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Hi When using the TO/GA function ('hidden' on the AP) I find that the acceleration to V1 and rotate is superb; but after about half a second following take off and climb, altitude is suddenly lost for a few seconds bringing disaster very close. I am pretty sure this altitude drop is due to a loss of thrust after take off but I cannot be certain. After a few seconds she regains speed and climbs as expected. The physical throttle setting is set at full throughout. Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a way to improve my procedures? Thanks for reading this. Best wishes Mike

We are having trouble getting our FSX Pilot in Command 737 to land at Newquay (UK). This has raised a navigation question that someone might be able to answer: It seems the "base case" in the 737 is to navigate using the FMC - which is a reasonable proposition; but other aircraft we have flown allow you to fly "Nav 1" which usually entails selecting a VOR, checking the frequency is tuned on the Nav1 radio and flying along a radial. Can this "Nav 1 procedure", if you will, be performed on the 737 or is the FMC the only available navigation source? How do you stop the FMC from navigating the aircraft and allowing my choice of VOR lateral navigation. (We got ourselves in such a muddle with the FMC that we wanted to go back to basics and realised that we couldn't). Thanks in anticipation. Mike

Hi Pete Assigning buttons will be my next task for when I permanently disable the controller from FSX.. (I did disable the controller from FSX when I was experimenting last week - I am aware that this is your recommendation). So that should keep me happy, thanks again for your assistance. Mike

