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rob wrote on Apr 19^th, 2009 at 10:21pm:


I have EXACTLY the same problem..  only difference is im using FSX Acceleration, Vista 64bit. and the 4.3 757 series

sent numerous support tickets to captain sim support,
ive either been told to search for numerous KB references and/ or been told to read the manuals, (which i have read, numerous times)

and it STILL wont work?

Possible ideas for it not working;
FSUIPC (im using the one that is IN the 4.3 version of the 757 supplied by CS)
Sim connect (works wine with all the other A/C i have)

Zakk

nhraracer90 wrote on Jul 21^st, 2009 at 2:30am:


Not "messing with the FMC" is probably the source of your problem. Entering just your initial IRS position is not enough - you must enter additional information during your pre-flight setup, or the engine performance management system and autothrottle will not work properly.

At a minimum, you need to enter your departure and destination airports, and probably at least one waypoint linking them together - your departure airport takeoff runway, takeoff flap setting, your zero fuel weight, intended cruise altitude and (possibly) cost factor. Without that preliminary information the FMS cannot calculate engine EPR settings for takeoff, climb and cruise, which would most likely render your autothrottle inoperative - even if the A/T switch is "on".

This aircraft isn't bug-free, but I can tell you from personal experience that the speed management functions DO work very well... IF the preliminary FMS programming is done before takeoff. You really do need to read and follow the procedures in the manual if you want the 757 to work properly, which is why CS keeps telling you do so when you submit trouble tickets.

In a real 757, the autopilot's basic heading and altitude hold functions will still work if the FMS fails - but the autothrottle definitely will NOT.

Another user here as produced some very good video tutorials for setting up the aircraft and programming the FMS before flight. The links are posted elsewhere in the forum.

Another thing to check: go to the FSX "aircraft" menu, then select the "realism" sub-menu. be sure that FSX is set up to display "indicated airspeed" and NOT "true airspeed" - otherwise you would definitely see overspeed problems, which will get more and more serious as your altitude increases.

nhraracer90 wrote on Jul 25^th, 2009 at 1:14am:


Glad it helped! Always best to use indicated airspeed for any FSX add-on - otherwise all kinds of overspeed problems will arise.

Jim Barrett

Yes, I have experienced this once.

For a coincidence I had to do a full FSX reinstall. Since then, I had made a dozen flyes and it not happened again.

Regards

Schmid

Hello, Did you watched the two available totorials?

Fellow Forum Members, I'm new to your site but have had many years of MSFS hours through all the previous iterations. I purchased 757 Captain from Captainsim/Just Flight and I can't figure out AutoPilot. Could someone please direct me to the proper sequence inwhich the various switches are turned on and what data must be input. For example, can I change my heading just by changing the values on the heading indicator switch and if so what other sequence of switches are required to allow this to happen. I know these are probibly stupid questions, forgive me but the manual just doesn't seem to provide the depth. Thank you