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This is a question I see popping up over and over again with all the advanced airplanes. In fact, with the 757 and 777 we have that several times a week: "I get this terrible noise every time I switch off the autopilot, how do I make it stop?" I guess the underlying problem here is that people are so used to doing it wrong. I see that all the time I watch other people "flying" or rather "simming": When they come down the ILS, at some point their mouse cursor reaches over to the AP master switch, or in Boeings, the disengage bar. I've acutally seen this with people flying elaborate home cockpit setups with hardware MCPs (like the Goflight). When they want to go to manual flight, their hand leaves the yoke, reaches over to the disengage bar and they flip it down. This is SO NOT what you do when flying real planes: Your hand stays on the yoke, and you squeeze the AP DISC button with your thumb (or, on some yokes, with your index finger). Same with the autothrottle. No one lets go of the thrust levers and reaches up to the MCP to disarm the A/T. Instead you squeeze the A/T disc with the thumb on the throttle lever. On Airbusses, you sometimes see pilots squeezing the A/T triggers on both sides of the throttle with the thumb and pinky finger while holding the throttles with three fingers, matching them up with the little white dot on the EICAS. From the Cessna 182 up to a B777 the AP DISC on the yoke is what you press. One time to actually disconnect the autopilot, a second time to silence the warning. Same with the A/T. First press of the button on the throttle turns off the A/T, second press cancels the EICAS warning (on the 777). Get out of this habit of reaching for the disengage bar on the MCP for no reason. If you actuate the disengage bar on a Boeing, you get that blaring autopilot warning, and you cannot cancel it by resetting the bar! You have to press the AP DISC on the yoke to cancel the warning! So, assign yourself joystick/yoke buttons for AP DISC. Get that habit of taking your hands off the yoke to reach for the mouse or the MCP out of your system. A pilot simply does not let go of the yoke when on final approach! Sorry for the rant, but seeing people at FlightsimCon flying their thousands of dollar hardware setups like this, not having a yoke button for the AP, makes me want to cry.

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Hello, all, This will serve as a formal forum announcement that we have released the version 1.2 update for the Take Command! Saab 340A. All customers who have purchased the Saab 340A up till now have been sent an e-mail by X-Aviation with complete instructions on how to obtain your update. We have made this a very simple process! For those that purchase the Saab 340A from today forward, your purchased download will already be updated to version 1.2 for you. What if I didn't get the update e-mail? If you did not receive your update e-mail don't fret! X-Aviation has updated our system to allow all customers to update with ease, regardless of whether you received an e-mail for the update! Here's what to do: 1. Login to your X-Aviation account here: https://www.x-aviati...talog/login.php 2. View your past order history invoice that contains the Saab 340A purchase on it. 3. At the bottom of the invoice you will find a blue highlighted link to your update that says: "Take Command!: Saab 340A". NOTE: IF YOU HAVE THE SAAB CURRENTLY INSTALLED DO NOT UNINSTALL IT! THE NEW INSTALLER WILL SCAN AND UPDATE YOUR FILES! There are some important fixes and requests implemented in this update. The following is a list of additions/fixes included: What's New / Changed: New Gizmo version with huge performance improvements over version 1.1 of the Saab.Fixed bug in anti-skid system preventing user from applying brakes.Fixed bug where changing the NAV selector would not display the proper annunciation on the EADI.Fixed bug where Glideslope was not being recognized when switching between NAV1 and NAV2.Adjusted reverse/beta/feather/norm modes.Adjusted sound engine to handle negative gain.Adjusted fuel crossfeed logic.Logic for Xvalve and bleed valves re-written.Changed bleed air and power requirements for proper operation.DC selector dial reworked to be more user friendly.AP engage delay time reduced.Adjusted engine oil pressure warning parameters.Corrected logic for determining valid signals for nav radios.Adjusted logic when the Altitude Advisory speed is displayed on the EADI.Corrected fuel pump logic on engine failure.Autocoarsen logic revised to be more accurate per AOM.OBS1, OBS2, Heading, and Altitude Selector manipulators changed to be more user friendly.Added logic to "force" the Power Levers to the Ground Idle position for Auto-StartFixed bug where AP disconnect annunciation would appear at startupFixed bug in fuel used calculation.Added NAV2 radio test logic to glideslope display.Added Garmin GNS530.Added scroll wheel manipulator option to G530 frequency selectors.Removed Mini-GPS.Complete re-work and update of all Collins ProLine II Radios.Added new Collins ProLine II Radio 2D Pop-up with scroll & click for freq selectors.Added scroll wheel manipulator option to 3D PLII radio frequency selectors.Added User Preferences for scroll wheel adjustment and scroll zoom.User Preferences are saved between sim sessions.Added "Reset All" option to Virtual Checklist.Added scroll manipulator option to altitude pre-select.Adjusted prop animation in windy conditionsAdded scroll manipulator option to HDG, CRS1, and CRS2 dialsAdded Pop-up GUI for HDG, CRS1, and CRS2 panel.Collins radios and digits lights now automatically ON at aircraft startup.Corrected annunciation for ALTS and GS armed simultaneously.Changed default sun visor position.Adjusted dome lights.Fixed numerous LIT texture files.Added visual exhaust when HDR in use.As always, thanks for being a customer with X-Aviation. We appreciate your feedback and support! Enjoy these latest updates, and stay tuned to the forum as we continually announce the latest happenings.

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Nice glad I could help

I'm not in front of a windows pc but I think there is an issue with the system font it can't be any larger then 100%.... Try adjusting the font size in the control panel and give it a go

Don't ya just hate it when simulators act like real airplanes? Just set a view (CTRL-Numberpadkey) for a slightly zoomed out view of the yoke.

Make sure electrical power is on. Make sure Avionics switches are on. On the actual unit, turn the Power knob on (it's labelled with a "C") located on the units upper left area.

http://forums.x-pilot.com/topic/7681-flap-sounds/ This was asked by me a while ago.

When I get my PPL I promise to take you up....

https://youtu.be/sjATCkvvKGA

I'm sure Cameron will get around to it, but here's one I found on AVSIM.