Perfect. Thanks Kyle.

Thanks KyleH,

So here is the update. I bought a brand new sound card...the exact same one I have in there now, changed it out, (very easy), turned on the computer and it worked perfectly.

On initial boot up it advised of new driver installation, same bubble that was coming up when the old card tried to initialize, which tells me the card must have been working on and off, and also sometimes was recognized by the computer as "new: hardware.

cycled the computer on and off a number of times for 2 days straight and it still works perfectly.

The only problem now is the red led light that illuminates inside this particular card does not illuminate, and when I try and open the Sound Blaster SBX control panel the computer says it is not detected.

I can live with that as I never used the control board anyway, and I equate the failure of the red SB LED is because the sound board control panel cannot be detected by the computer.However when i go into the device settings the system says the card is functioning properly.

Hey Kyle.  Tried it out again and let it spool up to 40 and settle.  Hit the TOGA and off it went no problems as long as I made sure the throttle levers were also advancing.

The TQ is motorized, and I've been issues with Throttle 1 not advancing (or retarding).

I'll need to work on that as the software reads the location - so while the A/T pip on the engine indicators is good, the lever pip is also accurate (and not correct).

Thanks

Warren

Hi Warren, Good to see you've got something flying.

Quote from: fsaviator on March 01, 2026, 12:46:44 AMOn take-off using TOGA, with A/T armed, I spool up to 40% and press TOGA.  Plane accelerates, and then throttles cut-out forcing me to increase power to Take-off thrust manually.  Once I'm airborne everything seems to work fairly well in regards to moving levers, speed brakes and spoilers etc.

A couple of questions regarding this, do the throttle handles move up to the correct N1 value after you press TOGA?
Second, does it happen at 80 knots?

In Boeing's, once you press the TO button, the handles move to their calculated N1 value, then once the plane reaches 80 knots, it enters 'Throttle Hold' mode which disconnects the servo clutches from the throttle handles. This prevents the auto system from doing something dumb during a critical phase, and if an RTO is needed, the crew is not fighting the auto throttle while rejecting.

In this case, it is possible that your handles are not reaching the set N1 point before 80KTS, then when it enters throttle hold, the sim is seeing the position of the handles and reducing thrust to that point.

Quote from: Mach7 on February 26, 2026, 04:14:13 PM...but can a sound card go bad like that?

Yes it can. Some component is beginning to go flakey after 10 years. Sounds like something is causing Windows to see it as new hardware at times.
It could also be the motherboard. Start with the cheaper components first.

Quote from: jackpilot on March 01, 2026, 05:18:55 AMHi Warren
nice pics and welcome back.
Note: I see on pic 2 a pair of eyebrows. If I remember well I sold them to Gwyn (Aerosim in Australia), and he later sold them to you. High milage parts!   
Jack

That is very correct!  It's good to be back working on the sim although I have spent the day trying to get AI to help me fix some of these issues - not successfully I might add.

Hi Warren
nice pics and welcome back.
Note: I see on pic 2 a pair of eyebrows. If I remember well I sold them to Gwyn (Aerosim in Australia), and he later sold them to you. High milage parts!   
Jack

Good morning

Two issues some of you may be able to help on.  I'm using Prosim737 v3.36 with P3D v4

First - I have one of the first Revolution Simproducts motorized TQs produced - controlled via SIOC in Prosim737.  All the functions seem to work for the most part.  My MCP is the CPFlight 737NG V3 Ethernet version.  I am aware that officially, Prosim-AR ceased to support the RS Motorized TQs somewhere around v 2.1, and that is why I continue to use a SIOC instance to control the TQ.

On take-off using TOGA, with A/T armed, I spool up to 40% and press TOGA.  Plane accelerates, and then throttles cut-out forcing me to increase power to Take-off thrust manually.  Once I'm airborne everything seems to work fairly well in regards to moving levers, speed brakes and spoilers etc.

On approach and just prior to touchdown, when I activate A/T disengage on the TQ, the A/T switch auto disengages on the MCP, but the TQ thrust lever motors do not disengage.

Second - due to limited AXIS on my Leo Bodnar card, I have mapped the Tiller to the CPFlight MCP Tiller connection.  It calibrates fine in Prosim737.  In sim however it doesn't respond forcing me to use my rudders to steer during taxi.

Thanks!

Warren

SHE's ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  My first full flight (KTNT-KTPA) since probably 2024 when I packed her up and shipped her to Greece.

Incidentally, yesterday I fired her up for the first since last May to finally get her flying and found myself at this post - an overhead acting up.  Now I remember why I took a break.  Regardless.  I finally figured it out!  COM port conflict.  That was a pain as the ANTI-ICE kept popping up and interfering with various things.

Now I can continue building (and flying).  Ignore the calibrations marks on my unpainted screen, and all the crap all over the place.

By the way, if you're in Europe and want a couple UPS, I have a few.  I put the whole house and property on a massive UPS and a 60KW generator.  I was sick and tired of these power failures burning out my hardware

You might also check out Karl at DIYSiM.  He's already done all the work.  For the prices he's offering - save your time and put it into flying - unless the design and building is what you like - then have at it.  I can tell you from experience though, after 22 years of designing, cutting, printing, soldering...  I'm on 737NG build number 6.  Today I took my first full flight since this time in 2020.