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#31
General Discussion Board. / Re: Building a Circuit Breaker...
Last post by fsaviator - March 17, 2026, 05:09:29 AM
I saw your build.  Amazing that I would like to apply to several of the B737NG panels.
#32
General Discussion Board. / Building a Circuit Breaker pan...
Last post by _alioth_ - March 16, 2026, 03:27:18 AM

I have built a fully functional push/pull circuit breaker panel for cessna 172 digital.
The process:


Arturo Moreno.
#33
General Discussion Board. / Re: World Flight Routes
Last post by Ed - March 06, 2026, 02:24:22 AM
Perfect. Thanks Kyle.
#34
Builders Discussions / Re: Strange blaster Z issue..
Last post by Mach7 - March 04, 2026, 11:59:52 AM
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.
#35
General Discussion Board. / Re: Help with two issues in my...
Last post by fsaviator - March 02, 2026, 08:28:20 AM
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
#36
General Discussion Board. / Re: Help with two issues in my...
Last post by KyleH - March 01, 2026, 01:50:21 PM
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.
#37
Builders Discussions / Re: Strange blaster Z issue..
Last post by KyleH - March 01, 2026, 01:32:26 PM
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.
#38
New Here..? Introduce yourself! / Re: Not new here.... but I've...
Last post by fsaviator - March 01, 2026, 12:33:17 PM
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!   :D
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.
#39
New Here..? Introduce yourself! / Re: Not new here.... but I've...
Last post by jackpilot - March 01, 2026, 05:18:55 AM
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!   :D
Jack
#40
General Discussion Board. / Help with two issues in my coc...
Last post by fsaviator - March 01, 2026, 12:46:44 AM
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
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