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  2. [LOGGED 2521] First Officer Voice

    in Technical Support

    Posted

    On 1/28/2022 at 9:45 AM, Graeme_77 said:

    I've submitted a feature request for the FO audio volume to be controlled via the audio control panel INT volume control when wearing the headset. No promises, but the developers will see the request.

     

    Can you please followup on this feature request? It is still the case that if I set the FO audio volume to a pleasant level, other sounds like footsteps and door openings are too low. Thanks.

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  3. [LOGGED 2521] First Officer Voice

    in Technical Support

    Posted

    Is there a way to lower the volume of the First Officer as he goes through the checklist, without using the Windows 10 volume control?  If I set the Officer's volume to a pleasant level, other sounds like footsteps and door openings are too low.

     

    Also, can Windows 10 third-party voices be substituted for the First Officer?

     

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  6. Nice Clouds With Good Performance

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Using SkyMaxx Pro's volumetric clouds with X-Plane 11.51, my FPS goes from high thirties to low forties while flying low over Orbx London scenery (lots of clouds) in the Rotate MD-80, but the flight is very smooth. My system is an i9 9900K running at 4700MHz with an RTX 2080 Ti and 1440p monitor.

     

    Keep up the good work.

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    Hiding Gizmo

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I may have found the site for my problem. I have owned the 340A for about 3 weeks when my tool tray suddenly disappeared . sorry to be "slow", but could someone expand upon Ben's comments on turning the tool tray back on. where is the Gizmo Shell located. Are we talking about the Plugins drop down or should I go elsewhere. also is there a window or what to enter the command to turn the tray back on. I don't know if this will solve my problem, but willing to give it a try, since with no tool tray I can't do anything. I f this post sounds like a new be, it is because I am and not as advanced as many on internal operations with Gizmo and X-Plane.

    Go to Plugins\Gizmo64\Windows\Preferences and you'll see the tool-tray option.  Make sure you have the updated version of Gizmo.

    Hiding Gizmo

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I'd like to prevent Gizmo64 from popping out whenever the mouse nears the screen edge. Unless I'm flying the Saab, the pop-out isn't needed, and interferes with (obscures) overhead switches for other aircraft. Is disabling Gizmo from the Plugins Menu the only way to do this, or only load it when X-Plane starts for aircraft that need it?

     

    Now that I've purchased SkyMaxx Pro, Gizmo will always be active; so I only want the pop-out when needed.  I'm using Windows 7.

     

    Please advise,

     

    Vance

  21. [SOLVED] KLN 90B Observations

    in Saab 340A

    Posted

    Hi Vance,

     

    Would you mind to explain in more details the process of installing KLN 90B?

     

    I understand that in order to make KLN 90B working, some original airplane folder ( I can not remember which now, I am at work, lunch break  :) )  needs to be replaced.

     

    This way the warranty and support is gone.

     

    Jim, Cameron and Goran ( sorry if I missed anybody from the crew) , how would that affect the warranty and support?

     

    Fix to Fix GPS is great addition but allowing KLN 90B would be more realistic.

     

    Cheers, AJ  ;) 

     

     

    See post #9 here:

     

    http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?showtopic=70196&hl=kln90b#entry762823

     

    Hope I'm not causing any problems for X-Aviation, simply wanted to share my experience with the KLN 90B. I enjoy the SAAB even more with it :-)

     

    Vance

  22. [SOLVED] KLN 90B Observations

    in Saab 340A

    Posted

    If you'd like another GPS option besides the Fix-to-Fix, the KLN 90B works well here. It will command the lateral guidance in GPS mode, but ground speed (GSP) and time-to-go (TTG) are removed from the EHSI display when you do this. There seems to be no other effect from using the KLN 90B.

     

    When there is an aggressive change of direction between two route legs, the autopilot begins the turn and the SAAB will slightly overshoot that turn; then the SAAB will settle nicely on the desired track.

