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Charles posted:I had whatever the light Diamond is just turn off randomly on me, but I was able to restart it. I wonder if that's related, or are people only reporting it on the a320? Maybe I had the wrong tank selected or something. As far as I know, the engine 1 failure thing is only on the A320. It happens if you shut down the APU after starting the engines and it will not turn on again after that. So far the solution has been to leave the APU running throughout the flight, which is not ideal. But there's still really weird ghosts in the machine. On this A320 flight my screens flipped off on final and disconnected my autopilot, was actually kinda neat to have a failure of that magnitude happening since the screens took a while to reboot and I was suddenly flying blind, at night, at 1500 feet on descend (pretty sure it was all my avionics failing but I didn't really have time to troubleshoot). Was actually quite nerve wracking but I managed to land the thing safely, if bumpy.
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Report from Agent Grover - I installed an extra viewing port just in front of the landing gear and now this FAA guy says the plane is 'structurally unsound'. I assume I can sign it off and go fly the mission?
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Sep 19, 2020 22:54
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Just become an inspector and certify it yourself.
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Sep 19, 2020 22:57
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Is there a way to upgrade to the deluxe or premium packages if you originally bought the base game package? Can you use steam wallet to make in-app purchases?
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Sep 19, 2020 23:08
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What's annoying me lately is that when I'm programming the proper departure route, in the flight computer, instead of following the proper departure route as per charts, it'll typically do the first turn right at the end of the runway already.
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Sep 19, 2020 23:09
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One in the Bum posted:Is there a way to upgrade to the deluxe or premium packages if you originally bought the base game package? Can you use steam wallet to make in-app purchases? In the marketplace, there are options to upgrade.
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Sep 19, 2020 23:12
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OK dumb question, in the AP steam gauge 172, how do I set NAV mode to CDI 1? I turn on NAV and it doesn't seem to engage unless it's in GPS mode.
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Sep 19, 2020 23:32
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Charles posted:OK dumb question, in the AP steam gauge 172, how do I set NAV mode to CDI 1? I turn on NAV and it doesn't seem to engage unless it's in GPS mode. At the top of the Dash there is a glowing button that says either gps or nav, nav sets it to your beacon and cdi
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Sep 19, 2020 23:43
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Lord Stimperor posted:At the top of the Dash there is a glowing button that says either gps or nav, nav sets it to your beacon and cdi I guess I'm a really long way out from intercepting the radial. I'll try it again once I get closer.
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Sep 19, 2020 23:49
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I failed and didn't seem to be at the right place when the radials intercepted  I'll have to brush up on my basics and try again.
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Sep 20, 2020 00:26
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Combat Pretzel posted:What's annoying me lately is that when I'm programming the proper departure route, in the flight computer, instead of following the proper departure route as per charts, it'll typically do the first turn right at the end of the runway already. Does it show the proper course on the map? I don't have much to add but I was about to get into departures too so I'm paying attention to your plight.
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Sep 20, 2020 00:42
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Lord Stimperor posted:Hi y'all, Thanks for this, it was a fun trip. It took me a bit to figure out the VOR intercepting thing, but past that it was smooth sailing. I liked the final leg where you're flying low, and it gets from flat flat flat, to suddenly hilly, to mountains.
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Sep 20, 2020 02:23
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Cojawfee posted:Just become an inspector and certify it yourself. Ah, the Boeing method.
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Sep 20, 2020 04:00
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Since the new update I'm having a weird issue where performance is fine when I first start a flight, but if I hit escape and go into the menu, fps craters and it turns into a slideshow. Performance stays bad after I leave the menu - but if I tab out and put a window in front, the game runs fine. Any ideas?
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Sep 20, 2020 05:45
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Lord Stimperor posted:Hi y'all, That was fun.  Had to cheat a little and use the nav map to reorient myself at the beginning. I screwed up and went the wrong way to catch the initial radial  The landing at the end was *directly* into the sun, so that was fun. Dr. Video Games 0031 fucked around with this message at 06:18 on Sep 20, 2020 |
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Sep 20, 2020 06:13
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BTW for the cdi is there a specific camera angle you use to make sure you're lining up the dial right on the dot? It seems like it might be off 1 or 2 degrees depending on your perspective. Maybe I need a better video card, too.
