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[Kevin Hall]

Yes that's the landing gear lever lock opening at liftoff in a simulator.

Here's how it sounds in the aircraft, the lever lock opens at about...

[Kevin Hall]

Yes, it's never a good idea to use a non default aircraft in the default scenario. Even a mid level addon like Aerosoft. The default aircraft initialises...

[Kevin Hall]

I think he means the sound of the landing gear lever lock releasing.

Is the lever lock in the NG less noisy than in older Boeings?...

[Kevin Hall]

Harold,

Try running the Operations Center as admin.

Please also sign all your posts with your full name as required by the terms...

[Kevin Hall]

Hi Chris,

Glad to hear it might become an option for the 747. I had made my own 744F in Simbrief to match v3 weights but it's good to be...

[Kevin Hall]

I know PMDG doesn’t recommend this, but someone asked if the weight limits can be changed. I haven't noticed any problems but I understand your caution...

[Kevin Hall]

It's actually easy enough to change those limits. They are defined in aircraft.cfg for the version concerned (in LBS), so it is just a text edit. Obviously...

[Kevin Hall]

I have MCE and think it's definitely worth it. It's great for manual flying when you can just call for configuration changes, MCP inputs, etc. I prefer...

[Kevin Hall]

You could try changing the sound source in the CDU then changing it back to the headset. Works for me.

I preferred it when there was an option...

[Kevin Hall]

The maximum the cabin will climb at is 500 ft/min unless it reaches the maximum differential pressure limit. If the pressurisation "jumped"...

[Kevin Hall]

It's simply not necessary, any more than it is necessary to display it on the 747 by selecting ENG or ECS. EICAS continuously monitors the aircraft systems...

[Kevin Hall]

No, it's much better as it is, with responders reminding them to sign in their post, which might actually be read by the new member.

[Kevin Hall]

To quickly achieve something like the field of view you want I angle my view slightly towards the centre, except during takeoff and landing for obvious...