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Dauphin4 wrote: *

Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:37 pm

Ok thanks, but I cannot connect PF3 to the SIM and I thought it was the reason. The button Connect is still grey …

The Connect button remains grey after you have loaded a flight plan?

The updated User Guide will be included in the next stable release, which isn't out yet. Dave is working on the documentation. For the beta versions, the changes are included with the beta download.

I think that Mike, one of our PF3 users, has suggested a method that would accomplish this, or very nearly so. On the PF3 waypoint page you can determine the point at which you want to begin descent and then set all subsequent altitudes to the final desired altitude. You will either be cleared down ...

Do you adjust the altitudes on the PF3 waypoint page to match those in your FMC or aircraft flight plan before the flight?

Also note that you can now (in the beta version) choose a longer descent profile for PF3 to use (Options #2, Advanced Options, Approach section) which will start you down sooner.

If any user here actually manages to land an airliner like FBW a32nx correctly with PF3, I beg you, let me know how you achieve this, really. It is very unlikely PF3's descent profile will match that of your FMC. Each aircraft or FMC has its own flight-path angle used for calculating descent. I loa...

Email Dave direct with your activation code (don't post it here) and he will reset it:

dmarch@oncourse-software.co.uk

In addition to updating to the latest version as Dave mentioned, make sure that the SIDs box at the bottom of the SIDs/STARs page is unchecked. If you have this box checked, or you have set a DP on the waypoint page, you will not get vectors after takeoff, as you are telling PF3 that you want to fly...

As Dave said you have waypoints too close to the destination airport. It looks like you included much of the SWFFT2 arrival in your flight plan. PF3 doesn't go into arrival mode and start vectoring you until after you reach your last PF3 waypoint, so the last waypoint (for PF3 purposes) should be ab...

You didn't get landing clearance because you landed on the wrong runway. You were cleared for approach to runway 01: 22-Oct-23 10:27:15 PM: 980 - Transcript: 'Link 1955 Alpha at Oscar Kilo Lima Alpha Sierra Descend and maintain 2 thousand Cleared to final for Sierra Tango Approach runway 01 when rea...

The last waypoint should be 20-50 miles from the destination airport. Anything in this range should work. When flying in Europe you can usually achieve this by leaving the STAR out of the flight plan. In the U.S. and Canada the STARs are much longer and you will probably need to include some of the ...