I love the first item on the list that basically says: "Get the heck out there!!!"

5 minutes ago, Farlis said:

I love the first item on the list that basically says: "Get the heck out there!!!"

LOL! I think volcanic eruptions in the sim are waaay overdue! I mean, what are their priorities? Memory optimizations? Ha!

20 hours ago, Bobsk8 said:

Cat 1 is not an autoland. 

CAT 1 is a set of regulatory conditions, not a technical function of an aircraft.

The Fenix can indeed complete an autoland in Cat 1 (I mean, Cpt Piett showed you a screen shot showing the PFD in Cat 1 and in Flare mode!).

The legalities of the procedure is an entirely different matter to the aircraft's ability to perform it.

55 minutes ago, RJC68 said:

The picture looks worse than it is, It has to be display related, on my 27" Asus PC monitor it does look dark, on my flight sim TV it is perfect even in the shade.

The properly calibrated monitor will always have a more accurate picture than a TV, no matter what the size. 

Edited March 12, 20242 yr by Bobsk8

6 hours ago, Cpt_Piett said:

Finally! Btw thanks to all for helping me out with this issue! Not only did I resolve it in the end - but I got a LOT of free knowledge on the way re: CATII/II approaches. 

And yes indeed - I had blacked out both FO displays, something I always do... Not anymore though!

Glad to hear we figured it out!

By the way, the page "REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CAT2 AND CAT3" in the QRH (OPS.10) shows that two PFDs are required for CAT 2:

Makes sense when you think about it -- you want both pilots to be able to monitor the ILS data from their respective ILS receiver.

And when the PFD knob is turned all the way down, the PFD is in fact off (not just at "zero brightness") -- as evidenced by the fact that it performs its self-test when you turn it back on again.

1 hour ago, martinboehme said:

Glad to hear we figured it out!

By the way, the page "REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CAT2 AND CAT3" in the QRH (OPS.10) shows that two PFDs are required for CAT 2:

It does make sense. Pilot monitoring need to do a lot of monitoring during the critical final stages. I’m certainly not able to do the final callout myself 😉

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1 hour ago, martinboehme said:

And when the PFD knob is turned all the way down, the PFD is in fact off (not just at "zero brightness") -- as evidenced by the fact that it performs its self-test when you turn it back on again.

Good to know. I'll certainly leave them on from now on. 

Btw just did my 2nd successful CATII autoland, this time at KDCA with a forecasted x-wind component of 15kts. As I understand it, that's the max for an autoland (head 30 cross 15 tail 10). The aircraft handled it like a charm, including the decrabbing just before touchdown. I decided to disconnect AP just after touchdown and go full reverse as the aircraft was headed for the grass, lol. But other than that - impressive - most impressive in fact 🙂

 

Edited March 12, 20242 yr by Cpt_Piett

49 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

The properly calibrated monitor will always have a more accurate picture than a TV, no matter what the size. 

It has nothing to do with the picture accuracy between a calibrated & uncalibrated display. I guess it is something else on your end then because it doesn't happen on my uncalibrated 4K TV. Both PFD & ND are 100% readable at the top all the time.

7 minutes ago, RJC68 said:

It has nothing to do with the picture accuracy between a calibrated & uncalibrated display. I guess it is something else on your end then because it doesn't happen on my uncalibrated 4K TV. Both PFD & ND are 100% readable at the top all the time.

I was a company training manager before I retired that trained  technicians that  worked on video displays that cost up to $1,000,000 a pop. I think I know what I am talking about. 

Edited March 12, 20242 yr by Bobsk8

6 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

I was a company training manager before I retired that trained  technicians that  worked on video displays that cost up to $1,000,000 a pop. I think I know what I am talking about. 

Great Job Bob I applaud your level of expertise. I guess with all your years of experience you will be able to cure the problem you have with your display instead of constantly complaining about it !!!

I am certain that with all your many years of experience you have the correct colorimetric working space and have checked the Delta E deviation between your monitor and that standard.

Have fun with your dark display !!! 

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26 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

I think I know what I am talking about. 

Do you though, Bob? Do you really know what you're talking about?

Just as you did when you wrongly assumed I didn't do an autoland last night which in fact I did. That claim of yours sent me on a several hours long troubleshooting ordeal.

I probably shouldn't have mentioned this, but I felt like I had to. 

Hi, Bob @Bobsk8 , 

Sadly, as I mentioned in previous comments, I can't reproduce this issue in my system, so I can't do tests on my own, which leads me to think of a quick solution, which maybe you could try and share your results.
In the glareshield where the FCU is housed, on the Captain's side as well as on the F/O side, there is a light (3) aimed at illuminating the sliding table, which has a knob(4) that rotates to increase or decrease the intensity of the light. What happens if in the shadow conditions to the PFD FMA section you turn this knob to activate the light? I would like to know the result if you would dare to try it.

 

Arrogance at its finest no surprise really. 

 

27" monitor no problems. Not been widely reported either. Maybe because you seem to never think its a problem on you're end ask about it in the Discord. You may get the same responses but at least you tried.  No harm trying to mess with the settings on the monitor. 

We all know Bob knows best.😉

Edited March 13, 20242 yr by carlanthony24

3 hours ago, RJC68 said:

Great Job Bob I applaud your level of expertise. I guess with all your years of experience you will be able to cure the problem you have with your display instead of constantly complaining about it !!!

I am certain that with all your many years of experience you have the correct colorimetric working space and have checked the Delta E deviation between your monitor and that standard.

Have fun with your dark display !!! 

I looked it yesterday on an 8K monitor at work, that costs around 5k.. Guess what, it looked just like the jpg you posted, too dark at the top.  LOL 

3 hours ago, polosim said:

Hi, Bob @Bobsk8 , 

Sadly, as I mentioned in previous comments, I can't reproduce this issue in my system, so I can't do tests on my own, which leads me to think of a quick solution, which maybe you could try and share your results.
In the glareshield where the FCU is housed, on the Captain's side as well as on the F/O side, there is a light (3) aimed at illuminating the sliding table, which has a knob(4) that rotates to increase or decrease the intensity of the light. What happens if in the shadow conditions to the PFD FMA section you turn this knob to activate the light? I would like to know the result if you would dare to try it.

 

No effect.