Litjan

The taxi behaviour over 3 kts groundspeed is unchanged from XP10. Jan

Find the distance and direction, point your nose and push the thrust levers forward!

Hi Oliver, the T/C is calculated when you press the EXEC button - and then it remains static, even if the airplane climbs much better (or worse) than expected. It is rare to reach the top of climb at exactly the precalculated point in the real airplane. Whenever you do a recalculation (like flying direct to a waypoint, entering a new climb speed, etc.) that requires you to hit the EXEC button, the T/C will be recalculated. In the real plane the T/C symbol will also disappear as you fly past it, this does not happen (yet) on our model. Cheers Jan

Thanks for the info - the PROGRESS page is pretty much a work in progress and will be improved and finalized in a future FMS overhaul. Cheers, Jan

Hi and thanks for the video - I think the problem is the turbulence - the PID algorithm may be fooled by the up and down of the airspeed. We did some adjusting for a similiar problem during MACH climb... but will look at this again. In the meantime I would suggest to use FL CHG with MCP SPD instead of MACH - it might track a bit better. Cheers and thanks for your help, Jan

Ok, try to capture a video if it, maybe - or a series of screenshots, so we can see whats going on... Cheers, Jan

Hi David, that is correct. You "could" use the DH window (as many people do it) and set it to "200", for example. This would not be a legally correct procedure, however, as the call "minimums" would sound wheneve the radar altimeter measures "200 feet" - which may not be when the plane is actually 200 feet above the runway threshhold. Imagine there is a steept drop-off or a hill right in front of the runway. For the CATII approaches with it´s 100 feet minimum the terrain in front of the runway is carefully charted and the RA value in the charts is adjusted accordingly (it may be displayed as RA 95, for example). For the CATIIIa the radar alt is always 50 feet, as the plane will be above the runway at that point (and the runway is flat). Jan

There could be a variety of contributing factors, especially descending in MACH speed after passing the normal MACH/SPD switchover altitude. MACH will stay constant, but IAS will rise rapidly while descending (into warmer air)... Jan

Thanks, Tim!

mfor is right. If you shoot a non-precision or CAT I ILS approach, the callout "minimums" will (should) come from the pilot not flying/pilot monitoring. If you shoot a low-visibility precision approach CAT II/IIIa the minimum will come from the set DH. Jan

You should use the orange bug on the altimeter to set a mimimum descent altitude, like 2540ft (non-precisicion and CAT I ILS approaches). You would set the bug to 540 feet and just memorize the "2". The DH window is only used to set up a Descision Height, which is a height above terrain, for CATII and CATIIIa approaches. These descision heights are typically ca. 100 feet for CATII and exactly 50 feet for CATIIIa approaches. Cheers, Jan

If you have a gizmo softcrash, you must reboot the scripts or reload the aircraft. If you can consistently softcrash gizmo in 1.1 we would love to see how you do it so we can fix that problem! Cheers, Jan

Yeah, I had hoped that this would be fixed with another fix I made, but it is still there...I added it to the bug-tracker. For now you can circumvent this by pulling out the "manual N1" knobs and setting them to the required N1. Cheers, Jan

I have browsed through your log.txt and I think there is some weird thing being reported: ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_panel_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/B733_cockpit.obj has illegal param light airplane_inst_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_beacon_strobe ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_beacon_strobe ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_generic_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_generic_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_generic_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_taxi_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_taxi_glow ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_taxi_flare ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_taxi_core ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_landing_core ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_landing_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_landing_flare ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_landing_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_landing_flare ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_landing_core ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_nav_right_size ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_nav_tail_size ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_strobe_dir ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_nav_tail_size ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_strobe_dir ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_strobe_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_strobe_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Fuselage.obj has illegal param light airplane_nav_left_size ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_nav_left_size ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_nav_left_size ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_strobe_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_nav_tail_size ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_strobe_dir ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_strobe_dir ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_strobe_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_nav_right_size ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_nav_right_size ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_nav_tail_size ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_generic_sp ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_generic_core ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_generic_glow ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_generic_flare ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_generic_flare ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_generic_glow ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_generic_core ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_generic_flare ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_generic_glow ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_generic_core ERROR: object Aircraft/X-Aviation/IXEG 737 Classic/objects/B733_Wings.obj has illegal param light airplane_generic_sp WARNING: the named light taillight does not exist. WARNING: the named light taillight does not exist. WARNING: the named light headlight does not exist. WARNING: the named light headlight does not exist. I don´t have this in my log.txt at all. Maybe a re-installation would help, making sure to install everything into the intended folders. Or maybe something went wrong when you tried to adjust the .acf file to make the airplane work in XP11? Cheers, Jan

And this problem will be reverted for the next patch, too.

XP10 as well, I believe. Jan

For all you nosegear-door lovers out there: And for all the night-owls: Cheers, Jan

This will get fixed for XP10 users with the next update. Jan

Drive generator temperatures have been slated for improvement for a while now - not sure when we will get to that. Known issue, but thanks for reporting it anyway! Cheers, Jan

Airline pilots are pretty much the same...

There are no plans to do so at this moment, but we are not ruling it out, either! Cheers, Jan

The inner nose gear door is of utmost importance to the whole IXEG team, and especially to me. It is without argument probably the most pivotal area of the whole airplane - and we had to hold off until now to really texture it well and do it justice. Thanks for your patience! I have spent way too many minutes lingering near the inner nosegear door during my outside checks... one time the First Officer came down to look if anything was wrong, just to find me staring at the inner nosegear door with that dreamy smile on my face. Needless to say, we left late that flight. He also stood, admiring the beauty of it, until the ramp agent walked over to ask if we could finally get going. After we explained sheepishly, he couldn´t help but see our point, so the three of us stood and stared for a few more minutes. I later asked my employer if I could go ahead and launch my own (pay to visit!) website of "www.nosegeardoorsinside.xxx.com", with some really juicy pictures of that looker of a nosegeardoor, but they said no . I am happy that someone else is sharing my affection with this - often overlooked - very special area of the aircraft. Jan PS: I can´t believe that the 737.org is not even featuring a section about the nosegear doors!! Slackers!

Here you go: Jan

Hi Ian, thanks for bringing this up again - we simply did not have the time to investigate with you on how to incorporate this yet. Our lead FMS developer is still busy with another project, so his contribution for 1.1 had to be limited to the bare necessities in fixing the most blatant bugs. We will certainly get in contact regarding this in the future. Cheers, Jan

Just off the top of my head, the takeoff config warning will sound for: parking brake set trim not in green band flaps not at a takeoff setting (1, 5, 15) spoilers not all the way down (don´t "arm" them for takeoff!) Cheers, Jan