I was trying out some failures today, and tried a failure of system B, and later tried a manual reversion. Knowing that manual gear release isn't simulated, I tried lowering the gear by "just pressing ctrl-g", as Ryan suggested. Nothing happened. As it turned out, the FS "manual gear release" simply pulls the red trigger on the gear handle, and doesn't lower the gear.It would be really awesome if PMDG would update the the NGX so that a key command forces the gear down. Without that, any SYS-B failure results in belly landing.Again, please allow a key command to force the gear down. I know this may seem like a silly complaint, but the reason I bought the NGX over a Feelthere ERJ or Airbus or some other product is the failure simulation. It's incomplete here, and the fix seems simple enough.EDIT: Also, is there any chance Pitot/Static port failures could be added in SP2?

Edited March 6, 201214 yr by dlrk

They are aware about this, manual reversion is under "tuning" by the team, maybe it was too late for sp1c, I've not seen in the sp list, neither I've tried it after the last update.I hope that in the "tuning" they will add something to prevent the belly landing.

Check your Key Commands under PMDG setup > Options > Key Commands > Center FWD Panel. I show Ctl-G assigned to Unlock Gear Handle (as you describe it working). Try clearing that assignment and see if that allows the manual gear drop to work.

Nope, still won't drop.

I'll ask again about the gear thing for SP2, but I seem to recall that last time I asked I was told that the FSX gear system prevents this from working correctly no matter what we try.Pitot-static/airdata failures aren't something we're going to do - there are an absolutely huge number of dependencies and variables involved in that and it's not something we think is worth trying to do as long as the sim models icing and stuff that affects it so unrealistically.

I like it when people who very likely have never coded ANYTHING tell the developers "it's a simple fix". I think when the forward lav flushes I should be able to hear that in the cockpit - is that a simple fix too?

I'll ask again about the gear thing for SP2, but I seem to recall that last time I asked I was told that the FSX gear system prevents this from working correctly no matter what we try.

I'm not asking for the whole thing to modelled, I'm just asking that it be possible to drop the gear in some manner with a failed hydraulic system B. I don't particularly care how realistic it is, as anything is better than the mandatory belly landing(which in FSX terms=mandatory crash) with sys B failed.Ideally, the door and everything could be modelled, but if not then ctrl-g is pressed, gear goes down would be great. Please let me know what you find out.

I like it when people who very likely have never coded ANYTHING tell the developers "it's a simple fix". I think when the forward lav flushes I should be able to hear that in the cockpit - is that a simple fix too?

He said the request was simple, not the fix.

Trust me Marc, we get people saying stuff in tickets like "I know it would be really simple to add (insert shared cockpit/RNP RF legs/other engine ratings/WX radar/RAAS/EFB/etc here), please tell me when this will be available." like that, just assuming these insanely complex things are easy. I know what Darrol meant... With those ticket guys I usually tell them to feel free to send us some code since it's so easy haha.

Well since you brought it up, isnt engine rating just a matter of ammending the max revolutions the EEC sends? Since derates are made in that manner, would it not be sufficient to tell EEC to send, say for 700, a same amount of N1 at full TOGA as it currently does for TO-1? IIRC firewalling throttles will have you go to the same power regardless of how engine is pinned (24,22 or 20K)

Ryan, I had one more question, and I do apologize if I'm being irritating, I won't deny I've got an eye for faults, but is there any chance of flap failures being modelled(assymetry OR failures)?And I really I do suspect that a fix for the gear thing is simple, correct me if I'm wrong, but how is it different than just coding for it to be forced down, like in a less complex aircraft? I'm open to being corrected. (:

Edited March 6, 201214 yr by dlrk

I'm open to being corrected. (:

As I trust you will be. :)

Ryan, I had one more question, and I do apologize if I'm being irritating, I won't deny I've got an eye for faults, but is there any chance of flap failures being modelled(assymetry OR failures)?And I really I do suspect that a fix for the gear thing is simple, correct me if I'm wrong, but how is it different than just coding for it to be forced down, like in a less complex aircraft? I'm open to being corrected. (:

If they have not already corrected is not simple like on the default planes.I think it is due to the hydraulic logic that is "out" from FSX, this give us good things, but probably with no pressure it is difficult to force the gears.I just put my idea, I don't know how hard it could be, but, remaining out from FS system, it is not possible to create a custom command (linked to the same keys CTRL+G) that in case of missing pressure let the hyd pressure to increase to a value that will extend them, then remove pressure?As the manual reversion is commonly unused by simmers, a little "spike" in hyd pressure could be not recognized, and it is always better a wrong pressure indication than a belly landing.If it is a stupid idea, forget it ;)