CaptainGlick

ok thanks

Has anyone else experienced this problem? When start a flight with the saab using real wheather, the propellers are spinning even though the engines are off, and the rudder and horizontal stabilizer are fluttering back and fourth? (And no, i didn't start it in the middle of a hurricane) Eventually the propellers are spinning at full speed, even though there is no sound and the plane hasn't even been started yet.

thank you! great video. very helpful and informative. is there a way to assign the auto pilot engage and disengage lever to a button on a joystick?

Question...In the tutorial , on page 11, it says "Please note: If the aircraft does not show an intercept course on the EHSI, it will not fly the heading to the VOR in NAV mode" What does this mean? Sometimes, when I am flying i press NAV mode, and the HDG mode button stays lit and it does not fly toward the VOR. What do I have to do to get it strictly into NAV mode?

How can I assign the AP lever to a button on my yoke?

Aye! i was ignorant! Sorry for being dumb, now I am more enlightened. After some research about why I couldn't get the Saab up to 230 kts IAS, as it is rated, I discovered that at high altitudes, the indicated airspeed is not the actual speed of the aircraft. That is the true airspeed or TAS. 160kts IAS at FL210 is equivalent to about 230kts TAS. Exactly as expected!

I understand that. During initial climb, my condition levers are at MAX. According to the tutorial it says once you get to 21000 feet, that you should slightly pull your condition levers back a bit so the prop RPM reads about 1300-1330 RPM

Here is a picture with my engine settings visible. I can't go faster then 160 knots unless i put the nose down and lose altitude. My throttle is maxed out. If I add any more throttle, my engines will overheat and catch fire and my prop RPM is at about 1300 (see the dials). Notice the nose is pitched up at about 5 degrees. I don't understand how I can speed up my cruise. 160 kts is only 30 knots faster then my cessna goes! Surely a twin engine turbo prop at FL210 can go faster then that! CTOT is off, as is autocoarsen and prop sync is on of course. Any help or insights would be much appreciated.. http://feb.imghost.us/ADZX.png

Do you have a link to this thread? Is there an updated tutorial? I am following the tutorial to the letter. Perhaps that is the problem. Upon takeoff, I set autocoarsen on, and CTOT. I twist the CTOT torque setting to a little shy of 110 ~ 108. I then push the throttle forward slowly until CTOT takes effect. at 105-110 kts i pull up. Once in my climb I go through the climb checklist and switch off autocoarsen, and CTOT. at 21000 I have conditioned my props to about 1300 RPM. My power setting is at 80 degrees (according to the tutorial). Looking at the guages, at this point my engine power is just shy of being in the red (i.e. i cant add more throttle without overstressing the engines) At this point I'm doing about 160kts and I can't figure out how to increase speed at this point. If i press IAS nothing happens (the light doesnt come on) I guess IAS is just for climbs. So here i am, wondering how i can increase my speed, if my throttles are maxed (at 80 degrees as per the tutorial) and props conditioned at 1330 or so RPMs. On a side note, can i assign the autopilot lever to a key? having to look down and activate it while im only 500 ft AGL and trying to fly the airplane has almost proven hazardous to my virtual health

I also had this happen to me while flying it. I sent an email to x-aviation about it but haven't heard anything back yet... http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=dgp9ww&s=8#.Uu8JB7RkZjZ

I knew i wasn't crazy. It said this on page 13 of the tutorial. It says on page 12, When turning off CTOT, DO NOT increase power to maintain your climb. This is now your CLIMB power. (caps preserved as in the tutorial). It then says to hit climb again to change it to medium climb rate, and upon reach 11000, press IAS and adjust the speed by setting the speedbug to 160 kts. And if i want to adjust the rate of climb to move the speed bug back or forth slightly. Lowering the speedbug, will cause the nose to pitch up and increase climb rate it says. But once im at 21000 and I've conditioned the props to 1300 rpms or so and set power to 80 degrees, i still only get about 160 kts speed, with a precarious up attitude. Even if i rotate the speedbug to 180 kts.

The tutorial doesnt seem very accurate to me. I tried following it and was having a host of issues. From low to no climb rate, to once i was finally able to get her to 21000 I could not get her to increase speed. I pressed the IAS on the auto pilot control panel and moved the bug to 180 kts but nothing. The nose remained high and the speed remained at about 150-160 kts.

is anyone else having issues with this plane? Like the AP not responding? Unable to increase the speed? etc? I have been trying to follow the included tutorial but have been having great difficulty with it. Firstly, the plane climbs VERY slowly once it gets to 7000 feet. Even if i press the climb button to put it into climb mode M. I finally got it to climb at a reasonable rate by increasing the power even though the tutorial explicitly tells you not to. Then, once I am at 21000 feet, I can not increase its speed to greater then 160 knots. I press IAS on the autopilot control panel and move the speed bug...nothing. The attitude remains high and the plane doesnt speed up! Anyone have any advice on what i may be doing wrong? Is this me not reading the tutorial correctly, the tutorial being incorrect, or a problem with the plane? Thanks in advance!