Unless I've missed something, the FO doesn't automatically play catch up. So, for example, if you open up a saved flight, for example in the cruise or on short final, and then click through the FS2Crew modes to find the right mode for your current flight situation, the FO doesn't know what's missing and switch things on that are required for the current flight mode, but which he would normally have switched on earlier in another mode. Right now, he just proceeds as normal from the beginning of the mode in question, but ignores anything else that's not quite right, doesn't he?

 

If my assumption is correct, then how about a "catchup button" in the CFG window, which would ensure everything was as it should be at the beginning of the mode in question? You wouldn't have to use it, but it would be rather convenient and helpful for (say) repeating the same approach from a saved file.

 

[Apologies if FS2Crew already does this: my system's not yet powerful enough to be quick at iterative tests - takes too long to shut down and restart to test various modes!]

 

How say?

 

Best wishes,

 

David

Hi David,

 

It's a good (albeit very complex) idea.

 

I'll consider it for an update!

 

Cheers,

Many thanks, Bryan. You can't say fairer than that.

 

Fingers crossed!

 

Best wishes,

 

David

I resume flights saved en route regularly and although I think there's advice NOT to do this, I never have a problem with it. In fact, getting the weather synchronised so I don't get a 50 knot tailwind turning to 50 knot headwind and ripping the wings off is more of a problem!

 

However, I do usually save only when in the cruise with the Main Panel showing as "Descent". The FO isn't doing anything at that stage and the saved PMDG panel state takes care of the rest with the FO picking up what's necessary from the Approach Brief onwards. Since the cruise phase covers what - half or more of the average flight time - it's not too much of a restriction.

 

OK, you do need to check and recheck that the FS2Crew status does get back to "Descent" after the restart and stay there, but otherwise it works fine.

Take your point, Ailchim.

 

Another situation I had in mind was when you load a free flight straight to the active runway and make material changes to TO parameters and FS2C CFG based on prevailing conditions (flaps, QNH, anti-ice, APU, bleeds etc), it might be helpful to have the FO keep up with whatever needed to change on his side once you clicked straight on to Takeoff mode. Might be different, for example, if on another occasion you loaded the free flight on the ramp with engines running in icing conditions and contaminated runway and wanted to click straight to Taxi ...

 

Best wishes,

 

David

Ah can't comment on that one, I don't do it.

 

The truth of the matter is of course that I have enough trouble remembering where I am in the process, never mind the FO, so I'd be in a right mess if I tried to restart from some complicated position!

Recognise that problem too! ;)

 

David