Robert, thank you for your explanation, the limitations of developing an aircraft using FSX are once again exposed - as I indicated in my original post.

Rest assured ... I do not suspect you are attempting to 'ruin' your product before release, I do however wonder at the choice of some those 1800 selectable options (some of which don't come with the real aircraft) if things are so 'simulation limited' by a platform such as FSX in the first place.

But that's just my own opinion.

I probably already have a list of the relevant msn's affected buy the individual but cheers for the offer anyway.

Here's a nice basic explanation of the panel we were discussing for all those still in the dark:

 

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Here's a the lowdown on DDG 73-21-05 for those in the dark regarding those darned EECs & the Autostart Switches:

 

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Not quite, but a good try.

Steve,

 

Thank you for helping to make my point.

 

I should take the point a step further:  You don't know what options have/have not been included.  So my suggestion would be:  Rather than sitting there throwing darts on topic about which you are totally and completely uninformed-  Try asking us specific questions.

 

We are always eager to engage the interested.  You might learn a bit about the topic rather than simply being rebuffed as a troll...

 

(And sorry about the 24hr lock on content creation...  unfortunately that limitation comes automatically when we have to issue a warning for copyright violation...  I felt it was a bit extreme- but that was the less severe of the options available.  :excl: )

Oh- and those autostart switches:  They aren't as you described.  Those switches are there for maintenance use in the event of an EEC fault that requires a manual start of a PW engine equipped with autostart.

 

 

Confused. They perform similar functions though, don't they, Robert?

 

4 supplemental Control Units control Autostart on the ground and in the air. When one of the autostart switches is on, "the engine autostart controller in the SCU supplies automatic sequence of the engine start" (according to the Boeing Maintenance Manual). The SCU is a computer on the engine (and separate from the EECs).

 

I understand that the switches have a maintenance function, but like the normal single Autostart switch, most airlines only deselect this when something is broken.

Regards

John H Watson.