Hi everybodyI've just started using TOPCAT (great piece of software if anyone's wondering), and I've noticed that if you load and fuel the MD-11 via TOPCAT before you start FS9, the MD-11 will be loaded as you set it, however to start with a cold and dark plane I load the saved panel state, and the fuel load goes back to 6%. Adjusting fuel load is easy enough via the PMDG menu, but is the payload weight adjusted when loading the cold and dark panel state?Or would I be better off starting FS9, loading the MD-11 into the sim, loading the cold and dark state and using TOPCAT to load the MD-11 via FSUIPC?Cheers, Chris Dalgarno

The payload should not be adjusted when loading a cold and dark situation, only the fuel. I've done it numerous times with FS2Crew and Topcat and it does not affect payload.Sean Green

OK, thanks for that.Cheers, Chris D