Weird I’ve not had that before. Are you using EPR on takeoff? There’s a series of button presses that you have to do on take off. I believe it’s EPR on the ground, which is basically the equivalent of TOGA and then once in the air (light goes out) press EPR again. My only complaint was the trim was way out of wack but the tweak I posted mostly resolved that.

4 hours ago, vc10man said:

But, she races away like a galloping horse when taxiing out even with the throttle down to hardly any thrust. Then, on a climb out with A/T on, AP on, flaps up, flaps in, she all of a sudden goes ballistic and then goes into a nose pitched almost vertical attitude, then spins into uncontrollable spin. What a sheer waste of sim time!

Just curious, is your aircraft empty?  I don't experience the same.  I have to move the throttle to get the jet moving.  Takeoff is normal, it doesn't run away from me or goes ballistic, etc.  Is your jet within W&B limits?

Clearly this product isn't perfect, but is a fairly good simulation of a B757.  I have had many hours of enjoyment with hit flying it manually and with autopilot.  

8 hours ago, SAX702 said:

Just curious, is your aircraft empty?  I don't experience the same.  I have to move the throttle to get the jet moving.  Takeoff is normal, it doesn't run away from me or goes ballistic, etc.  Is your jet within W&B limits?

Clearly this product isn't perfect, but is a fairly good simulation of a B757.  I have had many hours of enjoyment with hit flying it manually and with autopilot.  

+1 having non of these issues

I am still disappointed with the performance however

10 hours ago, SAX702 said:

Just curious, is your aircraft empty?  I don't experience the same.  I have to move the throttle to get the jet moving.  Takeoff is normal, it doesn't run away from me or goes ballistic, etc.  Is your jet within W&B limits?

Clearly this product isn't perfect, but is a fairly good simulation of a B757.  I have had many hours of enjoyment with hit flying it manually and with autopilot.  

• The aircraft is loaded via the FMC Payload and Fuel LSKs.
• I gently advance my Logitech Extreme 3D Pro throttle to get the aircraft moving. If not advanced further,it grinds to a halt. Advancing a bit further on, it then just goes galloping. Have to keep applying brakes.
• I have flown this aircraft many times before I hangared it and before the latest Update. Never had it pitching at near 70 degrees!

@vc10man Rick, understand.  Are you saying that you used to be satisfied with how it worked at one time, but something changed and now you are not, or are you saying it has always worked in the manner you describe?  Most complaints about this products have been about poor performance compared with other products of the same perceived or stated complexity on the same platform, or some features, i.e., VNAV.  If the problem you describe was common, others would've been complaining about it.  This makes me think there's something else that's causing the problem.  I'm assuming your taxi speed is not intentionally excessive and that your weight and balance is within limits (either in Kgs or Lbs).  

Dave

5 hours ago, vc10man said:

• The aircraft is loaded via the FMC Payload and Fuel LSKs.
• I gently advance my Logitech Extreme 3D Pro throttle to get the aircraft moving. If not advanced further,it grinds to a halt. Advancing a bit further on, it then just goes galloping. Have to keep applying brakes.
• I have flown this aircraft many times before I hangared it and before the latest Update. Never had it pitching at near 70 degrees!

Rick,

I share your grief but I was able to fix my issues with my throttle controller.  First of all you have to calibrate your controller using the software that came with your controller.  You then start up P3DV4.  In Options>Controller>you can look at your calibration settings again.  I calibrated my controller again for the game.  I then saved it and went to Controller>Other.  There I change Raw Input to Direct Input.  My controller works perfectly and the aircraft goes down the center line of the runway without me even holding onto the throttle.  That's how well the throttle is calibrated.  If you are having issues with speed, you need to go into the Controller>Calibration program and look for dead zones.  Make sure there are no dead zones when you push your throttle up and down.  Before I had the aircraft going all over the place (not the fault of Capt Sim but your controller).  The only way to fix is to calibrate and calibrate and calibrate until the aircraft does what you want.  I also would not recommend you use the joystick calibration in the FSUIPC.  Use only the controller drivers that came with your controller and the calibration set up by P3DV4.

