TedStriker wrote on Dec 4^th, 2010 at 4:42pm:


Ted -

No, you are correct. I reinstalled some of the 2.3 mods to fix probs with 2.4 (altitude rollover, MDA light, don't sink...)

I also get no cockpit sounds, no matter what I do (reload the plane, set soundoffwhenslew=0 you name it).

I haven't checked the MDA light so far (had my eyes somewhere I think) but are we still having the problem with "don't sink" and the altimeter rollover?

I can't remember experiencing them in 2.4 but I might have been distracted on those two too of course.

Thanks LOU. It was a good solution.
Sanal

I definitely had to apply the altitude rollover fix and the don't sink fix to 2.4. I also applied the new flight model, EPR, MDA light and a few gauge fixes I found out there.

It seems that the don't sink warning is tied to the throttle. As long as I stay at or above glide slope I am OK. If I get below and have to add more power, I get the "don't sink". It goes away after I back off the throttle.

Ted

A problem which can be seen quite often on the analog gauges, not only CS ones.
Mainly a problem of the actual time a new number "rolls over" to show your current altitude.

Being at e. g. 12900ft might give you 13900 showing up because the thousands already rolled while the hundreds are behind.
This happen here and there, so coming down from 10.000 and going to 9.900 could be a problem too.
Strange fact: as some digital gauges use the rollover effect too, they suffer from the same problem which really becomes one if you stay at that altitude where the rollever wants to happen but can't because you are not descending or climbing.

Might be that I got used to this flaw when climbing or descending on the 727 but I had it lately on another plane where I tried to stay at 13.000 and got "13900" all the time (the "3" already was fully established, no sign of the still 10% active "2").
So the actual test scenario is one where the thousands or ten thousands should roll over to a new number. The direction doesn't matter, just try to fly at e. g. 10.000 or 20.000 and watch the numbers when going slightly up or down.

Maybe some of this behavior is intended (for some unknown reason) but I usually expect it to happen like on an old automobile. The numbers roll over slowly, so 25.000 miles or something give you a half view on the 2 and the 3 on the first digit.

Ok, I'm glad. Next time I give you a long explanation then. 

Maybe already mentioned but these stick out in my memory:

1.  No stick shaker stall warning when stall test is activated and no stick shaker sound prior to stall.

2.  No takeoff config warning horn.

3.  No landing gear config warning horn (might be there but I don't recall).

CoolP wrote on Mar 12^th, 2011 at 3:59pm:


According to a 727 pilot's review of the Captain Sim 727 for FSX, these are missing features.  I don't know if they were options or available equipment from the start though, but considering that the CS 727 has a stall test and a gear cutout horn, it should at least have those systems functioning.  The takeoff warning alarm would be nice to have too.