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First time I’ve tried it in XP12. Plane is ok for me in XP 12.2 beta 6. I have yet to do a long flight but I’ll report back, but so far sounds are great, controls are great, loading/fuel worlds, RXP 530 works. Lighting seems perfect so far. I’ll try some other loacations. Only things that seem amiss are to do with the aircon and possibly the de-icing but I haven’t used it in years so that might just be me. I must say, given that it is absolutely flyable and without literally any graphical glitches for me in 12.2, I cannot for the life of me understand why it hasn’t been updated. Like, how long would it reasonably take to slap a compatibility update on this thing? I’d pay for it. Others would also pay if this thread is anything to go by. It’s a unique plane in X-Plane both aesthetically and in terms of the airlines that still use it and it genuinely sucks that we still don’t have it ‘officially’. Thanks *oh I guess technically the windshield is ‘dirty’ or has permanent rain drops on it but that’s minor to the point that I don’t even know if I can be bothered fixing it.

G'day guys, has anyone had any luck with this? I've been trying myself but unfortunately not much luck!

"Lift both power levers..." That fixed it. I must have reassigned it and forgot how to fix it. Thank you!

You can't reach the Beta Zone anymore? You talked about Revers first. The Reverse Thrust Command is not for reaching the Beta Zone. That's a little bit confusing now. Any other Software for the Hotas active? For reaching the Beta Zone from Alpha the "Lifts both power levers..." Command is needed. The Button you have assigned to the Command "Lifts both power levers for dual (single) lever hardware" is working with other Commands? In the MU-2 Preference: Show Ghost Throttles - Lift Zone and Below If you reaching the Lift Zone from Alpha Range, the Ghost Throttle should appear and you should be able to activate the Throttle Lever Lift with the assigned Button. Animation and Sound should appear. Check you Power Level Upper and Lower Limit. These are my Preference Settings for the Honeycomb Bravo.

thank you for helping unfortunately i had install one airport before install new scenery of OIII ! and the ICAO was OIIG in new scenery of OIII the old airport of OIIG exist so two airport was conflicted together. after delete my old scenery the problem solved!

OE-LPF FlightFactor B772-ER View File This is a 4K-livery for the FlightFactor Boeing 777V2, inspired by https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11716706 To install, extract the zip file into the "liveries" folder. If you enjoy my work, consider supporting me on Patreon to cover some of the horrendous Adobe-costs and get 8K versions ;). Submitter pilotdeviation Submitted 06/04/2025 Category Heavy Metal  

Everything is self-contained in the X-Plane folder structures, so no need to worry about anything else. You should be good to go!

I've been doing a lot of flying in the latest betas of the sim. It is really shaping up to be fantastic. I'm really excited at the thought of this aircraft getting an update that fully utilizes all of the the visual and audio aspects the latest versions of X-Plane has to offer, as well as the other things that need work that were previously discussed. I know you guys are not a fan of the update question, but I'm curious if there are some details that could be shared as far as what's being worked on. I'm really finding myself wanting to fly this aircraft even more so based on where X-Plane is going. Thank you.

Agree with the above. The CSS 737-500 for MSFS was so popular that CSS had their servers crash because so many people wanted to download the aircraft, it's exciting to see that there is a fairly demand for the 737 Classics. I know X-Plane is a significantly smaller market, but there have been various constants that I've noticed 1) People love the IXEG aircraft, it's a jet that has really held the test of time and is to this day a really solid aircraft 2) People want the other varients, the 737-400 and Freighter have consistently come up as a desired expansions for the IXEG product. However - it's hard to recommend and convince people when there is no real idea of what the IXEG team are doing and whether the next update will be a minor update, address known issues, or completely revamp the aircraft. I think a lot of people want IXEG to do really well (myself included) because I think it's truly an excellent aircraft.

Nothing to do with scenery. You either 1. Ran out of fuel 2. Had dual engine failure, id be surprised. 3. Accidentally turned fuel off to both engines see 1.. 4. Had engine icing. But you never made it clear as to what happened.

Yep, the solution and reason behind it is covered in topics in this forum.

