Hi there!
The next inspection is due soon, according to the ETM. Am I supposed to click something somewhere to perform maintenance or will it just reset when I pass the 200 hours mark?
One more question: I see that the ETM shows a value of 80% used. What is it referring to? The general condition of the TBM? The engine condition is 97% on the Tablet and WX Radar.
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She's been treating me right so far, no big failures. I had issues with the prop governor and the engine surging around the 100 hours mark, at 120 hours the NAV 1 Receiver failed. The right landing light and the ice light failed at 129 hours and just this morning the Vacuum Pump moved on to greener pastures at 189 hours.
A few months back the inertial separator failed, but it might have been my fault: the switch on my hardware panel had an issue and it activated randomly a few times above 200 knots.
The Turbine Duke on the other hand has been more temperamental, but still nothing majorly disrupting. I'm at about 160 hours on it if I recall correctly.
Looking forward to the next update, hopefully the TBM will start remembering the fuel load I left it with in the previous session.
Really hoping for the new sounds at some point, the headset simulation would be quite useful, she's loud!
A couple of questions:
is it ok to use the default menu to change fuel load? Sometimes I need to carry a fuel amount that is in between the options available on the tablet.
did you manage to fix the prop heat switch? The animation doesn't work when controlled via the LVAR, but the green light comes on.
a few things do not produce sound when controlled via LVARS, for example the gear down test or resetting the master caution/warning. Did I make a mistake or is it supposed to be like that? The button works, it's just silent.
Keep up the good work, this is definitely my favourite aircraft in MSFS.