F28 Professional

Interesting! So I heard from reports that in heavy icing the acceleration wasn't the problem on the runway, it was the second that the pilot pulled back on the stick to rotate and immediately the layer of ice on the wing caused no lift to happen, and then the aircraft flipped out and crashed uncontrollably. So as far as I'm aware we should be able to see fairly normal acceleration, but on rotation, literally no lift and horrible wing stalls.

I had not seen that. Thank you very much. Last I heard they were expecting release before the end of 2024, so I was unaware of this delay, which is reminiscent of the delays for the v2 of the 146 which now worries me that we won’t see this until June or July. Ah well. Can’t rush good work.

@alanfernandes Merry late christmas 🎅🏻

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It would be easier if you manage to make a video of it. 🎥

What I can understand from your written feedback is that the BLUE PITCH SWITCH is hard to react:
Keep pressing long enough until you see the VERTICAL INDICATOR ARROW (on the black gauge mixed with TCAS) actually moving down, THEN you may expect the aircraft to pitch down.

It is very slow to react, be patient while pressing the BLUE PITCH SWITCH.
You can not expect the autopilot to be as sophisticated as a 737...

to ensure a good sequence and a good activation of the autopilot follow the NORMAL TAKE-OFF FLOW:

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You can activate the autopilot when you want, but remember:
if your aircraft isn't stabilized, the autopilot will not do it for you.

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If you were in IAS MODE then you switch to PITCH MODE on autopilot console:
it will be easier, BUT you will still have to press long enough on the BLUE PITCH SWITCH

Let me know if that help 🙂

⚠️ If engine are off, HYD cannot proper operate.
If they are on and you're still having the issue, check YAW DAMPER ON and CONTROL LOCK release.

Also I think if you have some assistances ON in the sim or LEGACY settings, I think it can mess up with the bird.

Send a picture of the pedestral and the front panel (such as gauges and HYD indications), see if I can spot something that might be caused by human mistake. Are you following the manual for startup?

😍😍😍 cannot wait

@Mark 😍😍😍 cannot wait to finally get an FMC while waiting for the F70-100 release.
It will facilitate our operations, thanks for the hardwork JF team 💖

I don't have the Steam version of MSFS to hand to confirm, but I believe the file path for marketplace products should be: ...\Steam\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\Official\justflight-aircraft-f28

Mark - Just Flight

The primary purpose of this update was to fix a couple of ‘back-end’ gauge issues to aid the MS/Asobo team in testing the product in MSFS 2024, so there should be no noticeable changes from a user perspective, other than perhaps the V3 EFB which includes redesigned artwork and Navigraph en-route charts support.

Mark - Just Flight

Thank you for reporting this. This is something we have logged on our internal bug tracker and is something we plan to investigate ahead of the F28 V2 update. I suspect it's caused by a limitation of having a single GPS unit in the aircraft, but we will investigate that further.

Mark - Just Flight

Thank you for the kind words! Yes, that's still the goal on our side to release the F28 V2 update this year.

Mark - Just Flight

I seem to recall that there was a reason why we simulated the Speed Command mode as inoperative in the F28, but I can't remember what that reason was... It may have been related to a lack of reference material for that mode.

I will add it to our internal feature request list for us to investigate for the V2 update.

Mark - Just Flight

I have just tested this on my side and triggering the TOGGLE AUTOPILOT ALTITUDE HOLD is engaging the ALT HOLD mode and the button can be seen animating and illuminating.

Can you confirm that you are testing this with the autopilot engaged? As the autopilot buttons will not illuminate if the autopilot is not engaged.

Mark - Just Flight

@Mark Now it was perfect, Mark! Sorry if I asked too many questions. Thank you very much!

Alan / From Brazil

Tks Mark!

Alan / From Brazil!

Thanks for the quick help!

Alan / From Brazil

Okay looks like this may have been a temporary problem. I disconnected the hardware, and restarted my PC. After the restart - things are back to normal.