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    @pequenyo Since I already have my own damage simulation, ideally I would like Asobo's to be completely inert. However, since it's quite confusing that "Aircraft Stress Damage" damages the engine, and not "Engine Stress Damage", I have just fixed the metric that was causing the issue so that the Asobo system will only receive damage long after the limits are exceeded. I still highly recommend disabling "Aircraft Stress Damage" when flying with all of my aircraft; however, since I hate to see anyone's flight ended prematurely by an errant click on the pilot's storm window. Thank you again so much for your helping tracking this one down! I was really losing sleep over it!
  • Fuel Flow Guage

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    Black SquareB
    @Deadmode All set for the next update. Thanks!
  • Checklists for the PMS GTN 750

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    Black SquareB
    Wonderful! Thank you for putting this together. As I said elsewhere earlier, "anyone who labors to improve the experience of our fellow Black Square pilots deserves a heartfelt thank-you"
  • Baro setting on autopilot - autopilot altitude?

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    Black SquareB
    I asked the PMS50 GTN developer, and I tested some other avionics. It appears this just isn't a commonly supported feature amongst 3rd party GPS units. Kind of a shame, since my Commander 114 will use a similar method with a different autopilot. I suppose I could make the autopilot Altimeter #1, but I'm worried about that causing some undocumented weirdness, like in the HUD, or with ATC, or who knows what else. I figure we could get a solution for this from PMS and TDS pretty easily, but WT's deployment cycle would probably take until a convenient Sim Update.
  • Is there a way to manually increase engine hours?

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    The engine performance will only begin to degrade when the condition is very low; however you could still run the engine hot to degrade the condition quickly (or set it in developer mode). For everything else in the aircraft, increasing the global failure rate slider can yield a catastrophically unreliable aircraft for great entertainment value.
  • Control levers go missing mid-flight (MSFS 2020)

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    Black SquareB
    There is a clickspot to the right of the trim wheel to hide/show all the levers. Let me know if you have any other questions!
  • Ground Power Unit (External Power)

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    Black SquareB
    External power is only available at predetermined parking spots at airports. This is how MSFS does external power for all aircraft, but I have a workaround I tested with Starship that seems to work well. I just wanted to get feedback from the community before I incorporated it in all my other aircraft.
  • Visible passengers?

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    Black SquareB
    @MiRexer If you do get in touch, please invite him to contact me here or through the Just Flight Support team. If Asobo continues to deny our requests on the developer forums, a well supported community mod might be one way forward. Anyone who has labored to improve the experience of our fellow Black Square pilots deserves a heartfelt thank-you, if nothing else!
  • No RNAV setting on Bendix/King DME

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    Black SquareB
    Took care of the manual. Thank you.
  • Missing glass on instruments

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    K
    Yeah, it's pretty weird as if someone removed all the glass instrument covers and the windshields, windows.
  • Anchor in Amphibious Caravan

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    Freeze lat/long retains the geo location, but not the direction. You're better off pressing pause. But a proper anchor/mooring would be the best solution, like in the CAS Cub.
  • Icing

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  • Lvar for Generator Switch not working

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    C
    I've got the exact same thing (with AAO). The only switch I haven't been able to bind yet apart from the noise cancel headphones.
  • How to set up the clock?

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    This is actually good point. Most useful when traversing different time zones.
  • Few electrical things

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  • Maddog MD-82 Question

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    Thanks again.
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    In this post I explain my method to map a power + beta + reverse to one only lever: https://community.justflight.com/post/48782 It isn't for the Honeycomb, so the values should be different. But the method to configure them is the same. I hope it helps. Regards
  • Signal Degradation Library, Mod, or Add-On

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  • TQ6+ and the reverse detent

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    Throttle I managed to assign Power + beta + reverse to one of the TQ6 throttle lever in FS24 as follows: I don't use VFHub because it doesn't allow me to adjust the sensitivity curves. In the MSFS settings, I assign the command Throttle 1 (0 to 100%) to the lever that you wish. Important, you should invert the axis you have assigned to that command. In the option hardware settings of the TQ6 (inside msfs config) I select the lever I assigned that command to and set the NEUTRAL value to 0.9. This way, the TQ6 detent becomes the Caravan's IDLE detent, and the TQ6's reverse section is used for BETA and for reverse when I move the lever to its lowest point. Prop For the prop lever, I haven't been able to match the detent to correctly simulate feathering, since I haven't found a command similar to the throttle one (0–100%). Condition lever I matched the TQ6 detent to low idle: Assign the Condition lever command to the TQ6 lever you want. Like with the throttle lever, set the NEUTRAL value to 0.45 for the condition lever. Flaps Flaps have 4 positions (up, 10°, 20° and full), so it's not possible to map them with our axes that only have 3. As with the previous axes, there are ways to make three of those positions work, but it wouldn't be realistic, so I prefer to use keyboard assignments. Emergency power For this option I haven't yet investigated the command needed to assign it to one of the axes. I don't know if a command for it even exists. I hope it helps. Regards
  • Anyone else having a hard time slowing down?

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    Thanks @V1-Vr-V2 for the specifics I was definitely at idle (zero TQ), but I hadn't realized there was a 3rd notch of flaps so that should help a bit... But, I still think there's something fishy with the thrust/drag at low speeds. I did the following "experiments": Spawn the default passenger version (empty, ~1/2 fuel) on a long, flat runway (I used YVR) in calm weather and release the brakes without touching anything else (idle power, zero TQE), I was doing ~55kt by the end of the runway still showing zero TQE (where is the thrust coming from if there is zero torque)! Same thing on water with the amphib: it will get on step and reach ~40kt, at idle... I also tried to see how much TQE it takes to maintain level flight and it looks like I can maintain altitude all the way down to ~250TQE (~80kt, no flaps), which doesn't seem right to me as the prop should just be a giant airbrake in that situation and the engine should deliver very little power. I've never been in 208 IRL, but I have flown in a Turbo Otter a couple times and I imagine it would be a fairly similar experience, you really get thrown forward when the pilot throttles back in the final approach (landing in a harbor so steep approach) and it seems like you would have to go full beta in the air to get that same experience here! Anyway, I hope that part of the handling gets improved, fantastic aircraft otherwise!