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Hello, I've been having some issues with the VC for the 800/900 base package. While all systems appear to be functional, there are a select few which I cannot interface with via mouse. The two most notable ones are the autopilot (the entire panel) and the engine mixture levers. While most interactable items have an appropriate cursor when moused over, these remain as my default cursor. When I do give an input over a predicted interface location (either mouse click or scroll) the cursor changes to an open palmed hand, but nothing happens on the panel.SystemWindows 7, 64-bitUAC turned offWhat I've tried so farSearching the forum for a similar problemApplying SP1 (present before and after)Re-installing the whole package (I'm not asked to install vcred or directx as they are both up to present)I sent an email to PMDG support weeks ago and never got a response, and I'm at the end of list of things to try. Any help would be hugely appreciated.Kindest Regards,John Cagle

Greetings, I attempted to fire up the JS41 after a few months of letting it sit idle, and am now running into all sorts of problems. The most prominent of which are recurring CTD's during the normal start-up procedure. They happen randomly as buttons in the VC are pressed, and no error messages are given when the sim crashes. CTD buttons (so far) have been avionics, battery, and ground power. There is zero consistency, meaning each button has caused a crash but the buttons have been pressed other times without a problem. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.John Cagle

Rob, Thank you for getting back to me, your answers made perfect sense. Unfortunately, increasing the starter torque was the first fix I attempted. I should say this problem only became present in Acceleration/SP2, but it spans two seperate installs on my computer. So, I don't believe the problem is coincidence. After increasing the starter torque (all it did was make the engine turn faster wihtout reaching sustained combustion), I copied everything below the aicaft entries in the default FSX DC-3 to the MAAM DC-3 (Boo hiss, I know). However, the engine did start. I suspected it had something to do with one of three sections of the aircraft.cfg, so I did a similar bit, but this time with just those three sections rather than everything below the aircraft entries. Through successive iterations, I was able to conlclude that the power scalar was the sole contributor (at least on my computer) to failed engine starts. I can decrease the maximum rated horsepower in aircraft.cfg without problem (although this does not reflect the result in simulator, as you said). So, I'll just have to wait for an official fix to be released. Take care Rob, I hope the conversion of the Spitfire isn't giving you too much of a hassle.Best Regards,John

This is meant to be a question, not an arguement, but; In FSX's SDK, it claims the power scalar "Affects the amount of power delivered by the engine to the propellor shaft." Since scalar quantities have be multiplied by a measured quantity to have any meaning, would it be multiplied against the engine's power output? So, the engine has a maximum power output of 1200bhp with a power scalar of 0.89, would that have a similar effect of having a maximum horsepower of 1068bhp and power scalar of 1.00?

For those of you who prefer cold and dark starts, but were unable to do so after installing SP2/Acceleration, here is your fix.In Aircraft.cfg go to [piston_engine] and change this line:power_scalar=0.8xx (depending on package) topower_scalar=1.00Your engines will now start using the 2-D panels or crtl-E. Combining this with the provided texture and propeller patches and your babies should be running very smoothly.

Lefteris, Out of curiosity, was my posting of only my first name the reason my support request went unanswered? It was the question regarding .rt2 file format. If so, then I'll be sure to post first and last from now on.Best Regards,John Cagle

I saw a .rte file generated by FS Build and it is far more intricate the .rt2 files I have been looking at. So I'm just going to pick up a copy and get back to flying.

R, As what states, and you mean runways? Here's an example// rt2 v1.0 ADLBNE001 generated 01.06.2005 6 YPAD 23 YBBN02-YPAD-SEDANY27UVUPUT51AMBW354BN-YBBNDoes that mean, Depart YPAD from runway 6, Arrive at YBBN at runway 23 with an alternative of 02? That theory doesn't seem quite right since runways are supposed to be defined in the FMC as L, C, or R; so they always have two digits and one number.

I've been trying to work up my knowledge on the PMDG 747-400X (Fantastic aircraft!) and I am now trying to figure out routes. I know the basic information of the .rt2 files is as follows:// rt2 version, route name, and generated date (commented out)Number 1Departure ICAONumber 2Arrival ICAONumber 3-Departure ICAO-waypoint 1waypoint 2waypoint ..waypoint final-Arrival ICAOWhat I can not figure out are the meaning of numbers 1, 2, and 3. If someone could enlighten me, I would greatly appreciate it.Best Regards,John

Michael, Thanks for the tips, it certainly got the engine running steadier, but no luck sustaining combustion. As another side note, I turned flight tips on to see if any hints were available. I recieve a warning saying my fuel tanks are critically low. However, my fuel gauges read full and if I go to the in-game menu->fuel and payload; it shows the tanks at 100% capacity. I'm having some other serious issues, the inability to start engines has now spread to all of my prop planes, so I might shelve FSX until the full version SP2 is released.Best Regards,John

Mark, Thanks for the tips, but I didn't have much luck. I changed the frame rate from 36 to 27 and fooled around with the mixture levers quite a bit with no luck. This is the same as before, but the engines wind up to about 500 RPM and then fall back to stopped. If I press 'autostart' the engine will stay spooled up a little longer, but the end result is the same. Is at all helpful in a diagnosis?Best Regards,John

Since installing Acceleration, I have not been been able to start either the DC-3 (any variation) or the B-25. This includes cold starts and shutting down a running engine and attempting a restart. Has anyone had this happen or know a potential solution? Best Regards,John

I know this was a dead issue several months ago, but has any progress been made on plug-ins which enable 3DS Max 9 to produce aircraft for FSX?

Hello, Active Sky X recently started crshing every time I tried to start it. I've run a repair reinstall and complete uninstall and reinstall, yet the error persists. I'm not quite sure what is causing it, but any help you could give would be hugely appreciated. Attached is a picture with the windows error code and the point at which Active Sky crashes.Kind Regards,John