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  • Rudder Trim Animation

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  • Anchor in Amphibious Caravan

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    A couple others with anchors include the HU-16/G-111 Albatross and the Nardi FN-333 Riviera. Before the anchor was added to the Albatross, I tried using the lat/long freeze for for some reason couldn't get it to work reliably, so I gave up on it. I would love an anchor in the Caravan
  • Bankrupt

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    @Black-Square said in Bankrupt: @slod That would be great. I sure hope that's the real world behavior, because trying to circumvent that behavior would open a can of worms. And here I thought I was slow to this one... I took at least a few hours off after the release just working on Twin Commander minutiae to clear my head. Hi Nick, thinking about it , when you first engage the autopilot you have the manually press the 'arm' button, so using your 200ft example you'd probably blow through your selected altitude if you weren't really quick! One quirk of the unit is that when in 'alt hold' if you select a new altitude and enter 'vs' mode the unit automatically 'arms'. I'm not sure if that happens when selecting a new altitude or when entering 'vs' mode but I'll check next time for the fun of it. You're proposed work around is more than enough though! You can see why anyone with enough cash goes for a digital autopilot! Cheers
  • Engine flameout on audio source switch

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    It's been happening midflight. Just did some testing on the ground to clarify what's going on, what's actually happening is the engine controls are momentarily going to zero and back again when i connect a device (in this case my headset to charge). Considering it happened when I was testing it on another aircraft too, It looks like it may actually be a bug in the sim rather than with the addon. My apologies
  • Immediate Autopilot Disconnect

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    Looking at the code, the only thing that could cause that behavior in the Caravan is if either the Elevator Trim, or Autopilot Actuators circuit breakers are pulled. Any hardware that is possibly assigning these electrical circuits might interfere, but it's unlikely this would happen without you knowing what you assigned in 3rd party binding software. This would also be possible with the Analog Caravan, and it's also possible that any circuit breaker failures have carried over to the Caravan Professional, since I used the same namespace for the failures. Other than that, I would be left suspecting something on the hardware level, since I haven't received any reports of this before. I am happy to help here, but it might also be worth contacting Just Flight support, as they deal with many aircraft, not just mine, and may have seen this behavior before. Sorry that you've been dealing with this since the Analog Caravan! Hopefully we can get it fixed for you quickly!
  • Can't achieve climb/cruise power; ITT-limited

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    @RISCfuture Perhaps the Caravan specifics in this thread might interest you.
  • Engine Model Accuracy

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    @asnamara That's exactly the kind of information I was looking for! I will check with some other Caravan pilots and see what they say about this. It would make sense, as to why I haven't heard about something like this before, as well. This should be an easy change, as well, since it would just mean scaling the ITT value by a constant factor from my current values. Thanks again for chiming in, and anything else you have to share is more than welcome!
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    Ah-ha! Thank you for bringing me the easiest to solve issue of the week Just a single character mistake in the code. Thank you!
  • Brakes not working in MSFS 2024

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    Have had this brakes issue when starting from. cold and dark for my last two play sessions. Pedals animate, pressure in system, no braking effect. If I flip my hardware parking brake toggle I get braking, but no braking using the toe brakes on my rudder pedals.
  • Deicing Boot Pressure Switch Question

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    @NixonRedgrave That's what I'm here for I'm glad to hear you're enjoying them, and please let me know if you ever have any other questions. You know where to find me!
  • Where is the wear?

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    @Tadeus72 said in Where is the wear?: although a failure is going over to the next flights if you don't fix it. That's a good point, too. You could not repair the aircraft until every system has failed, which be quite an entertaining challenge to see how far you could get. @steveonatorer said in Where is the wear?: Just sad to see it being advertised as such. The quoted sentence has a specific meaning, its not about being stated unclearly. I understand how you interpreted that sentence, but the meaning was that failures of each type are possible, rather than all failures being capable of all types. I sometimes find it difficult to fit descriptions of all the features in my aircraft into my advertising, especially when various marketplaces impose character limits. Although it's not what we're talking about here, the MSFS Marketplace administrators have actually re-written my descriptions, often choosing words and phrases that I would never use! Sorry you feel like the description was not adequate. When system descriptions in my manuals have been confusing in the past, I always ask my users how they would rewrite them for clarity, so please feel free to share your thoughts.
  • Heating too weak?