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Sep 20, 2020 06:26
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I'm building an aircraft that I would eventually like to sell (it's a 1920s raceplane, one of a series I'd like to make). Just wondering, what are the most popular sites to post it on (like Xplane has it's main forum for add-ons) and what designers are people really looking forward to to see their work in the new MSFS?
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Sep 20, 2020 06:28
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Does this work with MSFS2020?
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Sep 20, 2020 08:11
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Charles posted:I failed and didn't seem to be at the right place when the radials intercepted Charles posted:BTW for the cdi is there a specific camera angle you use to make sure you're lining up the dial right on the dot? It seems like it might be off 1 or 2 degrees depending on your perspective. Maybe I need a better video card, too. Next time I'll make a screenshot of the relevant settings, but I was too busy this time. I think the instrument just is that fiddly, I'm fairily confident in setting it on a multiple of 5, but the steps in between are hard and I need to count 'clicks'. Maybe putting on the cockpit lights can make it more visible?
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Sep 20, 2020 09:34
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Rocko Bonaparte posted:Does it show the proper course on the map? Here's the chart, and I've drawn in what MSFS wanted to do and also showed in the flight computer:  Even on the world map, things don't look right. Autogenerated routes between airports (RWY to RWY), aren't even remotely sensible. They're all over the place with 90° turns where they don't seem necessary, or even switchbacks, and no proper departures or arrivals. If it were up to the game, you'd depart at an 90° angle at the end of the runway, and also land that way. If I start fiddling with charts and select the departures, arrivals and STARs manually, the routes end up way better. And even then it seems to mess with things, because there's eventually still gotchas that aren't visible on the world map and only start to show in the flight computer. And for the life of me, I can't manage the game to actually plan/plot a proper approach, like in the promo video about IFR a while back. At least over here in Europe. As in this poo poo:  Seems like this yet another feature that was functional enough to show in a promo video, but not actually deploy. That poo poo happened quite a lot in the alpha. --edit: Also, kind of related to the chart above, it's kind of hilarious that the flight computers in the airliners can plot smooth turns around waypoints, but the autopilot doesn't even remotely fly that way. Combat Pretzel fucked around with this message at 10:40 on Sep 20, 2020 |
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Sep 20, 2020 10:23
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Good ol' Goon missions! https://i.imgur.com/mLdSDD1.mp4 quote:Slmod- TEAM KILL: "SNARE DRUM 1-1 | ELMO" killed friendly unit "Rescuable 1-1" with Mk-82 SnakeEye!
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sigher posted:Does this work with MSFS2020? You have no shot of making this work if you can’t look on the product page for a news post called “working on msfs2020”. http://www.simionic.net/WordPress/2020/09/working-on-fs2020/
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Lord Stimperor posted:Next time I'll make a screenshot of the relevant settings, but I was too busy this time. I think the instrument just is that fiddly, I'm fairily confident in setting it on a multiple of 5, but the steps in between are hard and I need to count 'clicks'. Maybe putting on the cockpit lights can make it more visible? I did it last night! Yay! Yeah, I count mouse wheel clicks from the tick mark, but depending on position of camera the arrow looks like it could be either right or left of the tick mark, so I'm never sure if I'm off by 1 degree or so. I can take screenshots when I load up again next time to show what I mean.
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I had the a320 engine bug, then the PFD bug twice. While kinda amusing, it’s also kinda lovely. drat it, Asobo, get your poo poo together.
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sellouts posted:You have no shot of making this work if you can’t look on the product page for a news post called “working on msfs2020”. Their G1000 ipad app looks interesting. Looks like you can press MFD buttons on the ipad.
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Sucks that flight nerds only ever make things for ipads.
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Lord Stimperor posted:GOON SQUAD MISSION 1: VOICE OF FREEDOM I wouldn't sweat trying to get exact hint pictures of your dials or anything, at least as part of the main mission instructions for a VFR-VOR mission. The oblong lake VFR hint was enough and you might consider either getting a "satellite" picture of the nav point from maps or using drone mode to get a ground level picture of the feature.
