Starting at a gate automatically the engines are not running,

Starting on a runway and the engines are running.

Sometimes I do not have the time to start up from Cold and Dark, so I want to taxi as soon as possible (using the Prosim 738 ).

Now I have to Slew to a gate.

Is there no other way ? Perhaps a tool that puts you at the gate with engines running ?

Edited January 6, 20242 yr by GSalden

First thing that comes to mind is GSX. Spawn on the runway via the MSFS menu then warp to gate with GSX. 

 

Easy to do for a PMDG 737 variant. Just select the RUNWAY (or some such name) panel state using the CDU while you're at the gate, and away you go.

3 hours ago, GSalden said:

Starting at a gate automatically the engines are not running,

Starting on a runway and the engines are running.

Sometimes I do not have the time to start up from Cold and Dark, so I want to taxi as soon as possible (using the Prosim 738 ).

Now I have to Slew to a gate.

Is there no other way ? Perhaps a tool that puts you at the gate with engines running ?

start on runway... taxiing is overrated until you land 🙂

does that aircraft have no quickstart option?

On 1/6/2024 at 1:56 PM, Flyfaster_MTN002 said:

start on runway... taxiing is overrated until you land 🙂

Can't do that when flying on the network (Vatsim). I'm curious as well. I know cntrl E will start a single engine, but not sure about ME.

Which aircraft? I can start the PMDG 737-600 and 777F at a gate with engines spooling up, and all systems initialising.

 I think JRW4 posted above an easy way???

 

Edited March 2, 20251 yr by Tuckster2020

1 hour ago, Tuckster2020 said:

Can't do that when flying on the network (Vatsim). I'm curious as well. I know cntrl E will start a single engine, but not sure about ME.

Of course you can. Just don't connect before you are at the gate.

2 hours ago, Farlis said:

Of course you can. Just don't connect before you are at the gate.

??????  Cannot spawn on a runway in vatsim.

7 minutes ago, Tuckster2020 said:

??????  Cannot spawn on a runway in vatsim.

That's just what I said. I don't understand why you felt the need to point out that the approach of spawning on the runway and then moving to gate is impossible if you fly on VATSIM or IVAO.

And I said it is very much possible. You spawn on the runway, then use GSX to reposition to a gate of your choice and then you connect to Vpilot. 

However technically you are not supposed to park at the gate with engines running without start up clearance. 😉

The PMDG planes DEFAULT to engines running to wherever you spawn them. You can choose the startup state to be whatever you want afterwards. You can even set the plane up as you like and then start with those exact settings. I like to set the displays up for captain and fo up to my personal preferences as well as overhead apu running buses powered for a start. I just plan and input my route start her up and off we go in maybe 5 mins. 

1 hour ago, Farlis said:

That's just what I said. I don't understand why you felt the need to point out that the approach of spawning on the runway and then moving to gate is impossible if you fly on VATSIM or IVAO.

And I said it is very much possible. You spawn on the runway, then use GSX to reposition to a gate of your choice and then you connect to Vpilot. 

However technically you are not supposed to park at the gate with engines running without start up clearance. 😉

My apologies. I'm a Vatsim controller and did not want anyone to misunderstand as I did. You are 100% correct in your description. But I read bit more after seeing sloppysmusic's post and the PMDG 737 lets you start in whatever state you like.

1 hour ago, sloppysmusic said:

The PMDG planes DEFAULT to engines running to wherever you spawn them. You can choose the startup state to be whatever you want afterwards. You can even set the plane up as you like and then start with those exact settings. I like to set the displays up for captain and fo up to my personal preferences as well as overhead apu running buses powered for a start. I just plan and input my route start her up and off we go in maybe 5 mins. 

No, they do not. I had to change the panel state when starting at a gate so that the engines would spool up.

On 1/7/2024 at 5:56 AM, Flyfaster_MTN002 said:

start on runway... taxiing is overrated until you land 🙂

even better start in the air 🙂