rjb4000

The ILS radio simulation feels accurate to me, compared to real life. Being a bit off is not unrealistic, especially in gusty / turbulent conditions - being way off is called an unstable approach, and if every ILS was flown "on rails", airplanes would never need to go around. This simulation brings radio reception + avionics processing to you so you can see what it really feels like to fly that kind of approach. The more you practice the better you'll get at anticipating what the FD is commanding and you can stay ahead of those little oscillations to stay stable. Good luck!

You’re looking at the temperature of the air being used to condition the environment, vs. the actual temperature of it. If you open the cabin environment study window you can see the temps inside both cabin zones. If outside temp is 0° and you have the door open, for example, a lot of hot air is going to be required to keep that forward zone warm.

Sorry that part wasn't super clear; the rotary knobs don't work so well as single button presses, so I used the SuperMacro plugin (https://github.com/BarRaider/streamdeck-supermacro/blob/master/README.md) to force the keypress to repeat while held down. Unfortunately I just noticed that plugin requires Windows. If you are able to install the plugin, the import should work I think. Each rotary knob button uses the "Keystroke PTT" type action with a ~50ms delay. If you can't use that plugin, you can replace the ? buttons with simple hotkeys which will require you press the button repeatedly to adjust the light control.

Here are 7 Streamdeck profiles and corresponding image files for both side DCP/CCP along with a page that has the joysticks, and two lighting pages. The lighting rotary knobs use the Super Macro plugin available via the Streamdeck app. I just made the joystick and lighting pages today, so if you think of a better layout or make improvements for your streamdeck I'd be interested! All buttons use keyboard hotkeys, so the easiest way to bind them into the sim are to load up the profiles on your Streamdeck, go to the X-Plane keyboard assignments and go through one by one by hitting the buttons for each assignment. Note: Currently, the zoom+ and zoom- binds are reversed, so you'll need to bind the zoom- key to the zoom+ assignment in X-Plane. Access the misc profile with the joysticks by pressing on the diamond that shows on the currently active profile. Access the lighting pages by pressing the lightbulb button, then switch between the overhead and pedestal lighting panels using the corresponding images. Enjoy! https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3mje2q1mp5txh00/AABb46HyAJbc9zVc6dPMAd0-a?dl=0

Here's an example from this morning; I started up the sim at 1510z on the 13th with a state that was 16 hours old; oil temp was showing 208ºF.

I’ve noticed on the last few flights that I’ll quit the sim in the afternoon with the airplane cooling down, oil temps around 140°F and ITT around 100°C. I’ll load the sim the following day (tracking real world time) and I can see frost on the wings, but the window surface, oil, and ITT temps will all show the same temperature as when the sim was shut down. Are the states of these temperatures intended to persist overnight?

Maybe the fueler saw a Canadian airplane and assumed, but my guess is they fuel in gallons in Alaska!

Hello - simple issue here; when binding the CCP1(2) Chart ZOOM +(-) keys in XPlane, the actions are reversed. Binding the zoom+ key toggles the zoom- button on the CCP. Not a huge issue, just thought I'd let you know!

Aha! I thought I was going crazy.

Can you attach a screenshot perhaps of your PFD? If you’re seeing the SUSP label, I expect you’ve engaged OBS mode. Are you navigating to a GPS waypoint or do you have an approach loaded in?

With an active GPS waypoint and the CDI in GPS mode (magenta color) you should see a soft key labeled “OBS” which you can press to engage the mode.

Check your pitot static port covers in the payload manager (click to remove them).

What exactly are you trying to do with the electric trim with autopilot engaged? Activating the electric trim is supposed to disengage the autopilot, though I can't find a documented reference for this behavior. Oh, I think this is what you're asking about: The autopilot in the TBM is either engaged or not; when engaged, it controls both pitch and roll. If you have a lateral mode enabled like HDG or NAV but don't engage altitude hold or vertical speed, for example, the pitch axis will stay in PIT mode. PIT mode holds the nose at the pitch attitude the airplane was at when you engaged the autopilot. You can adjust this with CWS by holding down the CWS button, adjusting the pitch of the airplane with the control wheel, then releasing the CWS button. The AP will adjust elevator trim accordingly to relieve control force, but if you engage the trim switch yourself, the autopilot servo will disengage.

This is a strange argument, no? There are plenty of study-level airliners out there but none of them to my knowledge require you to purchase a separate steering tiller control. If they did have a hardware requirement, I would absolutely expect that to be listed in the marketing materials pre-purchase.

Try turning on the “aviation flashlight” to help you find the switches. The simulated torch will follow your mouse!

It sounds like you’re describing control stiffening at high speed. This is a setting you can turn off in the airframe manager window. You may be able to achieve the feel you’re looking for by disabling this setting.

I’m not sure what you mean by drawing a vacuum. Try holding the brakes with your controller, and while held, twist the parking brake knob to keep the brakes applied after you release the brake command.

I don't know where the LR G1000 stores its flight plan data, but I have also found that on power-up the G1000 retains the last used flight plan. You can delete the flight plan by opening the FPL page and selecting the MENU key, highlighting "Delete Flight Plan" and confirming.

VNAV works fine with the Laminar Research G1000. The map view should show a TOD on your route once you've entered vertical constraints in the flight plan view.

The solution would be to fly the TBM with a G1000 and no GTN750, as it was built.

The method of flying a holding pattern with the G1000 as implemented: Have the holding fix as the next waypoint (i.e., you are navigating to that fix) Press the OBS softkey on the PFD to suspend waypoint sequencing Adjust the inbound course using the CRS knob to be the inbound track of the holding pattern Fly inbound legs along the depicted track Fly outbound legs parallel to the depicted track and time your legs You can't tell G1000 to depict a holding pattern in your flight plan, but it will fly a depicted hold / procedure turn as part of an instrument approach / missed approach.

The TBM900 does not have an automatic torque limiter; the pilot sets the appropriate torque during all phases of flight .

Right - and as the developer has stated a number of times, this product is not to be used for training.

You’re asking why the simulation behaves as advertised?

No worries - the reason you need to apply nose down force as you speed up is that elevator trim is designed to hold an attitude at a specific speed. If you're trimmed (hands off flying) for level flight at 100 knots and then you increase power and speed up to 110 knots, the airplane's nose attitude will increase, the aircraft will climb, slow down, and eventually settle on a climb attitude at 100 knots. If you reduce power, the airplane's nose will pitch down until eventually settling into a descent at 100 knots.