[P3D] Fouga Magister Fuel Dump Problem with FSUIPC6

[StephaneS]

Hello

I'm doing a new post about my problem with FOUGA MAGISTER of https://restauravia.fr/

In fact, under P3D4.5, there is a problem with FSUIPCv6, but it is working with FSUIPCv5 : I filled all three fuel tanks, but when the two wing tanks are empty, the engines shut down while the main tank is still full.

With fsuipc5, it is working.

https://forum.simflight.com/topic/99621-which-is-the-best-version-of-fsuipc-for-p3dv45/

https://www.pilote-virtuel.com/viewtopic.php?id=108503

I will try to give you a LOG but, not sure to know how to do it...

Thank you very much

Stephane

 

 

[StephaneS]

 

FSUIPC6.log

FSUIPC6.ini

Edited Thursday at 10:34 AM by StephaneS

[John Dowson]

That log is not available for some reason (I will delete the post shortly).

Please also provide the log files for both FSUIPC5 (where it is working) and FSUIPC6 (where it isn't). Please also make sure that you have enabled logging for Events.
 

As this is a freeware aircraft, I can also install and take a look. Could you let me know how to reproduce this problem - and quickly if possible.

This may take me a while however as I recently suffered a severe crash and have had to re-install Windows. I haven't re-installed P3Dv4 yet - I will do this over the weekend.

John

[StephaneS]

It is strange, because the log is working for download here for me..?!!!

[John Dowson]

1 minute ago, StephaneS said:

It is strange, because the log is working for download here for me..?!!!

Seems ok now. However, the log is useless as it doesn't show anything. Did you get your issue from the session where this log was generated? The log ends after < 5mins.
I need to see a log from when you get the issue, and one from FSUIPC5 when you didn't, so I can see if there is any difference.

Also, as I said, if you can let me know the steps to recreate this issue here, I can do that  - after I have re-installed P3Dv4 and this aircraft.

 

[StephaneS]

Procedure : 
it is easy : fill center tank, put only 2% in the aux tank, put parking brake, CTRL+E to start engine. And wait to empty AUX tank with burning fuel. When 0% in AUX, and 100% in CENTER, the engine will stop. No transfert fuel is happenning

I don't know why, but now I have the same problem with v5 or v6. Strange!
 

pack.rar

[StephaneS]

FSUIPC6 log with problem.rar

I'm sorry, but I don't understand why the fuel transfer isn't working, maybe it's a problem with the plane rather than with the fsuipc ?

[John Dowson]

3 minutes ago, StephaneS said:

maybe it's a problem with the plane rather than with the fsuipc ?

I would think its more likely a config issue with the aircraft. But strange it was previously working in v5.

I noticed that there was something about install additional dlls in that post you refrenced - do you have the dsd_p3d_fuel_dump_x64.dll file installed?

[John Dowson]

The idea with the logs was to compare the working v5 log with the non-working v6 log, to see if any additional controls were being sent in v5. But as now v5 isn't working, this is not possible.

And I don't know this aircraft. For most aircraft that I know, you would manually switch fuel tanks. Is this not the case in this aircraft?

There's not much else I can do at the moment, until I have re-installed P3Dv4, installed this aircraft and taken a look.

[StephaneS]

Yes i have all DLL installed. 

No "manually switch fuel tanks".

Thank you very much. 

[StephaneS]

News : I have try to delete prepar3D.cfg, and now it is working !!! (fuel dump working !) I don't understand....

 

[John Dowson]

1 minute ago, StephaneS said:

News : I have try to delete prepar3D.cfg, and now it is working !!! (fuel dump working !) I don't understand....

Ok, thats interesting - and I also don't understand why this would fix your issue - maybe there was an option you set that disabled this for some reason. But glad its now fixed!
Maybe try comparing the old prepar3d.cfg (if you saved it) to the new one, to see what has changed that could affect this.

[StephaneS]

I finally found the problem!!!!
It comes from my plane that I use in P3D startup. I have the "AC11 Commander 114 Cold & Dark," and it probably has an option that turns off the automatic fuel switch. So, if I power up this plane, then turn off the engines, then load the FOUGA: I do an engine ignition, and the engines don't stop when the wing tanks are empty!

 

[John Dowson]

Just now, StephaneS said:

It comes from my plane that I use in P3D startup. I have the "AC11 Commander 114 Cold & Dark," and it probably has an option that turns off the automatic fuel switch. So, if I power up this plane, then turn off the engines, then load the FOUGA: I do an engine ignition, and the engines don't stop when the wing tanks are empty!

Ok, interesting. With P3Dv4, it is always advised to start with a default aircraft, and then switch, especially if using complex add-ons, but probably a good idea to do this when using any add-on aircraft.

Thanks for the update.