Post by CoolP on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 1:41am
707 Captains,
I may need your help on this.
I have to clarify if I'm experiencing some bugs or if I did not understand the manuals that come with this classic and well done aircraft.
Quite a few points and I would appreciate your input on them because if there are some bugs around, they should forwarded to the Captain Sim staff via ticketsystem to be cleared in 1.1 :)
Thanks for your help.
1. How do I get this Cabin Attendant Call Light (blue) off?
I've tried all the "call" buttons around this light, it always stays on
2. Where is the Fire Warning Sound?
I see all the lights but don't hear anything that sounds like an alarm
3. Page 11, Manual 3 is talking about "Radio Master Switches"
Where are those? (I even asked the always calling Flight Attendant, no answer)
Could that be the two ones at the circuit breaker panel? By the way: Nice idea from Captain Sim to have some CBs "out" when loading the aircraft.
4. EPR Bugs have to be set if going through the checklists.
Can't find them here. How and where can I set them?
5. Page 12, Manual 3 says
Probe Heater Switches - ON
Check HEAT ON lights illuminate.
Probe Heater Switches - OFF
Check HEAT ON lights extinguish.
I do have a light there but it never goes on no matter which switch positions I try
6. Page 18, manual 3 explains
Check anti-skid switch guard closed.
Anti-Skid Test Switch - OUTBD & HOLD
Check inboard REL lights illuminate, and outboard REL lights remain extinguished.
Anti-Skid Test Switch - INBD & HOID
Check outboard REL lights illuminate, and inboard REL lights extinguish.
Anti-Skid Test Switch - RELEASE
Check all REL lights extinguished.
I can't get any lights on there, the windows are always blanked
7. I have sufficient "start pressure" right from the start (maybe that's why it's called "start pressure" ;D ) without any external air connected or an engine running. The reading is always the same.
8. Where is this switch to check e. g. the overhead lights or those in the cockpit without having to "press to test" everyone.
The 727 had such a switch, the 707 does not?
9. The checklist on page 6, Manual 3 says
Engine Start Control Selectors BOTH
I can't find a "both" but a "FLT ST"
10. I always have one or two overheated AC Units
How do I get them to run within their limits?
11. Where is this "Pressurization Mode Switch" Page 27, Manual 3 is taking about?
Pressurization Mode Switch - TAKEOFF
Check outflow valves move toward CLOSE. Check cabin vertical speed indicator for selected
rate of descent. Check cabin altitude descends to 200 to I 250 feet below airport elevation.
12. Do the Glideslope Warning Flags always stay on?
The manual says "Covers glideslope scale if glideslope signal is invalid."
Tuning a normal VOR doesn't give you "invalid" GS signals, it gives you none. So the flag should go away when tuning normal VORs.
13. The Voice Recorder Test doesn't have a sound or a reading on the gauge. At least the gauge should give a change when pressing "test" ,right?
14. Do you get a reading on the "Cabin Altitude" gauge?
15. Can somebody explain the correct function of the "Altimeter" (the right one, not the "Electric Altimeter" on the left) to me?
1. 1000-Feet Pointer
The short handle points to thousands of feel.
Mine is showing 0 all the time. As you can see, I'm at approx 26.000ft and the needle isn't moving. Only the "100-Feet Pointer" does.
6. Runway Height
This pointer will indicate the runway elevation in feet above mean sea level (MSL) when pointers 1 and 2 are
set to zero.
is also a big question mark to me :( It always shows "0" too when on the ground and with correct baro setting although I was at airports with higher runways than 0 feet.
I may need your help on this.
I have to clarify if I'm experiencing some bugs or if I did not understand the manuals that come with this classic and well done aircraft.
Quite a few points and I would appreciate your input on them because if there are some bugs around, they should forwarded to the Captain Sim staff via ticketsystem to be cleared in 1.1 :)
Thanks for your help.
1. How do I get this Cabin Attendant Call Light (blue) off?
I've tried all the "call" buttons around this light, it always stays on
2. Where is the Fire Warning Sound?
I see all the lights but don't hear anything that sounds like an alarm
3. Page 11, Manual 3 is talking about "Radio Master Switches"
Where are those? (I even asked the always calling Flight Attendant, no answer)
Could that be the two ones at the circuit breaker panel? By the way: Nice idea from Captain Sim to have some CBs "out" when loading the aircraft.
4. EPR Bugs have to be set if going through the checklists.
Can't find them here. How and where can I set them?
5. Page 12, Manual 3 says
Probe Heater Switches - ON
Check HEAT ON lights illuminate.
Probe Heater Switches - OFF
Check HEAT ON lights extinguish.
I do have a light there but it never goes on no matter which switch positions I try
6. Page 18, manual 3 explains
Check anti-skid switch guard closed.
Anti-Skid Test Switch - OUTBD & HOLD
Check inboard REL lights illuminate, and outboard REL lights remain extinguished.
Anti-Skid Test Switch - INBD & HOID
Check outboard REL lights illuminate, and inboard REL lights extinguish.
Anti-Skid Test Switch - RELEASE
Check all REL lights extinguished.
I can't get any lights on there, the windows are always blanked
7. I have sufficient "start pressure" right from the start (maybe that's why it's called "start pressure" ;D ) without any external air connected or an engine running. The reading is always the same.
8. Where is this switch to check e. g. the overhead lights or those in the cockpit without having to "press to test" everyone.
The 727 had such a switch, the 707 does not?
9. The checklist on page 6, Manual 3 says
Engine Start Control Selectors BOTH
I can't find a "both" but a "FLT ST"
10. I always have one or two overheated AC Units
How do I get them to run within their limits?
11. Where is this "Pressurization Mode Switch" Page 27, Manual 3 is taking about?
Pressurization Mode Switch - TAKEOFF
Check outflow valves move toward CLOSE. Check cabin vertical speed indicator for selected
rate of descent. Check cabin altitude descends to 200 to I 250 feet below airport elevation.
12. Do the Glideslope Warning Flags always stay on?
The manual says "Covers glideslope scale if glideslope signal is invalid."
Tuning a normal VOR doesn't give you "invalid" GS signals, it gives you none. So the flag should go away when tuning normal VORs.
13. The Voice Recorder Test doesn't have a sound or a reading on the gauge. At least the gauge should give a change when pressing "test" ,right?
14. Do you get a reading on the "Cabin Altitude" gauge?
15. Can somebody explain the correct function of the "Altimeter" (the right one, not the "Electric Altimeter" on the left) to me?
1. 1000-Feet Pointer
The short handle points to thousands of feel.
Mine is showing 0 all the time. As you can see, I'm at approx 26.000ft and the needle isn't moving. Only the "100-Feet Pointer" does.
6. Runway Height
This pointer will indicate the runway elevation in feet above mean sea level (MSL) when pointers 1 and 2 are
set to zero.
is also a big question mark to me :( It always shows "0" too when on the ground and with correct baro setting although I was at airports with higher runways than 0 feet.