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[kvuo75]

i have it set up as the introduction instructs.




all im saying is something deleted that directory a few weeks ago and...

[kvuo75]

my pmdg\WX folder also mysteriously disappeared sometime after release of the ngxu. i discovered it while troubleshooting why i couldnt get winds anymore...

[kvuo75]

i think they mean they cant get to the acars page from the menu

[kvuo75]

indeed. well.. i used to.. havent logged any real hours in like 20 yrs

[kvuo75]

thats almost 3 years old. real airplanes get software updates too

[kvuo75]

yeah the old ngx pumps would turn on/off magically when you changed the fuel load...

[kvuo75]

you can indeed pick up ice, in my experience only when it is freezing rain in active sky.. as far as i know the only effect though is added weight....

[kvuo75]

if you want to see what the freq's etc actually are in your p3d scenery you can just look at the map in p3d under navigation / map

[kvuo75]

go try to fly the frdmm5 arrival into kdca with any type of real world winds aloft. it will not be able to meet the crossing restrictions because it will...

[kvuo75]

i dont use that function so i cant comment how to deal with it now but im sure in the future pmdg could devise a work around based on an entered zfw instead...

[kvuo75]

tbh the payload page shouldnt even show seats it should just take zfw so people would quit getting confused by this....

[kvuo75]

ok after some experimentation i think i figured out a cause.. in my case, if i interrupt the new pmdg pushback sequence, it makes the subsequent taxi...

[kvuo75]

I decided to pay attention to this on my last flight because i've been getting weird hyd sys refill req all the time

loaded my saved scenario...

[kvuo75]

they are aware of it and say it will be fixed next update...

[kvuo75]

it literally cant make the restrictions on the frdmm5 arrival to kdca with the spoilers out all the way from the beginning of the star...

[kvuo75]

nope, dont use any hardware brakes.. use a keyboard key...

[kvuo75]

alright further testing, back at ord on the same taxiway now it's coasting properly also and not grinding to a stop after 50 sec so it doesnt appear to...

[kvuo75]

alright i just flew kord-kjfk in the aal 800 bw

takeoff weight ~146k lbs
landing weight ~136k lbs

taxi at kord at idle,...

[kvuo75]

im getting that too i think. it seems to be very "sticky" before flight. then after landing it loosens up. im gonna do some testing with a stopwatch...

[kvuo75]

ok that worked. thanks. also thanks about the alaska i am always glad to hear it wasnt just me


in the future is it good general practice...