What's this alarm - quiet beeps every second?
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A few times I have heard in the cockpit an aural alarm that consists of rather quiet and subtle (not annoying like other alarms) "beeps" every second and I have no idea what it informs about.
During that alarm nothing in the cockpit is obviously wrong, no warning lights and everything functions as intended. I initially thought it's a landing gear alarm as it was present when I did approach without landing gear out. But today it appeared on ground at some point after start and stopped when I took off.
I also couldn't find any mention of an alarm like that in POH.
I will try to provide recording at some point but it might be difficult for me to reproduce. But maybe someone knows the alarm by description?
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I managed to record the alarm - video. It's audible on ground with strobe and radio master turned on (irregardless of engine state). I can't tell if it stays on after take-off due to wind noise. I don't think it's a noise of eg. some strobe motor because with Radio Master off strobe light flashes the same way but this alarm disappears.
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@Luke Oh wow, that's a nice detail indeed! And I feel a little dumb now. Do you know why the sound disappears with Radio Master off even though the light stays on? Is it a bug or something?
@quba The sound comes from the interference with the radios. You basically hear the electrical charging.
In this sense it's not a bug and disappears with radios off.
BTW, there's a series of short Youtube tutorials by Just Flight on their product side, explaining this.
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That is indeed the sound. Excellent explanation. Thank you :)
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What I don’t get is: I don’t have that sound. Never heard it. I know is should be there but for me there is nothing. Begs the question, what other sounds am I missing that would enhance the simulation? We know the engine sound could be better but on my end it seems the sounds are just dull, which I know should not be the case. I am the one not having missing least this sound piece?
