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Hi Peter Looks like you've folded back the flight attendant chair? Try to click on it again and you should be able to retract the steps.

Hi peter In the Saab, the green AP mode means it’s active and the white mode means it’s armed. In this case you have HDG mode active and it’s waiting to intercept the localiser to arm APP mode. The saab isn’t good at this so it needs to be within full scale course bar deflection to arm APP mode. This can be done either off HDG mode or LRN1/2 modes. LRN1 (or LRN2 modes are long range navigation and either FMS or GPS depending on mods and installations) In this case the HDG mode will stay active in the MCP until the AP can Switch to APP mode. Try setting up a 30 degree intercept of the localiser and arming APP mode. It should switch over when within about full scale deflection. Remember it’s 1980’s technology (especially the A model this is modelled off) and isn’t as advanced as a lot of the newer jets and turboprops.

Greetings Jan, Tom, and IXEG Team, I think I speak for everyone here who has purchased and loves to fly the IXEG 733 Classic. I am aware that developers hate being asked about updates and release dates, we understand that. However, it seems that there is maybe something to clarify for us, your paying customers. In a recent Threshold article(https://www.thresholdx.net/news/ixegup), it is mentioned that an update is being worked on(even showed new screenshot of cabin) to "potentially be pushed" following a stable 11.30 release. We learn that Tom has been very busy with his work at NASA, which has sidelined progress for IXEG. We know that there are priorities in life and work is work. So to be clear and prevent any more confusion and annoying questions being asked of progress, please tell us.... Work on "11.30" update has started or no?? Should we expect some news "soon"? Or should we be expected to wait patiently for another 6 months to a year before given the light of day? Please just let us know. If no update is coming in the near future at least tell us, so we can lower our expectations and leave you alone. Respectfully, John Gaasbeek

I would still have to say I support Hotstart in prioritising the exception handling over quality of life improvements for a small percentage of users maybe 15%. Having accurate logs will help Hotstart identify and resolve the remaining little issues in a more effective manner freeing resource for other things. I think we can all agree Hotstart have provided admirable support to date and that we can have confidence in their backlog prioritization.

I wish! My wife is the only one who can get rough ETA's on stuff we do, and I can't even give her one yet.

Well, yes of course - having a fully functioning FMS with those features would be desirable in my book, too! After all this is the design goal we had - to have a complete replica of the real jet. And the real FMS has those features for a reason, and I agree that they can be a relief for the oversaturated single-pilot online pilot. I would not agree that it is not possible to use the IXEG in this context - the real 737 can legally be flown without an FMS (in the applicable PBN environment). Unfortunately I can´t forecast when we will have developer time available to start working on this. Do you think it would help if I posted a video on youtube on how to fly a holding with the autopilot, stopwatch and the FIX page, so the average simmer has a plan what to do when the online controller asks him to hold? Cheers, Jan

Hello Vincent, I would like to hear about the indication lights that are missing with some failures? Be aware that we are not simulating failures per se - so if you trigger an X-Plane failure, only very few will work correctly in the IXEG 737. Mostly because we are simulating the systems with custom code - so if you "fail" the generator bus in X-Plane this will have no effect since we don´t use some of the X-Plane systems. But if you switch something off in the cockpit and the corresponding warning lights don´t light up (example: Turn off fuel pump and the corresponding low pressure light doesn´t shine), this I would like to hear about as it would constitute a bug. Yes, I miss the hold function as well - but if you are really a real 737 pilot and have trouble flying a holding with HDG SEL please let me know which airline you work for so I know what to avoid in my future travels. Sorry for the snidey remark. Jan

I was just wondering to see after a year without an update, that there is one going to be coming along? Am not stating that the development is dead, am just asking for a bit of information on when we can expect a next update (maybe Q1, Q2 this year?)... Thanks!