Last flight was perfect with the exception of cockpit sounds.  Oddly, since I reinstalled FSX and everything, including CS757. I did not have any cockpit sounds last flight.  I did before.  I'll work on figuring this out.

Used VNAV for approach with Radar Contact, selecting the runway and initial approach fix when advised.  VNAV put me there at proper altitude and speed.  Switched over to LOC then APP when VNAV had me lined up.  I put in my own speed and altitude restrictions, and all were honored perfectly, both departing and approaching.  Despite crosswind, landing was perfectly lined up, at -297 vs.

I don't know how realistic this is (only 4% of airline pilots admitted to using VNAV on approach, according to one study, anyway) but I put my vref 30 + 40 kts speed in as a restriction so I would be at flaps 5 when I was in a position to intercept the localizer.

I am pushing my system with UTX and GEX and Traffic X, but with FSX I still get smooth operation in the teens as far as FPS.  No rocking whatsoever.

VNAV respected Navigraph's final approach altitudes, too, and I have never had it bust a speed or altitude restriction when I have put it into the LEGS page.  There is something going on between 757 and Navigraph on those cases where there are restrictions included in a procedure and 757 fails to respect them.  If you are having trouble with this, you might try keying in the speed and alitude restrictions yourself.

So that's where I'm at with this airplane.  The more I fly it, the more I learn, the more confidence I have in it, and the more I enjoy it.  It is solid as my medium haul go-to airplane, between the MD Super 80 Pro and MD-11 (or 747), and can also handle their roles, too.  It has been awhile since I have stuck with one airplane and really studied it.  The confidence is a nice feeling.

Tim Capps wrote on Jun 28^th, 2009 at 1:04am:

Last flight was perfect with the exception of cockpit sounds.  Oddly, since I reinstalled FSX and everything, including CS757. I did not have any cockpit sounds last flight.  I did before.  I'll work on figuring this out.

I wondered about the quietness on my first flight with this product yesterday as well. During flight, there were no altitude warnings nor did I hear anything at DH or got any altitude callouts on landing.

This cockpit has all "disturbing" noises filtered out it seems  :(

The only markable sound was the one when flaps are beyond the detent where idle thrust is allowed.

Somehow I consider this a bug or completely missing.

Andreas