I have the strangest problem with the j41 in FSX...whenever I load the plane from either the FSX main screen or switching planes from inside the sim I get blasted with the sound of turbine engines spinning down that lasts for about two seconds and then everything sounds normal. The sound is abnormally loud.I searched this forum and found several posts from people complaining about loud engine noise in the cockpit during flight but this only happens when the plane is first loaded...afterwards everything sounds great.Any ideas on how to fix this?

I think the aircraft loads with the engines spinning so that you can put them in reverse as they spin down to set them on the start locks.

Same thing happened to me 2 nights ago.

I get this every time i load the JS41

Yes, this happens every time. Again, I think it's so that you can set it on the start locks (by hitting F2 as they spin down) so that you don't have to manually do it using the pumps. Then again, if you've deactivated engine damage through the J41 options, that will mean nothing to you.

PMDG has acknowledged the sound issue and advised the issue will be fixed after the NGX is released. All initial conditions and sounds are as per the real thing which was confirmed by a PMDG team member who once flew the JS41.

PMDG has acknowledged the sound issue and advised the issue will be fixed after the NGX is released. All initial conditions and sounds are as per the real thing which was confirmed by a PMDG team member who once flew the JS41.

There's no way this is a normal sound because it happens even when loaded in a cold and dark state. It happens as soon as I load the plane (even in the 'free flight' window that opens when you first open FSX) and it is at least twice as loud as any other sound the plan makes while I'm flying it. It sounds like other people are experiencing it, though, so at least it's not something I screwed up when I installed it...always a relief.