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Not without switching the model back to the 2.4 version which would likely cause a bunch of other highly undesired issues. If you use ASN, other radar options such as Rolands ASN radar are available.

As for the load manager issue, see http://www.avsim.com/topic/487370-xmltools-20-installer-not-finding-xmldll/. You can add the respective entries in dll.xml yourself and it should work. As for the missing kneeboard stuff: do you have any html documents in your FlySimware lear 35A folder? If yes, the stuff should show up. No idea why it doesn't.

Wow. The screenshots are really stunning! If the systems simulation and flight model/performance is up to the visual standards as well, we should get a real gem here. Anyone knows if they do the Avcon/Rx mod with the tailfins and the bigger tip tanks with extended fuel capacity?

I've been waiting for a good(!) Lear 60XR in FSX/P3D ever since. Really looking forward to that one!

Lear 35A by Xtreme Prototypes? I haven't seen anything about that, only the 20 series. Where did you get that? Flysimware texturing isn't that bad. And it's light on frames.

Milviz is doing great stuff, but if their Lear 60XR project goes like their King Air 350i one, I don't have too high hopes of seeing that Lear all too soon ...

Bummer. Is there any real world Faclcon 50 out there with a GTN avionics retrofit? I thought F50s are usually upgraded with a Collins Proline 21.

Ah, I got you now. Yes, right. More business jets need to be simulated in addons. Fully agreed.

I agree that we don't need more of the early ancient Lears like the 24/25. They play a minor role today and are basically something for vintage lovers. The Lear 35A is a good middle ground and still in considerable usage today. If developers want to do Lears, then I'd love them to give us a really good and fully modeled Lear 60XR. As for the "lots of other choices", I am not so sure. There are addons that have nice visuals but a horrible systems simulation, and addons that do well in systems simulation but have horribly dated graphics. Addons that do a good job in both the visual and simulation department are few and far between. I personally would like to see a really well-done ("PMDG-level") Challenger 300.

The advertised 2700 something nautical miles for the Lear 35A is pretty theoretical. With all required IFR fuel reserves, alternate fuel, and headwinds coming from the west, KJFK to KLAX would be quite a stretch for the Lear 35A as well. Range under practical conditions is more like around 1900-2000 nm, probably less depending on the load. Still, considering all this, the Lear 24/25 series will do even worse. For the real Lear 35A, you could certainly get the Avcon Rx mod with increased wingtip tank capacity which would make US transcontinental flights more feasible.

Apart from visuals and systems simulation - the 24/25 Lear's cannot compete in terms of range with a 35A. For me personally, the 24/25 lears are too short-legged. Plus, they have old engines which won't allow you to get into most airports with strict noise abatement regulations. I do like to keep it a little real.

You won't regret it. It's a nice business jet. One of the best currently out there.

The GTN lighting apparently got fixed, but that didn't make it into the change log. See http://www.avsim.com/topic/490870-latest-lear-35a-version-25-gtn-brightness-appears-fixed/

Great. So apparently the backlighting got fixed along with building in support for the REX/Milviz weather radar. Too bad the REX/Milviz gauge is so small with little screen real-estate to integrate e. g. Rolands ASN radar.

Hi, just wanted to ask you other guys out there having GTN brightness problems in the VC during dusk/dawn. For me, it appears that the latest 2.5 version of the Lear 35A gives me a nicely backlit GTN in all conditions. What's your experience?

Simmarket is also pretty fast in providing updated files from the developers.

Bravo! Nice to see that these products receive attention and maintenance by the developers. Big thanks. No GTN brightness fix though ...

Sure it will. The GTN appears in the Lear's VC as a non-self-illuminating material. If you light it up with an external light source, it will become bright, like any other texture that doesn't emit light itself.

Weird. I use the current ASN version with live weather as well. However, I'm on FSX SP2. What does the aircraft do without ASN? Have you tried without ASN and P3D clear skies weather (which should roughly equate to ISA conditions)? Just to rule out ASN as the culprit. I gather that the ASN guys did have some issues with P3D v3.x but I don't know if that has been ironed out in the meantime.

Never head about that. Flies perfectly here up to FL450. Check your weather settings. Do you use any weather addons? What is your TAT and OAT up there? My guess is that you don't have correct temperatures at FL300 and higher. Typically, temperature is too high which makes the airplane struggle because of lack of lift and thrust output from the engines. Or, you're flying in a heavy jetstream or hurricane with turbulence the aircraft cannot cope with.

In general, you are right. But if it is a coded procedure with a procedure turn as in this case with the GTN even depicting it correctly, the GPS track can only be lost if the GTN determines that the aircraft cannot make the turn at the given speed and assumed max bank angle of 30 degrees, hence dropping navigation (NAV ARM) and waiting for manual intervention. The GTN uses turn anticipation calculations, so this fits into the picture. I agree that there is probably nothing to be corrected here. Real-world systems have these restrictions too, and the nav system/autopilot combination will drop out if it determines that it cannot comply within given constraints with what you're asking for.

Well, like I said. Your speed is about 132 IAS, so still quite high, and the gear is just about to come down at flaps 2. Under those conditions, no problem with me either. The trouble starts when you are fully configured, i. e. gear down, flaps full, speed Vref+5. Then, in this last phase of the approach, the autopilot is getting some trouble. The real-world Phenom autopilot is usable down to 200ft RA with both engines operative. Anyway, thanks for all your input. I'll see in fall/winter how things are going when ILS is really needed down to minimums in low-vis conditions.

Thanks for your input. I have absolutely no trouble hand-flying my approaches since I fly real world aircraft (much less sophisticated piston props. Old crates without autopilot and fancy avionics). I was just wondering why the autopilot cannot do the approach better than I (which imho it should).

LOL I asked in the F1 GTN support forum and they said that the developer of the integration must take care that the lighting works out properly in the VC and that the GTN is treated as a light-emitting, self-illuminating gauge by the respective model. Maybe Flysimware and F1 should finally talk and resolve this together instead of sending their customers back and forth between the support forums. :Shame On You: :mad:

Thanks for your suggestions. I did it that way and being not too slow on the ILS definitely helps. However, at some point, you need to slow down to Vref+X which inevitably throws the autopilot off slope again. Given that I'd like to habe a stable approach established around 500ft RA latest, I must resort to hand-flying quite early. Not a problem, I like to hand-fly my approaches, but I am wondering what the real autopilot is like and which restrictions apply. Dave