8 minutes ago, Tuskin38 said:

 

Another YouTube video? Oh, good. Even better that it's from such an impartial reviewer... 🙄 

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 @TimAyro 1 hour ago

Notes for you and any potential watchers wanting to learn the ERJ:

1:55 - Flight schedule isn't new. It was there in your 3 month review but for whatever reason SimBrief import failed.

2:25 - You do not need to use MSFS W&B with SimBrief import, because SimBrief import will import your Pax and Cargo which you can load at the bottom in real time or instantly.

4:13 - I had reported this to them too. It sits in the on position because IRL you let the FADEC boot for a second (wait to see numbers next to APU on the EICAS), then you turn it on. Not sure why they decided to hardcode it via animation though.

8:24 - The TO/Ldg fuel is your fuel used to taxi out for takeoff and taxi in for landing. I get how it can be confusing though. Not sure why the virtual FO types it in wrong either.

19:31 - Manifest has your elevator trim setting that you set.

24:08 - Correct, that message is erroneous.

24:30 - I also reported this, should roll easily especially at light weights on flat ground.

27:50 - The brake temps were in fact, not good. If you look at the FO MCD, all those yellow boxes are brake temps. There is some bug that's been around a while where brake temps just get insanely hot for no reason. There is a brake temp reset toggle in the EFB.

28:30 - I've reported the very light nature of the takeoff roll as well. It does not try to take itself off IRL.

39:02 - You can just hit PREV to bring up the course needles in blue and set it that way instead of doing all that FMA switching.

42:19 - You want to drop the direct to on 1L LSK, but yea currently limited to the MSFS system that doesn't allow direct to in arrivals and approaches. I think the custom FMS and custom LNAV is far more important than having VNAV right now. It's the biggest sore thumb.

44:35 - It's not that accurate to real world. But it is FLCH so it is just going idle and trying to keep your speed with pitch, so technically within MSFS it is accurate. Once VNAV is in and we have powered descents, it'll perform a lot more like real world I'm sure.

46:47 - LIM will show IRL when your thrust is at idle and speed bugged is slower still, or thrust is max and speed bugged is higher. IRL it doesn't stay on very long. The real plane is kinda dumb too for how advanced it is, and doesn't realize it's fine.

54:18 - We do not use Flap 4 for landing. 4 and 5 are the same configuration, but 4 tells the plane it's taking off. 5 tells it it's landing. We use 1,2, 4 for TO. 5 and Full for landing.

55:08 - You did turn off the FD entirely. The FPA will always show. Though that ALT should have cleared as well.

57:25 - I dunno' how much you braked manually but yeah the plane slowed down way too fast for Flap Full and Lo Autobrakes.

57:50 - The ground spoilers auto deploy so I'm sure it's just another bug with the logic. Speedbrakes will stow themselves and show that message (if lever is still out) when speed is under 180, flaps are above 1, or when advancing throttles past 70 degrees TLA. I think now any time they auto deploy, and the lever is in, it's showing at message, which is technically not wrong, but doesn't happen IRL.

1:02:20 - I don't think STEER OFF is properly implemented. The switch behind the yoke doesn't work, nor does pushing the tiller down.

1:02:25 - You shut down the engine people normally shut down for single engine taxi. You can shut down 1 as well if you want, but you'd need to make sure the Hyd Pump 1 goes On instead of Auto because otherwise you lose Outboard Brakes and Nose Wheel Steering. Eng 1 on will power Pump 1 and auto turn on 2. Eng 2 on will power Pump 2 but not auto turn on 1 IIRC.

1:06:46 - I HIGHLY recommend NOT doing this.

 

50 minutes ago, F737MAX said:

Even better that it's from such an impartial reviewer...

It's impossible to be completely impartial. 

1 hour ago, F737MAX said:

Another YouTube video? Oh, good. Even better that it's from such an impartial reviewer... 🙄 

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Thank you! I now have a much better understanding of some of the quirks.

I love this plane and I feel it indeed gets better with each patch.

This was much more useful than any video.🍻

10 hours ago, F737MAX said:

Care to expand on that comment?

The BAe 146 FMS isn't nearly as refined as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320. The real world aircraft even had basic FMCs retrofitted.

The JF 146 uses the default MS2020 FMS. So does the FSS EJet. Neither are remotely like the ones fitted to the real plane. JF promised a bespoke FMC when both the XP and then MS2020 146's  were released. (As have FSS.) I do not understand why it's so impossibly difficult to do? If ever FSS do manage to cobble something together I'll bet it's the very last thing to appear and is years away. And, quite obviously, JF have thrown in the towel completely. 

14 hours ago, mspencer said:

Yeah this was from their Discord - they did not disclose the aircraft but shared a testing image where the flightplan was EGLL-VHHH, leading me to, completely unfoundedly, believe it may be the TFDi MD-11. No evidence at all for that though.

Found it, very interesting. It's called "MCDU" over there which rules out the 777 (or any other Boeing), so this - since that's the only aircraft we know of which are in active development and a) not Boeing and/or b) long haul aircraft - leaves indeed the MD11 and the A330 (I'll just rule out the A380, they'll be more or less using the FBW LNAV and not doing a new one). However if you look closer to the map in the middle of the image you'll find those buttons to the left (CSTR, WPT, VOR, NDB, ARPT) which are EXACTLY the same buttons as on an Airbus A330 (even in exact same order). There's also other hints such as the runway labels ("WIII25L" is Airbus language, it'd be RW25L the MD11 I think; also "VERT REV" meaning vertical revision is strict airbus language).

So all in all Detective Fiorentoni comes to the following conclusion: The E-Jets will use the Aerosoft Airbus A330 FMS and LNAV.

6 hours ago, Fiorentoni said:

The E-Jets will use the Aerosoft Airbus A330 FMS and LNAV.

Could well be. But then it won't be realistic. I remember, back in the day, when I had the dreadful X-Plane EJet by X-Crafts. They had made an effort to replicate a real FMC and it wasn't remotely like an Airbus one. I never did get to grips with it.

Edited November 14, 20232 yr by jarmstro

Got an update today...not sure what's fixed!

51 minutes ago, blueshark747 said:

Got an update today...not sure what's fixed!

You should be able to see the change logs for these patches at: https://www.flightsim-studio.com/ejets-roadmap/ 

Frankly I'd rather have default VNAV than none. This one thing that turn me off with E-jets

I am just a bit mixed up here.  Currently I own the PMDG 737-600,800 and 900, plus fly the maddog.

Looking for a jet that has LNAV and VNAV, need ur adviise what to purchase, CRJ series or the E series

Just now, Sunshine13 said:

I am just a bit mixed up here.  Currently I own the PMDG 737-600,800 and 900, plus fly the maddog.

Looking for a jet that has LNAV and VNAV, need ur adviise what to purchase, CRJ series or the E series

Neither!

u mean neither one has LNAv and VNAV with AP  That really stinks! UH Guesss its a no buy

1 hour ago, Sunshine13 said:

u mean neither one has LNAv and VNAV with AP  That really stinks! UH Guesss its a no buy

They both have lnav. Supposedly CRJ actually don’t have VNAV. ERJ ilVNAV is promised by developers but it’s not yet 

appreciate it, was ready to buy, but I think will pass, don't want to have another Captain Sim version from those FSX days.