Shane Stachwick wrote:I'm having a couple of issues that I can't seem to resolve. Some are with the simulator itself, some with add-on aircraft.
[*] I can't adjust the simulation rate. I've tried mapping the command to different keys and so far no result. I really wish it was just part of a dropdown menu like FSX but I guess that would make too much sense. Has anyone gotten that to work, or is that functionality disabled?
[*] In the Carenado Mooney M20R Ovation, the radio keeps shutting off and I can't get it back on, leaving me completely unable to talk to ATC. I haven't set any failures in the aircraft. Is this a known issue or am I doing something wrong?
[*] In the Kitfox, ATC won't pronounce the manufacturer and model, just my tail number. I looked for the aircraft.cfg file to see what the issue was but there doesn't seem to be one. Where can I go to fix this?
[*] Autopilots don't seem to work well, assuming I can get them to work at all. I've heard there are some bugs associated with them, but I also can't help but wonder if I'm using them incorrectly. In particular I'm confused about the LNAV, VNAV, and FLCH modes, and how they interact with the older modes that were present in FSX. It also seems that the Altitude Hold mode puts me about 100 ft higher than what I've selected. Not a huge deal, but I do find it annoying. EDIT: ALT mode appears to have fixed itself. Weird.
First question, are you all up to date with downloads and contents.
I have only flown about at real world speeds, but I bookmarked this page a while ago, it gives a good explanation of how to speed up or jump in the Sim:
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/flig ... ravel-7043As for the Mooney..........I have too many hobbies to buy extra software, I have to rely on the generosity of the fantastic freeware producers.
Make AND model is not required, it is make OR model. As it is an American produced Sim, I guess American rules apply, the following is from the FAA air_traffic publications:
Civil aircraft pilots should state the aircraft type, model or manufacturer's name, followed by the digits/letters of the registration number. When the aircraft manufacturer's name or model is stated, the prefix “N” is dropped; e.g., Aztec Two Four Six Four Alpha.
EXAMPLE-
Bonanza Six Five Five Golf.
Breezy Six One Three Romeo Experimental (omit “Experimental” after initial contact).LNAV is the route you fly over the ground. The plane may us VORs, GPS, DME, or any combination of them, basically old school and an indirect route.
VNAV is Vertical Navigation and the specified altitudes at particular waypoints are entered into the Flight Management System. It will also take into account the speed you have set and vertical speeds to achieve an altitude.
And if the autopilot is not turned on and VNAV or LNAV or both are selected then the FMS will send a signal to the Flight Director to show the pilot the desired flight direction that the autopilot would have taken so the pilot can fly the same route by hand.
Matt
"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.
PETA
People Eating Tasty Animals.
B1 (Cat C) licenced engineer, Boeing 737NG 600/700/800/900 Airbus A318/19/20/21 and Dash8 Q-400
1. Captain, if the problem is not entered into the technical logbook.........then the aircraft does not have a problem.
2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.