CanadianCaptainMoustache 23 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I'd love to see a radio master switch in this. Having the radios come on with master power is not realistic and you'd never want to start engines that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeloo 18 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I think this is called an Avionics Master switch. And they do exist in real life in the Twin Otter. At least some versions. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotas 5 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Indeed, engines are always started with radios off, to,prevent damage the radios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianCaptainMoustache 23 Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 Avionics Master / Radio Master are interchangeable terms. But yes, that. It's very unusual to see an aircraft of this size/complexity IRL without one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recreation 8 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 1/31/2022 at 1:24 PM, hotas said: Indeed, engines are always started with radios off, to,prevent damage the radios. Please login to display this image. According to the short checklist in the MSFS Aerosoft Twin Otter manual (version 1.01, page 132) both radio master switches should be off in the before starting checks. Radio master switches goes on in the after start checks (same page in the manual). However, these items are not mentioned in the short checklist in the sim... I'd prefer the Twin Otter to be dark on power up to be honest. As of version 1.01 I can't turn off the Garmins and the ADF. They just flicker when I try. And the panel lights are on initially as well. A little fun fact: The FSX/P3D Aerosoft Twin Otter is all dark when the battery switch is set to the on position. No lights, Garmins, transponder, ADF... I really like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerosoft Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51558 Posted February 2, 2022 Aerosoft Share Posted February 2, 2022 We'll have a look at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnsealedKarma 52 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Although there is no Avionics Master switch in the 3d cockpit you can still map a hardware button to AV Master on/off (or toggle) and the Twotter will start with radios and GPS off. I found out by using the Bravo Throttle default mapping that has AV M on/off mapped to a rocker switch and couldn’t figure out why GPS and radios were dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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