     

    Here's a route I flew from Wilmington to Atlanta: KILM ILM BARTL MULLS DWYTE FLO CAE IRQ BEYLO SINCA CANUK HUSKY ZAMAS BOJAA FOGOG SOTRE HESPI WESEK SLAWW KIMMS KATL

     

    While the waypoint names and symbols won't appear on the EHSI, the desired track will. XHSI2 is very useful for displaying the entire route and waypoint symbols, and is a good complement to the KLN 90B.

     

    So, for those times when you don't want to fly the SAAB the old fashion way, the KLN 90B is another GPS navigation choice.

     

    Regarding the aircraft itself, it really feels like a finished product (three years in the making). Well done.

     

    Vance

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  23. KILM Flight and Ground Routes

    in Plugins and Utilities

    Posted

    File Name: KILM Flight and Ground Routes

    File Submitter: Vance

    File Submitted: 27 Apr 2013

    File Category: Plugins and Utilities

    Air and ground traffic are available for KILM (Wilmington Intl, payware). World Traffic aircraft and start locations are:

    - KC-10 near gate 7
    - F-14 near hanger behind control tower
    - Columbia near Air Wilmington
    - C-130 near Customs tarmac

    A few things to keep in mind. KILM has crossing runways and sometimes World Traffic will place two aircraft on the same taxiway for a head-on collision. The KC-10 is rather large so any aircraft of similar size at gate 5 or 8 will need to taxi before the KC-10 has room to maneuver. The Columbia is hard to see when zoomed out from the airport because the light-colored wings match some taxiway colors. Use the optional object file for red wings on the Columbia. Flight plans begin in the air (not a departure airport) and all KILM runways have been defined; so landing should be possible for any wind condition.

    Click here to download this file

  24. Checklist for DC-3

    in Douglas DC-3 (no longer in use)

    Posted

    If you'd like an option to use the Checklister plugin, here's a checklist for the Douglas DC-3.

    Note that whenever the aircraft is first opened, three check-box items related to the Fuel Tank Selectors are missing the asterisk that indicates copilot support. To correct this go to the Plugins Menu, click on Plugin Admin, select Enable/Disable, then uncheck and recheck the box for Checklister. You can also reload the aircraft to add the three asterisks. Other check-box items missing an asterisk were not defined for copilot support. Naturally, you can check the Fuel Tank Selectors manually and skip the procedures stated above.

    Feel free to use this clist file as a template to customize the checklist as desired.

    Regards,

    Vance

    clist.txt

  25. Checklister DATArefs - Help needed

    in Canadair CRJ-200

    Posted

    This checklist uses many custom datarefs.  It also includes some check-box items you may want to delete.  For example, there are references to points in the procedure where you would contact:

        Delivery (Delv)

        Ground (Grnd)

        Tower (Twr)

        Approach/Departure (Appr)

        Center (Ctr)

    Delete the following 10 lines if you don't want them, or change the generic call sign from MyPlane to something more appropriate.

        sw_item:IFR Clearence to (city)|Call Delv

        sw_item:MyPlane ready for pushback|Call Grnd

        sw_item:MyPlane holding short RWY (xx)|Call Twr

        sw_item:MyPlane airborne passing (alt)|Call Appr

        sw_item:MyPlane passing (alt)|Call Ctr

        sw_item:MyPlane request lower alt|Call Ctr

        sw_item:MyPlane at (alt)|Call Appr

        sw_item:Clear to land RWY (xx)|Call Twr

        sw_item:MyPlane cleared RWY (xx)|Call Grnd

        sw_item:MyPlane at the gate|Call Grnd

    On my system there is one thing I have to do to make some asterisks appear for copilot support.  Go to the Plugins menu, click on Plugin Admin, select Enable/Disable, then uncheck and recheck the box for Checklister.  If I don't do this the checklist still works but I'll have to check more boxes manually.

    Feel free to change the clist file any way you like since my approach to things will surely be different from yours.  Have fun.

    Vance

    clist.txt

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