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Still valid AFAIK

Without more information it's hard to say. If you have started the engine and light off has occured, it will only stop because of damage or fuel starvation. Check all the systems on the efb and that all your circuit breakers are in.

That's true, but on the L35 there is custom code also - the Devs have previously confirmed this on their Discord

How are you trying to do it? Using native MSFS commands or some 3rd party driver software like SPAD.next or Axis & Ohs? Not possible with MSFS native as custom commands are used, but no problem with the 3rd party drivers.

I have Spad! But it's turning my brain into mush, I've got the basics down, I've got some online snippets loaded up, but I can't figure out these two particular events

@@gs2162 Spad takes some time to learn. If you ask on the SWS Discord someone will tell you the LVARs or you can also ask on SPAD Discord. The fuel selectors are easy to program, but the landing light is a 3 position switch IIRC so you need to give it a little more thought.

@@alpinebravo7090 yeah I've asked, but can't get anyone to just point out which events and how to do it. They just send me to training videos that don't quite tell me exactly what I need to do in this situation. Have you been able to accomplish it?

@@gs2162 yes, for both. If you look at Spad profiles (not snippets) you will see one from me for the Kodiak/Logitech multiswitch that shows you the events and how I coded them. I'm afraid you won't find too many people willing to give a pre-cooked solution unless they have published a snippetnas otherwise the demand would be endless. With Spad it's definitely better to focus on learning how to use it to make your own actions.

Got the reverse thrust set via spad. Now all I have to do is pull my throttles (TQ6+) into the REV position! No need to press a button and then push forward, which is great. Spad is such an awesome program, which I highly recommend. In fact, today I was reminded of one of the best reasons for using it. MSFS (once again) loaded up and erased all of my settings, forcing me to reset things and reassign a few controls. Fortunately, I had the majority (~95%) of every button, switch and axes mapped through spad and saved as a LJ35 profile 🙂

Glad you found it helpful. I found a real lack of basic introductory videos out there and many that were out of date. It's pretty easy once you get going.

Hi, not sure why you wouldn't get a pic of the device - all the hardware manufacturers have to submit data to Microsoft to ensure their device is supported. Still, you should still be able to figure out the number of each button and make your own map.

@@alpinebravo7090 Thanks for the reply. It seems when you plug in the rudder to the yoke instead of USB this behavior occurs. Not worth my effort to redo all the cabling, lol.

Thanks! That's great to hear. More coming soon - next up autopilot then it will be on to the checklists

Lots of folk were stumped by the engine start when it first came out. But this (I'm sorry to say) showed how few SIM aircraft actually required IRL procedure to be followed and how simmers consequently got used to being able to ignore limits (or not even be aware they exist). Not so with the FSR500!

Glad they helped. More to come!

Thanks! Yeah, sorry getting all the deep technical stuff done first. Actual flight tutorials coming soon. But in the interim, here is my descent procedure using the autopilot: 1) Select a lower altitude on the preselector. 2) Arm Alt Sel on the autopilot 3) Turn off Alt hold mode 4) Use the barrel switch to set a 3-5° pitch down on the FD command bars. (See tutorial 1 for an explanation of this and the keybinds you should use). OR press and hold the 'manouvre switch ' (again see part 1 for explanation) and manually pitch the aircraft down. 5) The aircraft will now be descending. Use either method above to tweak it to get the desired VS or speed. You can leave it in mode ('pitch') or engage either VS or SPD modes to hold the current value. What's different about this autopilot is there is no way of directly setting VS or IAS as with the Garmin's we are all more used to. You have to set the pitch first and then only engage VS or SPD once you have reached the rate/speed you want. You can also use the throttles to get the target speed. I usually descend using VS of -1800fpm from Tod. That gives a nice 3° glide path. And then manage speed manually.

@@alpinebravo7090 You are awesome, thank you!

The way I'm descending Selecting the Altitude Engaging ALTSel and IAS hold reducing the throttle to 75% Im getting a nice 2000ft/m rate

That's also a good way of initiating an initial descent. Two points to keep in mind: - Above 29000ft, use the Mach (m) submode when using SPD. Use the IAS submode below. At the transition there may be a level-off unless you resynchronize by cycling the SPD mode off/on - It may take some adjustment of the PLs to maintain the desired VS as this will change as the engine performance alters as you descend into thicker air. But this is true if using VS for the descent as well and I find that isn't a good option as an overspeed can easily occur if the pilot is inattentive. -

Thanks, that means a lot coming from someone who had the fun of flying them IRL. Please do let me know when I don't get it quite right! I'm sure some simmers won't appreciate that these rather in depth videos are really big simplifications of aircraft systems.

Good spot! Corrected.... Thanks - more to come on systems.

