Sidney Schwartz

I'm wondering if this is a 2024 thing. I fly that plane quite often in 2020 and have never had something like this happen. Is the ATR and add-on for 2024 like it is for 2020, or does it come with the sim? If it's an add-on, you can try uninstalling and reinstalling it. If you'd like to know the specific steps I take for setting up the plane and taking off, just say so.

Thank you. 👍

Does anyone know if Aerosoft's version of EDDB Berlin has updated from 7/25 to 6/24? I posted this question on their forum but have not received an answer as of yet. Or is there some other 3rd party payware/freeware EDDB with corrected runways? Thanks in advance for your assistance.

I appreciate the input. If any other GSX users want to weigh in, your comments would be most welcome. In the meantime I'll look at existing GSX threads here. Maybe I'll change my mind.

Aha. Thanks, I did that. You'd think it would be easier on everyone if the original poster could delete their own message if they wanted.

Sorry about the duplicate posts. The forum software would not confirm the message had been posted so I kept trying. Now I can't figure out how to delete them.

My problem may not have been the same as yours. I tried purchasing GSX. I had previously bought three of FSDT's sceneries and had no problems, but this time I was told something about "financial institutions" saying there was a problem with my debit cards, the same one I'd used to purchase the sceneries. All other forms of payment I tried (Paypal, Google, bank transfer) were also turned down. Turns out that FSDT contracts with a third party company to do the payment transactions (I forget their name), and it was that company, not FSDT, that had turned down my payments. I contacted the company and got a vague response that meant nothing. It was obviously some sort of mistake on their part, as I had been using these cards prior to and after this incident with no problems. My bank knew nothing about it and said there was nothing wrong with my accounts/cards. I Googled this company and they seemed a bit shady. Lots of complaints about them on Paypal. It was more disappointing to me that the guy at FSDT refused my offers to pay using some other means. I offered to do a bank transfer directly to their account. I even offered to mail them a check and they could wait until it cleared before sending me my key. They didn't even respond to my offer. Very rude, and not very good business. I guess they're doing so well they can turn down a sale for no good reason. I just checked again and it looks like my payment would now be accepted. Too late...I've decided I don't much care for FSDT, and I've also seen lots of complaints about GSX on various forums.

I see the Big Radials Lockheed Jetstar is no longer in pre-release. Any comments/criticisms from those who have it? Thanks.

The ATR was pretty buggy when I first tried it, but now it's one of my favorites. My startup procedure is... 1. GPU connected and external power on. 2. Pressurize hydraulics using button on pedestal. Once you do the the prop brake "ready" light should illuminate. 3. Unguard prop brake switch and flip to on. Guard switch. 4. Make sure your engine start knob is set to Start A or Start B and NOT Crank. This one had me going for a while 'til I realized what I was doing. 5. For pushback pressurize hydraulics again even though engine two is running. Unguard and turn off prop brake. Start engine 1. This works for me very reliably. As for the autopilot, I've not had a problem with getting it to turn on, so I can't help you with that. Many autopilots will disconnect if there is more than a little pressure on the control yoke, so try to get into a stable flight situation before engaging it. One problem I found with the ATR that still exists is the autopilot not holding the glideslope on approach. I've seen a bunch of other posts that mention this. The fix that works for me is to disengage the autopilot at the first sign the glideslope indicator is climbing above the mark, raise the nose and add power to re-center the glideslope indicator, and reengage the autopilot. I've found that when I do this the autopilot will lock onto the glideslope and no hold it until I disengage it.

The four planes I fly most often are this same RJ, the FSS 727, the Leonardo Maddog X, and the PMDG 737-600. All have separate VOR and ILS autopilot functions, and you must use the ILS function when flying ILS approaches or they will not work correctly. In fact most not ancient aircraft of any size that have autopilots seem to work this way. It's worth the time to learn to fly the JF RJ. It's about as perfect a plane as you're going to find for MSFS.

Really? Crickets chirping? Is there an MSFS scenery forum here on Avsim or not? If not, where else can I go for help?

I see a forum for FSX scenery creation, but not for 2020?

Yet something else I was not aware of. Thank you yet again, Microsoft. I've been using personal computers since the mid-1980's. Back then one of the ironclad rules of the software industry seemed to be "Change for the sake of change is paramount, even if it means taking something that works well and making it worse." Microsoft still embraces that philosophy.

Oh good....another "improvement". 😡

Where can I find the Asobo ATR aircraft.cfg file? Thanks.

Thanks Russell. I checked and all the volumes are already at max. Appreciate the suggestion though.

Oh no, I've been found out. 🫤 Thanks for the kind words. I was away from flight simming for a few years and came back to it. I got pretty burned out on scenery design and have no desire to start that up again. Anyway the stock scenery has improved...I originally got into scenery design because the stock scenery in FS9 was so awful I just couldn't stand it. 😧 I've noticed that some things have become much more complicated, but not necessarily better. I love the 2020 scenery...quite a leap forward from FSX. On the other hand, there seem to be far fewer decent planes available, even in payware. Oh well...it's still a very enjoyable hobby despite the usual stupid problems.

Purchased the MDX for 2020 recently and am still coming to grips with it. One problem is that the co-pilot call outs are barely audible. I found the sound files for the crew announcements (boarding, prepare to land etc.) and increased the volume using Audacity. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to get those announcements to play. Any clues? Also, I can't even find the co-pilot sound files...can someone tell me what folder they're in? Thanks. I was really looking forward to getting this plane and so far am pretty disappointed. Been at this a long time and never saw a plane with such a convoluted setup. Plane itself is OK, but it's been a struggle getting all the options set. And yes, did lots of manual reading and video watching.

I'd be very interested in how this compares to the Maddog MD80.

Thanks, Ron. I emailed them and they responded right away and told me to zero out the co-pilot's weight in the load menu. Your solution does the same but is permanent, so I'll try it.

Aha. Thanks all. I must say the Black BOX Shorts 360 is very nicely done...glad I bought it.

Is there such a thing? I can't find a Black Square web site, support forum, or Discord server. What I'm wanting to do is remove the co-pilot from the Shorts 360 cabin. Anyone know how to do this? Thanks.

I also have the 1.0.7+ patch. My memory is not all that reliable, but I'm pretty sure the Landing page never worked for me. The patch fixed a number of other issues, but not this one. It's not really a big deal...using the vr value for vref seems to work very nicely.

Thanks. Guess it's a bug.

This question is regarding the FSS 727 in MSFS 2020. I contacted their support team but they were unable to determine the cause, so I thought I'd try here. The one thing that's never worked for me is the landing page on the clipboard. The takeoff page works fine...it populates the fields with values and I can click the appropriate buttons to set the speed and epr bugs. The landing page, no luck. Has anyone else experienced this? Other than that, stuff seems to work as it should. Thanks.