After downloading, installing, and activating both the base 737ngx as well as the 600/700 model expansion I started a flight. I changed the panel state to Cold and Dark via the FMC. After flicking on the battery, A strange beeping noise began. Once the beeping started, none of the gauges or switches would move. I do in fact have a legitimate copy of the ngx, so that is not the problem. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks a lot!

 

 

Once the beeping started, none of the gauges or switches would move.

 

Do you have electricity being provided by the APU or GPU?

I believe I was in the process of starting up the APU. I have recently found out that it was Ground Services Xtreme that was causing my gauges to freeze up. Very weird. I would however like a solution to the beeping once the battery was started.

Sounds like battery discharge. Have you reviewed the introduction or tutorial pdfs? There's a lot of material to grasp - the NGX is not really a "quick load up and fly" aircraft.

However the learning journey is fascinating - if you choose you can accumulate many hours on the ground digging into its systems.

Tutorial 2 walks through a cold dark scenario.

Cheers

Jonathan Fyfe

Sounds like battery discharge. Have you reviewed the introduction or tutorial pdfs? There's a lot of material to grasp - the NGX is not really a "quick load up and fly" aircraft.

However the learning journey is fascinating - if you choose you can accumulate many hours on the ground digging into its systems.

Tutorial 2 walks through a cold dark scenario.

Cheers

Jonathan Fyfe

 

It does take awhile to get a hang of starting up the 737 from cold and dark. By comparison the 777 is soo automated that I get bored with the cold dark startup, since I feel like the plane is doing most the work! Still I love the sound of the engine start up. 

sounds like a takeoff warning system. are your throttles retarded?

Power up the APU or connect the ground power