Oliver Gibbons Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Dears, Please note that the AP is not working properly after the last update. After take off, when you are climbing, the AP works how it is supposed to do so, but when you are about to reach your Cruise FL, the aircraft stop to follow your route and/or does not maintein the altitude. This 2 issues affect the rest of the flight. I used the AP with NAV option to follow my planned route. This didn't happened before tue update. Now it is imposible to do a complete flight. Awaiting your prompt answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Heya! I‘m sorry, which update are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Gibbons Posted August 24, 2023 Author Share Posted August 24, 2023 Dear, Sorry for my bad english but it is not my native languange. The version before 1.0.5. was working fine and I did not experimented any issues regarding the AP. After this update I started to notice that the AP do not follow the planned route and also do not maintein the selected altitude. I think the altitude matter is due to the aircraft being to sensitive to the winds. (That is another thing that I want to highlight. Do I have to create another topic for it?) Ending.. The issue is that the AP does not follow the route or maintein the altitude after you reach your cruise altitude or maybe after a few minutes after engaged it (? Do you need me to provide some pictures or maybe a video about this? Thank you, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 This update was more than 4 month ago, with no reported issues. Could you please show me what you are doing with the AP panel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Gibbons Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 Dear, Sure, here they are: They are in sequence, first how I had the AP configured and the at the Top Left, how the plane started to drift. Also you will see the altitude issue that I mentioned before (Watch the VS) FL280: The AP contanstly trying to go back to the path Cant maintain the altitude, the VS is -1200 but then started to climb up again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Heya! Just did a quick flight in the AN again and it worked without a problem for me. From your screenshots I can see that you didnt turn on the autothrust, which probably explains the over/undershooting of the altitude and maybe even the LNAV issues. So could you please try again with autothrust enabled? 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Gibbons Posted August 28, 2023 Author Share Posted August 28, 2023 Dear, I just tried with the AT on and still have the same issues 😞 Do you think a re-install will fix these issues? Could it a problem for me only? What else I could do to fix it? thank for your support so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Another thing, do you have any of the sim native assistances turned on? Like Auto Rudder for example? If so, please turn those off. A re-install will never hurt as well 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Gibbons Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 Dear, Sorry for the late reply, I was on a trip. I have all the assitances off and I also re-installed the plane but the issues are still there. What can I try now? 😞 Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre_V Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 No problem with the AP as well. All assistances are OFF for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Gibbons Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 Dears, I do not know what is causing this issue but I also have all the assistances turned off. The Flight Plan it is correctly loaded from In Game FP and honestly its fine until I reach my cruise level. After that, the plane starts to drift and do not follow the route correctly. I thought it was that the plane it is very sensible to the winds (too much for me) but I found that it does even with 0 knt wind. It is impossible now to do a full flight for me and It is a shame because I really liked it. I need a solution:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 The only other solution I can give you is to try it with an empty community folder as there maybe is a plugin that is doing weird things with the plane. Also maybe some special bindings you did in the options menu? What you also could try is to disconnect your hardware during cruise to make sure that a noisy axis isnt interferring with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Gibbons Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 (edited) Dear, I tried the way you said (disconnecting the hardwares) and also running the sim with the Community folder empty but the issues still there. I also tested it with the Modern Flight Model mode and guess what? The plane is a lot better with this Mode, the issues still but they are not that bad as they were with the other flight model. In my opinion.. the cruise altitude issue is due to the trim sensitivity plus the strong winds. The AP is slow to react to the altitude changes produced by the winds and the trim has to much sensitivity to do small or soft corrections. This could be solved by giving her a little bit more trim to play with and also reducing the effect to the plane. The plane not following the route or drifting from the path is due to a bug with the AP or the GPS. Could be that the AP is slow to react or "fell asleep" or the GPS not working properly after sometime. What else we could try? I will record a video tonight to show you the situation. Edited September 19, 2023 by Oliver Gibbons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Gibbons Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 any news? I need a solution as i can not longer complete a flight with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 I was under the assumption I'd get a video still, sorry.. 😄 Anyways, as this is an issue localised seemingly only on your installation, I unfortunately really don't know to help you anymore. If you really did all the steps I told you to do, there shouldn't be a reason why it doesn't work. The only option left I see is the nuclear option to uninstall/reinstall the entire sim or Windows installation 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Gibbons Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 I actually tried to upload the video here (I've recorded with my phone) but the max file size it is only 8 mb.. Is it ok if I send you a YouTube link? I have tried all the methods you told me but nothing really fix it. The last thing I could try is to re-install the sim but I dont know how this could solve the issues. The An225 is the only aircraft that has this problem, all the others native or add ons work without any issue. The only add ons I have in my Community folder are aircrafts, FBW traffict and Airports. I thought the matter was the FBW traffict that has changed something but I have uninstalled it and nothing changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Gibbons Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 There is.. please tell if you do not understand and i will try to record a video from take off to cruise level but this time with the screen recorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretoriano1995 Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 On 9/25/2023 at 9:40 PM, Oliver Gibbons said: There is.. please tell if you do not understand and i will try to record a video from take off to cruise level but this time with the screen recorder It may help you, but when watching the video I noticed that you are going at maximum engine power. When I tried that, the plane found it difficult to be meticulous with its movements. Try the autothrottle at 547Km/h, that figure is the limit for the 2 needles to touch. It also activates the pitch/bank limit on the right side of the autopilot. Of the 8 squares, the bottom 2 of the group on the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenRen3355 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Hi, I am pretty sure you have the problem only because you go to External View. This is a confirmed Bug in Sim Update 12. Asobo said they fixed it in Sim Update 13, but unfortunately it looks like only fixed for G1000 planes. Many other planes still have this bug. Here is the original Sim Update 12 bug thread on this bug. I think you will see that if you go back into cockpit mode, the autopilot catches up again. Try again doing your entire flight by staying in cockpit view. Autopilot works fine, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Gibbons Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 Dear Ren, You absolutely nailed it! That was exactly what was happening. I tried what you said and when switched back into the cockpit, the autopilot came back to life haha. Thank you for your help! (I am still convinced that they have to modify the trim for a more smooth and precise flight) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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