adamv66

Hi,It's the default FS9 glider....

Thanks for your reply....Ok for example I get ASE running then set myself up at an airport in the sailplane and let ASE complete its initial weather depiction. I then go back to ASE under the options "thermals" tab and click "create new". I leave the base and upper alt at default (200+10200) and give it a good strength (1000fpm) and wide range (5) for max coverage area. then click apply/save. Go back into FS9 after a few moments to allow it to generate the thermal and slew up to saw 5000 feet and... nothing! No evidence of thermal activity at all... the sailplane just slowly descends.... Seems odd as I am getting the message "thermal generated:990fpm etc...." on the main screen but it does not seem to be implemented.

Having some issues getting thermals to perform properly using ASE and FS9.... When I create a thermal manually in ASE I am getting no response or representation of the thermal in FS9... Tried creating some pretty big (1000fpm) thermals to check and the glider isn't responding at all. ASE is working fine in all other respects and I am seeing turbulence during my flights... I am also getting the messages "up/downdraught generated" and "thermal generated" as I fly along yet they just dont seem to be appearing in FS9.My wind settings all seem to be correct - both thermal sliders are set at 50% and 1000fpm for the up/downdraught sliders and I have got FSUIPC set to "weather settings off"....Any ideas how I can troubleshoot this?

Hi all,I've just recently noticed on my long haul trips that when my center fuel tank runs dry and the fuel supply switches from CTR OVRD pumps to 2 & 4 OVRD pumps that I am not getting an EICAS advisory anymore (FUEL OVRD CTR L/R) - I'm sure I used to? If I check the overhead panel the yellow "press." light is illuminated in the switch but no EICAS message. I only mention as I now keep forgetting to turn off the CTR OVRD pumps when the tank is dry...!Is anyone able to confirm that this EICAS advisory does come up as I'm sure it used to? If I switch the CTR OVRD pumps off and then back on again when the tank is empty then I do get the message FUEL OVRD CTR L/R on the EICAS, it just isn't showing when the tanks initially run dry.... I'm running FS9 on Windows 7 64bit.Thanks to any who can assist!Adam

Come to think of it, my last graphics card was an ATI X1600, but didnt see this problem then - so this can't be an issue with all ATI graphics cards?

Oh... bummer! Thanks for the reply anyway...

Hi all,I've just installed FSX and the PMDG 747 onto my new system and I'm getting some strange distortions in the 2D cockpit. I've marked these in red on the attached screenshot. The only thing thats really changed from my old system that might affect it is my monitor resolution which is now 1366x768 and graphics card ATI HD4650. Is anyone else using this card or resolution successfully? I'm also running Vista 64bit.Something that seems a little odd is that all the errors seem to fall along diagonal lines across the screen. Has anyone seen this before? Any suggestions?Adam

Hi Phil,So you're saying that the chart is basically wrong?I wonder if one of the PMDG developers would be able to provide the actual chart/algorithm that the aircraft was programmed with... I'm not a computer programmer but I'm guessing the queen must have been programmed to calculate how much fuel it would be using at a given configuration (weight/altitude/drag etc). If this algorithm/chart were provided we could prioduce our own, completely accurate, fuel burn tables....Adam

Hi,I'm dragging this thread up as I was just going to start a new post questioning the same thing.... (referring to page 10 of the "cruise and fuel planning" manual):How is it that in the example mentioned above fuel burn of 22000lb/hr is shown as the optimum over 20000lb/hr? It is not as a result of speed as another user posted, because M0.86 at FL360 provides exactly the same TAS as M0.86 at FL370. There might be 1 knot or so in it.... Theres no way a 2000lb/hr burn is offset by an extra knot of airpseed!Interestingly, I tested this out (600000lbs gross weight) and at FL370 and FL360 found that fuel burn was almost exactly the same (22000lbs/hr) Which leads me to question the accuracy of the figures in the table...Also the IAS/TAS column has some major discrepancies... It does not correlate to M0.86 (for example at FL360 M0.86 equates to 493/288 TAS/IAS, not 475/264) There's quite a discrepancy.... And I am using standard TAT. Which of these figures takes precedence?Does anyone know where this chart came from? Are these confirmed typo's?The only reason I'm being so particular is that after a few years of flying the queen I'm now trying to get my fuel planning figures SPOT ON. I feel that in FS we have the ability to MORE accurately plan our fuel burn than in the real world. We have no variables such as different burn rates for different aircraft or unexpected/unpredictable winds or having to fly different routes due to ATC/weather etc etc. The simulation performs exactly the same every time, so given the correct figures in the burn table theres no reason why we should not be able to predict our fuel burn precisely...Adam

Oh wow.... thanks for the quick reply!!! Pressing Q twice... why didnt I think of that??!! ok well i'm happy at least i know a workaround now for when it does occur.... many thanks!Adam

Also forgot to mention that this all relates to the 747X...

Hi...I'm going to try and drag this thread up as I am still seeing this behaviour after many months and despite full reinstalls of FSX and PMDG. I have sort of started to live with it although it still really bugs me! Has anyone else encountered the same? Any known possible causes??Many Thanks...Adam

In certain departure/approach procedures you are required to overfly a certain navaid before commencing a turn/proceeding towards the next waypoint...

How do you do it in the fmc?

Hi,I've always wondered if there's any way to specify certain waypoints in the FMC as FLYOVER rather than bypass, ie. not to start a turn until AFTER the aircraft has passed the waypoint?Many Thanks....Adam