Just purchased 757 III today for P3D_4 and install went perfect. Installed Hotfix 2. After loading the cold and dark aircraft, pressing the battery button shows ON, but absolutely nothing else happens. Switched APU to START and it did nothing. The APU switch stays on START. Loaded scenario with aircraft ready for takeoff at KSEA and engines are running but there's no power (elect. hydraulic) to anything. Switched to iFly737 aircraft with all systems up and running, took off, level at 5,000 then switched back to 757 III. Aircraft loaded cold and dark except engines running, but without any control...beautiful crash I might add.

I must be missing something... :(

UPDATE...I have GoFlight control modules so just to check I disabled them all for this aircraft. No Joy. Problem persists. Great model to look at...if you don't want to take it anywhere.

Also, the model always loads with the gear handle up (and gear stowed). Weird behavior.

I am also seeing this issue. Would love to know what is going on.

Make a key command for Avionics master (on/off), so you can get power to the instruments (everything powers up), as the 777 doesn't have an Avionics master switch.

Note. I use SHIFT+CTRL+A (the default for the ADF, that I never use)  for the Avionics master (on/off)

TimD063 wrote on Feb 4^th, 2018 at 8:41pm:

Just purchased 757 III today for P3D_4 and install went perfect. Installed Hotfix 2. After loading the cold and dark aircraft, pressing the battery button shows ON, but absolutely nothing else happens. Switched APU to START and it did nothing. The APU switch stays on START. Loaded scenario with aircraft ready for takeoff at KSEA and engines are running but there's no power (elect. hydraulic) to anything. Switched to iFly737 aircraft with all systems up and running, took off, level at 5,000 then switched back to 757 III. Aircraft loaded cold and dark except engines running, but without any control...beautiful crash I might add. I must be missing something... :( UPDATE...I have GoFlight control modules so just to check I disabled them all for this aircraft. No Joy. Problem persists. Great model to look at...if you don't want to take it anywhere. Also, the model always loads with the gear handle up (and gear stowed). Weird behavior.

Are you on P3D4.1?

UPDATE 2/7/2018...
I uninstalled 757 III (+ Hotfix 2) and reinstalled the base only. Loaded P3D with the aircraft and the aircraft came to life (I have a switch selection for Avionics Master On/Off). I took it for a spin around the airport (with some obvious autopilot issues) and landed. Closed P3D and loaded Hotfix 2. Then I had the powerless aircraft again.

There's something with Hotfix 2 causing the problem for me.  >:( 

Anyone having any issue with the 757 in 4.2? After updating to 4.2, my 757s have no power , dont respond to anything. Dead. Nada. Zilch.  No APU power, No ground power, no battery response.

Mine is working okay.

Ok so its on my end. Guess I will reinstall it once again

Any CS support please?  Just reinstalled it, and same issue. in fact the landing gear is completely missing.

When uninstalling, the captainsim folder and the aircraft in simobjects were also removed manually. AV was off when reinstalling as well. But same problem. Other aircraft are ok.

Hightower wrote on Feb 15^th, 2018 at 5:18pm:

Any CS support please?  Just reinstalled it, and same issue. in fact the landing gear is completely missing.

Are you on P3D4.2? (double check P3D4 About menu)


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When uninstalling, the captainsim folder and the aircraft in simobjects were also removed manually.

Means there is definitely still something on your system that blocks our code execution.
https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1489697627

I have the exact same problem. If I install the hotfix I loose the engines and I loose the "payload" inside the ACE. If I revert back to V1.0 everything works again... this is super annoying!!

lerimer wrote on Feb 21^st, 2018 at 8:33pm:

If I install the hotfix

Which one?

2. What P3D4 version do you SEE in P3D4 ABOUT menu?

Bought the 757 yesterday and first flight went...sort of OK. I then installed the hotfix and have the same issues as above; I cannot start the engines...no matter what. The first version had engines started upon loading, which for me is good. So I retrograded back to version 1.0 in P3DV4.2 and am able to fly again.

Just thought to toss this into the thread. Any suggestions are most welcome,
Thanks.   

GMG757 wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2018 at 4:58pm:

Bought the 757 yesterday and first flight went...sort of OK. I then installed the hotfix and have the same issues as above; I cannot start the engines...no matter what.

Are the 'ready for takeoff' and the 'autoland' flights load ok?

Are the 'ready for takeoff' and the 'autoland' flights load ok?
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Thanks, I've not tried those yet. I have shut the sim down, but was able (somehow, lol) to get all systems running and finish a 250nm flight. I will load those flights next sim session and see...and maybe find out how I managed to start things up. :)
Thanks for ideas!
G 

The tutorial flight went well and I've managed to get an idea how to start the engines manually. So are there updated user manuals for the P3DV4 version somewhere? I have what seems to be the FSX version.

I appreciate the help,

Greg    

GMG757 wrote on Mar 4^th, 2018 at 3:40pm:

So are there updated user manuals for the P3DV4 version somewhere? I have what seems to be the FSX version.

757 III SimOps page. Click on the link to the manuals. ;)

I thank you kindly for the links. I'm having some good flights with the new 757 now and learning a bit each time.

Thanks again for the support!

Greg G   

Hi!

After installing the latest hotfix 2 i lost the loadmanager in ACE.
Also, is there any ways to connect to a GPU instead of using the APU?

rgds
Reid

tbird wrote on Mar 5^th, 2018 at 5:11pm:

After installing the latest hotfix 2 i lost the loadmanager in ACE. Also, is there any ways to connect to a GPU instead of using the APU?

1. The load manager is a part of the CDU now: Click on Menu (on the CDU) > Opions Setup > Fuel and Payload
2. The GPU is used via the Simicons panel (SHIFT+2): EP (External Power) and EA (External bleed Air)

I am having this problem. The base package installs and loads correctly but the Hotfix 2 powers everything down.
Does anyone purport to be able to load an aircraft powered up with Hotfix 2?

As a workaround, it would appear that you just need to follow instructions for engine startup for engines 1 and 2 and the aircraft is up and running. Whether or not the development team had intended this I do not know, but everything seems to be functioning normally post-startup.

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