Hello allI hope someone can help with a really niggling issue? When I start FS and select my saved flight, the opening screen is the overhead panel accompanied by a rapid clicking sound. This sound is the same as a rotary switch but much speeded up.I have to move the aircraft to a different gate or airport and save the flight and it's ok for a while. Then it happens again!!Part of my start checklist is to view the throttle panel from views/instrument views/throttles to make sure the fuel levers are off. When the above issue occurs the levers are off but when the flight starts normally (without the rapid clicking) the fuel levers are in the idle position. I don't know whether that is relevant to this issue?I hope that all makes sense?!!!!!!!!!!Thank you in advance for your advice and suggestions. Flying PMDG 800-900 FS9.Alan Watson

Alan, this might belong in the 737 section.Might be either the altimeter vibrometer or the trim movement. How long does it last? Watch for trim movement, if that isn't it then it is probably the altimeter.

Hello allI hope someone can help with a really niggling issue? When I start FS and select my saved flight, the opening screen is the overhead panel accompanied by a rapid clicking sound. This sound is the same as a rotary switch but much speeded up.I have to move the aircraft to a different gate or airport and save the flight and it's ok for a while. Then it happens again!!Part of my start checklist is to view the throttle panel from views/instrument views/throttles to make sure the fuel levers are off. When the above issue occurs the levers are off but when the flight starts normally (without the rapid clicking) the fuel levers are in the idle position. I don't know whether that is relevant to this issue?I hope that all makes sense?!!!!!!!!!!Thank you in advance for your advice and suggestions. Flying PMDG 800-900 FS9.Alan Watson

Have you tried switching the Recirculation (RECIRC) FAN to off?

Alan, this might belong in the 737 section.Might be either the altimeter vibrometer or the trim movement. How long does it last? Watch for trim movement, if that isn't it then it is probably the altimeter.

Hi DanThe O/H panel stays open with this rapid clicking noise until either FS crashes or I intervene and cahnge airports or the like. I can't get my head round this one!!??I agree it should be in the 737 section and I realised this as soon I pressed enter!!!!!

Does it ever do it when you start fresh from create a flight?? It might be the saved flight with an unexpected issue, maybe.

In FS saved flights still initialize the FS engine with whatever default flight is set up. Try saving a default flight with a default aircraft parked somewhere cold and dark. Before I did that many models on loading a saved flight that were parked C&D momentarily had their engines fire up and then starve for fuel shutting down - every time.The default flight also provides the initial aircraft conditions for create a flight.For saving a default C&D flight I also recommend the Clear Weather Theme especially if you use an add-on weather application.