That's really interesting. For me in the SIM it depends on the aircraft type - I find it easier to crab the 737 and ATR. With the Kodiak I find it really easy to hold the forward slip - and it's good for STOL too. One of the problems with landing all round is the lack of peripheral vision and g forces that help make all the little adjustments. Right now I'm struggling with my crosswind landings in the Learjet. Likes to wobble a lot on touchdown.

@@alpinebravo7090 MSFS is a wonderful thing, but there are a lot of complex issues to overcome when simulating the effects of winds, especially crosswinds and the interaction between wheels and ground. I think they've made some improvements recently, especially with friction and ground interaction, but there is a lot more work to be done. - Crosswind effects are way overdone - period. - Aircraft are weather-vaning far beyond what they would in the RW. - I've landed a C152 in 90-degree 10K crosswinds in the RW, but have been literally blown off the runway in large aircraft in the SIM. - I've made almost perfect crosswind approaches only to have the aircraft slide sideways as though the runway had been sprayed with Vaseline, and there was no response from aileron input or ground-steering for a few seconds. There are still problems with the SIM transitioning from flight to ground, though, as you have mentioned, the aircraft type (and its flight model) can make a difference.

@randallrocke1151 Yes, the excessive weathervane effect coupled with the lack of lateral friction gave some very unrealistic landing behaviour (Asobo even set the SIM to cut ground wind by 40% as a partial remedy without this being reflected in ATIS) I've done a good bit of testing with the new ground handling variables introduced in SU15. These do help a lot but with 2 major caveats: A) They have to be implemented on each aircraft model. It's not a global fix. Thus far some Devs have, many haven't. B) They don't apply if the aircraft Is IAS is above Vso, as then the SIM applies 'flight' physics. Which is understandable, but the transition between the two states is abrup, meaning one moment you are rolling along with your nice sticky tires keeping you aligned and the next you start experiencing wind drift even with wheels on the ground. Still makes for messy landings. It all still needs more work by Asobo and IMO is the one most serious defect in MSFS.

Hi, there are quite a few different ways of arranging reverse thrust and it depends on not just your controller, but also how the thrust axis has been mapped - MSFS offers various options including the +/- 100 axis, which offers scope for a soft detent between forward and reverse which is ok as reverse cannot be engaged in the air by accident (there has to be weight on the wheels). If I understood your post right, you use separate axes for the reverse thrust? That would work, but definitely wouldn't be my first choice of configuration as it means shifting your hand position at a critical moment.

@@alpinebravo7090 Yes, hadn't thought about that thx. I'm looking forward to your next video.

Hi Chris, thanks - your comments are always very much appreciated 🙏. I'm of course eagerly awaiting the FSR Phenom 300 as well (well actually maybe I already have it as I'm on the alpha, but shhh!). I can promise you that will be well worth the wait. But in the meantime FSW have done a nice job with the Learjet 35A and with it's gauges and rather quirky FC-530 autopilot it's a very different beast from the Phenom - a classic from the golden age of jet. One of my favourite Matchbox planes I had when I was a nipper was a Lear 35A, so I was always going to be getting this one!

Maybe the Wilga? That's a great little STOL plane. Right now I'm trying to learn a rather quirky bizjet.

@@alpinebravo7090 yes that would be good too.

Thanks! It works for me and the kind of simming I do. Hope you got some ideas. It's a good setup - a few false starts particularly with chairs. I'd like brighter/touchscreen monitors for the instruments. And in my dreams I'd have a force feedback yoke pedals and a full suite of G1000 real SIM gear panels...

@@alpinebravo7090 yeah, getting the PFD/MFD on a separate display would be a game changer, I know exactly what you mean about the camera being too far out to reasonably get a proper view of outside + the instruments, particularly important on final approach. The honeycomb delta seems interesting, but knowing honeycomb, who knows what will happen with that...

Glad you liked it, thanks! The CJ4 CDU app can be downloaded from GitHub here: github.com/dementedmonkey/cj4-mcdu/tree/su15 Make sure to download the SU15 release and follow the ReadMe. I found it would only work with Firefox or Opera browsers on the client machine (the tablet) and not through a VPN.

Not much if any now they changed the code for how pop-outs work back around SU10 (NanoVG?) . I think screen heavy aircraft themselves have the biggest impact, particularly if they are running a complex EFB or similar. For me, being able to easily read the flight instruments is so important and pop outs are the best solution for me. In some aircraft like the CRJ, the default pilot camera position is so far back and the screens so small, I would struggle to fly the plane without using pop outs.

