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Post by Bill Von Sennet on Dec 11, 2009 10:36:25 GMT -5
I just arrived at the terminal and want to spool down the fan jets before opening the airstair door.
Nothing on the panel for shutting down. I clicked the "off"-"gen"-"start" switches to off without effect.
What command do I use to shut off the fuel?
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Post by louross on Dec 11, 2009 11:02:50 GMT -5
Shut it down by putting the fuel levers down to "cut-off".
Your a/c should have a center quadrant- with power levers, speed brake handle, fuel levers, and flap handle. Could be some other things there. If it, or those items are misssing, then the program wasn't done very well by the designer. What airplane are you using?
lr.
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Post by Bill Von Sennet on Dec 11, 2009 11:52:30 GMT -5
None of my jets have that quadrant. Learjet 45, Embraer Phenom 100, Cessna Mustang, Cessna CJ1. The panel I'm using is a TG digital panel that I have modified. My turboprops have a quadrant like you mention. Maybe I can use one of those.
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Post by louross on Dec 11, 2009 12:01:43 GMT -5
I guess you could, but a turbo-prop for a jet panel? Don't mean to be fecicious, but you could also use jet FDE's for a C172. You could maybe use the default B737, or the deault Lear quadrant for your panel, or better, just find a better program for jets.
lr.
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Post by Tom Goodrick on Dec 11, 2009 16:03:59 GMT -5
You must assign a set of keys to shut off the fuel. I use Ctrl-F7 which corresponds to my mixture cut-off code. Use whatever key or keys make sense for you. You do not need to put anything on the panel. Use Ctrl-E to start.
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Post by Allen Peterson on Dec 11, 2009 18:55:22 GMT -5
Tom's method works. But if you really want a throttle quadrant AND you kept the original panel that came with the Lear 45 then it has a throttle quadrant in Window03 that you can copy into Tom's panel as Window0x and add the title in the [Windows Titles] section.
Allen
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Post by Bill Von Sennet on Dec 11, 2009 20:24:18 GMT -5
Thanks for all the answers.
Tom I assigned a key to fuel shut-off or fuel on.
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Post by pterodactyl (George) on Dec 11, 2009 20:47:13 GMT -5
I found crashing into a wall helps. Might upset the passangers though
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Post by Ed Burke on Dec 12, 2009 0:56:30 GMT -5
I find that Ctrl+Shift+F1 will stop any noisey bits.
Ed
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Post by Tom Goodrick on Dec 12, 2009 10:34:52 GMT -5
Those of us who "design jet programs" for use in FS have to live with certain constraints unless we want to design and manufacture custom control panels and sell them to you for $5000 each. My "DG" jet panels, originally designed with help from Chuck Dome, all have a throttle "quadrant" on the right with movable throttles, a digital indication of percent throttle movement plus a landing gear switch and a two-way switch for spoilers (arm or deploy). But, unfortunately there is no way to lift the throttles up over a gate as in real aircraft to get into reverse thrust. You simply move them back into the range of reverse thrust. The DG panel is designed to take in all pertinent "human factors" in presenting information and controls on a single 2D panel so everything remains in view and accessible at all times. If anyone does not see throttles on the right, he is missing files and should let me know. Jets come with one, two, three or four throttles as appropriate.
As many of you know, I have always used the function keys, F1-F4, to adjust the throttles with F1 setting zero thrust, F2 moving to reduce thrust (or to move into the reverse range), F3 increasing thrust and F4 giving max thrust in an emergency. I think this is superior to any little plastic stick on a console or joystick base which are known to give faulty settings. There is always the option of using the mouse pointer to move individual throttle levers as when taxiing a four-engine jet.
My jets fly correctly and well. That is my job as a designer. Shutting them down is easily left to a fuel cut-off switch as can be devised using your key assignment facility.
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Post by louross on Dec 12, 2009 10:58:31 GMT -5
ummmm. $5000?
PMDG B744 is a very complete program, cost about 80 last time I checked (fs9). One of the best FDE's ever done was the Dreamfleet 727, cost 30-40 dollars. Probably the best DC9 you can find for fs9 is the Capt. Stellan one, it's free. Historic Jet Group has a whole slew of B707's, DC8's, and other older jetliners, very good job of modeling and FDE's, all free. They all have a complete center quad, including fuel or start levers, as the case may be, power levers, speed brakes, etc. So, I don't understand your 5000 $ price.
I suppose it boils down to personal preference. Mine is to simulate the operation of the real a/c as much as possible. "Faulty" controllers?? Never had a problem using my controler to handle the power levers, in addition to finding it more "real" than pressing keys on a keyboard. Obviously some programs, including payware, are very poor representations, like Capt.Sim's stuff. "all walk to the beat of a different drummer".
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