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Thank you, will do that! BTW Excellent tutorial video. I'm just learning to fly her!

Hi, since a flight into KDEN I have this 60 ft missmatch between the ALT bug and the indicated altitude. On the tarmac the aircraft was indicating 60 ft above the ground with baro set correctly. Is this a simulated baro sensor or indicator error?

Hello, At one point of you approach, typically when established on final, you need to change current set ALT to missed approach ALT. When I fly an ILS approach and the G/S is captured I just can turn the ALT up to the desired value and the T7 stays on G/S captured. Flying a RNAV approach I would need to do that change after the last WPT with a vertical restriction. Now what I experience is that when I change to the higher ALT quickly, the T7 stays on VNAV and continues, but when I just change over slowly it may initiate a VNAV capture. Is that the real behavior you need to pay attention to?

I just have tested it and it is still 59 sec (P3D V2.4)

Thanks a lot!

Hello, As the title says, I have next to the right EGT display graphic a message which reads *FMS in white. I could not find an explanation in the handbook as it is difficult to search for that term. Anyone knows what it means?

So, who is right now? Richard or Kimberly?

Hi, just would like to get confirmation that the anouncment text: Active Sky Next Service Pack 3 has been officially released for both FSX and Prepar3D versions means that this SP3 works also for P3D V2.4?

Sorry Martin, but I think it is relevant to speed and aircraft weight. The default settings are definately way off. Just check the the stall speed at MTOW. While clean it it stalls correct at the end of the white arc, it does not stall at all at the end of the green arc with the flaps down as it should. That is a clear indication of too much lift gain from the flaps. Yes, the PC-12 does arrive at the runway pitch down with Vs x 1.3 but then you pull power and reduce speed so that at Vs x 1.15 you set her down with the nose wheel up. A simple cure is just as people said above!

There are different recomendations on how to fly the plane and some are based on actual use, which often takes more care of an old engine and flying empty for demonstration flights. I suggest to use the settings that I laid out in the flying guide which you can download here: http://forum.sibwings.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=1132 There you find recomendations based on flying scenic flights with a full load of curious passengers :rolleyes:

Unfortunately this is also related to the way some of the designers at ORBX do assign surfaces. That causes a very high friction. There is no way to set the friction per aircraft in FSX. FSX calculates that by itself depending on weight, wheel diameter and definde surface. But i'm in the process to add bit more thrust on low RMP which should help. We also rework the cooling effect of the cowling flaps. It is all very much work balancing the various parameters. Just keep the cowling fully open on ground and play with power and brakes to steer her. There is a general improvement for the friction problem in FSX which you may google or find in Pete Dawson's forum here: http://forum.simflight.com/forum/30-fsuipc-support-pete-dowson-modules/

Guys, I will be reworking the ground behaviour. With rudder pedals, soft braking and full rudder and some power I got the results that were explained to me from the pilot I worked with. Problem is that FSX never just brakes on one wheel, just puts more on one or the other side, ner 100%. So I try to find a better balance between steering from brakes and support from rudder by propwash. Until then you may modify the aircraft.cfg and link the tailwheel to the rudder. Replace: point.0 = 1, -25.85, 0.00, -2.48, 1300, 0, 1.0, 180.0, 0.2, 2.0, 0.9, 0.0, 0.0, 0 by point.0 = 1, -25.85, 0.00, -2.48, 1300, 0, 1.0, 50.0, 0.2, 2.0, 0.9, 0.0, 0.0, 0

Will, I followed your recomendation and it REALLY solved the issue! Thak you very much!

I know that tool but had no reason to use it as new installs do find the proper path to FSX. Could you elaborate why that tool would fix the problem? Can you confirm that it does not exist on your computer with the same add-ons installed?

Changing HDG to TRK does not change this. There is no wind at that situation. It has nothing to do with location as it happens in Anchorage too. So it looks to me as an error in the calculation of the runway display. As said, switching to the B737 and the problem does not exist anymore. And both planes use the same NAV database. Anyone an other idea?

Hello, When I fly the MD-11 into Fairbanks (PAFA), I do get a misaligned runway symbol on the ND and also the tracking of the ILS cours is not correct. The RWY heading is 197, but the symbol is turned left by 20 degrees. The plane is having the right heading but a significant offset to the right. I did the same approach with the B738 and all was okay. I'm using airac 1211. Anyone have an idea what can be wrong here?

Thank you Bert, That allows at least changing the digits, but not swapping code nor modes. :-(

But still the throttle lever should have a reserve until max on ground as typically with altitude one needs to advance them further to maintain TQ. But maybe Carenado simplified this to avoid the FSX problem of stuck power after pulling back max lever position.

I think the folowing was not mentioned before: No clickspots to handle the transponders in standard VC view.

I also use Aivlasoft EFB and very happy with it. I set it up on my laptop talking to my FSX PC via the network. I have all I need for flight planning on the laptop, including the Navigraph charts I use in case I want to look up something. It also connects to AS2012 for giving me the actual weather for the proper runway selection. Great tool for IFR flying!

The stuck throttle problem is a dilemma in FSX. Some developers avoid it by adjusting 100% throttle to 100% TQ. But that is not realistic on a turboprop engine as typically you get at sea level 100%TRQ with less than 100% and you need to advance throttle with gaining altitude to maintain power settings. I prefer to simulate the realistic settings and need to point out in the documentation that you should not throttle full forward at take-off. By that you avoid the FSX and also FS9 behavior to over throttle and take quite some time to reduce from that.

Yea that is correct and well spotted. It is also confirmed as 95% TQ is the continous climb setting. Thank you for your gauges!

As you mentioned for the larger gauges, if you want the scales matching exactly the real one, which maybe many versions BTW, than this is a lot of extra work. So for the time I will be very happy to have your small ones upgrade in resolution and in a second phase the large ones, or I exchange those from the Carenado Caravan as they are higher resolution and with some tweaking will fit.

@KOXR I apprechiate the effort to get the gauges in a higher resolution format. Do you intend to do that with all gauges?

As the refered spec sheet said the yaw damper is an option. Sure we could add it and the fact that I had put it into the aircraft.cfg was just at a time I did not know if the Basler has it or not. So we have two option and we need to decide. It only makes sence if a dedicated switch to activate it is there too. I will have another look into rudder authority. Maybe tweak it a bit further, but what I heard from a DC-3 owner, a DC-3 needs to be propperly flown with wheel and rudder to keep the ball in the middle. Work for the weekend....