VH-OXP CIS Piper Seminole View File This is a 4K-livery for the CIS Piper Seminole PA44, inspired by https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11595520 To install, extract the zip file into the "liveries" folder. If you enjoy my work, consider supporting me on Patreon to cover some of the horrendous Adobe-costs ;). Submitter pilotdeviation Submitted 05/27/2025 Category General Aviation  

There won't be any near-term fix, no. Longer term, yes, but we're talking probably a year plus.

I'll take her up in a moment and see..

Amy responded on Discord, she's on the case.

Correct. It does not mean the update will be near immediate in any way, however. It just means we can finally start on it.

Sure it can. And it will until the 737 is where we want it.

You can create these using: Along-track offset distance - IDENT/(+-)DIST[/NAME] - offset plus or minus DIST from IDENT which is currently in the flight plan Place Bearing Distance - IDENTBRG/DIST[/NAME] - point defined by a distance along a radial from a place Place Bearing / Place Bearing - IDENTBRG/IDENTBRG[/NAME] - point defined by the intersection of two radials from two places LAT/LON coordinates. This can be done with Degrees Decimal Minutes, or shorthand as per the usual shorthand rules. There is some way you can do it using the joystick on the CCP and selecting the point on the MFD map, but I'm not entirely sure how you go about doing that. The Places in question do not have to be VORs, they can be any arbitrary point, including previously defined custom waypoints - I've created downwind, base, and final legs for visual approaches with VNAV planning using this feature. For your example specifically I'd use place bearing/distance. As far as I remember, just enter this in the scratchpad: IDENTBRG/DIST[/NAME] So in your example, if the VOR was ATY, you'd enter "ATY225/50" which would give you a waypoint 50nm southwest of ATY. If you added an extra trailing slash you could input a name for that waypoint as well. Then, once that's in the scratchpad, press the LSK next to where you want to insert it, and then add your altitude restriction on the right side as normal!

View File Air Britannia Hot Start Challenger 650 This is a livery for the Hot Start Challenger 650, inspired by the old Air Britannia livery. To install, extract the zip file into the "liveries" folder. You can supply your own registration, D-ATHN is not printed on the cowlings. If you enjoy my work, consider supporting me on Patreon to cover some of the horrendous Adobe-costs ;). Submitter pilotdeviation Submitted 04/12/2025 Category Hot Start Challenger 650  

View File OY-MMM Hot Start Challenger 650 This is a livery for the Hot Start Challenger 650, inspired by OY-MMM. To install, extract the zip file into the "liveries" folder. You can supply your own registration, OY-MMM is not printed on the cowlings. If you enjoy my work, consider supporting me on Patreon to cover some of the horrendous Adobe-costs ;). Submitter pilotdeviation Submitted 04/12/2025 Category Hot Start Challenger 650  

I'm usually not that guy, but in this case, don't get your hopes too high. The last progress update (no, not aircraft update, just an update on the update) was in July last year, and since then, the developer keeps radio silence. It's been almost two years since the Moo last got an update (May 2023); bugs long known (missing click spot etc.) never got fixed (or the fix never published). That's sad for a $60 add-on, but nothing we can do about.

And if I may add my 2-cents worth... that is a smart policy. So many developers (including XPlane/Laminar Research) lately are issuing incomplete "beta" products, thus turning their paying customers into unpaid testers for products still in development. I much prefer to be patient and wait until all, or most, or the bugs are ironed out and the product works according to the developer's plan. There will still be tweaks and adjustments but that way the customer is assured of getting something reasonably close to what they paid for.

Hi, I previously flew the plane in XP11 and am now considering purchasing the XP12 version. I have noticed however there hasn't been an update since 2023. Can anybody gives me a status as how the plane perform now in 12.1.4 and can devs comment on the future development of the plane. Thanks all

These are not fully complete WX radar implementations with accurate depictions. They are an attempt at something rather than nothing. We previously did the same on the TBM. It is a hack at best. You do not seem to understand the realities here. This is rather laughable regarding the CL650. Nothing else needs to be said.

