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Jim: Maybe flying the B737 first. If that doesn't work then, definitely, wine!! Cheers Roberto

Hello all: While "out of topic" for this topic, I just want to note the post of dehowie, who says: "I'll answer from the perspective of someone who has been flying for 31 years and an A-330 and A-320 Captain plus flown Boeing as well" and Damian, who says: "I fly an older model C-130 and replicate it for fun in my free time". Isn't that great? Real pilots, go home and "fly airplanes" to relax!! Some time ago, one of the principal controllers on the VATSIM network, was the chief of a north Florida ATC centre. To relax after work (and I am sure ATC controllers need relaxing after work!), he used to go home, spend some time with the family, then went to his computer and started controlling on the VATSIM network! Passion for aviation, which speaks to the realism of the hobby! Just wanted to mention it. Cheers Roberto

Hello Kyle: I don't want to overdo the accolades, so that they don't "go to your head" :smile: However, as one checks the PMDG forums, it is impossible not to notice your quick responses, your honest ones ("I don't know but I will ask") and your "polite" ones ("Have you tried Tutorial 1?") and your technical ones. Thanks for the effort, it is noted and appreciated. Roberto

Hello Nicolas. I have had similar engine behaviours as the ones you describe (however, without the carburator ice warning). In each case, I found that the engines (by clicking on the Maintenance Manager) needed attention. Their status color was amber/yellow. After "repairing" the engines and the propellers, as well as topping all fluids, the engine behaviour changed to fully normal. I now make a habit of always "maintaining" the airplane after a flight, so that I am not frustrated next time, as it keeps the history of operations. Give it a try. Hopefully it will resolve your issue. Regards, Roberto

Thank you Kyle! I just thought there might be more inverters. Roberto

Hello all: There is reference to inverters (upper and lower) in the manual and they are depicted in Figure 45, Page 99 of the POH. Three inverters, one for the Captain's Instruments and AC Radio, the other for Engine Instruments and the last one for the 1st. Officer's Instruments and Auto Pilot. I have looked and looked at all the panels and I have been unable to find these three switches. Is it possible that the airplane modeled did not have them? Roberto

Hello again Kyle: Got an idea from a comment on another post and disabled all plug ins, except the PMDG one. Unfortunately I could still not get the mouse wheel to assist with GPS entries. As you scratch your head, any further ideas/questions are appreciated. Many regards, Roberto

Hello Kyle: I don't think so. I installed XSquawkbox for both IVAO and VATSIM. I do not think that they modify the mouse. The other plugin I installed, is Joan Perez Cauhe's PythonScriptsNetinstaller (pushback, NOAA, etc.) and I do not believe that they would affect the mouse either, but I will check with him and advice. Thank you! Roberto

Yes Kyle. Thanks for being prompt. I wait for the "arcs with + or - sign" to show up and move the wheel. I can get the cursor knobs to work with left or right button clicks. Roberto

Hello all: As I am sure we all have learned, entering a plan with many waypoints in the GPS is tedious. PDMG (bless them) have realized this and on Pg 8 of Tutorial #1, state that "In order to get mouse wheel support, which will increase the speed of entering the plan, you may want to click on the screen of the GPS to pop out the 2D pop up" Did all that but I have not been able to get the mouse wheel to assist. At this rate, carpal tunnel surgery will be inevitable!! :-) :-) Any help is always greatly appreciated. Roberto (Currently climbing to FL200 between SLTR and SLLP with the FP reduced from 12 points to 4 ......:-) :-) )

Thank you Dean. I repeated th flight today with proper fuel and all went well. But I will check all of your auggestions. Roberto

Hi: I am almost "happy" to read these two reports. I have had, today, sudden "freezes" in two engines (#1 and #4). External views showed the propellers turning but the engine displays were not responding. However, I must "confess" that I did not feather the props, as this would have been a good check of simply windmilling engines. Upon landing at an airport nearby on two engines (not bad for a newbie!!), I realized that I had not reset the fuel load starting the flight (therefore did not think of crossfeeding tanks) and it is possible that the "failures" were related to fuel starvation of those two engines. However, I find it interesting that there might be information on similar engine failures at the x-plane forums. I will certainly check that. Roberto

SLLP - Of Course!! Draining the batteries of the small calculator, trying to figure out the right amount of stuff, people and fuel to put on board, for a safe departure at 13,300 ft ASL! While I have Steve Dra "lined up" for a livery of Lloyd Aereo Boliviano's DC-6 for FSX, whenever it comes out, is there a volunteer to paint one for X-Plane? I have photographs that I would forward, for a guide. Cheers to all, the engineer is calling to start the engines!! Roberto

Hello Tornsten: If XIVAP works the same as IvAp for FSX, you can set the transponder from the IvAp box itself. I have always had to set the transponder to Mode "C" via IvAp with PMDG aircraft. As Kyle mentions above, for some reason the transponder works on the VATSIM network. Regards, Roberto

LOL!! Only in aviation, can God and paper towels be mentioned in the same sentence!!! Roberto PS: If it weren't for the little icons on the left-lower photos, it might have been difficult to tell those gauges from real ones!

