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Looks like you've nailed it. I've had time for only one test, but using the hotspot area worked perfectly. The Saitek eventually works, but not at the beginning of the takeoff roll. I'll probably forget about the Saitek button and just use the hotspot. Thanks for the help. Alan

I have a button on my Saitek throttle. It must be set up properly because TOGA eventually appears on the display. Alan

Did a search on my problem but didn't find anything, so apologize if this has already been dealt with. My problem is that on takeoff I have to press the TOGA button several times before anything happens. I have both FDs on, AT armed, and engines spooled up to 40%, then I press TOGA, and nothing happens. I press several more times, still nothing. Finally, just a few seconds before reaching V1, I press it and it takes. Everything seems normal from there. So, what am I doing wrong? Alan

Jay, thanks for the tip. And Agutz, in my too flippant response yesterday I forgot to thank you for you input. All help is always appreciated. Alan

Apparently no one else does either. Does the developer follow this forum? Alan

I am using Navigraph 1309, the latest one. Alan

Tonight I was flying from KTRI to KOSU. Nearing KOSU I was cleared for the NDB 27 approach. AIrnav.com shows no approach chart for a NDB 27 approach. What gives? Alan

How about VoxATC? I was waiting to hear something re RC5, but... The silence from JD is deafening -- afraid we're going to have to move on. Alan

Back from vacation, and have flown the Q400 two more times. Neither time did the fuel problem rear its ugly head. Crosswind, I wish you luck finding this elusive bug. Alan

Crosswind, thanks again...very much appreciated. Alan

Crosswind, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I'm at the beginning of a 10-day trip and will not be able to fly until I return. But, will do as you suggest as soon as I can. One more question: I tried reloading the fuel from the control panel to no effect, so is there ANY way to quickly set the fuel level properly? Andy, thanks for the reply. Upon a little reflection your explanation seems correct. Appreciate the help. Alan

Hi to the Group! Downloaded 1.007 and did a flight from Baton Rouge to Dallas and suffered some perplexing problems. Started up FSX, loaded the Q400, started ground power, opened the Control Panel, loaded 57 passengers, ~3500 lbs of cargo, and and ~4400 lbs of fuel. Then, in the midst of the initial flows I saw an IMBALANCE warning on the Engine Display; I checked the fuel gauges and saw a total of ~8400 lbs (I loaded ~4400 lbs so where did the extra fuel come from?), and the fuel weight was grossly mismatched between the two tanks, with the left tank having about 5400 lbs and the right tank about 3000 lbs. I started the fuel transfer process, but I find the extra fuel situation baffling. Any explanations? On my approach into Dallas I used VNAV to descend from FL240 to 9,000. At that point, I reset the ALT to 6,000, pressed ALT SEL, then pressed IAS and rolled the wheel for 230 KIAS. To my amazement the aircraft began climbing. To reiterate: I was at 9,000 ft, set ALT for 6,000 ft, pressed ALT SEL and started climbing. Again, I'm baffled. Any explanations? I should say this was only my second flight with the Q400. My first flight with v1.006 was flawless, but I don't recall if I used IAS mode in that flight. Surely, in this second flight I did something wrong.... Alan

Thanks, will look into that. Alan

I know I'm going to have to switch to X-Plane sooner or later. I would prefer to do it sooner, but I've become too used to having a moving map and an FMS type interface, even for aircraft that do not have a FMS. So, the question is are there utilities available for these functions in the X-Plane world running Apple's OS X operating system? Also, is it possible to run these utilities on a separate computer from the one running X-Plane? alan

I'm strongly considering buying WideFS for some other software and am wondering what effect this might have on RC4. I don't intend to move RC to the client computer, at least not anytime soon. So, is there anything I will need to set up or do differently on RC with WideFS installed? I know that when you update the scenery data with makerwys.exe it asks if this is a WideFS configuration? Would I answer yes if I'm still running RC on the FSX computer? Thanks for RC. It has made flight simming much more enjoyable. Alan