Fly the Maddog X P3dv5

[ssair1 92]

Hi everyone, 

1) Autobrake system not found on the lower pedestal, the Autobrake system has been turned on the Load Manager. 

2) Cannot arm spoilers on the ground. I have calibrated the Spoilers axes with my Thustmaster Warthog Throttle via FSUIPC for Prepar3dv5.

3) I am using ActiveSky P3D for v5, but everytime I turn on the Power for the WX radar it says WX fail on the PFD. 

Any assistence will be greatly appreciated. Thank you and stay safe. 

Edited May 26, 2020 by ssair1

[flycln 435]

I don’t know the answer to your specific questions but I suggest you open a support ticket with Leonardo. They’re very fast at answering those. 

[Peter Z KCLE_EDDN 335]

Hi there,

Check the Leonardo manager, there is a setting that let’s you equip the Maddog with autobrakes (don’t remember were exactly, not at my sim pc right now).

i just had the same problem with my not being able to arm spoilers yesterday for the first time, but I can’t remember if this is another optional feature and I’ve not seen that before, but I wouldn’t be surprised if older models didn’t have that feature either, but I’m not a true expert on the MD 8x series.

Cheers,

Pete

[ssair1 92]

3 minutes ago, flycln said:

I don’t know the answer to your specific questions but I suggest you open a support ticket with Leonardo. They’re very fast at answering those. 

Thanks for the suggestion. However, I've been able to find a solution to my first problem. In case anyone else faces similar issues, the Autobrake system has to be selected for each varient or livery in the Load Manager. 

[ssair1 92]

6 minutes ago, Peter Z KCLE_EDDN said:

Hi there,

Check the Leonardo manager, there is a setting that let’s you equip the Maddog with autobrakes (don’t remember were exactly, not at my sim pc right now).

i just had the same problem with my not being able to arm spoilers yesterday for the first time, but I can’t remember if this is another optional feature and I’ve not seen that before, but I wouldn’t be surprised if older models didn’t have that feature either, but I’m not a true expert on the MD 8x series.

Cheers,

Pete

Thank you, Pete. I'll try to figure out what the arming of the speedbrakes issue is. However, I do know that with the latest release, you can't arm the speedbrake during flight unless you have been fully configured for landing. Not sure how that relates to arming on the ground. Any ideas about the WX radar not working? 

[Peter Z KCLE_EDDN 335]

I’ll have to check my wx radar, but I believe I had returns on it once I increased its appropriate lights. 

Regarding arming spoilers, yesterday I couldn’t arm it on the ground or after configuring the aircraft for landing, so I just amended my landing checklist 😉

Cheers,

Pete

[ssair1 92]

9 minutes ago, Peter Z KCLE_EDDN said:

I’ll have to check my wx radar, but I believe I had returns on it once I increased its appropriate lights. 

Regarding arming spoilers, yesterday I couldn’t arm it on the ground or after configuring the aircraft for landing, so I just amended my landing checklist 😉

Cheers,

Pete

Alright, I think I have the Weather Radar problem solved. For some strange reason, although my AIRAC from Navigraph was updated for ActiveSky P3D via the Navigraph FMS Data Manager, it was still showing as an older version on ActiveSky. I updated it again and now the WX Radar is working fine when I load up the Maddog. However, if i change the time or season, it stops functioning. It seems to be a minor bug that will get ironed out in due time hopefully. As for the spoilers, they seem to be working fine now that the Autobrake System is loading up. Thanks for assisting. 

Edited May 26, 2020 by ssair1

[DWadsworth 13]

Anyone else getting rain in the cockpit when using EA? Just wondering!

 

[Cai Zicheng 171]

2 hours ago, Peter Z KCLE_EDDN said:

Hi there,

Check the Leonardo manager, there is a setting that let’s you equip the Maddog with autobrakes (don’t remember were exactly, not at my sim pc right now).

i just had the same problem with my not being able to arm spoilers yesterday for the first time, but I can’t remember if this is another optional feature and I’ve not seen that before, but I wouldn’t be surprised if older models didn’t have that feature either, but I’m not a true expert on the MD 8x series.

Cheers,

Pete

The spoiler behavior is detailed in the Maddog FAQ. For older models like the vanilla MD-82 you can only arm spoilers in landing configuration.

https://www.flythemaddog.com/forum/index.php?/topic/11998-cant-arm-spoilers-anymore/

[DaveCT2003 1,820]

3 minutes ago, Cai Zicheng said:

The spoiler behavior is detailed in the Maddog FAQ. For older models like the vanilla MD-82 you can only arm spoilers in landing configuration.

https://www.flythemaddog.com/forum/index.php?/topic/11998-cant-arm-spoilers-anymore/

 

Are you sure about that?  I've not been active on the Leonardo Beta Team for a while due to other projects, but I'm pretty familair with the MD-82/83/88 and I don't think that's correct.

As far as I remember, so long as the MD-82 has an Autobrake, you should be able to arm the spoliers both on the ground (Takeoff) and during final approach with speed less than 160knots, gear down, etc.

 

 

[airlinetycoon 22]

You only have a Autospoiler if the Autobrakesystem is installed. Autobrakesystem can be selected/unselected in the Maddog config tool for each levery individually. The trigger for Autobrakesystem „arm“ during the approach is Flap 28. The Autospoiler can be activated in every phase of flight, on ground also.

Edited May 26, 2020 by airlinetycoon

[Peter Z KCLE_EDDN 335]

That explains it then, if the OP didn’t have autobrakes selected, then arming spoilers on the ground wouldn’t work. I wasn’t sue as I’m not on my PC. 

If I remember correctly, I believe I installed a new repaint yesterday, and I must have forgotten to activate the autobrakes option. 

Cheers,

Pete