Starship

I'm delighted so many people are taking interest in this old system. I do not simulate any "bad" signals, but I do simulate signal strength around the world for each station. If the signal is poor, the system will automatically disregard it. I gather that the disabling feature was predominantly used under the guidance of some publication that identified when stations were out of service. The same goes for GPS satellites, which can also be deselected by number in Starship's avionics. I had no idea someone had written a genuine Omega emulator! I am familiar with the lane system due to LORAN units, but luckily, Starship does all the Omega adjustments automatically, and there is no interface to view them. I have been wanting to create a LORAN navigator for my aircraft for a while, but it's the complexity of the lane and chain adjustments that are keeping me away.

@Sunake said in Preflight question: I realised you can't leave all the avionics on for engine start because I saw a steamer do it and the generator couldn't handle the load and tripped off. I just love the fact that this can happen!

@Black-Square Fair enough Nick, thanks for the insights Cheers James

And I appreciate your understanding of the compromises that must be made when working within the limitations of someone else's software! Since this is atop my list, I will be starting my investigation in just a minute, and will let you know what I find.

Yeah, but probably a lot of work to implement and I am not sure that's worth the trouble. Slew Mode is a great idea.

I doubt I will find the time for this myself, unfortunately, but I can only imagine the fun of getting the audiobook too and listening to the stories while flying the route. What an experience, especially with the atmospherics of MSFS 2024.

That's exactly what I've done. I'm happy to do it, but I thought I would also share that it was two hour endeavor to... Experiment, export, make the changes, export, find out they weren't enough, export, find more small objects, export, test in MSFS 2020, copy all changes to the release builds, test in MSFS 2024, test in MSFS 2020... That's how these tiny changes can add up to days of work very quickly. It's really the exporting that takes the most time. It's worth it to satisfy my OCD, but I also share just so those most interested in my products might understand why I can't implement every change requested of me, no matter how much I want to. Thanks again! It feels great to eliminate even one more MSFS 2024 issue.

@Guenseli Nice to read that you are seeking to make one of your awesome profiles for the Starship!

@jmarkows "Jet Flap Pre-Swirl", IFYKYK.

@Marionettework I saw! Maybe I can get advanced access to help find other issues

I certainly thought about doing that, but I couldn't think of an easy and meaningful way to implement the drift that would result from that. If I come up with something, I will certainly add it. Sometimes it just takes one good walk outside to come up with the right solution.

Great question! Those original POH's for Starship are actually quite outdated and inaccurate as far as the avionics are concerned. I found many errors that must have been present when the aircraft was first delivered, but the software also received major updates well into the aircraft's life. As a result, there are many features I experienced while visiting the aircraft that are not documented in those original handbooks.