The FMC is not perfect (as of version 1.4.1 which is what i'm currently running), I have had a couple of excruciatingly frustrating moments where executing something in the FMC has caused the whole program to crash - once was on the ground prior to start-up, the second time was in the final stages of the descent following an hour long flight, which I was NOT happy about!

1.4.2 has been out for some time now and addresses these issues.

Actually, adding a 2D texture based panel will DECREASE framerates in X Plane. X Plane handles 3D mesh EXTREMELY well. Adding more textures will tax the graphics card more than using a 3D cockpit based add on.

I'm learning new things every day, this is very counterintuitive. We all have different preferences but i have to mention that the PMDG NGX comes with a set of 2d panels in addition to a gorgeous 3d cockpit. I have been comparing the CRJ with the PMDG NGX, i really want to get into the cockpit of that NGX. I might even make the switch to FSX and build a custom computer for it, but i really like the gauge update rates of X-Plane. Would be nice if we could have a sim that has the best of both worlds.

From what I hear the FMC is limited. No VNAV and no way to input aircraft weight etc. That true?

From what I hear the FMC is limited. No VNAV and no way to input aircraft weight etc. That true?

That is true. At the moment the only performance calculations the FMC does is the N1 thrust settings based on an assumed temperature. However, don't forget this is not an A320 or a B737NG, it's a small regional jet, and as such even in the real aircraft such systems are not as sophisticated as those in larger jets. The aircraft doesn't have an autothrottle, so VNAV data calculated by the FMC has little to no integration into the autoflight system and is only advisory. It is common practice for pilots of these aircraft to manually calculate speeds and descent profiles based upon the aircraft weight and balance (and all the look-up tables are included in the manual) in addition to using the FMCs predictions, so really not having full VNAV implementation in the simulation is not a big loss in terms of realism, certainly not as much of a loss as it would be were this an Airbus. That said, it would be nice, and I think the developer does plan to implement it in a later update.

From what I hear the FMC is limited. No VNAV and no way to input aircraft weight etc. That true?

Don't think the -200 has VNAV.

Don't think the -200 has VNAV.

Yeah, I think only the 700/900 introduced VNAV on the CRJ.

Yeah, I think only the 700/900 introduced VNAV on the CRJ.

Correct. The -200 does NOT have vnav in sim, just as it does not in real life.

customers are reporting still weird behaviour with 1.42, like aircraft automatically rolling backwards. I have not used the FMC yet, seems for a good reason. other than that, I love it. has fantastic ground handling and no screetching wheels, and has not shown that awful real-world-weather turbulence bug. perhaps the weather wasn't that bad when I flew her lately. bank angle of 40 degrees in autopilot turns seems too steep though. I can only recommend the CRJ200 and would always buy it again. worth every cent.

Edited February 4, 201214 yr by fly_like_an_eagle

check your throttle in XP. when throttles are in idle position on a reverser equipped engine, it automatically engages thrust reversers. You will actually have to command 5-10% throttle in order to achieve 0% idle thrust.

Does x-aviation support linux yet?

I bought the CRJ at X-Aviation.com and I'm using (only) GNU/Linux. Awesome add-on ! B)http://forum.avsim.net/topic/333502-crj200/

"check your throttle in XP"thats a different issue

No it's not. Throttles don't hav a set point (most of them) for X-Plane to know where idle starts/ends and where reversers should kick in. As such, X-Plane models both in the same axis depending on aircraft type.There are work arounds for this, and it has been explained in the CRJ forums at X-Pilot just recently.

it was a different issue the user had reported, caused by bugs in the FMS, which seems very fragile. crashes often during entry and caused the sudden, abrupt rolling backwards during FMS entry. as nice as the CRJ200 is, its FMS is buggy and crashes easily even in version 1.42.http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?showforum=121

I didn't know something can crash "easily".It either crashes or it doesn't.Just curious, instead of pointing out what problems a select few other people are having, what do you think of the CRJ and are there any issues you are having with it (assuming you purchased it)??

I didn't know something can crash "easily".It either crashes or it doesn't.

It was enough to press an unexpected button in the FMC and X-Plane 10 crashed. Programming and using the autopilot was quite dangerous. But since 10.04 beta 2 most of these crashes disappeared. And CRJ gets now a new update to 1.43.