https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?catselect=general General - CAPTAIN SIM FORUM en-us CAPTAIN SIM FORUM Tue, 12 May 2026 12:59:15 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 30 https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1298308309/1966#1966 CAPTAIN SIM FORUM/Hangar talks https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1298308309/1966#1966 Thu, 7 May 2026 20:43:11 GMT Here's a story from long ago.  <br /><br />Back in the 60's I was a young F/E on the 707 flying a trip from JFK to Paris.  It was a nice evening as we headed east and I was busy doing fuel balance and paper work.  We were in cruise when the plane started a bank to the right.  The captain disconnected the auto pilot and leveled the plane.  The problem was the captain's horizon failed and the auto pilot did not disconnect and started to bank with the sick horizon instrument.  This meant the plane would have to be "hand" flown the rest of the trip since the auto pilot only worked off the captain's horizon.<br /><br />After talking about the situation I suggested that I go down into the E&E compartment and swap the F/O's horizon for the captain's position and then the auto pilot would be able to work again.  Good idea said the captain!  So I opened the floor hatch behind the captain's chair and went down into the compartment under the cockpit where all the electronics were. Because there would be a short time that both horizons would be inoperative, we discussed the pilots would have to use the stand-by horizon.  Okay, down I went into the E&E compartment and found the two horizon gyros.  I disconnected the captain's horizon first and then disconnected the F/O's.  <b><span>Oh no!</span><!--color--></b> - the two cannon plugs were different!!!  It was then that I noticed the sign... <b><span>ATTENTION - DO NOT SWITCH GYROS!</span><!--color--></b>  <img rel="&#58;o" src="https://www.captainsim.org/yabbfiles/Templates/Forum/default/shocked.gif" alt="Shocked" title="Shocked" /><br /><br />Quickly I reconnected both horizons to the proper plugs and and started back up into the cockpit. When I crawled up from the E&E compartment the two pilots were saying "You da man, you da man!"  It was then that I saw that both horizons were working just fine!<br /><br />Should I have told them what happened or just take the praise?  <img rel="&#58;&#58;&#41;" src="https://www.captainsim.org/yabbfiles/Templates/Forum/default/rolleyes.gif" alt="Roll Eyes" title="Roll Eyes" /><br /><br />As they would say... "flying is hours and hours of shear boredom punctuated by stark terror!"<br /><br />Yes, I told them what I did in the E&E compartment.   <img rel=";&#45;&#41;" src="https://www.captainsim.org/yabbfiles/Templates/Forum/default/wink.gif" alt="Wink" title="Wink" />     https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1584009278/6#6 CAPTAIN SIM FORUM/TYPICAL ISSUES https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1584009278/6#6 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:53:46 GMT Hey all. I know this topic is old but wanted to add a note for anyone else who is in the position I was in with this CTD issue. There was nothing useful in the logs and the 300 and 400 models were both crashing for me instantly. I usually fly the CS B733 regularly but then I remembered I hadn't used the since I upgraded the CPU in my machine a couple of weeks back. I don't know if CS do a install-check and fail if it looks like the install has been pirated but maybe they do. Turns out after re-installing the base model the aircraft starts up fine, so all good for me now. Hope this helps. https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1644506800/0#0 CAPTAIN SIM FORUM/Global https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1644506800/0#0 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:26:40 GMT Captains, <br />as the forum is getting flooded with identical inquires we'd like to remind the golder rule of this forum:<br /><br />PLEASE SEARCH BEFORE YOU START A NEW TOPIC.<br /><br />We will not reply to any previously answered/discussed inquires.  <br />All bumps will be locked or removed. https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1640705628/0#0 CAPTAIN SIM FORUM/TYPICAL ISSUES https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1640705628/0#0 Tue, 28 Dec 2021 15:33:48 GMT <a href="https://www.captainsim.com/purchase/index.html" target="_blank"><span>Return/Refund/Exchange policy</span><!--underline--></a><br /> https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1604681422/14#14 CAPTAIN SIM FORUM/Hangar talks https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1604681422/14#14 Sat, 25 Dec 2021 19:54:28 GMT <a href="https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1604681422/12#12">Mets737 wrote</a> on Jul 17^th, 2021 at 3:02am:<br /><div id="Mets7370">Still praying for a 727 for v5 </div><!--Mets7370--><br /><br />Amen<br /><br />CS B727 100 and 200 for P3D v4 and v5 https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1620343139/4#4 CAPTAIN SIM FORUM/TYPICAL ISSUES https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1620343139/4#4 Fri, 7 May 2021 12:37:23 GMT guys, just worked Now!<br />thanks for the help! <img rel="&#58;&#45;&#41;" src="https://www.captainsim.org/yabbfiles/Templates/Forum/default/smiley.gif" alt="Smiley" title="Smiley" /> https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1616750346/1#1 CAPTAIN SIM FORUM/TYPICAL ISSUES https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1616750346/1#1 Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:36:56 GMT Hi <br />this issue has now been resolved. I was using the wrong email address.<br /> https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1603716191/1#1 CAPTAIN SIM FORUM/TYPICAL ISSUES https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1603716191/1#1 Mon, 26 Oct 2020 14:25:47 GMT <a href="https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1541289733" target="_blank">https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1541289733</a> https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1571378068/6#6 CAPTAIN SIM FORUM/TYPICAL ISSUES https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1571378068/6#6 Tue, 6 Oct 2020 08:56:16 GMT <a href="https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1571378068/5#5">ronprice46 wrote</a> on Oct 5^th, 2020 at 6:48pm:<br /><div id="ronprice461">How long does it take to unlock the orders  </div><!--ronprice461--><br />Usually next business day.<br />