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    Overspeed VLE......250

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    46 minutes ago, Larry77W said:

    Have a look at what the ECAM actually is.  The Warning page is part of the ECAM.

     

    Yes, I get that.  However the FCOM makes reference to the left display being the "ECAM" display and the right display the "Warning display".  They have a separate section of the FCOM. 

    Overspeed VLE......250

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    Posted

    ECAM?  What page on the ECAM should Vle be on?  Are you sure you mean ECAM (Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring System)?  That is where the door, electrical, system, flight controls etc show up on the screen to the bottom right of the engine cluster.  I can't find any FCOM mention of Vle being shown there.  Screen shot would be good.  

    Can't see set speed in MCP (1.0.3)

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    1 minute ago, Rene Feijen said:

    1.03 Same here, no digits, but there was a moving blue line on the speed tape.

    Also on ILS landing I did not see the GS and LOC diamonds on the PFD, although LAND was armed as I could see blue G/S and LOC indications on the PFD and PFD to ILS display set. Autoland did not kick in though, in spite of complete landing config and correct approach speed. That was on EHGG OLWOF1 arrival and then via HECTI  ILS RWY23 approach.

    I have to ask, because I can't determine from the post.  Did you set the flight directors to ILS mode on the glareshield?

    Preset speed option

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    Posted

    1. This should be set to V2 for take off, always

    2. You would use it while flying in level change (LVL CHG button) mode.  Level change maintains a constant speed during either a clime or descent.  For example, during a descent it will pitch the plane down to maintain whatever vertical speed needed to match the selected speed in the MCU.  Now you can do one of two things.  If you make the selected speed higher, your plane will descend faster and if you make the selected speed lower it will descend slower.  You can also use the throttles to make changes to vertical speed in this mode, without changing the IAS/Mach.  For example, let's say you set LVL CHG to move from FL360 to 10,000 feet and your speed is set to 300 kts.  During the descent if you add thrust, the vertical speed will adjust to maintain 300 kts descending, so the vertical speed will become lower.  If you reduce thrust, the opposit happens.

    3. You can also use the speed setting to control auto thrust commanded speed on final approach.  

    Think of it as automation that you directly control.  

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    Engine in full throttle after start up with lever on Idle

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    1 hour ago, Shipwreck985 said:

    Dealt with the same issue this morning. I just made sure that the knob on the BRAVO was NOT on IAS and i just switched it to ALT and all good for now. This is a bug with the Honeycomb BRAVO's IAS and the A300

    I don't think it is anything to do with the HC Bravo.  It is simply sending an electrical impulse into the sim.  The sim "set autopilot airspeed hold" is the issue as it then talks directly to the plane.  Again, as planes get more complex and the developers need to use more complex and custom sim events, Lvars, Hvars, Bvars etc, the in sim assignment functionality can be
    a. Not functional enough
    b. Have "default" assignments that cause issues like is being seen

    I cannot stress enough that, in my opinion based on way too many years of doing this, a happy sim is a controlled sim.  For around 20 dollars (two Starbucks coffees) one can take control of the controls.  I recommend Axis and Ohs because I use that.  SpadNext is just as good, though I don't know how much it is.  

    I fire my sim up with a new plane knowing that I will not have any control conflicts because my in sim profiles are blank.   My first step with a new plane is assign the camera views I want (I don't even look at any provided views, don't care).  Next I use Axis and Ohs to create an out of the sim profile the way I want it to be.  

    I have heard folks say they don't think they should have to spend the money or that they should have to spend the time.  Well, you will at least spend the time fixing things and time really is money.  AAO, or if I used it SpadNext, is a must have/must use add on for me.  

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    A300 Broken Nav Mode

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    Well, I guess I ran into something similar on departure from KGPI.  
    1. Addon airport
    2. I use and will continue to use Navigraph in the sim
    I was on the RIDDG2 departure to RIDDG.  The plane flew the departure with zero issues on NAV.  It was at RIDDG where I saw a hiccup.  The next waypoint after RIDDG in my flight plan was ANN.  My plane crossed RIDDG without turning.  I corrected by using the direct to button.  

