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Goran and I have both tested this, with hardware and with just the mouse and keyboard. Neither of us have any problem taxiing after landing, whether we used reverse or not. However, this was done with the latest dev version, which is not out to the public yet. My guess is that this issue has been resolved as part of some of the other updates/fixes we have done. I'm not inclined to consider this a problem (bug) until you guys have the next update and can try it. No release date yet... stay tuned.

There's also my somewhat dormant "x-httpd" project which is part of the roadmap for getting Gizmo-powered systems onto things like tablets and smart phones as a "Remote FMS" input system. External hardware and integration is definitely on our radar, at all levels.

Because they are working hard

Damn it! Thought the aircraft was released!

There's no winning here. I have seen SO many complaints on X-Plane related groups about all the beta shots going out for the x737 and lack of release. We are not going to start doing this. At some point you have to realize the aircraft still looks as has already been shown. Short answer: won't be happening at this stage!

Maybe not on the humours side, but bery funny, especially when you are a little bonkers.

In the real aircraft there is a _SLIGHT_ delay, which we had modeled. What some users are reporting is a _SIGNIFICANT_ delay, which is NOT CORRECT and certainly NOT A FEATURE!

i have a vague idea that yes, landing without applying reverse also has the issue but not sure. maybe an issue with hydraulics? braking getting stuck? can you try to land on a long runway applying reverse but not braking now? and then trying to taxi... i do not think it is xplane ground issue, because when leaving the gate prior to takeoff the aircraft taxies out clean and crisp, it is very responsive to power lever beta input. Any time i have seen this issue was taxing power after landing. I need to get back to home to open all datarefs make lot of testing and compare taxi parameters (engine, torque, blades, thrust, rpm, fuel, hydraulics, etc,) prior to takeoff against after-landing.

Great news! Glad to hear you guys are thinking about this tinkering crowd even though there are probably not a ton of us. Glad to hear you are going to publish datarefs as well. It has been like pulling teeth to get information out of some plane developers concerning external interfaces. I believe I only have one plane with Gizmo in it, so I haven't dealt with it directly. I should, as I know, and program in lua frequently. My solutions are pretty straightforward, I'm not using some of the more esoteric solutions. I've been using Arduino and ArdSim library, which makes short work out of the programming side of things and keeps all the heavy lifting in actually building the panels.

Time for Molokai airport. I have closed QGIS and MeshTool and hope not to open them again for a few weeks. I will not be starting Molokai until I get back from Spain, but I will hopefully be updating Niihau and starting work on the improved Lanai and Kahoolawe. Molokini will be updated when Maui is released, as I will be removing the XP8 quality SketchUp model that is a blemish on the reputation of Hawaii Photoreal. Considering pulling the file outright until we have Maui ready to go. Anyways, here's Molokai from a different angle than usual. It's looking pretty sweet.

we certainly want to encourage that kind of 3rd party interaction with the 737 and do plan to publish datarefs/commands as needed. We are wanting to start a dedicated forum just for "interfacing geeks", where cockpit builders and other developers can discuss how to go about doing things and what is needed from IXEG to facilitate such efforts. -tkyler

It is not lost on use to simulate every little "effect" due to every possible input by every possible system, but the thing here is simply the "volume" of things to be dealt with. Being this is our first product, in order to be competitive, we really have to achieve the same technical level as a 17+ year old company with more resources and experience and well....that is just taking a while, especially given that we're a 4 man team working in our spare time. This is a testament to using Gizmo and its vastly reduced compilation time. It is our belief; however, that once we get this initial tech on the market, we can then expand upon the smaller details and try and capture as much of the real thing as possible. Rome wasn't build in a day, nor in 5 years. In time, we'll refine the 737 and eventually, get to that vision we have. Its enough for now just to get a really robust FMS / AP implementation, which is priority 1. -tkyler

Hi, You can watch the movies we did (I mention and show the effect of airflow sounds changing on a few occasions, iirc.) to see how we modulate cockpit sounds. Since the 737 has no pneumatically driven "demand pumps", driving the flaps in the same situation will not have an audible effect, though. You would see a spike in EGT - as the electrically driven hydraulic pump B has to struggle to satisfy hydraulic power demand, and therefore the APU has to generate more electricity. At the same time you could see a marked drop in hyd B pressure - with flaps driving a lot slower than on EDPs. Cheers, Jan

I wasn't relating my post solely to the post you singled out... I'm not trying to moderate anything. and what did I do to receive this remark ? "Further discussion on this will NOT be had, and that's definitely my warning to you." *edit: feel free to respond in a private message, so we can keep the unrelated and non IXEG stuff to a minimum here

I never get tired of looking at XP's lighting. It's just so realistic! Not sure if I counted them correct, but the 737 has about 18 (!) different lightsources inside the cockpit that you individually can adjust to your liking. Great way to waist time during a long cruise at night

please stop playing big brother for the IXEG team... They might actually be willing to shed some light on it (as tkyler did a few posts later) I notice that I'm getting more and more irritated by the attitude you are showing from time to time... Most of the time questions like 'is it ready yet, when will it be released, how much will it cost' will sort out themselves. just save your moderator powers for when discussions really get out of hand. and for the IXEG Team: Keep it up guys, nearly there... I'll be cheering at the finish for you ! just my 2 cents

Please stop asking. You've already been told no.

The guy has asked me on Skype, in private message, and on here, as well as to other team members. He was told politely many times we were not seeking more beta testers. He's not asking for a progress update. I (or anyone) really didn't need you to chime back. No one was "moderated". I asked him to "please stop asking." Simple request. Don't blow this up. I'm now going to politely ask you to please discontinue any attempt to moderate or derail this topic. Further discussion on this will NOT be had, and that's definitely my warning to you.

Then your post had absolutely no business being in this topic. Back on topic, please. To all others: We have a pretty awesome product to discuss here! Let's keep it clean and on topic. Further posts like A121017's will be removed from the topic so as to keep this thread what it's really about. Nice screenshot Morten!

Videos! Screenshots! ANYTHING, PLEASE! You guys are keeping us in the dark!