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I take off, a valid FULL page is selected in PDCS, A/P is engaged, A/T Arm switch is selected on, an IAS is set in IAS/Mach window, but when I try to select EPR or SPEED button nothing happens. What do I need to do to fix this problem?

In FSX flaps only move slightly and then go back to up. Gear retracts OK but red lights remain on. Gear handle can be moved to Off but when selected down gear will not extend and red lights remain on. Also on some 737s, not all, the anti-skid selectors are OFF and cannot be selected ON. Can somebody please help me with these problems, I have tried everything I can think of with no success. This is a fabulous aircraft but if I can't get it working I won't be able to enjoy it.

Have just got TinMouse II set up in FSX after years of using it in FS2004. However I find that although the engines are designated in the title line in the aircraft.cfg file, the correct engine usually does not show up. What am I doing wrong?

Using Tinmouse 2 in fs9 on Windows 10. Suddenly the flaps won't work. I see that the hydraulic quantity is low. Usually, system B is 4 % only. Can anyone tell me how I can restore the hydraulic quantity?

In the initial post I meant to say the red Master Warning Light, not the fire warning light. The Master Warning light doesn't appear to work at all. Bjoern, when the center tank is empty and the pumps off, the low pressure lights are out.

I've noticed that when the main tanks pumps are off and the lights on, pressing the Master Caution light does not turn it out or extinguish the Fuel light on the six-pack. As far as I can remember (I've got 2100 hours on the real 737-200) it should at least reset the Master caution light. Also, when you do the fire test, the fire warning light does not illuminate as it should. Just wondering if these are anomolies due to some limitations of FS9?

Finally solved my problem. It turned out to be a problem with FSUIPC. Got it sorted out and TCAS is working again!

Thanks for your response Bob. I did everything you suggested but still no dice! I put the TCAS2v7.dll and .ini files into the gauges folder, checked through the panel.cfg file and ISG1 TCAS does not appear anywhere there. Finally, I removed the fsuipc.ini file from the modules folder and let it build a new one but the warning appears just the same. My FSUIPC is definitely registered.

Update: The problem seems to be with the TCAS files. I went back to the latest archived folder I have that included the ILH_TCAS.gau file and I put it in the gauges folder. No difference, I get the Unable To Load Gauge warning when I try to load the Tinmouse. Then I noticed that there was no TCAS.dll file in the Modules folder. So I put TCAS2v7.dll and TCAS2v7.ini in the modules folder. Result: when starting FS2004 I get a warning about these 2 files. When these 3 files are removed the Tinmouse loads and works normally, except of course that there's no TCAS. I'm stumped, anyone have any ideas?

Tried that, no luck.

This just started recently, everything was fine before for a long time. Now I get the Unable to Load Gauge warning, The gauge is ILH_TCAS.gau and the whole VSI gauge on the panel is gone. Can anyone help?

Anytime the horn sounds you can cancel it by pressing the horn cancel button on the pedestal (just to the left of the 30 degree flap marking). If you ever rode the jumpseat you wouldn't even know there was a horn, real 737 pilots get so used to reacting so quickly to cancel it. Usually both pilots hit the button at same time, one pilot's finger on top of the other's. What's a "bucle" couldn't find it in the dictionary?

In the real world, take-off and landing performance calculations are normally done by a dispatcher in the airline's flight dispatch office. However, very occasionally it may be necessary for the pilots to make such a calculation, for instance if you found yourself landing somewhere that you didn't expect and you wanted to be sure you had enough runway length available under the prevailing weather and load conditions. In that case you would have to go to the 737 aircraft Flight Manual where you will find the relevant charts but be aware that it involves very complex and detailed use of the charts and it's very easy to make mistakes. For instance if you want to know how much of a load you can lift from a particular runway under existing ambient conditions you would have to determine from the charts the highest gross weight possible but you could be limited by structural, WAT or runway. The structural limit, maximum take-off weight, is 119,500 pounds and doesn't change but you will likely be limited by WAT or runway length so you have to calculate the WAT limit and then the runway limit from the relevant charts and the lowest of the 3 is your maximum take-off weight for that runway under those conditions (of temperature, elevation, wind and runway length). The aircraft Flight Manual is normally carried in the aircraft and not by pilots personally. Flex take-off in the 737 is actually done by the PDCS but I don't think the flex page is modelled in the Tinmouse PDCS. If you don't have the PDCS it's done by the "assumed temperature" method and can be done very easily just by looking at a chart, it's quite simple but you have to have the chart of course.

