More questions arise as I use V2 more. So - in the normal checklist - after start - there's "yellow elec pump". I've always assumed this is auto-on during pre-flight. However in 320 sim pilots livestream yesterday he turned it on manually, as he was doing a single engine taxi. So - on or off during normal procedures?

1 minute ago, Cpt_Piett said:

More questions arise as I use V2 more. So - in the normal checklist - after start - there's "yellow elec pump". I've always assumed this is auto-on during pre-flight. However in 320 sim pilots livestream yesterday he turned it on manually, as he was doing a single engine taxi. So - on or off during normal procedures?

For single engine taxi you have to turn it on to have all the necessary hydraulics for taxi (brakes foremost). In the normal use case it‘s auto-off and engine pumps are used.

55 minutes ago, Cpt_Piett said:

However in 320 sim pilots livestream yesterday he turned it on manually, as he was doing a single engine taxi. So - on or off during normal procedures?

I also noticed he mentioned about the realism of the new LCD screens in the cockpit compared to the older CRT ones "they do glow a bit, there's a haze on them", so Fenix nailed those also. 

57 minutes ago, Fiorentoni said:

For single engine taxi you have to turn it on to have all the necessary hydraulics for taxi (brakes foremost). In the normal use case it‘s auto-off and engine pumps are used.

Thanks - and thanks for all your answers so far! One of these days I'm going to do a longer flight and take a deep dive into the QRH. 

18 minutes ago, El Diablito said:

I also noticed he mentioned about the realism of the new LCD screens in the cockpit compared to the older CRT ones "they do glow a bit, there's a haze on them", so Fenix nailed those also. 

I might be mistaken but i don't think Fenix ever modeled CRT displays. 

Successfully completed a flap 3 landing at LEMD 18R. Great fun! Almost no flare needed. Got autobrake low set and just rolled down the rwy for a few kilometers to the far end high-speed exit. 

Just a summery of the procedure:

• Set CONF3 in the APPR page in MCDU
• Set LDG FLAP 3 in GPWS on overhead
• ECAM will display GPWS FLAP 3

Edited March 5, 20242 yr by Cpt_Piett

6 minutes ago, Cpt_Piett said:

Successfully completed a flap 3 landing at LEMD 18R. Great fun! Almost no flare needed. Got autobrake low set and just rolled down the rwy for a few kilometers to the far end high-speed exit. 

Just a summery of the procedure:

• Set CONF3 in the APPR page in MCDU
• Set LDG FLAP 3 in GPWS on overhead
• ECAM will display GPWS FLAP 3

I started an A pilots LIfe this morning from KDCA to KORD. It was an overcast day, ,  and in the Fenix, my FPS according to Auto FPS, was dropping into the mid 20s's, and then clouds would switch from medium to low. I finally got disgusted with that, stopped the flight, changed to the 737, and now I am in mid 30s to mid 40s, and clouds are steady at medium. Not happy with the performance, which was supposed to be fixed in B2. 

Well the 737 has always been a featherweight compared to the Fenix, performance-wise. A fairly powerful CPU is needed for tough scenarios (major hubs, AI traffic, heavy clouds).

46 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

I started an A pilots LIfe this morning from KDCA to KORD. It was an overcast day, ,  and in the Fenix, my FPS according to Auto FPS, was dropping into the mid 20s's, and then clouds would switch from medium to low. I finally got disgusted with that, stopped the flight, changed to the 737, and now I am in mid 30s to mid 40s, and clouds are steady at medium. Not happy with the performance, which was supposed to be fixed in B2. 

They "Fenix" never claimed that the FPS would improve in B2 but at least with more calculations your computer would not "melt down". Take it for what it is. Fenix has more "systems" running than PMDG and I challenge anyone to argue that. More systems mean more FPS hits.

Edited March 5, 20242 yr by JBDB-MD80

44 minutes ago, JBDB-MD80 said:

They "Fenix" never claimed that the FPS would improve in B2 but at least with more calculations your computer would not "melt down". Take it for what it is. Fenix has more "systems" running than PMDG and I challenge anyone to argue that. More systems mean more FPS hits.

Would not bother. We all know PMDG modelling is not up to par has Fenix. Is ported from P3D, missing basic functionality still.

Edited March 5, 20242 yr by carlanthony24

1 hour ago, Bobsk8 said:

I started an A pilots LIfe this morning from KDCA to KORD. It was an overcast day, ,  and in the Fenix, my FPS according to Auto FPS, was dropping into the mid 20s's, and then clouds would switch from medium to low. I finally got disgusted with that, stopped the flight, changed to the 737, and now I am in mid 30s to mid 40s, and clouds are steady at medium. Not happy with the performance, which was supposed to be fixed in B2. 

I am positive they will improve it. 

22 minutes ago, carlanthony24 said:

Would not bother. We all know PMDG modelling is not up to par has Fenix.

Not going to say much more but they need to cater to the X*** crowd to get that money. Fenix has brought new life in this sim along with FBW and WT and the rest is living in the old ESP days.

Edit: shout out to Fs Reborn , A2A , Black Square etc to give us some "high fidelity" G.A. in MSFS too.

Edited March 5, 20242 yr by JBDB-MD80

1 hour ago, carlanthony24 said:

Would not bother. We all know PMDG modelling is not up to par has Fenix.

Nah PMDG is more modern.

13 minutes ago, abennett said:

Nah PMDG is more modern.

Yeah I get it like its like 1999. 😃 

 

Edited March 5, 20242 yr by JBDB-MD80

anyone knows when the next batch of livery will be available?