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Well, at the moment I'm flying my default 747. But the problem is the airspeed is 0. The backup and map say 0. What's wrong? All I have done so far is to change the altimeter to 1001, that's what ATC said.

You must not have heard correctly 10.01 is outrageously low. I would buy 30.01. check the recent messages tab on the kneeboard it will have a text representation of all your atc chatter. also check your pitot heat. if  they froze up you will get no airspeed indication.

You must not have heard correctly 10.01 is outrageously low

...not if you're using metric-1001 millibars.  ;)

Richard, you may have an iced pitot tube.

I'm not familiar with the 747 panel. I don't see a 'pitot heat' switch, but I see it has an anti-icing switch(left end of 2D overhead). Try turning it on to deice the pitot.

Dave

I'm not familiar with the 747 panel. I don't see a 'pitot heat' switch, but I see it has an anti-icing switch(left end of 2D overhead). Try turning it on to deice the pitot.

Dave

I love the  heavies, been flying the 747 for some time.... 8-)

I think you may be correct, I had the same problem a few times until I tried the antiice option...NickN has a great short tutorial on the operation of the default 747, (posted somewhere in the forum) and it includes turning on the anti ice....I'm sure he included it for a reason!

Vince