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I'm flying right now over Namibia (between waypoints OTAVI and OMATA) and have big lightnings, while there's a very clear sky at FL410. I thought they adress that problem, but it still happened (although it's very rare).

Salut Cyril et bon retour parmi la communauté. Il me semble que tu faisais partie du FTG (VA France), tout comme moi. Effectivement, ça a bien changé en 2 ans ! Sinon pour les simulateurs, je n'aurais pas d'avis très objectif vu que je n'ai que FSX et X Plane, qui comme l'affirme Mangouste semble surpasser les simulateurs FSX et P3D. Je ne vole malheureusement pas sur X Plane, pour la simple et stupide raison que je n'arrive pas à trouver un système pratique pour déplacer la vue dans le cockpit virtuel, ce qui va énormément m'handicaper pour mes vols. Ensuite, il y a le problème de la compatibilité avec les différents softs comme le FTG-ACARS ou Active Sky ... Peut-être que Mangouste peut me donner quelques tuyaux là dessus ?

I found why the aircraft was banking left ! The way it happen makes me think about a joystick deflection, and finaly it was ! Even my joystick was physically dead center, the calibration tool of the Thrustmaster Hotas X shows me it wasn't. I had to unplug, then plug again the USB cable to solve the problem. I have a last question. After a failure, when I'm on ground, do I have to "Clear it" or "Service" the concerned system ? What's the difference between these two ?

Hi everyone, I'd like to share my FSX experience of that failure on a specific flight I've just done from OMDB to RJBB (8h30 of flight). My service-based failure rate is set to 10x as well. I've departed OMDB with no failures from my previous flights. The only think I've miss, and I notice it when at my cruise FL, is my oil quantity was a bit low. (16 qt on the left, and 8 qt on the right). After about 6 hours of flight, I get a fail of the left HPSOV valve displayed on the EICAS. I monitor the DUCT pressure of my left engine, which was fine (around 50 psi on the pneumatic synoptic display), so I decided to continue the flight. No corrective action have been done at this stage of the flight (perhaps I should have done something ? I ask you the question..) The real problems start at the descent after 8 hrs of flight. As the aircraft was pitching down, the oil quantity of the right engine drop to the low zone (3 qt), and while I was trying to solve that problem, many others appear : - fail of the Right HPSOV valve, - the oil temperature of the Right ENG rise until 270 °C, - fail of the Left HPSOV valve, - fail of the Left ENG PRSOV valve, - fail of the Right ENG electrical GEN, - fail of the Right ENG electrical backup GEN. While descending, I've follow each abnormal checklist for the oil temp problem and the electrical problems. So I had my A/T Left and Right off, Right ENG cut off, throttle idle (was at 270 kts of speed, FL280 descending to my destination RJBB), APU started (which supply me with electrical power on the Right ENG side). But what was strange during my descent, at around FL120, I had a Master Warning of AP disconnected (was'nt intentional, no actions on the joystick, I was on LNAV and FL CHG at this time). And the plane start banking weirdly left ! Yet, at this time, I had my throttle on idle and the Right ENG cutoff... It was very difficult for me to make the aircraft banking on the other side. It was like I had to fight a weird "left banking force". I thought it was an hydraulic problem that act on the flight controls, but on the corresponding synoptic page, the status was shown as NORMAL. So I flew the aircraft manualy to the airport, compensating at every moment the left banking with more or less right joystick deflection. Finally I manage to land the aircraft on the runway without damages or excessive V/S speed at touchdown (-150 ft/min). At the gates, I service all the corresponding systems, except the engine oil temp one. I left the aircraft for about 30-40 minutes to let the fuel temp warm a bit, and to search the web some informations on these failures. And surprisingly, when I come back to the sim, I had a new failure of Nose tire balance (while I was at the gates for at least 30 minutes !). This last one is very surprising as I'm VERY VERY careful on my turns (not greater than 7 kts). The only way I think it could happens, it's when I was flaring the aircraft and trying to keep the nose of the aircraft centerlined (refer to my left banking problem). Now, I'd like to ask you experts if you think all these failures are correctly linked, or is there a possible bug (AP disconnect, then having the aircraft banking weirdly left, Nose tire balance problem). I'll be also please to understand if I've manage the HPSOV valve failure correctly (probably not, as I don't know what have to be done for handling such failure.). Thanks for your comments.

Thank you very much for these explanations Jim ! It help me understand the logic of the fire protection. I suppose in real condition, we must always self-test the fire system before any flight to ensure that all the sensors are OK. In my case, I think I'll service the fire protection system, and then continue flying.

Thank a lot for these explanations. And what are the differences between LOOP A and LOOP B ? And what does the Cargo Dump bottle squib failure means ?

Hi everybody, I just try the service based failures system (multiplier 10x), and I first experience the FWD CARGO FIRE LOOP B, that I service after landing the aircraft. Then I had the AFT CARGO FIRE LOOP A, that I service after landing as well. And now, I have the ENG 2 FIRE LOOP B FAULT. Actually, I'd like to know if I'm doing things properly. Each time I have the CARGO FIRE messages, I arm the corresponding button on the overhead, then I press for 1 second the DISCH button just under (as indicated in the corresponding fire protection checklist. Then I had several failures that appears (Cargo Dump bottle squib, etc...). I service all these failures, then I refill the fire bottle, and I start a new flight. Do I do thing the right way ? And how do I have to handle the ENG 2 FIRE LOOP B FAULT failure ? What does these failures means ? I don't really understand what '"LOOP" means... (sorry I'm french). Thanks in advance.

Le même phénomène se produit de jour. Plus particulièrement lorsque la vue est orienté vers cette zone de la scène.

C'est une bonne nouvelle. S'il arrive à solutionner également le problème des textures blanches sur les avions AI et les MTL, ainsi que les textures de nuit des bâtiments et des lampes, alors là je dis respect ! Le problème, c'est que maintenant, j'ai des artefacts qui se forment à partir du coin supérieur gauche de mon écran lorsque je survole la scène de CDG d'Aerosoft, de jour comme de nuit.

Bonjour à tous et un grand merci à Steve pour son travail ! Many thanks guy. You've done an excellent job ! J'ai utilisé le fichier setup.bat de la v2 pour faire les corrections ; je n'ai plus les problèmes de taxiway. Par contre, sur les scènes d'Aerosoft CDG, LHR, AMS, ou encore Fly Tampa LOWW les bâtiments n'ont pas de texture la nuit. Est-ce que le patch devrait corriger ces problèmes ? An other question for you Steve, if you read this thread. Does your patch solve the white texture of the IVAO MTL ? Merci pour vos contributions à tous.