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Post by Lucas on Oct 8, 2014 7:03:56 GMT -5
Hello friends, two more cases: 1st: a couple of days ago I flown JS41. Short fligh (~30 min in air), 14 pax. Before flight I set service on "1" option (snack). When I reached TOC, SVC didn't start and both options START SVC and PROHIBIT SVC was grayed. Anyway, when I click on START SVC, FA serviced passengers well. I think it isn't normal behaviour of ACARS (I mean grayed options, but - however - active options)... or maybe I did something wrong? 2nd question is: what does red "rate -2500" mean? Lucas
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Post by nickatc on Oct 8, 2014 22:34:48 GMT -5
Hello, there.
I can help you with number 2: it means the rate of descent of the cabin pressure.
For number 1, more experienced users can make a more precise opinion.
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Post by Travis on Oct 9, 2014 13:10:19 GMT -5
Hi Lucas, Nick is correct - the RED text indicates a severe cabin pressure change. Your PAX are guaranteed to be unhappy with that. (The color of that line will change - Cyan/Green are information - Yellow is warning - Red is an error ( media file of 'Sad Trombone'). Now about your other issue, that is something which I would like to add to the 1.5.1 logging... but it might not be in the initial Beta release. So when I say this is logged, you can thereafter send me the log file and I will tell you what appeared to have happened!
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Post by Lucas on Oct 10, 2014 7:41:40 GMT -5
Ok, but I'm interested what was the reason of this warning just after LOGIN when I was standing on field...
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Post by Travis on Oct 10, 2014 21:29:17 GMT -5
Ok, but I'm interested what was the reason of this warning just after LOGIN when I was standing on field... I have no idea, but seeing that you were in the "Resume Flight" mode is curious. If you would have the older saved flight file, I would like to see it. I have a couple of possible things that could have occurred, but with no more details I would have no clear path to follow.... If you ever run into this issue again, please shut down your simulator at once and send me the FSCaptain save file along with a brief description of what you had previously done (at the time of the save) and what you were doing when you "resumed" your flight.
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Post by Lucas on Oct 11, 2014 7:53:50 GMT -5
"Resume flight"...hmm, it's strange, because this was just after startup FSX, open ACARS and LOGIN (as you see: "Starting flight 2540 to LKPR") - <start>, no <resume>... I don't know, maybe I don't understand something.. Ok, I'll do what you suggest Thanks, Travis. Best regards
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Post by Lucas on Oct 12, 2014 9:02:55 GMT -5
Ok, yesterday I had the same issue... just after LOGIN, same alert as above. So I presses PROCEED (alert exist) but on the next page was visible different amount of payload then planned - I assume that ACARS reads payload which is already in the aircraft. So I pressed RETURN, then go to the NGX FCDU PAYLOAD page -> enter proper amount of pax and payload (amount of pax and payload I take from FSCaptain Dispatch). After this, go back to ACARS, press PROCEED again -> now payload match with planned and "-RATE 2500" disappeared. I steel don't know what is the reason, because I didn't resume flight but start new one and what is relationship between this "red RATE alert" and amount of payload. Maybe I should delete all .sav files in FSCaptain folder? I attach one .sav file but it is copy made when "-RATE 2500" disapeared, so I suppose that this file won't helpful... Ryanair_B738.sav (31.14 KB)
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Post by Lucas on Oct 22, 2014 4:25:17 GMT -5
Hello... yes, me again ...what if I have different aircrafts (so different characteristics) in the same airline? Let's assume that I have JS41 "BA" which has "allow taxi on grass" and maximum crosswind 25kts and PMDG777 (also "BA") which hasn't "Allow taxi on grass" and has maximum crosswind 50kts? How should I set options in AIRLINE DEFINITIONS tab? Ps. In reference to "RATE -2500" problem above, still don't know the reason, but now I will test it on 1.5.1 - will see...
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Post by Travis on Oct 22, 2014 11:11:55 GMT -5
Hi Lucas,
Dutch may correct me, but I believe that an airline's rule to not taxi on the grass would override any given aircraft's ability to taxi safely on soft surfaces. So while you could safely taxi your BA JS41 on grass, your Company would penalize you for doing so.
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Post by Travis on Oct 22, 2014 11:14:14 GMT -5
And we're looking to get a Beta 3 build out before Dutch has to take off for a few days, so the extra logging I had intended to include in Beta 3 might not make it. (It may be tied in with some other small changes that haven't been fully tested, and I don't want to inflict un-vetted code onto the general public. )
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Post by Lucas on Nov 24, 2014 3:36:10 GMT -5
Hello my friends,
yestarday, I had little attraction -> engine flameout (it was my fault – I was approaching without engine anti-ice through clouds at below 10C degrees) ... but it happened after established on localizer, so approach was quite nervous
First, I declared EMERGENCY in ACARS, then did everything to safe land. Few things are not cleared for me:
a) why I get only points for „Success emergency landing”? No points for „correct reporting points” or „on-time without revise ETE”... b) why I get only +10 for „Success emergency landing” if in Computation table in Manual, page 127, there is +20. c) why, in Flight Log, there is annotation „Flight cancelled due to mechanical fault”? d) are there any additional actions I should do in ACARS, after declaring EMERGENCY?
...and a few screenshots
With regards, Lucas
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Post by Travis on Nov 24, 2014 11:18:49 GMT -5
Hi Lucas, When you declare an emergency, your flight is effectively cancelled. Rather than leaving you with no points, you are awarded your base + and a bonus for a successful emergency landing, but you will not be penalized for things such as setting lights and the like. (It's an emergency after all... you don't have time to worry about the little things. ) In your case since you were on approach and you had done well otherwise in the flight, you probably should have not declared an emergency. Rather you could have taken the chance of making a bumpy landing and losing a few points for a PAXCOM. I'll check with Dutch on what the actual bonus points should be for a successful emergency landing. If it's supposed to be 20, that'll be reflected after we get Beta 5 out.
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Post by Lucas on Nov 25, 2014 4:09:46 GMT -5
Roger. Thanks Travis.
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Post by Lucas on Dec 2, 2014 13:33:05 GMT -5
Hi friends,
please tell me - does FO inform about cumulating ice before pushback? (for example during pax loading). Let's assume icing conditions existing. STAT button doesn't work untill we start pushback, so I can't check cumulated ice. I'm asking because it would be good to ask ground de-ice crew to clean wings before push and start the engines...
With regards, Lucas
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Post by Travis on Dec 2, 2014 19:25:00 GMT -5
Hi friends, please tell me - does FO inform about cumulating ice before pushback? (for example during pax loading). Let's assume icing conditions existing. STAT button doesn't work untill we start pushback, so I can't check cumulated ice. I'm asking because it would be good to ask ground de-ice crew to clean wings before push and start the engines... With regards, Lucas Lucas, I don't think our FOs do that - only comment on "simulator ice" as opposed to "FSCaptain-induced ice." But I would need to run a test or two to confirm. The thing to do now is, if you feel that you are in a situation where you are accumulating ground ice, do not pushback/start until you have had de-icing / anti-icing procedures on your aircraft. I can not think of any "aviation governing authority" in the world that would permit any ATP Captain to fly with ice on the aircraft's surfaces. And while I'm certain that such does happen (Every day?? Often??) we know that it shouldn't.
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