OnCourse Software

Hi,

Im using PFE but have the following questions when flying the PMDG 747 with it:-

1. When should you contact clearence? If i do this as soon as i have power to the aircraft (before start, just APU running) it gives me my sqwark code and then tells me to contact ground, which happens automatically as in mode 2 but then it tells me to TAXI. I didn't really want to taxi at that point as my plane wasn't setup and am about 15 mins from having the engines running. How do other deal with this? Should you only contact cleanrence when ready to taxi?

2. I also get a problem where I hear the captain confirm something like "out of 6000 for FL160" without hearing ATC give me the instruction? Is this a bug? It doesn't happen with all commands.

3. Also yesterday when on an approach it asked me turn right on xxx heading and never took me off that heading until I requested Vectors. Shouldn't it automatically bring me on based on my flight plan without having to ask??

Let me know your thoughts.

Mark

1. Put the VCP in mode 1 to begin with then when you are ready to ask for taxi instructions switch to mode 2, CTRL Shift V lets you cycle through all available modes, but be aware you cant change mode when the taxi guidance system is active, so be sure to switch modes before requesting taxi instructions.

2. Most probably missing wav files due to a bad install, Dave should be able to confirm if you send him the logs from your flight.

3. Not sure about this one but it could be a bad flight plan or you missed an instruction due to missing wav files as in the answer to question 2. Again the log from the flight may shed some light on it.

I have another question now following a flight I have just done from EGNX to LEPA...

Just before Top of Descent I called LEPA ATIS who told me run 06L was in use, so I programmed my FMC for 06, then PFE started to desend me but they told me to expect 26R.

For the record I am using REX for real weather but don't know why FSX / PFE / ATIS had 2 different runways for landing??

Needless to say I had make some quick changes for a landing on 26R.

Also. had a quick look in my logs for voice bits that seem to be missing at clearence and have extracted part of it below:-

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06/03/2011 18:19:27: 920 - Transcript: 'Clearance Quantas 58 Heavy at gate 12 IFR to Lima Echo Papa Alpha with information Golf '
06/03/2011 18:19:28: 190 - Error in NET SaySentence: Error in the application.
06/03/2011 18:19:28: 190 - Loop kicked: 10
06/03/2011 18:19:28: 190 - C:\Aerosoft\PFE\FS2000\ADV\Wav\ProFlightE\pfchat567D.wav
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 320 - Final selection of Rwy 9-5 skipped (no match) - Rwy Use Config: 0
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 320 - Active Runway determined by PF (Wind) selection
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 320 - Extracting Weather Data from EGNX
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 900 - Visibility from weather station: 29
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 900 - Wind DIR from weather station : 90
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 900 - Cloud alt from weather station : 2808
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 900 - Long Rwy = 5000
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 900 - Selecting runway (VFR/IFR=1)
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 900 - Active Runway is set to 9
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 900 - Calculated Approach FAF: 52.82442,-1.625945
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 900 - SID Feature is ON
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 900 - STAR Feature is ON
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 900 - SID_Name set to: DTY
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 900 - SID_Alt set to: 7000
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 900 - PFE_Ind set to: 5
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 900 - MAP_Alt set to: 0
06/03/2011 18:19:30: 900 - STAR_Name set to:
06/03/2011 18:19:31: 070 - WP: 0 iCtrF: 119.65 iCtrFTmp: 0 iCenterName: 25 wp_iCenterNameTmp(): 25 Center_Timer: 65190 FSTime: 65971 iHold: 0 sWPLat: 52.82727 sWPrLat: 52.825 ATC_Timer: 0 FSTime: 65971
06/03/2011 18:19:31: 070 - Into GH 15
06/03/2011 18:19:31: 130 - iClimb=1
06/03/2011 18:19:31: 250 - Checking track to last hdg change - Hdg: 183 Trg: 0
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - ---> Entered subPlayICAO with ICAO = 7669806532
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - ---> Converted ICAO to: LEPA
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - Added 'L' to sentence string
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - Added 'E' to sentence string
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - Added 'P' to sentence string
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - Added 'A' to sentence string
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - --> subPlayDigits called with value: 7673
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - ---> Entered subPlayICAO with SID = DTY
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - Added 'D' to sentence string
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - Added 'T' to sentence string
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - Added 'Y' to sentence string
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - Into subPlayAltitude... with iAltitude at: 7000
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - TargetAlt set to 7000
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - --> subPlayDigits called with value: 70
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - --> subPlayDigits called with value: 118
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 250 - --> subPlayDigits called with value: 6
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 340 -
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 340 - SayPFSentence:- ProFlightE\pfac47E,ProFlightE\pf5E,ProFlightE\pf8E,ProFlightE\pfchat263E,ProFlightE\pfchat327E,ProFlightE\pfLE,ProFlightE\pfEE,ProFlightE\pfPE,ProFlightE\pfAE,ProFlightE\pfchat178E,ProFlightE\pf7E,ProFlightE\pf6E,ProFlightE\pf7E,ProFlightE\pf3E,ProFlightE\pfchat124E,ProFlightE\pfchat501E,ProFlightE\pfDE,ProFlightE\pfTE,ProFlightE\pfYE,ProFlightE\pfchat327E,ProFlightE\pffltlvlE,ProFlightE\pf7E,ProFlightE\pf0E,ProFlightE\pfchat137E,ProFlightE\pf1E,ProFlightE\pf1E,ProFlightE\pf8E,ProFlightE\pfchat500E,ProFlightE\pf6E,pfclick
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 340 -
06/03/2011 18:19:32: 340 - Transcript: 'Quantas 58 Heavy cleared to Lima Echo Papa Alpha Squawk 7673 departure via Delta Tango Yankee cleared to Flight Level 70 Departure 118.6'
06/03/2011 18:19:45: 980 - Into subPlayAltitude... with iAltitude at: 7000
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As you can see there is an error in Line 2. and I am sure I never hear line 1..

Any ideas?

Kind regards
Mark

Mark,

As in the real world the active runway can change. As for missing files what is the version of your original pfe... The cd or download you purchased?

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Where can I find this out. I have updated to the latest version using a link on this site..

What did you purchase and from where?

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dmarch wrote:

What did you purchase and from where?

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Amazon market place I think. Not sure when as it was my brothers.