September 23, 200421 yr Hi all... When I use the IFDG A320 in FS 2004 I have a brake problem you may be able to help me with. With both engines running, at tick over, and with the parking brake on the A320 creeps forward until I run into the aircraft ahead or the gate. Any thoughts welcome as this is spoiling a great plane.Bob
September 23, 200421 yr Hi Bob,I don't have a solution, but I can add that this happens to me in all kinds of planes. I set the partking brake and then, even at idle, they'll creep forward, almost imperceptibly. I've talked to plenty of other fliers who don't have this problem, so it's baffling me. Isn't the parking brake a yes/no or on/off type of proposition? In other words, you can't apply partial parking brakes can you? There must be a tweak somewhere in a cfg file.thanks,
September 23, 200421 yr What do you use to contol the throttle? Check to make sure it is calibrated properly. It is better to go an extra step and when calibrating not move the throttle to the full limits. That way you have extra room to make sure that the throttle is really at idle. ------------------------- Craig from KBUF
September 28, 200421 yr Hi...Thanks for your replies guys, I have tried setting throttle with the F1 key and this does reduce idle to 22% but she still creeps away.I agree that the brake is on or off and have checked the config file and its set to "parking brake available" so no help there.I flew out of Logan yesterday and had to shut down both engines while holding on the threshold - very difficult!Bob
September 28, 200421 yr Author The parking brake applies the maximum braking force using a braking coefficient encoded in the air file, in table 1101 record 12 to be exact.The iFDG FDEs use a fairly wimpy 8.06 braking coefficient (16 is max FS allows). So it's no surprise that you're seeing creep.A value of ~11-12 is more normal for a jet in FS. You'll have to use an airfile editor to modify that value...lots of info available on how to do that on the various forums. The remainder is left as an exercise for the student... :-)RegardsBob ScottATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-V L-300Washington, DC Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
October 5, 200421 yr Bob...Thanks for your reply, and the potential fix for the problem. As a slightly new boy to this where do I find something to edit my airfile which seems to be written in gobeldegook!Bob
October 5, 200421 yr Look for a program called "AirEd" by William Roth. http://www.simradar.com/File/2363/AirEd_Version_1_51.htmlNot sure if this is the latest version or not, but it should work for you.There are a couple other flight dynamics editors out there that I'm not familiar with: Aircraft Airfile Manager (you'll need to Google this) and one from Abacus, linked here: http://www.flightsimdownloads.com/support/airfile.htm
October 6, 200421 yr Thanks for that, I will give it a try this evening and hope for the best, no more damaged nose cone in the future....Bob
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