November 20, 20169 yr out of nowhere randomly I notice i'm drifting off course and when i try to press the heading bug, nothing happens then the plane starts violently flipping in the air all over the place and there goes my hours and hours of planning. It's really frustrating. Any help or ideas?
November 20, 20169 yr 1st post! Welcome! For your information PMDG like you to have your full name in the signature area of your posts (their products - their rules ) Dumb question - was the airspeed ok before the plane started doing aerobatics? What altitude are you at? If you're at cruise altitude then could the winds aloft have an issue? You didn't say what sim you're using nor what weather engine; FSX is notoriously rubbish when it comes to winds aloft.... Cheers. Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
November 20, 20169 yr Author Thanks, I'll edit that. Yeah everything was fine. It happened twice. Once I was cruising just fine at FL380 .83 mach and the other time it happened as soon as I rotated on take off. I'm using FSX stock weather. The winds aloft are a pain but I don't think that's the cause.
November 20, 20169 yr What flight controls are you using? Trim wheel, yoke? etc. Here's an issue with a saitek trim wheel.. http://www.avsim.com/topic/422944-bouncingrockingshakeing/ Do you overclock?? http://www.avsim.com/topic/486041-wierd-lnav-behaviour/ Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
November 21, 20169 yr Commercial Member Yeah my CPU is overclocked.....should I try bringing it back to stock? That and check your BIOS clock and CMOS battery. Also: full names in the forum, please - first and last. Kyle Rodgers
November 21, 20169 yr Author I reset my bios to default and it's still doing it. Now that you mention it, My CMOS battery I think is dying. My PC can never keep the time and I always have to update it......that affects the plane?
November 21, 20169 yr Commercial Member that affects the plane? Yep. Being able to calculate things related to time (time itself, speed - which is distance over time, turn rate - which is degrees over time, and so on) requires that your computer be able to accurately understand time. Kyle Rodgers
November 21, 20169 yr Author Sounds good. I just reset my motherboard defaults, replaced my CMOS battery and changed the BIOS clock to the current time. I will let you know what happens. Thanks
November 22, 20169 yr Commercial Member That was the problem. Thanks Glad it's sorted. Enjoy the flying! Kyle Rodgers
November 22, 20169 yr Kyle you're awesome. I am having the same problems as described and never even thought to replace the battery which I know is dying. That's twice you helped me out bud! Thx! Jack Colwill
November 22, 20169 yr Commercial Member Kyle you're awesome. I am having the same problems as described and never even thought to replace the battery which I know is dying. That's twice you helped me out bud! Thx! Welcome! Kyle Rodgers
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