    Now, I will say this.  ATC gave a reroute during cruise and the entry of the reroute and the plane's reaction to it was spot on.  

    What I take away is that I have to stay ahead of the plane, as I would in any plane in real life.  I do not know if my use of Navigraph caused this or if it is a bug in the LNAV.  I am not going to remove Navigraph to test, so I will just monitor.  This has been the only case of weird LNAV behavior that I have seen though a couple of my buddies from the VA reported similar but spurious incidents too.  The commonality is we all use Navigraph.  

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    Navdata query

    in General Discussion

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    21 hours ago, richy said:

    Thank you Mark.

    Got it all sorted out. Would be good if the 2 joined forces and have just the one database

    Thanks again

    Rick

    I am content with Navigraph not joining forces.  That would be another developer who has to deal with the onerous store crap.  Updates would slow down.  

    Engine in full throttle after start up with lever on Idle

    in Systems

    Posted

    2 hours ago, felipeturbay said:

    Deleting this settings I guess would mean that the airspeed cannot longer be controlled directly with the HC Bravo right? This would be the first aircraft that I need to do this

    There was always going to be a "first" because of

    1. the way that the sim-profiles work

    2. the way that complicated aircraft work.

    The two, from day one, were always going to be on a crash course of messing things up.  Couple this with the simulator deleting my profiles in one of the very first updates, spent 20 dollars and moved my control bindings outside the simulator.  I now only have view commands on my in sim profiles and a reverse command.  Everything else is safe and protected outside of the sim.  But wait!  There's more!  I can use voice commands to activate events in the sim.  I can access the more detailed events that planes like the A400 are capable of.  For example, I say into my mic "Align IRS" and all three of the IRS knobs move to the right place.  Alas, that is more trickery than needed I guess.  The point is, the in-sim system for controllers is far to simple to allow the full use of a controller like the HC Bravo and Alpha.  Sure, you can "use" is and assign something to every button on the controller, but can you actually use it.  

    Couple that with the fact that Asobo just willy nilly filled up the controller profiles with what they thought you need and now you have to go back through each one and make sure things aren't cross controlled.  

    Get Axis and Ohs or SpadNext and never deal with crap like this again, on any aircraft default/addon, past, present or future.  

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    Issues with navaids set on the PROG page

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    Posted · Edited by Crabby

    I don't use VOR navigation, with the radios, much because of LNAV.  However, I believe that you manually tune the VORS using the NAV Radios between the FMC, not on the FMC itself.  You would track them using the VOR gauge right under the airspeed gauge. 

    Bounces a lot upon landing

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    Posted

    21 hours ago, Coucar79 said: 
    I know this problem too. The speed is good, the flaps are right, the sink rate is ok and the plane still goes back into the air on one side. But I set up the same with both landing gears. Fabian

    Not sure what you were trying to do here, but the large text is bleeding and can't be read without scrolling. 

    Engine in full throttle after start up with lever on Idle

    in Systems

    Posted

    Are you using the HC Bravo?  If so, go into the sim and check all of your bindings for the IAS position on the top left knob.  Apparently MSFS has seen fit to make some "suggested" assignments that cause this behavior.  I don't see it because I don't use the sim bindings, and this type of issue is one of the main reasons I use Axis and Ohs.  If you don't use the HC Bravo, disregard, but check your bindings and throttle axis assignments.  You may find they are double, triple or more assigned to other stuff. 

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    Incorrect track for OIIE ILS 29R

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    Posted · Edited by Crabby

    Not sure what you mean.  On the chart at D140K (a waypoint that is on the RUS 115 radial at 22.7 miles from RUS) you turn left to D116K then intercept at CF29R.  It looks perfect to me.  Are you using charts so you can visualize what is in the FMC?  I use Navigraph, but there are probably other options for you too. 

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