Falcon 50 APU?

[nitsaw 3]

Hello all,

Is the APU unavailable on the beta? I seem unable to start it. Is there something silly I am missing?

 

Thanks

 

 

 

[ark 1,288]

2 hours ago, nitsaw said:

Hello all,

Is the APU unavailable on the beta? I seem unable to start it. Is there something silly I am missing?

Thanks

 

See if this APU start checklist from the sim Kneeboard Checklist dropdown helps (I've added some comments).

Al

On the Falcon 50 clipboard (shift + 1), select ready to start engines. This 'accomplishes' the required checklist steps that you would typically have to go through to get to the APU start checklist section.

GROUND START POWER SOURCES (SELECT ONE: APU / GPU / NO.2 ENG)     (this switch is in the engines start area on the overhead panel)
1) APU START
[ ] Main Bus Tie Switch	FLIGHT NORMAL OFF/LIGHT ON     (This means tie the A and B buses together with the rotary switch on the overhead panel. A light will show on the annunciator failure panel)
[ ] No. 2 Booster Pump	ON  (switch on overhead panel)
[ ] Master	ON  (APU Master switch)
[ ] Gen	ON   (APU Generator)
[ ] Start	PUSH
[ ] Monitor	RPM/EGT
If no T5 rise in 10 secs, STOP pushbutton (Wait 5 min before attempting second start)	PRESS
[ ] Voltage and Load	CHECKED
[ ] Batteries Charge Rate	CHECKED
[ ] Bleed Air	AS REQUIRED

Edited November 15, 2018 by ark

[JRBarrett 3,034]

2 hours ago, nitsaw said:

Hello all,

Is the APU unavailable on the beta? I seem unable to start it. Is there something silly I am missing?

 

Thanks

 

 

 

Be sure that all three generator switches are on, the bus tie switch is horizontal, and the center tank boost pump switch is on.

I don’t have the Flysimware aircraft yet, (about to purchase), but those would be prerequisites on the real aircraft.

[nitsaw 3]

Thanks that worked having the bus tie in the right position. I always forget about those in a Falcon most crews are friendly and get them into a normal ground position. Some crews aren’t and you put external power on and very little powers up. I’m disappointed there’s no sound for the APU though! And the missing clacker for the electric trim! 

Thanks 

[scottb613 1,186]

Hi Folks,

There's no sound for APU - odd ?

Some enterprising individual could make some from a video like this - I have no idea if this sounds close to the actual Falcon APU though - better than nothing...

A nice illustration of igniters as well...

 

 

Regards,
Scott

Edited November 15, 2018 by scottb613

[JRBarrett 3,034]

1 hour ago, nitsaw said:

Thanks that worked having the bus tie in the right position. I always forget about those in a Falcon most crews are friendly and get them into a normal ground position. Some crews aren’t and you put external power on and very little powers up. I’m disappointed there’s no sound for the APU though! And the missing clacker for the electric trim! 

Thanks 

I have both the trim clacker and APU sound. (Beta 2.5 in P3D 4.3). 

[nitsaw 3]

31 minutes ago, JRBarrett said:

I have both the trim clacker and APU sound. (Beta 2.5 in P3D 4.3). 

 

I'm in P3D 3.4 but I'm beta 2.4, I'll try going to 2.5 later tonight!

[JRBarrett 3,034]

41 minutes ago, nitsaw said:

 

I'm in P3D 3.4 but I'm beta 2.4, I'll try going to 2.5 later tonight!

I had the sounds in 2.4 as well. FWIW, I initially load the default Cub with engine running, and then load the Falcon. Not sure if that makes any difference in how the sounds initialize.

[nitsaw 3]

8 minutes ago, JRBarrett said:

I had the sounds in 2.4 as well. FWIW, I initially load the default Cub with engine running, and then load the Falcon. Not sure if that makes any difference in how the sounds initialize.

I'm loading right into the sim with the falcon. I'll give that a try too.

[Flysimware 647]

P3D V1-V3 had no custom sounds including the clacker and the APU. Download Beta 2.8 for the fix.

[scottb613 1,186]

Hi Folks,

ok - I’ve looked and looked for the APU start switch - the steps after turning on the #2 boost pump ? I can’t find the switches for these steps - is it just the #2 engine start switch ?

Thanks...

Regards,

Scott

[JRBarrett 3,034]

2 hours ago, scottb613 said:

Hi Folks,

ok - I’ve looked and looked for the APU start switch - the steps after turning on the #2 boost pump ? I can’t find the switches for these steps - is it just the #2 engine start switch ?

Thanks...

Regards,

Scott

On the side console to the right of the copilot’s seat. Depending on your camera viewpoint, you may need to click on the copilot’s arm rest to raise it out of the way to give a clear view of the APU controller. 

[scottb613 1,186]

Hi Jim,

LOL - that's one place I didn't look - thanks so much !

Regards,
Scott