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Hi BryanAgain a fantastic product.I have a wish though.When you ask the F/O to set a frequency on the NAV radios, there is an small issue with the standard phrase:FS2CREW: set XXX point XX on NAV1European standard: set XXX decimal XX on NAV1I know that the standard phraseology is between pilots and ATC and does not pertain to the conversation in the cockpitt.But as a real life pilot, I know how easy it is to confuse things, and I consider it common to keep conversation like this in accordance with the standard ATC phraseology. Would that change be a possibility?RegardsOle S

I had this problem too after starting engines - nerver after loading a state with engines running. I then tried starting no. 1 first, after that no problem.Then discovered that the buttons on my CH Throttle Quadrant, to which I had assigned the start levers in the NGX-setup, without my knowledge were assigned to some obscure functions in the FSX-setup. I deleted all assignments in the FSX for those buttons, now everything is working perfect, and I can start no. 2 first without problems.Initially I discovered, that when I started eng 2, there was some reaction on no.1 instruments, for example the N2 started rising a little. If that was the case, the lever problem would be there.Ole Smedegaard

Spin737: The FMA announces "ARM". If Boeing does not recommend this procedure, perhaps You could enlighten me and kindly tell me what they recommend for manual landing? jordanal: I have mapped a keyboard key to the Speed-button - with no result. Thanks for your interest. Regards Ole Smedegaard

I have a small issue with this amazing piece of simulation software: When making a manual landing, I would like to have the autothrottle in MCP SPD on final approach. At 100 ft. AGL, I would disengage the A/T mode by pressing the speed button on the MCP, thus leaving the A/T in ARM mode, ready for an eventual G/A. I can then retard the throttles manually on flare. I once had a session in a full motion 737-800 simulator, and the instructor wanted it done that way when flying a manual approach. I tried it afterwards at home on my FS9 PMDG 737-800, and it worked smoothly. Bill Bulfer describes the functionality of disengaging the N1- or the Speed-button in the same way. In the NGX i can disengage the Speed button down to a certain altitude - say 6-700 feet - but lower than that the A/T won't yield control to the manual throttle, resulting in a rather catastrophic landing with final descend power set. I have CH yoke and use the single throttle control there in the NGX without any other problems. Does this problem have anything to do with GPWS, automatic retard, or any conflict with automatic flight? How are you other people doing thrust control on manual landings? I btw have the "A/T Manual Override"-option set to "In hold/arm mode only". Regards Ole Smedegaard

Thanks for the reply.If anyone should have missed this piece of new, I will point out that as for september 30.th. the phrase "Position and hold" is banned by FAA, and is replaced by "Line up and wait".http://www.aopa.org/...100824wait.htmlhttp://www.aero-news...69-0838a2864cc5&Regards Ole

Hello BryanI have just started using this product, which I consider absolutely terrific. I have used FS2Crew since the first product, and I am amazed how you continue to innovate and create new ideas that work. I use the video marshaller, and I think it is a great product.Still, I have an issue, even if it is a very small one.When the FO calls "The line" in the departure checklist, there is 3 possible answers. One of them is "Position and hold". I assume that you just repeat the instruction from ATC, stating that You are to enter the runway and be ready for takeoff clearance. I am aware, that in US the ATC-instruction is "Taxi into position and hold". Anyway in Europe, the correct corresponding phrase is "Line up and wait". I know, as I hold a PPL and fly out of a quite busy, controlled airport. I always use english radio communication.As nothing in FS2Crew happens until You say "Cleared for takeoff", You can actually say whatever you like before that as response to the "The line"-prompt. But perhaps You could include the EU phrase in future versions.Another thing is the pronounciation of frequencies: FS2Crew demands "Set xxx point xx on nav 1/2", while in Europe the phrase would be "Set xxx decimal x ..." or "Set xxx decimal xxx ...".For me, at least, it would increase my immersion experience, but I know it is quite a luxury problem :-)Many regardsOle S

Hi I suffered the same CTD problem for a long time following a couple of successfull fligths, and I had given up using the J41.By chance, I discovered that some older PMDG .pln-files I had copied into the \Microsoft Flightsimulator X\PMDG\flightplans-directory was causing the break down. I at the time being only have .pln-files created by the J41 in that directory, and no problems whatsoever.So be aware that there are no validation of the .pln-files at aircraft loading time, but only crashes if there is a problem.So my advice would be to try to delete the .pln-files except the tutorial one that comes with the installation.Regards Ole

HelloI had the J41 up and running without any hitches. I went through the tutorial flight and tried out some saved landing and approach flights. Pending that, I made a short flight with a cruise level of 8000 ft.However, due to carelessness and inexperience with the aircraft systems, I came into and overspeed/overstress situation. A rather lethal situation, and really lethal to my systems it proved to be. The FSX crashed, and from then on I haven't been able to load the PMDG J41 again. It simply makes the FSX crash. I have deinstalled/installed/repaired the aircraft, I have tried to delete the FSX.CFG-file, I have tried loading from the standard Cessna in both running and cold configuration, I have even uninstalled/installed my FSX SP2 system from the bottom. And all to no avail. So now I am left with a crashed airplane, totally useless. Quite realistic, but not compliant with the basic idea of flight simulation.I forgot to tell that the screendrivers for my Matrox TripleHead2Go died too and had to be reinstalled.I am running Vista 64, and I have never seen a flaw with the PMDG MD-11. And it is still working. So back to tri-jet flying.Any suggestions will be welcome.Perhaps the SP1 will bring the revival of my J41.Regards Ole

HiRegarding flight simmer landing a real airplane:I've actually somehow made the experiment myself, with the twist that after spending a lot of time at my PC with the PMDG B737NG, I decided to achieve a PPL in real life.Having flown around 180 hours in small aircrafts, I still had the dream of trying the B737 in a full motion simulator, and booked an one hour session at Virtual Aviation in Gatwick, UK. They actually called me beforehand to discuss preparations, and told me that I would be amazed at the reality of PMDG compared to the simulator - which is so close as you can possibly get to the real thing.Of course it is overwhelming when You find yourself strapped up in the left seat in the simulators flight deck surrounded by knobs and handles, but it still looks somewhat familiar. But the feel is quite different - i could not even arm the speed brakes correctly.After take off we made a couple of landings in Heathrow and two circling approaches into Innsbruch RWY 08. All five landings survivable, thank God.Initially the flying was OK, but it suddenly became kind of scary when You approached the runway, feeling like sitting atop a 60 tons monster on collision course with the planet Earth with a speed of 141 KIAS. I flared instinctively as I would do in my Piper 28, which resulted in a quite hard touch down, but by no means lethal.After a couple of more landings, I gradually achieved the technique of flying the big airplane to the ground while slowly retarding the throttles but it required some getting used to.But don't get fooled by the PC. Everything in the PMDG simulator on the PC is very realistic, but your living room is behaving no way like a flight deck, and to have your own *ss in real air is really something else. If a "simmer" could land an airplane succesfully in an emergency I don't know, but my gut feeling is that it would require a lot more than avarage luck. So I would not be too optimistic about it.On the other hand, I recently read of a private pilot, who made an emergency landing in a tree top inspired by something he read in a book as a kid. He could walk away from the experience himself. So why not???Regards Ole