FlyboyStu

>Hi There,>>One question come to mind: how old is your magdec.bgl file? >>if you are running FS9 with the original magdec.bgl file and>you are using the newest Navigraph files you surely get some>magnetic variations which can affect the guidance of your>plane. I think when you were asked in a previous post to give>details about the sceneries you have installed it should have>been specified that also AFCAD files can create problems with>magdec.bgl if they have been created with more recent magnetic>deviation data.>>I reckon this is a tricky issue. There are one or two newer>magdec.bgls available on Avsim.>>Best regards>Hi MichaelThanks for your reply.I couldn't find a newer magdec file, so I renamed mine and FSX then recreated a new one. Same problem still exists though I'm afraid!RegardsStu

Hi guysI've been having exactly the same problem - see previous thread http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...topic_id=141934.I've been in email discussion with Precision Manuals and was told that this known issue would be addressed in the update due imminently, but this problem doesn't appear in the long list of fixes!The problem seems to be the way the 744X reads the localiser data. The data itself seems OK - if I manually fly the approach the localiser is bang-on centreline. And my other add on aircraft, such as the VLJ or Wilco Airbus Series 2, will autoland fine.I have tried full reinstallation, with no success.I'm running Vista Premium 32. I do have Horizon's VFR Gen X installed, but the problems also occur outside the VFR scenery areas.I'll have a go at attaching some screenshots.Many thanks for any help you can give me!CheersStu

I've been having problems with the autoland on the PMDG 747-400X. Although the ILS localiser and glideslope were being picked up by the PFD correctly, the autoland tracked the localiser about a half-dot to the left, with the result that the 747 landed on the grass between the runway and the taxiway. It's a weird problem because the ILS is being correctly received and displayed; if you centre the bars and manually fly down the beams, you achieve a perfect touchdown; it's the autoland that misinterprets the signals.What's even weirder is that it appears that the problem is linked to an incompatibility between the 747 and Horizon's UK VFR scenery.I've tried all the usual processes of elimination, going back to a clean install and then reinstalling bit by bit. It's only when I add the Horizon scenery that the problem occurs. And once it's occurred, the only way of restoring autoland is to completely uninstall FSX and start again. By 'completely' I mean just that - I have to clear my temp directories for it to work, and manually delete folders left by the uninstaller.It's not enough to disable or delete the Horizon scenery - it seems to corrupt some nav file somewhere. And the corruption isn't restricted to areas covered by the Horizon scenery - it happens in Scotland and North America.I have another problem that I think is caused by a conflict with Acceleration. With Acceleration installed, the spoilers and thrust reversers on the 747-400X don't show properly on replay. With Acceleration uninstalled, even with SP2 installed, the replay works fine.Does anyone have any idea what on earth might be causing these problems, and how I fix them?Thanks!Stu

>Final note to all. I've reinstalled both FSX Acceleration and>the Level D 767-300ER, and the PMDG 747-400 is working>absolutely perfectly. To be frank, I'm at a loss to explain>how this autoland problem popped up in the first place, but it>seems a fresh install of FSX did the trick. >>Thanks, MikeBut unfortunately not for me.I've done exactly as Mike; uninstalled and then reinstalled; and my autoland still doesn't work. It's exactly the same problem as before; it picks up the ILS OK, but then tracks the localiser one dot out all the way down.I also haven't been able to resolve the problem I raised in another thread, with the spoilers and thrust reversers not appearing properly on the replay.Any help very gratefully received, as I'm at a loss re. what to do next.Thanks!Stu

Many thanks Mike!I'm relieved to hear that it will now work with Acceleration, but I don't fancy doing a reinstallation of FSX as it takes a while to put all the Horizon VFR Scenery back on. I don't suppose you know whether it's simply a case of reinstalling FSX over the top of the Horizon scenery? I'll ask the guys on the Horizon forums, but if anyone here knows that would be a great help!RegardsStu

Hi MikeI've had exactly the same problem - at Manchester and Prestwick. I did wonder whether it had anything to do with my Horizon VFR scenery, but the ILS alignment actually is OK - the problem seems to be with the 747's autoland. All the way down it's flying one dot to the left of the localiser, although bang on glideslope. If I take manual control and centre the localiser myself, it's perfectly aligned with the runway.I don't want to remove Acceleration if I can help it, so can you confirm that it is definitely not the Level D 767 causing the problem?Thanks!Stu

It's still not doing what I'm after, which is spoliers retracted down the approach, then extending, with thrust reversers, on touchdown - i.e. like in real life!Within the cockpit I see the spoiler handle move to extended on touchdown, and the engine instruments show 'REV'; I just can't see these things happening on the replay.This all works fine in FS9, so I'm confused.I have advanced animations set on, and most sliders to the right.Seems surprising that something that worked in FS9 wouldn't in FSX, so am I doing something wrong?ThanksStu

Thanks Dan and John for your replies.I was starting the replay whilst at 80 knots or so with reversers still out (just about to come in!) and spoilers extended. I'll try John's tip when I get home later; sounds promising!CheersStu

HiWhen I replay a landing, the auto-spoilers appear deployed all the way down the approach, and the reverse thrust shrouds appear open likewise. Obviously, they should both action on touchdown and the selection of idle and then reverse thrust.I do have advanced animations selected 'on', and things work as they should on the FSX default planes. What am I doing wrong?!Many thanksStu