Dear Pete I have installed Version 4.39 as recommended by you. The 'ini' file is copied below. Before you read it - I have ascertained that I only have this problem when the I route the axis through FSX. If I assign the axis to FSUIPC everything works fine. I have been very careful not to 'double assign ' axes on FSX and FSUIPC as per the instructions. Given that - it seems unnecessary for you to spend a lot of time on this problem - but if you see any obvious error in the file I would be interested to know. Lastly - Can I simply remove the unwanted aircraft and tests (Vickers Viscount and Test) by deleting the unwanted lines - is it really that simple? (you couldn't do this with FORTRAN). [General] UpdatedByVersion=4939m History=EIY6YKODVW8T4C0MGG9UO InitDelayDevicesToo=No NewInterceptTextMenu=No UseSystemTime=No UseMidMouseBtn=Yes MouseWheelMove=No MouseWheelTrim=No MouseWheelTrimSpeed=1 JoystickTimeout=20 PollGFTQ6=Yes BlankDisplays=No FixControlAccel=No FixMachSpeedBug=No DeleteVehiclesForAES=Yes AutoScanDevices=Yes VisibilityOptions=No OneCloudLayer=No CloudTurbulence=No CloudIcing=No GenerateCirrus=No SuppressCloudTurbulence=No MaxIce=-4 MinIce=-4 UpperWindGusts=No SuppressWindTurbulence=No SuppressWindVariance=No WindTurbulence=No TurbulenceRate=1.0,5.0 TurbulenceDivisor=20,20,40,40 SuppressAllGusts=No MaxSurfaceWind=0 WindLimitLevel=200 WindDiscardLevel=400 WindAjustAltitude=No WindAjustAltitudeBy=2000 SmoothBySimTime=No WindSmoothing=No WindSmoothness=2 WindSmoothAirborneOnly=Yes PressureSmoothness=0 TemperatureSmoothness=0 DisconnTrimForAP=No ZeroElevForAPAlt=No ThrottleSyncAll=Yes WhiteMessages=No ShowPMcontrols=No SpoilerIncrement=512 MagicBattery=No RudderSpikeRemoval=No ElevatorSpikeRemoval=No AileronSpikeRemoval=No ReversedElevatorTrim=No ClockSync=No ClockSyncMins=5 ClearWeatherDynamics=No OwnWeatherChanges=No TimeForSelect=4 LoadFlightMenu=No LoadPlanMenu=No PauseAfterCrash=No BrakeReleaseThreshold=75 SaveDataWithFlights=No ZapSound=firework ShortAircraftNameOk=Substring UseProfiles=Yes EnableMouseLook=No DelayedMouseLookZoom=No AxesWrongRange=No TCASid=Flight TCASrange=40 AxisCalibration=No DirectAxesToCalibs=No ShowMultilineWindow=Yes SuppressSingleline=No SuppressMultilineFS=No AxisIntercepts=No DontResetAxes=No InitDelay=0 GetNearestAirports=Yes OOMcheck=Yes WeatherReadFactor=2 WeatherRewriteSeconds=1 CustomWeatherModify=No SimConnectStallTime=1 LuaRerunDelay=66 Console=No FSVersionUsed="Microsoft Flight Simulator X",10.0.61472.0 SimConnectUsed=10.0.61259.0 [JoyNames] AutoAssignLetters=No 0=Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals 0.GUID={940D8BA0-5957-11E4-8001-444553540000} 1=Saitek Pro Flight Yoke 1.GUID={19584B80-4B19-11E4-8001-444553540000} [buttons] ButtonRepeat=20,10 PollInterval=25 [AutoSave] Next=1 Interval=120 Files=5 SaveOnGround=No AutoSaveEnabled=Yes 1=Sat 182332 2=Sat 182740 3=Sat 182940 4=Sat 183139 5=Sat 183339 [GPSout] GPSoutEnabled=No Port=COM1 Speed=4800 Interval=2000 PosTo6Decimal=No SimModeIndicator=No Sentences= [GPSout2] GPSoutEnabled=No Port=<none set> Speed=4800 Interval=2000 PosTo6Decimal=No SimModeIndicator=No Sentences= [WideServer] WideFSenabled=Yes [sounds] Path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Sound\ Device1=Primary Sound Driver Device2=Speakers (Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio) Device3=Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio) Device4=DELL 2408WFP-3 (NVIDIA High Definition Audio) Device5=Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (2- High Definition Audio Device) Device6=Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (2- High Definition Audio Device) [JoystickCalibration] AllowSuppressForPFCquad=Yes ExcludeThrottleSet=Yes ExcludeMixtureSet=Yes ExcludePropPitchSet=Yes SepRevsJetsOnly=No ApplyHeloTrim=No UseAxisControlsForNRZ=No FlapsSetControl=0 FlapDetents=No ReverserControl=66292 Reverser1Control=66422 Reverser2Control=66425 Reverser3Control=66428 Reverser4Control=66431 MaxThrottleForReverser=256 AileronTrimControl=66731 RudderTrimControl=66732 CowlFlaps1Control=66162 CowlFlaps2Control=66163 CowlFlaps3Control=66164 CowlFlaps4Control=66165 SteeringTillerControl=0 MaxSteerSpeed=60 Aileron=-16384,0,0,16383 Elevator=-16384,0,0,16383 Rudder=-16319,0,0,16256 Throttle=-16384,16256 Mixture1=0,8192,8192,16380 Mixture2=0,8192,8192,16380 LeftBrake=-16384,16383 RightBrake=-16384,16383 PropPitch=-16384,16128 Mixture=-16384,16383 Spoilers=-16384,16383 [Profile.Test] 1=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP Paint1 2=VickersViscount_800_CAMB [JoystickCalibration.Test] AllowSuppressForPFCquad=Yes ExcludeThrottleSet=Yes ExcludeMixtureSet=Yes ExcludePropPitchSet=No SepRevsJetsOnly=No ApplyHeloTrim=No UseAxisControlsForNRZ=No FlapsSetControl=0 FlapDetents=No ReverserControl=66292 Reverser1Control=66422 Reverser2Control=66425 Reverser3Control=66428 Reverser4Control=66431 MaxThrottleForReverser=256 AileronTrimControl=66731 RudderTrimControl=66732 CowlFlaps1Control=66162 CowlFlaps2Control=66163 CowlFlaps3Control=66164 CowlFlaps4Control=66165 SteeringTillerControl=0 MaxSteerSpeed=60 Aileron=-16223,0,0,16160 Elevator=-16191,0,0,14304 Throttle=-16384,16383 MapProp1to234=Yes PropPitch=-16380,16380 Rudder=-16384,0,0,16256 LeftBrake=-14592,16384/16 RightBrake=-14592,16384/16 SlopeRudder=6 SlopeAileron=6 SlopeElevator=6 Mixture=-16384,16383 [Axes] RangeRepeatRate=10 0=0X,256,D,7,0,0,0 1=0Y,256,D,8,0,0,0 2=0Z,256,D,4,0,0,0 3=0R,256,D,3,0,0,0 4=0U,256,D,5,0,0,0 5=0V,256,D,6,0,0,0 6=1X,256,D,1,0,0,0 7=1Y,256,D,2,0,0,0 8=1Z,256,D,4,0,0,0 9=1R,256,D,3,0,0,0 10=1U,256,D,5,0,0,0 11=1V,256,D,6,0,0,0 PollInterval=10 [Axes.Test] RangeRepeatRate=10 0=0X,256,D,7,0,0,0 1=0Y,256,D,8,0,0,0 2=0Z,256,D,4,0,0,0 3=0R,256,D,3,36,0,0 4=0U,256,D,5,0,0,0 5=0V,256,D,6,0,0,0 6=1X,256,D,1,0,0,0 7=1Y,256,D,2,0,0,0 8=1Z,256,D,4,0,0,0 9=1U,256,D,5,0,0,0 10=1V,256,D,6,0,0,0 [Profile.Dash 8] 1=MJC8Q400_POE [Axes.Dash 8] RangeRepeatRate=10 0=0X,256,D,7,0,0,0 1=0Y,256,D,8,0,0,0 2=0Z,256,D,4,0,0,0 3=0R,256,D,3,0,0,0 4=0U,256,D,5,0,0,0 5=0V,256,D,6,0,0,0 6=1X,256,D,1,0,0,0 7=1Y,256,D,2,0,0,0 8=1Z,256,D,4,0,0,0 9=1R,256,D,3,0,0,0 10=1U,256,D,5,0,0,0 11=1V,256,D,22,0,0,0 [JoystickCalibration.Dash 8] AllowSuppressForPFCquad=Yes ExcludeThrottleSet=Yes ExcludeMixtureSet=Yes ExcludePropPitchSet=Yes SepRevsJetsOnly=No ApplyHeloTrim=No UseAxisControlsForNRZ=No FlapsSetControl=0 FlapDetents=No ReverserControl=66292 Reverser1Control=66422 Reverser2Control=66425 Reverser3Control=66428 Reverser4Control=66431 MaxThrottleForReverser=256 AileronTrimControl=66731 RudderTrimControl=66732 CowlFlaps1Control=66162 CowlFlaps2Control=66163 CowlFlaps3Control=66164 CowlFlaps4Control=66165 SteeringTillerControl=0 MaxSteerSpeed=60 Aileron=-16384,0,0,16383 Elevator=-16384,0,0,16383 Rudder=-16319,0,0,16256 Throttle=-16384,16256 PropPitch=-16384,16128 Mixture=-16384,16383 LeftBrake=-16384,16383/16 RightBrake=-16384,16383/16 Mixture1=0,8192,8192,16380 Mixture2=0,8192,8192,16380 Spoilers=-16384,16383

