Failure Timer Seems To Run When Aircraft Is Idle?
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There is a reason private aircraft inspections are based on calendar months, and not the number of hours flown
This is also why I chose the MTBF method for my failures, rather than wear based only on time in service. The latter is not really reflective of what you see in the real world. As any boat or aircraft owner can tell you, things will break the moment you take your eyes off the vehicle.You will notice that, despite new failures be generated, they do not take immediate effect. For instance, an electrical circuit failure does not cause the circuit breaker to pop out while the aircraft is shut down. Only when you power up the aircraft and activate that system will you see the consequences of the failures that happened since your last flight.
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There is a reason private aircraft inspections are based on calendar months, and not the number of hours flown
This is also why I chose the MTBF method for my failures, rather than wear based only on time in service. The latter is not really reflective of what you see in the real world. As any boat or aircraft owner can tell you, things will break the moment you take your eyes off the vehicle.You will notice that, despite new failures be generated, they do not take immediate effect. For instance, an electrical circuit failure does not cause the circuit breaker to pop out while the aircraft is shut down. Only when you power up the aircraft and activate that system will you see the consequences of the failures that happened since your last flight.
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@Black-Square
Ok, by design. Thanks for the answer.But on that note, sure the Annual, the Pitot Static, the Transponder and the ELT is based on calendar months, but the 50, 100 hour and phase checks are all tach time.
@Buzz Which is why your engine condition and catastrophic engine failure rates are also based on time in service
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@Buzz Which is why your engine condition and catastrophic engine failure rates are also based on time in service
@Black-Square
Honestly, I haven't noticed engine condition degradation (As viewed on the tablet) as long as you sim the addon within the limitations and this is with failure acceleration at 50%. Does the failure rate multiplier increase the rate of engine wear? -
It does not increase the rate of mismanagement engine condition, but it does increase the rate of catastrophic engine failures.
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It does not increase the rate of mismanagement engine condition, but it does increase the rate of catastrophic engine failures.
@Black-Square Thanks!
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@Black-Square So, if someone were to fly the addon for, let's say, 1600 hours (these engines rarely made it past TBO without a top overhaul), while never mismanaging the engine and staying within operating limitations, would the condition of the engines remain at 100%?
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The condition would remain at 100%, but the probability of a MTBF failure in that time would still likely produce a catastrophic loss of power with continued operation. If you wanted to simulate a less reliable engine, you could lower the MTBF intervals on the failures page for the catastrophic engine failures, while keeping the rest of the failures at their default rate.
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The condition would remain at 100%, but the probability of a MTBF failure in that time would still likely produce a catastrophic loss of power with continued operation. If you wanted to simulate a less reliable engine, you could lower the MTBF intervals on the failures page for the catastrophic engine failures, while keeping the rest of the failures at their default rate.
@Black-Square
Ok, noted. But actually, what I was hoping for was over the course of normal engine use was to see an increase in engine wear that would cause the usual symptoms of an engine approaching mid-time to TBO. Maybe an increase in temps, dropping oil pressure over time, a prop governor reacting slower, a gradual but subtle loss of compression (Power) etc.. This would give the user a better reason to pay attention to the engine trend monitor. Maybe even some engine asymmetry. For a future feature, maybe having an option that allows the user to hide the failures and engine conditions in the tablet to use the runup and aircraft performance trend to decide when to rebuild or reset the engine condition.