After installing the DC3, run X-Plane but load one of the default aircraft, like the Cessna C172. You must get a window to enter your X-Aviation login details. This will activate the DC3. The load the DC3 and should work. You Log file shows that has not been activated. 0:00:56.104 G64: debug: GK: Load license from disk.. 0:00:56.104 G64: debug: GK: 404: license database 0:00:56.104 G64: debug: GK: Empty license file. Defaulting to login page. 0:00:57.097 G64: debug: No license for: (Leading Edge Simulations)(Douglas DC-3 v2 Published by X-Aviation) 0:02:44.229 G64: debug: GK: Requesting license update.. 0:02:44.229 G64: debug: GK: update_license() 0:02:44.229 G64: debug: GK: No valid auth token, manual login required. Currently there is a bug in DC3 that crashes if you load the aircraft when has not been activated. Fixed for the next update.

That will not be pursued. Allocating resources to this would not provide a return on investment, especially with a fully featured API on the way, ensuring proper compatibility. Developing a temporary solution in the meantime would be an unnecessary expenditure.

Hi all I made a vSpeed callout LUA-script for the HotStart Challenger 650 if anyone are interested. It requires HotStart Challenger 650 v1.2 or higher. Take a look here:

Greetings all, Surely there is some type of document that shows the schematics of the cockpit instruments with a listing of switches and location thereof and functionality thereof? Not only that, trying to find interactive positions on the outside of the fuselage and their functions would also be great.(Images thereof be handy where to interact). UPDATE: I downloaded the CL605 manual from SmartCockpit.com (CL650 wasn't available). Only differences are in the CL650 is the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 Advanced Avionics and SVS included, redesigned interior cabin and 5% increase in thrust. The cockpit layout and instrumentation are in the same positions. https://www.smartcockpit.com/my-aircraft/bombardier-challenger-604/

Not sure if this manual for real world challenger 650 will get your taste. challenger_650.pdf

Been learning/flying the CL650 over the past couple of weeks and thought I'd seen largely everything it had to offer. Then I get an oil pressure warning as we approach Skiathos. Turns out we should be checking the oil before each flight. As a RW pilot, I know this but am flabbergasted to see it modelled in the CL650. I've been simming for the best part of 40 years and have seen nothing like this. The rest of the industry really needs to see how far up the bar has been puished and attempt to rise to the challenge. Anyway, my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all behind this wonderful aircraft. Owain

IDX > STATUS

OK ... you cycled the active Database to the second and everything is fine? Hmmmm ... how did you do it. Sounds easy, but I have no clue what you are talking about! Me too! My Database is outdated! Thanks for clarifying!

Hot Start doesn't do non-perfect!

I only got the Hot Start Challenger very recently. Actually, this is what got me into X-Plane after all. And I have to say: this is by far the best aircraft simulation I've ever seen, and I've come a long way from the FS2004 days. I've not been flying anything else than the Challenger since I got it, and it seems it is going to stay that way. Every other simulation just pales in comparison. I've been waiting all my simmer life for a really good simulation of a heavier (i. e. super-midsize to large) business jet. And here it is! Too bad there are currently limitations by X-Plane itself (e. g. for weather radar or EVS), but I am sure the good people at Hot Start will get this done too as soon as X-Plane is up to it. I'm very excited about the future developments of the Hot Start Challenger!

@Pils That's strange since my X-Plane navdata is up to date. But the aircraft is on an outdated airac.

My compilation of useful forum users contributions in the first hours after the Challenger installation on my computer :

Bind a button/key to “confirm checklist item” (search for “check_item”).

When the APU encounters a fault, you'll need to hop out of the plane and reset the APU ECU to clear the fault. Go to the tail of the aircraft near the cargo door, pop the latches and pull the little door open under the left engine nacelle: Inside you'll find a panel with 3 buttons. Push the "RESET" button, close it up and you should be good:

Does this work fine with the current IXEG version?

Let me understand: the cl650 was released for XP11 initially without the weather radar. So XP11 users have been waiting for this for years. Now, you say that you won't have weather radar for XP11. Sincerely? Lack of respect and consideration for all initial buyers. Hot Start's regrettable attitude. I will not buy any more products from you, as I do not agree with the company's disrespect towards its consumers.

There is still ongoing work happening behind the scenes on this product. It runs fine in the latest X-Plane version, and we keep up with monitoring that.