AppleM1 Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 Hello, using the IXEG 737 on a Mac with X-plane and experiencing strange autopilot behaviour whereby the wheel seems to get 'stuck' and max out at a descent rate (seems to vary what the exact number is, sometimes it's -1000, sometimes even +100) - it always seems to go the full range of of +5000 but not the full range of negative vertical speeds. Any tips :)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litjan Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 Hi, that is a known bug that Tom fixed already for the next release (whenever that will be ). Here is what happens: Currently the V/S scrollwheel is coded to have a limited number of revolutions up or down. So you can roll it down for maybe -10.000 feet...then it gets stuck. Whenever you select another mode, the number on the display gets reset to 0000 - so it is hard to see that you maybe already almost "used up" your "rolling down" number. So one trick is to select another mode, then roll your V/S scrollwheel the "other way"...this frees up additional revolutions in the other direction. Think of a string attached inside...once you are at the limit, you can´t turn it further anymore. But rolling the other way will loosen up the string again. Sorry for the inconvenience, Jan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatteoC Posted December 21, 2021 Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) Hi Jan, thank you for clarifying this. I encountered this problem as well and I was very confused. Once I understood that the scroll wheel is kind of physically limited - that is it cannot turn infinitely in one direction - it even makes sense. So whenever I cannot turn the wheel any further - say upwards -then I change to a mode where turning the V/S wheel has no effect (such as flight level change) and then I turn it downwards so that it is back in the "middle" and I can have more room for the upward movement. I have no idea if the real mcp's scroll wheel has that behaviour. However now I can deal with it and it does not give me trouble anymore - other than some inconvenience. Looking forward for any update to this great plane. Best regards and greetings from Frankfut am Main Matteo Edited December 21, 2021 by MatteoC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litjan Posted December 21, 2021 Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 3 hours ago, MatteoC said: I have no idea if the real mcp's scroll wheel has that behaviour. No, the real scrollwheel can turn infinitely - and thats what we will also have in the next update! Viele Grüße aus Butzbach, Jan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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