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Cojawfee posted:Sucks that flight nerds only ever make things for ipads. iPad has absolutely dominated android or windows tablets in the RL aviation market. Seeing a non-Apple product is like spotting a unicorn.
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Cojawfee posted:Sucks that flight nerds only ever make things for ipads. Yeah man, would totally love to develop for a million versions of Android hardware and operating systems
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Lord Stimperor posted:Hi y'all, This was a lot of fun, thanks for putting it together. I haven't done any VOR navigation before and this was a good introduction. I got confused at the start since you have to go a pretty good distance west to intercept PSP at course 325 - not sure if that was supposed to be obvious or if it was intentionally left out of the instructions so that there would be an element of problem solving (if so, kudos). I would love to do another of these.
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I started a trip into Alaska. Let me know if there are some nice legs to fly and sights to explore. Here's a trip report with instructions to fly along. Let me know if there are interesting sights to see in the area or nice places to go. I'm not familiar with Alaska at all and just thought it'd be cool to go hunting for wilderness and remote settlements. I like these improvised bush trips and if anyone else has done some, post them here, let's take each other places! The Alaskan Trip (leg 1)  Link to complete walk-alongFlight settings Date: Sept. 20th Time: 07:00 (Results in scenic, pink sunrise en route) Airplane: Cessna 172 steam gauge If you want to fly this leg, keep in mind: - You'll need to fly up to 10,000ft - Airplane should be able to receive VOR for navigation - You may want to have an extra couple of gallons of fuel in your tank Departure: Talkeetna Airport, RW10 Arrival: Minchumima / Tanana Flight instructions Departure: Talkeetna Airport, RW 10 Set course on: VOR Talkeetna TKA 116.2, Radial 290, at 2500ft  As you depart from Talkeenta, you will first overfly large swaths of forest. Slowly, the mountain ranges of Denali National Park come into view. You will be climbing them, so climb to about 4500-5000ft.  While you overfly the first couple of minor peaks, Tokositna Glacier will pass on your right. It's the source of the Tokositna river, and like most glaciers on Earth, unfortunately thinning. Remain on the course for a few more minutes.   You will fly over a few large peaks and gorges that look like a a big glacier. However these are merely the beginning, keep following the course.  Your real target is the absolutely huge Kahiltna glacier, which you can hardly miss. Unsurprisingly, it is the largest of the glaciers in the park, which in turn is the largest mountain of the United States. The scale of this frozen water stream is ridiculous, and to think that glaciers used to cover large parts of Europe under kilometers of ice is simply mind-boggling. At this time, the sun is barely beginning to grace its edges. As you cross it, depart from the VOR beam and start ascending the glacier. You will go in roughly northern direction. The glacier's peak is about 10,000 ft tall, so don't wait until the end before you start climbing.  As you leave behind Mount Foraker on your left and Mount Hunter on your right, you will approach the peak of Kahiltna Glacier. It's next to the peak of Mount Denali itself. Directly in front of you is a steep mountain side that acts as a barrier. Make sure your heading indicator is ready and cross the barrier.  At this point, you may experience turbulence and icing. After passing the mountaineous barrier, turn north (about 15-20 degrees). You're now on a glacier that will eventually become Muldrorow Glacier. Keep following and shallowly descend along with the glacier, obsvering its paths through the patches of wind shield that aren't iced up.  The glacier will make a left turn, revealing an arm of the McKinley river. You will now be flying at a heading of approximately 340. Approach McKinley river. It will soon reach a junction.  Take a left turn and follow it at approximately 295 degrees.  We're getting close to our destinationo, Lake Minchumina. You now have a choice between approaching it instrumentally or visually. If you want to continue visually, keep following McKinley river. As the river slowly makes a right bend, Lake Minchumina should show up on your 10-11 o'clock. It's by far the biggest body of water as far as the eye can see, so you shouldn't miss it. If you prefer to let the autopilot handle it, you're in luck: you are still receiving the TKA beacon out here. Set it your CDI to a course of 310 degrees and let your autopilot carry you back on the bean. Either way, you will leave behind McKinley river on your right and cross Birch Creek, as Minchumina comes into view.  Sadly, it is now that we realize that Minchumina Airport (PAMH) is not modelled in the game.  If you're in a STOL-capable plane with a robust landig gear, you may still try to get down at the lake anyway to have a nice stay at the cabins there. If you tok a C172 or bigger that will probably not be possible, so remain on the beam while we search for an alternative airport.  We're in luck: out here, we can receive TANANA (TAL) on frequency 116.6. Setting course on radial 350 (TO) will lead us directly to Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport (PATA). PATA is part of the small settlement of Tanana, which hosts beautiful views of the Yukon-Kuskokwim-Delta. Unfortunately, it's quite a distance to PATA. If you didn't depart with any extra fuel, climb up to 10,000ft. and ease back on the throttle to save on fuel. You're probably on reserves by now.  You can tune into PATA traffic on 122.9 and announce that you're inbound. Once PATA is in sight, disable the autopilot and join the pattern to RW25. The runway elevation is 229.6 feet.  If you're like me and didn't bring any extra fuel, you'll be able to put your plane down with 2 gallons left in the tank, and gladly enjoy viewing the Yukon safely from the ground. Welcome to Tanana! 
