FSX-MS Loss of Airspeed indicator and power

[airernie 263]

Recently I've been experiencing an issue with my Carenado and Microsoft C-172's where I suffer a loss of power and the Airspeed Indicator drops to zero, usually shortly after takeoff.  Turning on the carb or pitot heat sometimes help.

 

I'm a bit confused why this is happening because I don't have failures turned on and it just seems to have started occuring for no reason.

 

Any thoughts as to what might be causing it?

 

Thanks,

Ernie

[Wendall 50]

Carb and pitot heat are usually your go-to answers. I'd turn carb heat on almost right after take-off, and turn pitot heat on while still on the ground.

[cianpars 1,163]

Perhaps flying from a high altitude airfield without the mixture leaned or climbing close to the 172's ceiling?

 

IAN

[stans 702]

The ASI falling to zero definitely sounds like ice in the pitot tube.  Falling engine power can also be a sign of icing as well as incorrect mixture setting.  Fuel injected engines actually do not suffer from carburetor icing, but in MicroSoft's flight sims they do.

[airernie 263]

I had assumed that neither Microsoft or Carenado modeled failures unless they were explicity specified.  I keep learning. :-)