Can not load weights in the FMS

[Mac-man]

Can not load weights in the FMS on the INET REF page on 1.5.1 update.. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Phil 

[VirtualGAaviator]

You posted in a forum that doesn't generally provide support. Also, based on your post there is no way to know what aircraft you are referring to.

[Mac-man]

Ok, you're right. Thanks, I'll try again. I can not load weights in the FMS on the INET REF page on the Mac version of IXEG 737 Classic Plus 1.5.1 update. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Version 1.5 worked fine.

Phil

[Pils]

1 hour ago, Mac-man said:

Ok, you're right. Thanks, I'll try again. I can not load weights in the FMS on the INET REF page on the Mac version of IXEG 737 Classic Plus 1.5.1 update. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Version 1.5 worked fine.

Phil

Are you set to Lbs and inputting Kgs, or vice versa?

[Litjan]

@Pils probably has the solution. The FMS will limit the range of allowable input, and if you have set the 737 to use metric units (kg´s), trying to put in 100000lbs (100.0) will not work, because the maximum weight in kgs is around 60000 (60.0).

I don´t know exactly what limits we instated, but putting in a weight between empty weight and maximum allowable takeoff weight should work as long as you enter it in the units (1000s of lbs or 1000s of kgs) that you selected in the preferences menu.

Cheers, Jan

 

[mjrhealth]

Default is KG unless you change it in preferences

[Mac-man]

Thanks, guys, but changed units and tried again. It won't take any number entry. Get "INVALID ENTRY". The FMS seems to work fine in LNAV without any weight input so I'll just let the airplane figure it all out. 

[Litjan]

7 hours ago, Mac-man said:

It won't take any number entry.

Huh, I think this must be something obvious...what number are you trying to enter? Into which field?

I think a short video would go a long way in clearing this up.

Have you watched some of the tutorial videos available?

[VirtualGAaviator]

I was able to reproduce the issue yesterday. I couldn't enter a GW nor a ZFW. Somehow, I was to resolve the issue. I can't speak specifically to what I did but it included downloading and installing a fresh copy of the aircraft. Don't know if this'll work for y'all but it might be worth a try. I also disabled XPUIPC -- I use X-Organizer; if you don't use it you'll need to remove the XPUICP folder from plugins. I don't know if this was necessary or not.

I had chosen the non-KG option prior to, from the preference menu. Disregard the can't find preferences - I apparently suffered a brain fart when looking for the preferences menu.

https://youtu.be/9xoVBRsYAWg

Cheers,

Edited October 4, 2023 by VirtualGAaviator

[Litjan]

Hmm, could not look at the video (it is set to private), but theoretically an unlucky combination of plugins, especially highly invasive ones like XPUIPC or FlyWithLua can theoretically cause all sorts of weirdness. Although they normally should not ;-)

 

[VirtualGAaviator]

9 hours ago, Litjan said:

Hmm, could not look at the video

Talk about brain farts... I reset the permissions to unlisted. Anywhoo, there's nothing there that would have helped you figure out the cause so you didn't missing anything. Thanks, Jan and blue skies...

[Mac-man]

Here's the video, Guys. This is my problem exactly.

[Litjan]

Look at the fuel gauges - they say KG!!!!

You are on metric system. You can change that on the PREFERENCES menu.

The values you put in are in LBS, but if you convert them to KG´s that is just too high a weight, it is out of bounds of what the FMC will accept.

What is confusing me is that I gave the EXACT solution to your problem above in the post I wrote on Monday. Did you not read it?

 

Edited October 7, 2023 by Litjan

[Mac-man]

Cap'n Litjan, 

Yes, I see the gauges in KG's but that's just the similar example in the prerecorded video. My gauges say lbs no matter what I put in the prefs. The fuel flow gauges to the right of them say KGPH no matter what I put in the prefs. And again I say that the FMS will not take any numbers at all on the INET REF page.

Now maybe I'm not changing the correct prefs. I select the IXEG 737 and on that page I select "Customize". From there I select "Weight, Balance, & Fuel". And then at the top right corner I select "US Customary" or "Metric". I select "Done" and "Resume Flight".

Are there other prefs that I am not aware of? In addition the fuel gauges never show the same totals that I input on the "Weight, Balance, & Fuel" pref page.

Phil

[mjrhealth]

34 minutes ago, Mac-man said:

Cap'n Litjan, 

Yes, I see the gauges in KG's but that's just the similar example in the prerecorded video. My gauges say lbs no matter what I put in the prefs. The fuel flow gauges to the right of them say KGPH no matter what I put in the prefs. And again I say that the FMS will not take any numbers at all on the INET REF page.

Now maybe I'm not changing the correct prefs. I select the IXEG 737 and on that page I select "Customize". From there I select "Weight, Balance, & Fuel". And then at the top right corner I select "US Customary" or "Metric". I select "Done" and "Resume Flight".

Are there other prefs that I am not aware of? In addition the fuel gauges never show the same totals that I input on the "Weight, Balance, & Fuel" pref page.

Phil

Oh I see your problem, Move mouse to left corner screen when flight loaded,  IXEG pref pop up will show, change it in there, the one you are looking at has nothing to do with IXEG, it is XPLANe pref.

And by the way, this method has being around for long time, though many use Tablet these days,

But it does change just checked

Edited October 8, 2023 by mjrhealth

[Litjan]

Yes, you need to use the IXEG PREFERENCES menu - it can be invoked by popping your mouse against the left side of the screen.

There is also the ability to switch the X-PLANE units in the weight and balance GUI (that you invoke by using the top bar of your screen).

Here are two screenshots, the first one shows you the PREFERENCES menu and the side-bar popout, the second shows you an alternative way to get to the PREFERENCES menu by using the top bar (in case you have disabled your side-bar pop out).

 

[Mac-man]

Ok, Guys, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. That did the trick. It set the gauges and even allows entries in the INET REF page.

Now , if only I could get the application to quit normally with the Control-Q key. 

Cap'n Phil

[VirtualGAaviator]

On 10/7/2023 at 2:33 PM, Litjan said:

What is confusing me is that I gave the EXACT solution to your problem above in the post I wrote on Monday. Did you not read it?

"I'm sure it's me. It usually always is".  Also, I thought I was in lbs. Otherwise, I would have been able to figure this out.
I have no problem admitting you guys are smarter then I am . Never the less, this thread is here in case anyone else needs it.

[Litjan]

Didn´t NASA loose a space probe or something because of exactly this sh*t?