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    This should already be fixed for the first update next week. Sorry it will be a little chilly until then
  • No internal sounds

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    @scoobyx I watched your video out of curiosity, as I do not have many issues with the BKSQ caravan sounds as they are. Big question: did you adjust the sound levels in any way to normalize them for your video, against the other two aircraft? If not, then I don't really see a problem. This is just my personal opinion...take it however you would like, as I'm just trying to explain what I think your gripes are. I am a major audiophile when it comes to flightsim. I am quite particular about this aspect. (Back in the day I did a ton of sound modding for P3D/FSX, but the MSFS WWise system doesn't lend itself to end-user tinkering). I think, basically, if you're inside of a single-engine turboprop such as a Caravan, PC-12, or a TBM, you would not hear the prop buzz the same as a twin like the Duke. The prop sound transmits through the airframe as vibrations leading to a continuous hum, but because it's very far forward of your ear, it's not the predominant sound as with a twin. The other engine sounds you hear inside are related to other components of the engine. This, I know from personal experience. IMO, I don't think FTSIM has made any sound packs for MSFS that are even remotely decent, except for the MD80. FTSIM's Caravan sound pack adds a lot of bass and drama, but it doesn't sound like a Caravan. Not really a fair comparison. You should try opening some of the ram-air vents if you want "MOAR PROP". There are vernier levers on the far left/right sides of the main panel for the pilots, as well as the dials for the eyeball vents above (behind the fuel selectors). Boris set each one of those up to introduce some variable air blowing sound and exterior engine noise. Like I said, they're variable so you really just have to crack them to make a difference (it shouldn't affect your cabin temp very much).
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    I also experienced a seemingly random engine failure, on my first "full" flight (had only messed around w/ the aircraft for maybe 10-15 min prior) and about 30 minutes or so into this flight, with proper operation, a "default" MSFS 2024 engine failure occurred, seemingly without any reason. Just wanted to confirm - is it a bug? Or is it "supposed" to have this random failure? Thanks in advance! Loving the Caravan so far.
  • Autopilot - Set for climb

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    You sir are amazing. Look forward to V1.1
  • Cabin heat mixing air ground/flt

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    Oh, I forgot there was another post related to this. Here is what I posted elsewhere after some work last night: This turned out to be a little more work than I was expecting, but I've fixed it, and improved the climate control system after a consult with one of my Caravan pilots too. As usual, thanks for the little nudge in the right direction to improve my aircraft
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    @MiRexer wow, do I feel silly not looking over my shoulder at the seating.
  • state.cfg settings

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    @qqwertzde said in state.cfg settings: the covers are now in place, but the chocks are still missing. This has been discussed numerous other times, unfortunately. The aircraft loading sequence in MSFS 2024 is terribly confused, with the aircraft being thrown up and down while the terrain is loading, while temperatures and wind are loaded from the camera position in low earth orbit. This means that aircraft is still moving so much when it's loaded that the chocks are automatically disengaged. I haven't found a fix for this yet, because I was hoping that Asobo would fix some of these significant regressions from MSFS 2020, but it seems like that's becoming very unlikely.
  • Black Square Jetstream or B1900 request

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    Another vote for the Beechcraft 1900D here. I've missed this plane since my P3D times 6 years ago.
  • Autopilot - unable to preselect.

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    Just wanted to let you guys know that I was working on this last night. Here is the post from another thread: I think I was able to arrive at the optimal solution with only some small edits to the code. I also improved some other small things in the KAP140 while I was there. The only thing I'm not sure about relates to the behavior of the real world unit. If you engage the autopilot when you are already within 200ft of your selected altitude, the vertical speed will be zero, and it will capture the selected altitude. All things considered, this is a very small tradeoff in my eyes, compared to what is sometimes required to circumvent the native autopilot. It's always amazing when you implement some of these small things, and you can immediately feel how much more intuitive they are. Thanks, guys! An addendum for this thread: The capability to display "PIT" mode still resides in the KAP 140, but you should not see it during normal operation. I've left it there more as a debugging tool, since errant autopilot modes are my best tool for diagnosing GPS addon issues.