Roger dodger

Pete Thank you for your prompt reply - I will will send you the FSUIPC4. ini file when I get home tonight. I have never opened the bonnet on software before so I am a bit apprehensive. In answer to your questions: I am using version 4.92 purchased 29th May 2014. I mention the Dash 8 because it has its own control calibration Control Panel that lives outside of FSX. To be honest it has been a pain to get to work but Majestic are persuasive that it should be calibrated before flying the DASH 8 (I wish I hadn't listened to them). My plan was to assign the axes into a specific FSUIPC profile (which worked perfectly - elevator, aileron, rudder, brakes, throttle, pitch and tiller+spoilers) and then remove the calibration 'shaping' that I had customarily used for the elevator, aileron and rudder - I wanted the DASH 8 Control Panel to receive as 'clean' data from FSUIPC as possible. These calibrations too would be saved to the Dash 8 profile leaving my 'everyday' settings as they had been for years. My intentions were honerable - but that is why I attempted the adjustments. Thank you once again for your assistance.

After years of faultless FSX/FSUIPC operations I have suddenly hit a problem whilst trying to calibrate the controls of a Majestic Dash 8. I can no longer calibrate the rudder and throttle quadrants. The ailerons and elevators can still be calibrated. but not the rudder, throttle, pitch etc. I am pretty sure that the Saitec controller is functioning because it triggers all of the appropriate responses in the Axis Assignment area of FSUIPC - all the 'in -out' numbers move around as normal and I can select axis assignments. As I say, in the calibration area, the min. centre and max numbers remain static irrespective of the controller positions (apart from those relating to the ailerons and elevators which are working OK). I would add that for the first time ever I selected the Profile Specific option for the Dash 8. But I get the same problem on other aircraft. I can see the control surface move but FSUIPC cannot calibrate all of them. I assume that I have corrupted something. Any help would be appreciated - I have never edited any files in Windows; I hope I can keep that record! Mike