GSproson

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The main known issue between the saitek trim wheel and the 737 is that it seems to only like to trim the aircraft in one direction no matter which way you turn the wheel (try to use the saitek to trim nose up, it trims nose up, try to trim nose down it trims nose up), it has been seen in some cases where a nudge of the wheel will cause full deflection up or down (although this is more common in aircraft such as the 757 or 777 where they have a trim lever that gets stuck in the full up or down position rather than a wheel), the only way to counter this (without disconnecting the trim wheel altogether) is to have a toggle switch on the yoke like you see in the real aircraft or throttle quadrant also assigned to nose up/down or use the mouse to recentre the trim wheel inside the VC or 2D cockpit. Are you using FSuipc or the regular FSx controls for the inputs?

Dont forget, this aircraft uses a external flight dynamics engine, the one in MSFS is completely unrealistic so MJC bypassed this to give more accurate effects during the flight

One thing thing I forgot to say: Any time you make a change to the autopilot modes or selections, confirm they are present and even if you are flying solo, announce them outloud, this is good airmanship so you dont miss anything

Only other thing I will add to this topic, in the FMA (Flight Mode Annunciator just above the artificial horizon) check after you hit the APPR button that you have LOC in white in the left column (where you would see the lateral navigation (LNAV HDG ect...) and GS in white on the right column where you see the Vertical navigation ( ATL, VNAV, V/S ect...) the white colours on the FMA means a guidance mode has been armed (can mostly be seen with a Nav mode such as VOR tracking, Alt SEL or VNAV) once each has been captured (LOC first) they should turn green (meaning it it now active) and take over from the previous active guidance mode.

Beardyman- During takeoff try the following - Set the rudder trim about 3 - 4 deg to the right, once you have lined up put the aileron into the wind (e.g. if the wind is coming from the right, turn the yoke to the right, apply any further rudder input as required manually during the takeoff roll and as you speed increases slowly bring the ailerons back towards (but not completely) neutral. The Dash is what we call a conventional prop aircraft (Both props turn the same direction so at high power the wash from the props causes a yaw, any excessive trim will cause you problems later, also the tiller becomes ineffective above certain speeds). As for the landing, again make full use of putting the aileron into the wind, the rudder trim is up to you depending on what power is needed during the final approach, this will help to increase the controls until the till becomes effective, also try to touch down on the downwind main gear, this again will help you much more in keeping the aircraft under control just after touchdown.

What we call these routing options are "Non Standard Tracks", these are used mainly for several reasons: 1: The jet-stream winds (Blowing from the US to Europe) would be strong enough to warrant a non standard track that would save time and/or fuel. 2: The company or flight crew feel that due to traffic (remember, the NAT system is like a rail road system with each leg between the Co-ordinates acting as blocks, at each altitude only a set number of aircraft may enter a block at intervals, report leaving a block before another number or aircraft will be allowed to enter the block) or airspace restrictions at any time during the flight, use of a standard NAT would mean a diversion off route or delay on departure or arrival which would cause longer delays. 3: The route of a non standard track may be the best viable option for any possible weather avoidance, if you can avoid heavy turbulence or icing conditions at your planned altitude before departure, a re-routing may be a safer option. 4: Arrival times, these are heavily restricted at major airports at peak times due to gate/stand availabilities, a slightly longer route may be required if the planned ETA is (within a certain time restriction) earlier than planned, the only other option beside this is if two flights operate the same route and the company aircraft is slightly delayed, they can swap the aircraft callsign to the flight number that is expected to arrive earlier, but this can only be done if both aircraft are on the ground and with Dispatch & ATC approval. There are other reasons that flights may operate on a non standard track, but these tend to be the most common

Thanks for all the help guys, much appreciated, I will look through these options and report back.

I am wondering if its at all possible to assign a sound file (.WAV) to pushing a button (say VHF1 or PA on the radio panel) in the Virtual Cockpit of any of the payware aircraft we have available. I Should add, while I can fly the things pretty darn well, I am no kind of programmer or designer.

Hey guys, So I installed SP1B last night, then shut the computer down before heading to bed. Came back home today, booted up FSx and when I am loaded up in the aircraft the ADDON's tab at the top has gone missing. Nothing else has been installed, changed removed ect... Any Ideas would be appriciated Cheers Grant Sproson

My active Sky Next cannot seem to find the correct data no matter what settings I try, winds, clouds, temperature, all of it is wrong. Any ideas would be helpful. All service pack have been installed.

Thanks for the reply's here. I have 2 options for taxiing, both of which have the same issue, I have my Saitek rudder pedals or I use a joystick which I have modified into a steering tiller (this is what I normally use on every other aircraft I own without issue) I have tried calibrating both of these several time to no avail, tried the Null Zone as well with no luck. Any other options? (All controls are routed through FSUIPC due to the steering tiller.)

I have tried 10+ flights in this aircraft now, and while I have not encountered any issues in the air, getting to and from the runway itself is a complete nightmare! Every time I try to taxi the aircraft will either pull full left of full right with full rudder deflection. I know this isnt due to the weather in FSx and it always results in me having to slam on the brakes and put the rudders full left and right a few time before it will center, then it happens all over again within a few seconds, Any knowledge on a resolution for this would be great. Thanks. Grant Sproson

Will the T7 include any kind of a CPDLC (Controller Pilot Data Link Communications) for ATC comms over Atlantic or Pacific airspace?