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Post by flyedds on Feb 27, 2015 13:37:10 GMT -5
Hi, I'm a happy new FSCaptain.
Today I've had my first malfunction. I was powering up the NGX when I got a message in the FCDU: -Maintenance report flaps inop 310- or something like that.
I have decided to continue normally, and guess what? Flaps worked flawlessly.
The NGX-own service based failures are deactivated.
Is it a bug or an incompatibility between the aircraft and FScaptain?
Tell me if you need logs and/or further details!
Sebastian
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Post by flyedds on Mar 24, 2015 16:15:01 GMT -5
Hi & sorry for reviving this topic. A similar situation happend again. This time I was informed about a brake failure but the brakes were working normally. Beside of that, what's the correct procedure when a failure occurs during aircraft preparation? Do I have to restart the sim? I assume this would be the best way when failures would work  This time it was the PMDG 777 and my sim is P3D 2.5. Any tips are highly appreciated! Maybe a P3D and PMDG 737/777 user can confirm that failures are working? I don't know what the cause might be but I haven't found anything about a FSCaptain-PMDG incompatibility while searching the forums. Sebastian |
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Post by peter on Mar 25, 2015 0:32:01 GMT -5
Hi Sebastian,
unfortunately I am the only one in the team owning a PMDG 777, but I am using the FSX version and won't be able to test it until May. We have developed an interface for this plane, so most FSCaptain features should work. I believe I recall that I sometimes had high brake temperatures after landing the 777, but I have not checked out actual brake failures.
PMDG planes always work differently than default planes, and because we do not have the P3D version we cannot be absolutely sure if it works with FSCaptain in all aspects. If the P3D version is not very different from the FSX version (which is likely), you can simply wait until I am back at the yoke to check this out. However, if you want to be absolutely sure about P3D or do not want to wait, you would have to test the plane using the Linda software. This is described in detail in "Introduction to FSCaptain Interfaces.pdf". Only phases 1-4 in that document are relevant.
Cheers,
Peter
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Post by Travis on Mar 25, 2015 16:18:05 GMT -5
Sebastian,
That's entirely up to each of us. Can you make a flight with failed flaps? It's possible, but some systems are required to be operational at takeoff (they would be listed on an aircraft's MEL).
If the failure occurred enroute, you'd have no option but to complete the flight or land at an alternate that had better conditions and/or longer runways.
We feel this gives each Captain a bit of a challenge for such a flight. One could simply set all failures to 0.0 and ignore them, or "live dangerously" and abide by an aircraft's MEL.
That aside, I have an idea of what could be happening - we use the MSFS SDK methods to induce failures, and I feel it's highly likely that the PMDG 777 works "outside the box" for the failures you're (not) seeing.
I've felt for a time that we would encounter such a situation and I have a cunning plan in mind to handle this. It will require Peter's return to validate what is or isn't possible with the PMDG 777, so please bear with us in the meantime.
If it's possible for us to induce a failure via a PMDG SDK approved method, we will. If that's something that they forbid... then our hands would be tied. 
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Post by flyedds on Mar 27, 2015 10:43:22 GMT -5
Many thanks for the explanations, Travis and Peter! I have managed to introduce an engine and complete brake failure using LINDA, Prepar3D and PMDG 777. However I'm not sure wether I did the correct things or not: I have only used the right box (named FSX controls) inside of LINDA. Is this what you meant by testing the plane, Peter? Or do I have to work with LUA variables? Sorry, I don't quite get it  Thanks, Sebastian |
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Post by peter on Mar 27, 2015 12:10:09 GMT -5
Hi Sebastian,
unfortunately I cannot check out the "FSX controls" you mention right now, I don't know this box but it sounds interesting. What I meant was the Lvars, though. It is not that difficult if you play a bit with Linda and follow Travis' excellent "Introduction to FSCaptain interfaces" document. They key is to use the Tracer (or Tracker?) in Linda.
Cheers,
Peter
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Post by Travis on Mar 27, 2015 12:47:40 GMT -5
Sebastian, Ignore the LVARs for now.  In Prepar3D, go to the Vehicles menu and select Failures. From there fail individual systems such as flaps, brakes, etc. That's the same mechanism that we use for most aircraft. If you fail the flaps from that menu, let us know how the PMDG aircraft reacts. |
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Post by flyedds on Mar 27, 2015 12:59:49 GMT -5
This is the box I'm talking about:  But I have the feeling it's wrong anyway. Thanks Travis, I'll report back. |
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Post by flyedds on Mar 31, 2015 15:49:47 GMT -5
Sorry for the slight delay, here's the result for the 737NGX: Engine failures/fires/uncommanded thrust and brake failures are working. The only malfunction I have found so far that cannot be activated from the menu is the flaps failure (single or both). Yesterday I had an Engine failure on the NGX due to icing, so yes, failures induced by FSCaptain are indeed possible, even on my machine  Same for the 777. As I said above, I had a brake failure some weeks ago, but brakes were working normally. But in fact, the failure can be armed using the P3D menu... Hopefully this makes things a little bit clearer! Greetings, Sebastian |
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Post by Travis on Mar 31, 2015 19:00:03 GMT -5
Hi Sebestian, Please email us your FCDU log files for these flights with "false failures" and in mid-to-late April will perform some checks on these aircraft. Until then, I assume you can regard these "failures" as a false claim, and I hope that you will complete your flights and enjoy the small bonus for landing safely with a failure. |
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Post by flyedds on Apr 2, 2015 2:18:51 GMT -5
Hello Travis, yes I can live with it! And when I turn off the ACARS notifications, I wouldn't even notice these false failure(s).
I'm unable to find one of the old log files (reinstallation) but I will send it to you when it happens again.
See you soon!
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Post by Travis on Apr 2, 2015 22:13:23 GMT -5
Sebastian, That's okay. If you see them again, or if you in a fugue and want to hunt them out, send us an email. My cunning plan seems to be do-able.... Regards, |
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