@@alpinebravo7090 thanks mate. so yo are using air manager or the freeware to pop out your ND etc..? Also what software for the MCDU? Cheers

@josemello804 I use Pop out panel manager to bring the screens out. You don't need to, but it's better than doing it manually each time you start the sun. Plus it will also allow you to remove the white title bar, lock it in place etc I used Air Manager for the digital display of steam gauges, switch etc. you can also use it in conjunction with popped out screens - e.g. there is a G1000 bezel available in Air Manager that has all the buttons knobs etc, but has a transparent center. So you pop out your G1000 screen and then have Air Manager place the bezel around it. Works very nicely. There are also things like the ATR MCDU to you pop that screen out and can place the MCDU instrument around it. Load easier than looking down in the virtual cockpit. The CJ4 CDU app can be downloaded from GitHub here: github.com/dementedmonkey/cj4-mcdu/tree/su15 Make sure to download the SU15 release and follow the ReadMe. I found it would only work with Firefox or Opera browsers on the client machine (the tablet) and not through a VPN.

@@alpinebravo7090 Agreed. I use trackIR and still cant see that CRJ screens. I want to get a setup like what you have but I want small small screen to place them on. I saw last year that one company was gonna be making such pfd's and mfd's.

@wildfiremichael Didn't Honeycomb say they were going to make a small monitor with a single rotary dial? I hope it was another company! UPDATE: It was Honeycomb. They previewed screens called the HC Delta. Doubt that will ever happen any time soon now... It's surprisingly hard to find a reasonably priced small HD monitor. There are ones the right size which are touch screen as well but they are designed for medical/industrial use and very pricey (£300?)

Well, it's certainly harder to land than most, but I can't agree with what you say. With over 800 hours in the Kodiak now, I really have no difficulty maintaining an approach even in a strong crosswind. Like the PC-12 SWS took a lot of input from the manufacturer when designing the flight model and they are just not as much of a compromise as many other types. Harder to fly, sure. But then that's part of the appeal of SWS aircraft. They certainly haven't abandoned the Kodiak, but they have been busy with the PC-12 and getting the Kodiak 900 ready. One thing all the Devs are looking at currently is how to implement the new ground physics that came with SU15 which is likely to prompt some updates to be released. Other than the flight model which I get you would like to see changed, what else would you like to see updated in the Kodiak? Personally Id like a proper systems failure module for it like the FSR500 has. But those are a lot of work for a Dev so it would probably need to be a payware bolt on.

On the mend! I was able to get a really good surgeon. Yes, I'd seen BS had released the Dukes. Deffo want to give them a go - I've not really done anything with BS aircraft. I have the Steam King Air, but never really got into it.

Thanks Chris, Yes - it might have to be the PC-12 at long last! Alex from SWS did ask me to do some tutorials before launch, but it was around the same time the FSR500 was launching and I simply didn't have the time then, But all the SWS aircraft are great in my view and there are some.good IRL resources for me to draw on. So I think I have my candidate for my next project! Cheers. B

@@alpinebravo7090 yeah the pc12 can be a little temperamental on landing, would love your thoughts and ultimately technique for this fab beast!.

Hi George, thanks so much for saying that. Means a lot to me and really does help give me the boost to keep making more quality content. Cheers, Brendan

Thank you. And yes - on the mend, although its a slow process. I'm expecting it will be another 6 months before I'm back to full function. Lots of physiotherapy in my future!

Erm, ok if I can figure out how to do that without having to type a full transcript. Hopefully some AI tool will do that.

I've enabled auto captioning now. Cant promise that it is super accurate, but hopefully that will help you and other non-native english speakers out.

Thanks a lot Bill. The accident wasn't much fun at all, but I'm on the mend now. One thing I'll be doing is looking at the new ground physics that came with SU15 and see if we can get planes to land properly in crosswinds at long last!

Hi, I've not been able to do any simming since SU15. One suggestion would be to make sure your avionics switch is not going to DISPATCH position, but is fully on. Otherwise other things to watch out for are 3rd party liveries or mods like the Wooselmod - try with everything default. If it works then you know it is a conflict with a mod.

@@alpinebravo7090 Thanks for your prompt reply, I did have the Wooselmod installed. Deleted it and now everything back to normal.

The autopilot is buggy for sure, but they have squashed a lot of them since it's initial release

Great stuff. I have the PC-12. Just never had time to learn it and do some videos on it. For the ATR I watched a lot of the Fly with Magnar videos and well as finding a copy of the FCOM and FCTM on Scribd. It's nicely modelled. A few bugs, but what it really needs is a failure model to make it a great aircraft. However ATR/Airbus didn't want that apparently. Which is a shame as it was clearly coded with all the subsystems properly modelled so failures would have mattered

@@alpinebravo7090 yeah watched those as well. I think you would do a great stream with the pc12!!. It's so rewarding to fly

Glad you like the videos. And yes, that really the way I talk when on a radio.