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PFD stuck on "Initializing System"

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My Piper Malibu used to work find and today that I finally had a time slot to do a flight then I noticed that the PFD (where the attitude and speed tapes etc are displayed) remains forever in "Initializing System".

 

I didn't find any hotspot to switch it off and back on again. I waited forever and while all other avionics systems turned on, this one would simply stay in that initialization phase.

E.G.
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Try cycling the Avionics master switch off and on.   Then when the PFD initializes you press it's Ent key.  See if that works for you.

Frank Patton
Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; 
NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener.  
Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126
                       
"I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere

  • 2 months later...

Same problem here. With Prepar3D v2.1, the PFD remains forever in "Initializing System". I tried your suggestions without any success. Any ideas ?

  • 2 weeks later...

 

 


Same problem here. With Prepar3D v2.1, the PFD remains forever in "Initializing System". I tried your suggestions without any success. Any ideas ?

 

Try switching to an FSX default airplane and then switch back to the Malibu and see if that works.

Frank Patton
Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; 
NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener.  
Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126
                       
"I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere

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