Quick turn process
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I wanted to do a quick turn but i think i jacked it up (i assume if i did it right i wouldnt have to exit to the main menu and reload into the plane). What is the best process once you pull into the gate and get the engines off, so that you can reset the IRSs if needed, and load the new flight plan, as well reload the fuel and the new load of pax. Do the IRSs need to be turned off and realigned, and what systems do i turn off on the overhead and what can stay on while i prepare to head back out? (From experience on other planes it was better to just reload a new a flight instead of doing a quick turn due to errors and stuff).
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You don't need to reset the IRSes.
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For a turnaround, I would recommend running through the SHUTDOWN checklist to shut the aircraft down, and then once boarding is complete, the checklists can begin from the BEFORE START checklist.
Regarding the IRSs, I believe in the real aircraft they would both be moved to the ALN position in order to recalibrate them after a flight.
Mark - Just Flight
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Thank you! Do you know if turnarounds are something that is common in the sim or would most people just reload for the next flight to reset the sim to avoid performance issues? (Just curious ive never actually thought about landing and then doing another flight without restarting through the menu)
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I suspect it's more common for flight simmers to do turnarounds in smaller aircraft like the 146 and RJ than it is in larger aircraft, just because of the shorter sector times.
I think a lot of the flight simulators prior to MSFS 2020 weren't quite as stable as the current simulator, so it used to be more commonplace to do a restart at the end of every flight to try and lower the risk of a crash to desktop on subsequent flights. That methodology may have carried over somewhat in MSFS 2020, but from my personal experience, I've had no issue completing multiple sector flights in aircraft like the 146 or RJ.
Mark - Just Flight
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IRL, after the "Parking Checklist" is complete, we'd switch the IRS switches to "Align". Leaving them there till we're more of less ready to start pre-flight checks for the next sector. We updated/Confirmed the FMS GPS POS, which in turn feeds into the IRS(s). The longer you leave them in Align mode, the more accurate your position will be at Engine Start; As they start accumulating drift errors the moment you switch them back to "NAV".
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Resetting the aircraft position in the FMS isn't currently supported in the sim. It's something we would like to implement in the future, but at the moment the IRS just basis it's calculations on the initial position entered at the start of the first flight.
Mark - Just Flight