Jim

Thanks for that input, Jim. Will look into your suggestions tonight and report back.

The odd thing is, with the PMDG 747-400/747-8i, the 777-300ER, the new 737NGXu, the FSL A319/A320 aircraft,  I can maintain a steady 6-10kts taxi with the same joystick. I do have a paid for FSUIPC.

 

Just for everyone's information, there is an update for each version of the 757 you own (i.e., 757base, 757RR, 757Cargo, and 753 Expansion).  You need to go into your profile and make sure you download each update for the products you own.  So, if you downloaded the base package in my OP, that will not update the Cargo version, etc.  Apologize for not mentioning this earlier in the OP.

1 hour ago, vc10man said:

The odd thing is, with the PMDG 747-400/747-8i, the 777-300ER, the new 737NGXu, the FSL A319/A320 aircraft,  I can maintain a steady 6-10kts taxi with the same joystick. I do have a paid for FSUIPC.

Based on your issues with speed, I decided to make sure my worked perfectly and they did; however, the throttle in the VC suddenly moves up without even touching the throttle.  To bring it back to idle, I have to hit the F1 key and it will hold the speed for another minute and then the throttle will suddenly move up again (just a tiny bit) and I have to hit the F1 key again.  I don't want to mess up my other calibrations for my other aircraft.  I own all the aircraft you mentioned except the FSL aircraft.  Otherwise, the aircraft goes down the center line of the runway without me even holding the joystick.  I just pull back at V1 and up I go. 

Okay, giving it another shot after carrying out re-calibration, etc, etc. Fingers crossed

Okay, suffice to say, so far, so good as am holding a normal pitch. Used EPR at take-off, then switched to SPD as climb IAS went past the 240kys mark .

Now cruising serenely at 35k. Mia culpa could have had the Payload/Fuel inputs incorrectly, not sure as I chose Long Range; or, on the other hand could well be the tips that Jim gave re:re;calibration that finally resolved it.

That was a very satisfactory descent and landing at dusk at simWings LEPA. Only wished the FMC Legs page would populate the altitudes, but as I know from the FSL and PMDG 737NGX+NGXu what the final fix altitude should be, it was not a big deal for me, so other than that, chuffed I managed to get back completing a full flight without the previous flight's hiccups.

All in all, a thumbs-up to CS for latest Update.

On 12/19/2019 at 9:07 PM, Jim Young said:

Just for everyone's information, there is an update for each version of the 757 you own (i.e., 757base, 757RR, 757Cargo, and 753 Expansion).  You need to go into your profile and make sure you download each update for the products you own.  So, if you downloaded the base package in my OP, that will not update the Cargo version, etc.  Apologize for not mentioning this earlier in the OP.

Thanks! I would not have thought to check, CS should also list this requirement on their OPS page

Also how is one supposed to know if to use a full installer or just use the repair option during installation?

On 12/19/2019 at 5:52 PM, vc10man said:

That was a very satisfactory descent and landing at dusk at simWings LEPA.

Rick, another neat scenario is the one that comes with the sim.  Load the CS 757 Autoland at Seattle.  I am glad you got your throttle calibrated satisfactory.  It takes a lot of patience as this is no easy task but provides satisfaction once completed.

5 hours ago, Shomron said:

Thanks! I would not have thought to check, CS should also list this requirement on their OPS page

Also how is one supposed to know if to use a full installer or just use the repair option during installation?

Agree.  I found out about it accidentally and agree it should have been included on the OPS page.  I just happened to be reading their support forums and saw the requirement.  You can use the repair option or uninstall the add-on like the 757-300 Expansion and then install the Expansion.  I have not had any problems using the repair option.  In the past CS has advised to completely uninstall the product and reinstall the updated version.

44 minutes ago, Jim Young said:

Rick, another neat scenario is the one that comes with the sim.  Load the CS 757 Autoland at Seattle.  I am glad you got your throttle calibrated satisfactory.  It takes a lot of patience as this is no easy task but provides satisfaction once completed.

On second thought, the scenario no longer works.  Probably because of the updates.