kevinh 6 Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Just installed version 1.2 of the A300 and I'm very impressed, especially by the sounds which are very true to the real thing. I've worked on simulators for the real aircraft so it's quite a familiar flightdeck to me. A few of issues stood out which aren't too major but would be good to get fixed. 1. The START VALVE OPEN lights cycle on then off when the start system is armed. The Tutorial says this indicates the start valves transitting from closed to open. Arming the start system doesn't move the start valves, so they shouldn't open at that point. Also, the VALVE OPEN lights show valve position, not disagreement, IIRC. The VALVE OPEN light should illuminate when the valve opens after the start pushbutton is pressed, extinguishing when N2 exceeds 45%. This is how the start procedure in the Simcheck documentation describes operation as well, also the Quickstart guide agrees it is the start pushbuttons which illuminate briefly as the system is armed, not the VALVE OPEN lights. Regarding the engine start, the run up to idle is much better than the default FSX jet simulation, with no unrealistic overshoots, but really should be slower for more realism. Time to idle for a CF6 is typically around 50 seconds. I realise FSX limitations may be an issue here. 2. The autopilot vertical speed selection should track current vertical speed, so that when V/S is selected it holds the current value, rather than going to whatever happens to be selected as happens now. It's easy enough to match the selected V/S to the current value but you should have to do that, 3. Switching APU to standby control should illuminate the STBY ON light. None of the lights on the APU panel seem to be driven by the simulation, but I guess this is a trade off for more important systems. A very minor point, in the Panel Overview, for the overhead panel item 14 is labelled "Pneumatic controls panel". It is of course the hydraulic servo controls panel which controls hydraulic pressure to the flight control servos, one lever for each hydraulic system. This is a great flight and systems simulation overall. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Comhaire 27 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 1. The START VALVE OPEN lights cycle on then off when the start system is armed. The Tutorial says this indicates the start valves transitting from closed to open. Arming the start system doesn't move the start valves, so they shouldn't open at that point. Also, the VALVE OPEN lights show valve position, not disagreement, IIRC. The VALVE OPEN light should illuminate when the valve opens after the start pushbutton is pressed, extinguishing when N2 exceeds 45%. This is how the start procedure in the Simcheck documentation describes operation as well, also the Quickstart guide agrees it is the start pushbuttons which illuminate briefly as the system is armed, not the VALVE OPEN lights. - Will check this, possibly there was a mixup between the two lights Regarding the engine start, the run up to idle is much better than the default FSX jet simulation, with no unrealistic overshoots, but really should be slower for more realism. Time to idle for a CF6 is typically around 50 seconds. I realise FSX limitations may be an issue here. - I have rewritten the start-up indications, in SP2 the start-up will be approximately 50-54seconds 2. The autopilot vertical speed selection should track current vertical speed, so that when V/S is selected it holds the current value, rather than going to whatever happens to be selected as happens now. It's easy enough to match the selected V/S to the current value but you should have to do that, - The auto-follow VSPD is in fact an option in the A300, in SP2 I have added this as an airline selectable option. I have also added another option that is used by some airlines: when the A/T is in N1 mode and ALT ACQ turns green, the A/T will automatically switch to SPD mode 3. Switching APU to standby control should illuminate the STBY ON light. None of the lights on the APU panel seem to be driven by the simulation, but I guess this is a trade off for more important systems. - I will add this to SP2 A very minor point, in the Panel Overview, for the overhead panel item 14 is labelled "Pneumatic controls panel". It is of course the hydraulic servo controls panel which controls hydraulic pressure to the flight control servos, one lever for each hydraulic system. - Will check and fix ;-) Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated and I'll do my best to get these things done for SP2 which is now very close. Björn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Comhaire 27 Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 1. The START VALVE OPEN lights cycle on then off when the start system is armed. The Tutorial says this indicates the start valves transitting from closed to open. Arming the start system doesn't move the start valves, so they shouldn't open at that point. Also, the VALVE OPEN lights show valve position, not disagreement, IIRC. The VALVE OPEN light should illuminate when the valve opens after the start pushbutton is pressed, extinguishing when N2 exceeds 45%. This is how the start procedure in the Simcheck documentation describes operation as well, also the Quickstart guide agrees it is the start pushbuttons which illuminate briefly as the system is armed, not the VALVE OPEN lights. Hi Kevin, I've updated the code, this is what you will see in SP2: - Set Starter switch to ARM => the 2 yellow starter lights go on for approximately 3 seconds to indicate the AIR bleed to PACK is closing - Press starter switch ==> Blue light goes on during the starter sequence and goes off at 45% N2 - Yellow starter lights go on with starter switch in ARM and N2 > 45% Björn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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