UPDATE - Carenado Mooney M20R

[fppilot 4,352]

2 minutes ago, pmb said:

I operate the fuel selector using SPAD.neXt and it works as before. I had it off at the beginning (ramp - C&D) and I switched it on using the button I had assigend in the profile.

Kind regards, Michael

What variable did you use for the assignment in S.n?

[fppilot 4,352]

17 minutes ago, andradef said:

I am still having issues with the fuel selector. It starts on OFF (although the engine is running), and I can't operate it. Fuel is coming from left tank. 

Also, electric fuel pump makes a very loud noise and causes the engine to stall. 

Finally, engine is stalling when idle. 

Anyone else experiencing this?

No. I am not experiencing any of that.  Fuel selector is easily selectable with my mouse. and the boost pump and high boost have associated sounds but not loud.  I can idle just fine.

[Eclex 102]

I think that the idle rpm must be set close to 1000 rpm at high altitude ground levels (Denver). Throttle set at bottom seems to kill the engine at that altitude. Haven't read the POH yet.

[fppilot 4,352]

7 minutes ago, Eclex said:

I think that the idle rpm must be set close to 1000 rpm at high altitude ground levels (Denver). Throttle set at bottom seems to kill the engine at that altitude. Haven't read the POH yet.

Full rich on the mixture?

[Eclex 102]

Either full or properly tuned..   both needed some idle speed. Try it at KDEN and let me know.

Anything less than 600 rpm will kill the engine

Tx,

 

Edited September 18, 2021 by Eclex

[MadDog 353]

55 minutes ago, andradef said:

Also, electric fuel pump makes a very loud noise and causes the engine to stall. 

Finally, engine is stalling when idle. 

Yes, I made a flight from Ferandina Beach to Lakeland, Florida this afternoon (about as close to sea level as you can get) and the engine would die on the ground at idle when full rich.  It can probably be solved by leaning slightly and/or keeping the RPM at 1000; but haven't had a chance to play around with the finer points.

Electric fuel pump is really loud... obnoxiously loud!  But at least it's a good reminder to turn it off after takeoff (haven't experienced it causing any engine stalls).

My only other complaints are that the pitch trim seems a bit too course and the click spots on some of the knobs seem really tiny.  Other than that, I'm pretty pleased with it.

[RW1 615]

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Edited September 18, 2021 by RW1

[pmb 5,137]

6 hours ago, fppilot said:

What variable did you use for the assignment in S.n?

Kind regards, Michael

[bobcat999 8,444]

That Spad.Next looks really great.  I might have to invest, as I am having constant problems with my Saitek panels and the drivers. 

At the moment I can't do two sessions in MSFS without rebooting the PC, as they complain 'drivers already loaded' or something like that and they are then non-functional for the second session.

[fppilot 4,352]

5 hours ago, pmb said:

Kind regards, Michael

That is fuel pump.  What you mentioned previously was fuel selector.  i.e. L or R is what I assumed.

[lrc 4]

Anyone notice after update the Mooney engine stops. You can restart and in idle it stops.  Once you throttle up to take off it does ok 

[Bobsk8 12,554]

7 minutes ago, lrc said:

Anyone notice after update the Mooney engine stops. You can restart and in idle it stops.  Once you throttle up to take off it does ok 

So it is still broken after all this time. 

[jrw4 624]

If I look at the checklist for the Mooney, after engine start it specifies that the throttle be set for 900-1000 rpm. At that setting, the engine does not shut down. 

https://flightsim.to/file/15551/mooney-m20r-ovation-carenado-checklist-procedures-beginners-guide

I haven't checked this against the actual poh, but it does suggest that the correct throttle setting is above its minimum. Kind of odd, but there it is. Perhaps someone who has actually flown this aircraft could provide further information.

Thanks.

[Phantoms 800]

5 hours ago, bobcat999 said:

 

At the moment I can't do two sessions in MSFS without rebooting the PC, as they complain 'drivers already loaded' or something like that and they are then non-functional for the second session.

Are you doing the full shutdown from the main menu, quit to desktop?

 

[pmb 5,137]

1 hour ago, fppilot said:

That is fuel pump.  What you mentioned previously was fuel selector.  i.e. L or R is what I assumed.

Right. But this one was broken, too, since the named SU5(?) It now does work and I can start engines from C&D again which I couldn't during the last months, thus Carenado seems to have taken care at least of this one.

I didn't see a need to manipulate the fuel selector when I tried the Mooney yesterday, thus, obviously it's in the proper position (can't run the sim right now to check).

Unfortunately, the Saitek Switch Panel doesn't have a fuel selector switch anyway. I even don't see a control element which could be "misused" for this purpose.

Kind regards, Michael