Oh Gosh! I can't restrain myself. This NGX is going to be amazing. If I could, I would go and camp out at PMDG's door. I can't stand the wait any longer!! I'm clawing at my moniter! :(

That's one thing I got stuck on with the MD-11. I set a random failure and set how many hours it took for a failure to go off. I thought 10 hours was enough but an engine failure on the way to TNCM wasn't pretty.There are many people wanting A2A to do GA aircraft they like but I think having wear and tear with this NGX (a plane this size!) is without a doubt.......AWESOME!.

all of the failures are accessed through pages of the CDU. There are a huge amount of failures that you can trigger to practice your procedures, covering all of the aircraft systems in some detail. Those failures can also cascade through other equipment if you do not respond appropriately. You can set these up however you want and whenever you want them to trigger. You can, of course, also fly with no failures.Another option, which I personally find the most interesting is an option (again it is up to you) to use in-service failures. This means that parts will wear out over time just from the wear and tear of every day use. You can choose if and when to service your aircraft, responding to a problem or a general service of everything, or even a preventative service. In short, things will break and wear out in exactly the same way they do in real life. The team have even monitored the life of each component based on the specs given by the manufacturer of the real equipment!Of course, if you abuse the aircraft you can also break things. You will also see things that I would not necessarily call failures as that is a strong term, but consequences. For example, the air con struggling to keep you with a high cabin temperature with the doors open when sat on the ramp on a very hot day, leading to duct overheats etc.For me, personally, the in-service failures are fantastic, giving the ultimate realism.All of these failures are options. You can fly without them triggering. That said, the in-service failures adds a whole new dimension that it would be a shame for you to miss. There are literally hundreds of components monitored for wear and tear. No random number generator creating failures but actual systems modelling of real-world equivalent wear and tear. It is amazing!PS The pages you see on the CDU on Nick's video have been revised somewhat and are now more intuitive but they are a guideline.JR

Is there a failure option for catastrophic failure of the Galley coffee maker? :( BB

Will regular random failures be allowed? I'm not really interested in the service failures, since I have no interest simulating maintenance operations.

Is there a failure option for catastrophic failure of the Galley coffee maker? :(

Well not the galley coffee maker exactly, but do these work?

Jane thanks for the reply!Seems that I will be getting my favorite livery for around the world trip straight from the download manager :(.I will report what failures had happened once I finish the circle.. without any servicing of course...

Well not the galley coffee maker exactly, but do these work?

Yeah, failing the entire gallery altogether for sure is a major mayday.

"in-service failures" sound like DA-20 4X failures feature!That's really great for want more True simmer.

Another option, which I personally find the most interesting is an option (again it is up to you) to use in-service failures. This means that parts will wear out over time just from the wear and tear of every day use.

JR this is really great news. Best option ever for me. Anybody knows whether this is the secret special feature RSR talked about months ago when he said there are surprises in the pipeline? If I remember correctly the HUGS was not the ultimate surprise and they still wanted to come up with something even more unique.

Just out of interest, how would these then get fixed?

JR this is really great news. Best option ever for me. Anybody knows whether this is the secret special feature RSR talked about months ago when he said there are surprises in the pipeline? If I remember correctly the HUGS was not the ultimate surprise and they still wanted to come up with something even more unique.

I think this feature was talked about a few months back, so Im guessing this is not it. Also the HGS was featured in in the first screenshots way back in January 2010 so that was not the secret either

Are random failures are an option too? something like FSPassengers or the default FS random failure option.

Just out of interest, how would these then get fixed?

By servicing the aircraft I guess...

This means that parts will wear out over time just from the wear and tear of every day use.

I like this as you never know when a componant will expire. Adds to the realism. I once asked for, "Failures based on real-world probabilities," either here or elsewhere (??). Same thing, I think. A nice addition...

You can reset an individual failure, or "request maintenance" on a system or the entire airplane. There is periodic maintenance to be done on each system with varying periodicity depending on the system. Some systems will need maintenance every 10,000 hours...some every 500 hours...some even less.