Any assistance?
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I was a bit harsh with my first forum post! I'll take that comment back! :)
its an INCREDIBLE plane - the sounds and the modelling are INSANE.
However i'm very much a simple pilot! I like to use my Logitech panels and use PMS50 to navigate around the world!But it doesn't recognize the power as being on in the aircraft and i cannot use my Logitech panels to go for a jaunt. Any fixes?
Also, the Navigator seat and the AEO seat are "drone cameras" meaning you cannot actually actuate the switches to start the aircraft. Unsure if this is a bug
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@dotsteve Thank you for the kind words! It's great to hear people's initial impressions are living up to the hype!
With regards to the issues you are describing, could you let us know if the aircraft has electrical power when you are trying to use the PMS50 GPS and Logitech panels? The easiest way to ensure the aircraft has electrical power will be just to load a flight on a runway at any airport and that will load the aircraft in a ready for takeoff state.
For the switches on the AEO and Navigators panels not being clickable, could you try going to MSFS Options > General Options > Accessibility and then setting the Cockpit Interaction System option to LEGACY? We have seen some reports that having this setting set to LOCK may be the cause of the issue, so it would be useful for us to know if that fixes the issue for you too.
An alternative method of accessing these panels is to open the MSFS Checklist menu via the toolbar at the top of the window, then click on the "eye" icon next to a checklist item that is on the AEO or Navigator's positions. That will allow you to access the rear cockpit panels whilst not being in the Showcase (Drone) camera.
Mark - Just Flight
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So, the legacy option worked.
When i loaded on the runway, the PMS50 says no power and power is off.
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@dotsteve Thank you for letting us know. I've logged the LOCK Cockpit Interaction System issue on our internal bugs tracker, and that should be a fairly easy fix to implement on our end. For now, we would recommend only using the LEGACY setting, but from the next update to the Vulcan, we will investigate a method where either LOCK or LEGACY can be used.
The PMS GTN750 not having power we have replicated it on our end and we will investigate. This may also be an easy fix on our end but I will update you once I hear back from other members of the development team.
For the time being, we have included a GPS option in the Vulcan that you can enable via the EFB > Aircraft > Settings menu, and that GPS can be used to input and edit the GPS path, as well as being synced to the flight plan set in the MSFS Main Menu prior to the flight.
Mark - Just Flight
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@Mark Lovely, thanks for noting! I'm a pretty simple pilot and i want to go and have some fun on vatsim with events - so the ability to simbrief import and a simple autopilot that can be controlled by external controllers is lovely!
I just keep going 100% on the power to hear the howl!
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@dotsteve Could you kindly confirm what the Logitech hardware is that you are having these issues with? (i.e. is it the Autopilot controller, radio stack, etc). Could you also clarify if the issues you are experiencing are related to button presses, or is it a similar issue as the PMS50 GTN750 where it looks like there is no avionics power?
With regards to the howl, we would recommend keeping the RPM between 95 and 97%RPM for the loudest howl. Just make sure you have your ear defenders ready! We created the following FAQ which should cover the nuances of the howl: https://support.justflight.com/en/support/solutions/articles/17000137856-how-can-i-hear-the-vulcan-howl-
Mark - Just Flight
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@Mark I have the Autopilot panel - the radio panel appears to be working fine but i'll double check that tomorrow. I am running SPADNXT to get the panels to talk to MSFS via a default sim connect profile which works in 99% of the other aircraft i own!
With regards to the button presses its almost as if you have to spam the button to get it to recognize that its being asked to do something and the Alt select defaults to 80kft. The HDG doesn't turn with the HDG select in the aircraft and resets each time you change the number via the rotating dial.
So if you're heading 090 and you change it to 100. It resets back to 090.
If you manage to get this work i will be flying the jet constantly on Vatsim :)
