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I've got the auto pilot altitude and directional controls working very nicely on this aircraft but can't for the life of me work out how to get the CRS knob to operate. The wheel turns but it makes no adjustment to the flight display Could someone please advise me what I'm missing here. I want to persevere with it because it is a lovely aircraft and a real delight to fly. Many thanks. John PS - What does peeve me is Carenado offered no manual with this quite sophisticated aircraft.

I've spent hours trying to get this to work after having to reinstall P3D 2.5+. Can someone give me chapter and verse please? Many thanks. John Y

Thanks for your reply Ron. I should have said. The RC panel is blue as it should be. None of the keys work but it was the '4' that sparked off the question because that is assigned to get clearance and start a flight. I have checked and know my fsuipc is up to date but I'm making the other checks you've suggested and will come back if I don't have any success. All the best. John

Can't understand this. I used RC for a long time but though I kept it on my computer along with the rest of my FSX I went away from simming for some months to do other things. Now I find I can get RC on to the flight screen but no matter how many times I punch '4' on the keyboard for clearance I get no reaction from it at all. Someone tell me what I'm doing wrong please? Thanks. John

Can't understand this. I used RC for a long time but though I kept it on my computer along with the rest of my FSX I went away from simming for some months to do other things. Now I find I can get RC on to the flight screen but no matter how many times I punch '4' on the keyboard for clearance I get no reaction from it at all. Someone tell me what I'm doing wrong please? Thanks. John

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Another thing I've learned Ron. Thanks. I must admit to using the 'B' key fairly frequently because even without the prompt I find that the pressures change which of course affects the altitude.I'll give setting it a try.It seems that for the time being I'm not really going to have a lot of time for sight seeing!I think the whole of the manual is a 'Notice to Airmen' . However, I do know a little about crossing restrictions, speed restrictions and transition altitudes. Enough to get by anyway. That is to say the controllers are not constantly having to nag me for getting them wrong and most times I get a; 'good, at this rate you'll be putting us out of business' critique at the end of a flight.John

No Dan, I always fly in real time, and with FSX Real World Weather (15 min.Updates) and REX with my settings which I find combine with the RWW perfectly.I never speed anything up. If the flight is going to take too long I don't do it.What sensitive souls all these flight simulator programs are!John

Thanks for this Ron but I'm afraid you're now talking in a language with which I'm totally unfamiliar!I'll have a look at NOTAMS even if I don't know what it means..All the best.John

Hi Ron,Thanks for your reply.'Compare your heading with the one in the RC status window. Also compare your next checkpoint in that window to the one you are using on your nav equipment.'Yes, I always work from the status window. However, sometimes its windy so I do amend that by a few degrees, never more than say 5 either way, in order to stay on course.'Are you sure this is not a crossing restriction issue at just pass forty nm out from destination'Absolutely, I get the dings all the way!'Also be aware that a delayed ack near a checkpoint can stall RC from giving you credit for that waypoint.'Now, that could be a possibility. I have occasionally discovered that I haven't acknowledged a message, usually because I haven't heard it! I promptly then do so but that could be too late. I can't say that I've connected the two events myself but I'll try to be more diligent in future.As I say, it's annoying because it doesn't happen with every flight and when it does it comes as a complete surprise and of course, the well known law applies, when it does happen it's on a long flight!Thanks very much for this helpful information Ron. It doesn't explain why they contradicted themselves within a minute but that may have been due to the program not being able to skip and it was dealing with things in turn. I was convinced it was Radar Contact causing the problem but you've placed a seedling of doubt in my mind. And, let's face it, it's more likely to be me than RC isn't it?!!John

I've had this a few times now on various flights and think its time to mention it.An example; I'm on my way to Madrid flying at the correct height and as instructed on my own navigation. At each waypoint I've received the little bleep. Yet even though I'm still dead on the line flying the correct heading when a controller comes on and tells me I'm off course and to travel a heading in the opposite direction I want to go.So, I opt to a 'go direct' to a waypoint on my route and get permission. I am still dead on the line and heading for my 'go direct' when a minute or two later on comes the ATC controller telling me again I'm off course and to change my heading to the opposite way I want to fly together with a telling off and request if I want assistance.A minute only after that, I get a controller on giving me the directions for 'approach'. I follow the new directions and get down safely at Barrajas.There's got to be something wrong somewhere don't you think?John

Yes, I see Ron. Thanks.No more tweaking now for me. Except perhaps for a couple of voices among the controllers!:( It seems to be working perfectly and my better understanding is allowing me to complete flights to all the airports now, including the addons! :( :( All the bestJohn

Yes Ron, I did change something. It was an Afcad from My Traffic I disabled because it was using what was a runway but is now a taxiway.I'll have a look at those sliders. Thanks.John

Found one now thanks ; 'CSR'.John

Sorry about this. I've another question.Radar Contact has a key assignment of 'CTRL+ Shift+ /' for the request to repeat the controller's instruction. With a memory and hearing like mine, it's a very useful tool.However, that assignment changes the view in FSX to outside. I never use it, and as it takes priority over Radar Contact I would like to delete it. But I can't damn well find it in my 'FSX settings/controls/keyboard assignments'.Does anyone know where else I might be able to find it in FSX?Alternatively, what other assignment I can give this in Radar Contact that's not likely to be used elsewhere. I must admit I've looked but couldn't see any sequence of that assignment that I might be able to use.Many thanks.John