DC-3C Question?

[Lane]

Dutch,
When you set up or go to saved DC-3C and set the parking brake.
the Cart is connected and Cart light is on. and the Battery switch
you have the row of Red Lights on. but if you wait to Long and
dont start A/C the Battery switch and red Lights stop working
The cart is still connected but the Battery switch stops working?

If you want to battery switch to work you have to save and Reset the
DC-3C then the Battery and Lights work again?

Thanks for any info
Lane

[Dutch Owen]

That symptom sounds like the battery has run down...but that shouldn't happen with the cart connected. I'll check it out and fix it.

Oh, and, in the next release of FSC coming out very soon now, you won't have to stop your engines to load or unload, and it supports multi-leg scheduled flights so you'll feel even more at home, as in the days of yore!

Dutch

[Lane]

Dutch,
Just ran a test. when to saved flight and cart connected and batt switch and red lights on. shows
28V on batt meter. start timer and turn nav and becon lights turn on power to FCOM and at
4 mins red lights gone and battery shows 30 V DC. cart light still on.
If I reset the flight battery switch and red lights normal.
Thanks for checking this.
Lane

[Lane]

Dutch,

Thanks for that feature change in 07.08 that you don't have to stop engines to Load and unload.

I guess that battery switch issue won't have to be fixed.
Thanks
Lane