FSX-MS PROATC X gives very early Top of descent (TO)

[noahjpn]

Hello,

When flying with a PMDG aircraft and using PROATC X at the same time, the controler always gives me a very early descent point. (about 150 miles to destination).

 

How can I fix this problem?

[tamsini]

Certainly no expert but perhaps check your aircraft configuration inside ProAtcX for your PMDG planes? You could adjust your rate of decent and ProAtc should alter the TOD accordingly.

[noahjpn]

Thank you for your very quic respons.

 

But how do I enter the aircraft config page?

[tamsini]

This is from memory so bear with me. From the main PATC screen, there should be an option up on top --> DATA --> AIRCRAFT and from there you can select the planes files you have. Let me know if that works. (Should be in front of my sim computer in an hour or so if you need more help).

[noahjpn]

Found it! Thank you!

I will give it a shot right now, even though the default settings seemed set right.

[tamsini]

But then again, does it give you a gradual descent (example from FL380 to FL240) or is it down to its final descent? If it's gradual, that should be perfectly normal.

[noahjpn]

It does give me a gradual descent, but every flight it gives me the descent initialization at about 80 miles before my fmc would. I cant imagine that that is normal because every time I have to level off at approximately 5000, 4000 or 300 ft for a couple of minutes before i can start my final descent towards the airport.

[Pat Mussotte]

2 hours ago, noahjpn said:

It does give me a gradual descent, but every flight it gives me the descent initialization at about 80 miles before my fmc would. I cant imagine that that is normal because every time I have to level off at approximately 5000, 4000 or 300 ft for a couple of minutes before i can start my final descent towards the airport.

IMO it 's better to tick the option of "manual descent"and "request descent to ProATC" when you're ready to begin it! As said you have to adjust the plane rate of descent, if it's too low ProATC will ask you to descent early. When I flew the DC10 IRL, we descent at around 2500ft/mn in the early stage of descent(in fact as I remenber 5 times the GS).

Cheers

Pat

[David Vega]

I don't have ProATC, but based on your description, it seems to follow a typical descent profile instead of a continuous descent profile, which is what you want and what's shown in the PMDG aircraft.  I do have Radar Contact which behaves the same way.  

[noahjpn]

Thank you!