever is programmed in the product for all those positions. Maybe I'm wrong on that though. But I haven't seen it operate that way."When you use drag (KLAS descent/APPR), which spoiler "detent" do you select?DownArm detentFlight detentGround detent

**Jim,Previously you mentioned:"I don't the spoiler lever is programmed in the product for all those positions. Maybe I'm wrong on that though. But I haven't seen it operate that way."When you use drag (KLAS descent/APPR), which spoiler "detent" do you select?DownArm detentFlight detentGround detent

I previously wrote: ""I don't the spoiler lever is programmed in the product for all those positions." That should have read "I don't THINK, etc"The 'DOWN' detent is just as it seems, the spoilers are down, not deployed. 'ARMED' is for the landing approach on final when they will deploy automatically on touchdown. 'Flight Detent' doesn't seem to be possible to set to and I assume this is the position to be used during the flight and the spoilers are down, not deployed. This is possibly for reduced movement of the lever by the pilot should the spoilers be needed to induce more drag. Mine doesn't say 'Ground Detent' but simply 'UP' which means that the spoilers are deployed. So on the descent, should drag be required or desired, the lever would be moved to the 'UP' position thus deploying the spoilers. However, landing should not be done with the spoilers deployed, so they would be set back to the 'Armed' position before landing if they were used to slow down to landing speed.Upon landing, the spoilers will move into the down position when the throttles are advanced for taxi off the runway or you can move the lever to the 'Down' position.Jim Dow

Jim,"Mine doesn't say 'Ground Detent' but simply 'UP'"Yes, that is my error.It is the UP detent.For some unknown reason I was thinking of the operation of the spoilers when in the UP detent which is while on the ground.

FWIW:

Jim,"So, I am still wondering if anybody has been able to set up the PMDG spoilers with FSUIPC?"]I don't the spoiler lever is programmed in the product for all those positions. Maybe I'm wrong on that though. But I haven't seen it operate that way.Jim Dow "Do you ever use the spoiler during normal flight (not including landing)?

Ron,Do you use FSUIPC to define these "zones" on your spoiler axis (not talking about the response curve here)?DownArm detentFlight detentUP (Ground use only)

I don't have a throttle quad or spare linear axis but I have used individual settings for some other controls that in my case did not center correctly. It should work. Another use for this is on some models changing in the aircraft.cfg a throttle limit and then aligning the axis accordingly so "negative" thrust control can be used for reversers just by moving the lever (without using the hard switch that outputs the repeated command) past the idle beta point. It is used on a few turbo-prop models to use reverse thrust to back up where permitted (in real life) as well where push back is not available. An article on this can be obtained from this site:http://stickworks.com/Back to spoilers. Setting the stops plus a slope to give better resolution to control movement should realize what you are looking for if the model accepts it. Can't hurt to try it :).

Ron,Do you use FSUIPC to define these "zones" on your spoiler axis (not talking about the response curve here)?DownArm detentFlight detentUP (Ground use only)

Ron,Thanks for the additional information.

DISPLAY OF VSD (VERTICAL SITUATION DISPLAY) IN PMDG 737-800/900, BUT HOW ?Dear Sim Pilots,I fly PMDG 737-800/900 and enjoy with its features given therein.But I am un able to operate VSD (Visual

OPERATIONAL USE OF VSD (VERTICAL SITUATION DISPLAY) IN PMDG 737-800/900,BUT HOW ?Dear Sim Pilots,I fly PMDG 737-800/900 and enjoy its features given therein.But so far I could not find the way on the pannel as HOW TO OPERATE VSD (Vertical Situation Display)?I will be grateful if any one could guide me in this regard.KALIM

I don't know about anyone else, but I don't have the SHIFT+3 (shift+#) as the control for spoiler arm. As far as I know, the default FS setting for spoiler arm SHIFT+/.

OPERATIONAL USE OF VSD (VERTICAL SITUATION DISPLAY) IN PMDG 737-800/900,BUT HOW ?Dear Sim Pilots,I fly PMDG 737-800/900 and enjoy its features given therein.But so far I could not find the way on the pannel as HOW TO OPERATE VSD (Vertical Situation Display)?I will be grateful if any one could guide me in this regard.KALIM

This isn't a thread about VSD, but to answer your question, it's not in the FS9 version. It's only in the new version.

OPERATIONAL USE OF VSD (VERTICAL SITUATION DISPLAY) IN PMDG 737-800/900,BUT HOW ?Dear Sim Pilots,I fly PMDG 737-800/900 and enjoy its features given therein.But so far I could not find the way on the pannel as HOW TO OPERATE VSD (Vertical Situation Display)?I will be grateful if any one could guide me in this regard.KALIM

I don't have the 8/900 version, so I don't know if that's modeled or not, but in the plane, you hit the CENTER button on the EFIS control panel.