BobKK47

Matthias, Thanks very much for that very helpful information. Thinking back to my last flight with the Lear, I'm almost certain that the reason I assumed I was not getting fuel from the tip tanks to the wing tanks was that I failed to insure that the jet pumps were on. Although, as you indicate in another post, gravity feeds the fuel from the tips initially and the jet pumps only come into play when the fuel in the tips goes to less than about 50 percent. I definitely will monitor this on my next flight. As you suggest, I always start FSX with a previously saved flight specifically, the stock Cessna 172 sitting at my "home" airport, KCMA, in a "cold and dark" start situation. Thanks again, Bob

Thanks. Should the transfer switch be in the neutral position? Because unlike previous versions, I'm not seeing fuel being transferred to the wing tanks from the tip tanks. The fuel runs out in the wings and then I have to transfer from the fuselage. I'm probably not doing something correctly.

With version 2.6, I'm having a problem with how fuel is sent from the tip tanks to the wing tanks. I believe that in the real aircraft, fuel flows first from the tip tanks to the wing tanks and, when that is exhausted, fuel can be transferred to the wing tanks from the fuselage. This is the way it seemed to work before version 2.6. Now, I'm not seeing any fuel flow from the tip tanks to the wing tanks. According to the 2.6 update at the flysmware website: 1. "'tip tanks are now externanl (sic) in the cfg. file so fuel never burns from the tip tanks" 2. " Fuel valve now transfers tip tanks to wing tanks when tip tanks are 50%". First question. Where is the valve that transfers the fuel from the tip tanks to the wing tanks? (I thought this was an automatic process). The only related item I can locate is the switch on the console which transfers fuel from the fuselage to the wings but has no effect on transferring fuel from the tip tanks. 2nd question. The second statement does not seem to make sense. Should it not say, "Fuel valve now transfers tip tanks to wing tanks when WING tanks are below 50%. Thanks to anyone who can answer and clarify this for me. Bob

I have UT TAC, UT USA, UT Canada and UT AK installed on my system (All are the most current versions). In my FSX Scenery Library, the only "exclusion file" I see listed is "UT Exclusions For Default Scenery" which is below all other UT entries (which is where it must be located). I do not see "UT TAC Exclusions for Default Scenery" in the scenery library. I am seeing all roads and car traffic in all areas. So as far as I can tell, at least in my case, "UT TAC Exclusions for Default Scenery" is not necessary and it was not installed into my scenery library when I installed all my my UT scenery. Bob

Cancel above post. The FLC now is leveling off the plane at altitude correctly. But there are some minor glitches I have observed. For example, on a flight from KSEA to PANC, I was flying into a 130mph head wind. But the FMC said it was a "tailwind". Not a deal breaker but they should fix this. All in all, so far, this is one of the better efforts from Carenado that I've purchased.

I did my first flight with the phenom 300 (v 1.3) I was ascending in FLC mode (I use VS mode to descend) and the plane would climb past my selected altitude. This forced me to hit the ALT button to level off. Is this a bug or is there a way to have the FLC mode properly level off at the selected altitude? Thanks Bob

Will the Carenado Embraer Phenom 300 G1000 accept flight plans from 3rd party planners (Flight Sim Commander) as does, for example, the Flight 1 Citation Mustang or must flight plans be entered manually? Thanks for information.

I have the c172 checked as my "default" flight, with everything turned off in a "cold and dark" start mode sitting at my "home airport" KCMA. Then, I switch to one of my favorite add-on aircraft to insure that everything (engines, nav/radios etc.) are completely shut down. This allows me to start the aircraft in a realistic fashion as an alternative to pressing Cntrl-E.

Thanks Stephen, Per the link you provided in your previous post, I made the change manually and now all is well. Bob

Stephen and Serge, It so happens that I just installed AIRAC 1509 for my F1 Aircraft. So now I know the exact cause of the problem and will take corrective action. Thanks for posting. Regards, Bob

Bert, I think I found the possible cause: In the event viewer it says (near the bottom) "Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\Flight1_GarminG1000_510.GAU" Report Id: 2ac4bfc0=4844=11e5-96e8-e0cb4e24dbc2 It appears the G1000 is the source of the problem. Maybe I'll have to reinstall these 3 aircraft.

Hi Bert, Affirmative, I always start FSX with the C172 in cold, dark start mode, which is my startup flight, and then switch to another aircraft (usually one of the F1 planes). The error that appears does not have any number associated with it. It comes up in a blue rectangular box containing the message I listed above. Bob

A new problem. For unknown reason, when I attempt to load a Flight 1 aircraft (Cessna Mustang, King Air B200, or Cessna T182t), I get the following: "Microsoft Flight Simulator has stopped working A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Please close the program." This does not occur with any of the default FSX planes or with any other of my add-on aircraft (Carenado etc.) The only thing I've done just prior to this happening was installing the newly released Service Pack 3 for Active Sky Next. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks.

I've flown the Hawker 850XP a few times now and overall I like it. But I have a few questions: When I set the alt using the "alt" knob and then ascend using FLC mode, the aircraft climbs to my preset altitude and holds there. No problem. When I descend using VS mode (@1500fpm) the plane blows right through the preset altitude and I have to manually push the alt hold button to get to the correct altitude I've preset. I don't know if this is a glitch or it's supposed to work this way. Question: Regarding power settings while at cruise altitude, say at FL360, is there a specific N1 setting to use? It seems that 96 or 97 percent works with this A/C but I don't know if this is correct. I've looked through the available documentation but didn't come across any info. regarding this issue. Another Question: With the Flight 1 Mustang with the G1000 you can set the FMS to fly directly to a waypoint from your current position If, for example, ATC gives you a hdg on takeoff that doesn't comply with the course set in the FMS (which is common with Radar Contact 4.3) you can have the FMS calculate a new course line to get you to your next waypoint using the "Direct To" function. You can then set your AP to "nav" and the plane will fly the amended course to the waypoint while retaining your original flight plan. There doesn't seem to be a way to fly direct to a waypoint using the FMS in the Hawker unless you're on the original flight plan course set in the FMS. Thanks for any information

That is correct. It should also be noted that the PIC can refuse a visual approach directive from ATC for a number of reasons. Example, the pilot wants to fly full instrument approach or wants vectoring to the approach gate.