Feedback v1.0.2

[vdrummer4]

First of all, thank you for this wonderful plane. The sounds are amazing, it's fun to hand-fly and has an interesting avionics stack.

I've flown it a lot over the past few days and noticed some issues that I would like to point out here.

Items not saved between sessions:

• fuel
• squawk code
• AC temp switch position
• SC/CP selection
• selected heading
• selected altitude

For the last 3, I'm not sure how the real unit behaves, but as the course is persistent, it would make sense for the heading to be persisted as well.

Missing sounds:

• "1000 to go" alert
• alert when reaching minimums
• when in an outside view, the cargo doors have no sound if the main doors are closed (they do have a sound if the main doors are open!)

Unnecessary sounds:

• The flap lever makes a sound even if it can't be moved further, e.g. when  flaps are up and "1" is pressed.

Speedbrake toogle command: The toggle command for the speedbrake does not toggle. It only retracts the speedbrake.

Readings in the nose compartment: I guess these aren't modeled to by dynamic yet, but both readings with needles being in the red had me worried during my first walkaround. Maybe you could at least set the into the green.

Font on ALT presel window: The font width is inconsistent between digits leading to digits "jumping around" a few pixels (observable when switching from 2300 to 2400 for example).

Feature request: Reference ring with speed bugs on the airspeed indicator: As per "kinds of operations equipment list", this is required for single pilot operations and would integrate well with the new performance calculations.

Looking forward to future updates and many more hours in the CJ!

[Coop]

Thanks for these, I've got these logged.

 

Regarding the SC/CP and selected heading/alt, those aren't persistent with the real units. Course is just as the way X-Plane and its navigators work and how it persists those values.

[vdrummer4]

1 hour ago, Coop said:

Regarding the SC/CP and selected heading/alt, those aren't persistent with the real units. Course is just as the way X-Plane and its navigators work and how it persists those values.

Makes sense. Thanks for the feedback!

[vdrummer4]

I just noticed that selected heading and altitude survive an avionices shutdown, just not a new session / flight. Based on what you said, I guess they should also reset when the avionics are powered down?

[vdrummer4]

Some further feedback after doing lots of flight planning and online flights:

• it would be nice if the volume knobs for the comm volume would actually change the volume (this way you can control XPilot comm vols right from the actual plane for example)
• the color of the status indicator next to the main door lever seems to be wrong. According to the training supplement docs linked in the discord, green means "locked".
• it would be useful if altitude and temperature values in the performance planning could be overwritten manually. Right now, the window cannot be used to calculate the performance for your destination airport if it has a different altitude or temperature (also planning during cruise leads to wrong results because the current temp / altitude is used)
• is the TCS button implemented at all? I'm assuming it's the "ap_trim_toggle" binding, but it does not work as expected. As per training supplement manual, I should be able to adjust the commanded vertical speed for example while holding the button and changing the plane's attitude.