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Lord Stimperor posted:If you're like me and didn't bring any extra fuel, you'll be able to put your plane down with 2 gallons left in the tank, Starting a trip in day VFR conditions with the intention to land with less than 30 minutes of reserve fuel (around 4.5 gallons in your 172) is a violation of 14 CFR 91.151.
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Sagebrush posted:Starting a trip in day VFR conditions with the intention to land with less than 30 minutes of reserve fuel (around 4.5 gallons in your 172) is a violation of 14 CFR 91.151. Jokes on you, I'm in alaska nobody can get me here (I think I would have had those gallons easily had the game modelled the lake airport)
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Combat Pretzel posted:The world map? I wouldn't know, I program them into the plane via the flight computer. Because simulation
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I thought I'd try that Juneau approach today. I plotted out a course from Portland International. When I went to punch in KJNU, nothing was found. I guess I'll set as much of the approach coordinates as possible and just hero my way down.Combat Pretzel posted:The world map? I wouldn't know, I program them into the plane via the flight computer. Because simulation That departure looked like garbage but this approach seemed okay? [/quote] That looked really normal and then a little birdie in my head tried to tell me that maybe Midway's runways go diagonally. Ewww.
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Weeks ago when we did that goon flight south of San Francisco, we were flying into our destination and we saw a couple other planes off in the distance and someone mentioned that if we could see them, they could see us. That doesn't seem to be the case. Drew Scanlon (the blinking white guy) just did a charity stream for his BikeMS thing he does every year and he was doing some flights in MSFS2020. I had my settings set to all, and his were set to group only. So he was able to see the person he was flying with, but could not see me or the 3 or 4 other people who were also hanging around.
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Lord Stimperor posted:I started a trip into Alaska. Let me know if there are some nice legs to fly and sights to explore. gently caress yes. Starting in Talkeetna is metal as gently caress, as well. Strong recommend for flying south out of Anchorage down the Turnagain arm through the mountains to Whittier (PAWR). It’s a lot shorter than that flight, but it’s gorgeous, and would work nicely with whatever route you take through the anchorage area. Also, if anyone finds a free or paid PANC/PALH scenery, lemme know. The default is pretty sorely lacking. The Seward (PAWD) area is absolutely stunning in real life, but has some pretty bad Bing data (Google is actually pretty good.) Also, the airport is totally missing from the sim. The sat photo isn’t even good enough to land on what should be either of the runways.
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Rocko Bonaparte posted:I thought I'd try that Juneau approach today. I plotted out a course from Portland International. When I went to punch in KJNU, nothing was found. I guess I'll set as much of the approach coordinates as possible and just hero my way down. [/quote] That looks like a fairly normal 22L approach. Midway is an airport trench run coming from the east. Looking at the plate you line up west over the lake, and depending if you're on a more or less exciting course you either decide while turning in, or line up with the runway a bit further back but drop out of the sky at a slightly more aggressive slope.
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Rocko Bonaparte posted:That looked really normal and then a little birdie in my head tried to tell me that maybe Midway's runways go diagonally. Ewww. Midway's runways do go diagonally. That's an approach for O'Hare.
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