By this: But I'm also having the 737 issues even if I load the CS cold/dark saved flight. Do you mean loading it directly from the Documents\Flight Simulator X Files folder (see attached image)?

I too am having the same problem!!!

Jared_Maurtua wrote on Apr 28^th, 2012 at 6:44pm:

Please read this quote from another topic.

Captain Sim wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 11:53pm:

Here is the full topic.
http://www.captainsim.org/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1335283313
Please feel free to read through the forums..........

Jared_Maurtua wrote on Apr 29^th, 2012 at 6:29am:

I know but, the topic speaks about the pause menu issue when using the
menu in the sim, it can happen when flying when checking your map. It's a problem with some switches resetting to off, Cabin pressure and power switches are among them.

Poll added

AlexArt wrote on May 1^st, 2012 at 8:38am:


I agree, and I disagree. Engine start is not the problem, it is a symptom of the problem. The problem is dead battery after 5-6 minutes. That is why the engines won't start after some time.

After you start the APU, dial in a VOR or ILS so the HSI will go active, then watch in about 6 minutes the HSI (all avionics actually) will lose power. If you then shut down the APU you will see that the battery is dead. All the other systems that were still operating were running on APU generators, but it seems the avionics was possibly on battery power the whole time and never tripped to the APU gen.

The poll is correct but it could be misunderstood because the only indication of power loss is the HSI and radio and some people might think they have not lost battery power because everything else besides avionics stays running (on APU generator as it should).

bud7h7 wrote on May 1^st, 2012 at 9:49am:


That might be the reason. We'll check.

My answer to the poll is yes/no:


If I may add what I have found:

The first lag of a flight has never been a problem

However, if I do a consecutive flight, I can't start the engines anymore.
E.g. Gatwick - Manchester; Manchester - Gatwick.

At about 10'000 feet, I switch on the APU (not engaged). Upon arriving at the gate, I engage the already running APU and switch off the engines.
I don't change anything except for the bleeds/air-conditioning etc before start-up. Now, my engines won't start, although everything is set the way it should be.
My trick: Load the same aircraft again from the menu and it works.
Of course, it would be more satisfactory without that trick.

By the way: Speaking of a "consecutive flight": This shows the addictive potential the CS737 has!