Hello all: I found this video, that clearly explains why six hands are needed to operate the DC-6. I think it is from one of the very last operators of cargo DC-6's into Miami from the Caribbean. It is possible to understand the crew over the noise of the engines (and a bit of a latin accent) as they go through the checks. Enjoy! Roberto

Hello Carl: You had me at: "Two things happened this week in the DC-6 world that forced me out of my recent reticence." What a great read. I want to say "can't wait", but that is getting a bit old. It is quite obvious that whatever the wait, it will be worth it. Like the others said above, time well spent while waiting, will be searching for photos of DC-6's and their innards, and looking for current operations of DC-6's down narrow valleys that lead to far away runways at airports with animal names. And jotting them down for future reference. Keep the stories coming. They make the time go by faster. Thanks! Roberto

Dan: Here are charts for La Paz (SLLP) http://www.firbolivia.org/descargas/SLLP%20Cartas.pdf And here are charts for Sucre (SLSU) http://www.firbolivia.org/descargas/SLSU%20Cartas.pdf And here is the flight plan between the two: SLLP UREMA1.UREMA UA320 SUR Do the VOR DME 7 RWY 23 approach, but remain at 12000 returning to the SUR VOR and then do a visual 5nm procedure turn (right base) to RWY 5 of SLSU. Then. once your knees have stopped shaking (mine always do) take off from SLSU RWY 5 and return to SLLP for (winds allowing) an ILS approach to RWY 10 (about 1 hour each way) I promise you'll love it! Let us know! Roberto

Hello Dan: The now defunct Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, flew -ADV versions of the B727 (-100's and -200's). Their B727's were the oldest flying fleet in the world, still with the original purchasing airline. The current airline, Boliviana de Aviacion (BoA) is now flying B737's (-400 and -700 and I think may be new -800) out of La Paz. They must have significant weight restritions and their farthest destination likely no more than 350nm. Did you check the "If All Else Fails" Appendix of the FCOM? :smile: :smile: It is worth the challenge. I don't have an add on scenery for Bogota but I understand that one of the large online vendors carries a copy. I am not sure if they can be mentioned here, so do a fast search for Bogota SKBO Cheers Roberto

Hi Dan: I have a great number of LatinVFR sceneries of Latin America (I have no association with them, I am originally from Bolivia and love to fly in the Andes) Here are quite a few airports that LatinVFR has developed sceneries for (others have too, so it is good to check for the most appropriate for your situation), I fly FSX: La Paz (SLLP): challenging airport at 13,300 ft (4000 mt) ASL. A good check of full up weight is required before attempting a take off!! Otherwise, your airplane becomes a very fast going bus!! :-) Sucre (SLSU): surrounded by mountains. Somehow, they have managed to model the big `hump` on the runway. Try a visual approach to RWY 05. And, try a take of from RWY 05. At Vr, pull the yoke slightly and with a vertical speed of zero, the runway `falls away`! :-) I wouldn`t try anything larger than the B737-700 Cuzco SPZO: An approach inside a valley to RWY 28, with a `dogleg` just before touchdown. Also for B737`s Lima (former SPIM now code changed to SPJC `Jose Carrasco)`: Big hub airport with pages and pages of procedures. Tegucigalpa (MHTG): Always makes it to lists of `most dangerous` airports. Last week, with visibility of 2km, I had to give up after 3 approaches to RWY 02 and apologize to the VATSIM controller, because somebody was also hollering that supper was getting cold!! Have fun! Roberto

Hi: I have a number of Goflight modules, including the throttle quadrant for the 737 and enjoy them all. Check this site to get a program/module that is a great interface tool between Goflight and simulators (FSX, Prepare3d, etc.) and is well worth a look. http://www.pollypotsoftware.org.uk/ Roberto

Hello all: While doing some research on PMDG's DC6 for a personal project (just waiting becomes boring, particularly as I have FSX), I found the following link, which I found very interesting and I would like to share: http://www.dc-6.co.za/45564.htm I searched the forums and could not find this link, so I hope it is not repeated. If it is, my apologies and enjoy again! Roberto

I, reluctantly, respond to this topic, because I do not want to give my system the "evil eye" (or "mal de ojo" in Spanish or "il malocchio" in Italian), but I must say that every aircraft, upgrade, improvement and "surprise" has worked from the moment it was installed and activated. And, if there was something wrong, a polite response to the ticket I posted would show me where I went wrong (it was always I). May the tradition continue! Thank you PMDG Roberto

I will take my son, we will drive and we will replicate the "guys" weekend in Washington we did some time ago. We will visit the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, the Air and Space Museum and then, fly our booked time in whatever simulator PMDG has ready. (How can anybody choose? I have trouble choosing what to fly on my PC, let alone in a full-sized simulator!) We will likely be smiling all the way back to Toronto. Roberto PS: Very good choice, PMDG folks, on that FDS partnership. (and I ain't saying that only because they are 10 minutes away :-) :-))

Hi Wael: I think that Haseen asked for the -300ER Roberto