Success! I didn't realize I had to programme the throttle axis first. Once I did that the throttle trim worked like a charm. Thanks for your help Bob. :rolleyes:

Yes, but you have to arm them before touch-down. Click on the spoiler lever or on the Spoiler Armed light, it will illuminate green.

I've been trying to program throttle trim on the TinMouse II for months without success. I use FS2009 and have FSUIPC version 3.998g (registered). I'm following exactly the instructions in the readme file which comes with 1.30 except that my FSUIPC does not say Aircraft specific, it says Profile specific and if you tick it, it greys out everything so I can go no further. If I don't tick Profile specific, I can tick Select for FS control and make all the entries as per the readme file instructions. Then when I do a take-off, if I set the EPR below the desired setting and press the programmed Up button, the engines go to idle and the joystick throttle no longer controls the throttles. If I set the EPR above the desired setting and press the programmed Down button, the engines go to idle, the reverser unlocked lights come on and the joystick no longer controls the throttles. I've read the FSUIPC Manual but I can't find anything in it that sheds any light on my problem. Can anyone help me? What am I doing wrong?

Ramjett,The APU overspeed light is the only APU light that is not disarmed when the APU switch is turned off. So if it comes on on a normal APU shutdown it simply means you have lost overspeed protection. This is on the real aircraft, I presume it is the same for the mouse.Having said that, from your description of your cold and dark procedures, it sounds as though you have not started the APU. The checklist you are using is leading you astray. You should not be asking for air, only external power. But even without external power, all you have to do is turn on the battery switch and start the APU. Once it is running put the APU generator on line on busses 2 and one. Then open APU bleed valve. When you are ready to start the engines, packs off, do not open isolation valve, leave in auto. After engines are started, turn off APU bleed valve, put engine generators on line, buses 1 and 2. Allow APU to cool down for one minute then APU switch off. APU will shut down and you should not get any APU lights on unless there is a fault.InvestdudeRetired 737-200 Captain

If I remember correctly (I used to be an instructor on the real airplane) the MMO was .74 and cruise was around .70-.72

According to those 2 photos, you need to put your APU generator on the busses -- the 2 switches immediately below the blue APU GEN OFF BUS light, because right now your engines are not running and only the battery is powering the electrical system. The battery will quickly run down if you don't have a generator on the line. That might be the source of your problem with the booster pump low pressure lights.

On my installation, FS9 v.1.40, the fuel booster pump lights function correctly, that is they come on if a tank has fuel and the associated pump switch is off, and the Master Caution -- Fuel comes on. However, when you cancel the Master Caution it remains illuminated as Fuel, unlike the real aircraft. Seems to be a small glitch there, are you aware of it Bob?

That was it! Although, how it happened I can't imagine as I never before opened the TM.ini file. Many thanks Bob. Your dedication and helpfulness are outstanding and much appreciated.Investdude

That makes no difference either, I'm stumped!

Nope, makes no difference. It seems to be impossible to start the SIM with engines running. I'm going to try with the B732adv.gau from the previous version and see if that makes a difference, and report back.

I've found the same thing. At the beginning of a flight i can open both doors and extend and retract the airstairs but at the end of a flight the same keystroke only open/close the Captain's window.

Since I have installed update 1.40 whenever I start a tinmouse flight the engines immediately shut down, even though I always run the default C-172 first and leave the engine running. This did not happen before I installed the latest update. Has anyone else encountered this problem?