Almost impossible to adjust the Fuel Flow with the Mixture-Lever

[Raller]

I tried to adjust the Fuel Flow with the Mixture-Lever during flight as described in the manual.

This is almost impossible, because the range for the Mixture-Lever in the lower area is only a tenth of a millimeter to get the needle on the Fuel Flow gauge to the blue or green section. The trying often ends in cutoff the Fuel Flow!

The Fuel-Flow-Tuning-Area on the Mixture-Lever should be bigger!

Raller

[sunjunkiesi]

This sounds like a calibration issue to me, as on mine I have every fine control over the mixture/fuel flow.

[Raller]

I control the Mixture-Lever with the Mouse in the Virtual Cockpit. How can i calibrate that?

[N4GIX]

The 3d cockpit mixture lever is fully linear in operation and is using the default FSX/P3D commands. The range is 0 to 32768 (off to full rich).

[Raller]

This is how it reacts in my case:

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[fppilot]

I have logged over 70 hours now in the Redux and have not had that experience. Agree with another post. It appears to be either a calibration issue or a hardware issue.

[Raller]

Like you can see in Picture No.3 the EGT goes down, so something happens in the back. Only the needle on the FuelFlow-Gauge does not move a bit. Am i the only one with this strange behaivior?

Like i said, i don't use a Throttle-Hardware or something, i move the Levers with the Mouse-Pointer...

[fppilot]

Raller,
I am not experiencing that, and last night I dialed up a FSUIPC saved flight (airborne) and flew for a while without hardware controls, just using the VC and mouse. I was performing altitude adjustments the the autopilot, so I needed to make mixture adjustments. Behavior was as expected.

I need to add, I am not yet flying with the latest release 180510. Just have not taken time to update as I need to first protect my panels and liveries.

[Raller]

Ok, i figured it out. It was completely my fault, a selfmade problem!
It's so embarrassing that I do not like to tell it:

I made a copy from the Panel-Folder and called it Panel.Mod. So i can keep the original folder and make changes or patches in the Panel.Mod-Folder.

I was wondering, that there were a File "C310_XMLGauges.CAB" and a Folder "C310_XMLGauges" present. Because you really only need one, i deleted the Folder and left the File "C310_XMLGauges.CAB".

Now i figured out, that in the Folder are 3 files more as in the CAB-File! (Probably from one of the updates)

Therefore, the following files were always missing - C310_FuelFlow.xml, C310_Logic.xml and C310_Preflight.xml. No wonder it did not work properly!

But no matter, now I am happy and the FuelFlow-Gauge works exactly as expected.

Thanks to all for the posts and sorry for the wasted time

[N4GIX]

Well, I'm glad to read that you figured out the problem. Now...

Do. Not. Modify. The. Panel.cfg file.

The reason being that every time you make any changes via MVAMS, the panel.cfg file will be overwritten by one of the master template xxx_Panel.cfg files kept in the ..\panel\PanelConfigs folder! When that happens your changes will be lost.

[fppilot]

Well, I'm glad to read that you figured out the problem. Now...

Do. Not. Modify. The. Panel.cfg file.

The reason being that every time you make any changes via MVAMS, the panel.cfg file will be overwritten by one of the master template xxx_Panel.cfg files kept in the ..\panel\PanelConfigs folder! When that happens your changes will be lost.

Hi Bill,
That is great to point out. But can we get a couple of more MVAMS options? For instance I am philosophically stuck on having two radio sets. A primary, and a backup. A GTN has the ability to tune COM1 and COM 2, and NAV 1 and NAV 2. But if a single GTN goes AWOL with no backup there is nothing left other than perhaps an ICOM IC-A14 handheld for backup (now THERE's a potential sim add-on product! LOL!). So for the Redux I am flying with a GNS 530/430 combo. I'd love to be flying with my GTN 750 (I have both RXP and F1), but the only MVAMs option is for a dual GTN 750/650 option. The only GTN I have is a 750. MVAMs does not provide a dual 750 option. I would not spend for a 650 for one aircraft as it's cost is more than the Redux cost. Would make no sense. Can you provide either a dual 750 option or perhaps a MVAMs option for a single 750 with a Bendix radio set for COM2/NAV2.

Frank

[Krazycolin]

Sorry but no

[bpieke]

There is a GTN 750 / GNS 430 option.. which I use..

[Raller]

The only GTN I have is a 750. MVAMs does not provide a dual 750 option. I would not spend for a 650 for one aircraft as it's cost is more than the Redux cost.

The Flight1 GTN Complete Edition (GTN 750 and 650) is free for all GTN750 Customers if you purchased the GTN 650 or 750 for FSX or Prepar3D on or after May 30, 2017!

http://www.flight1.com/products.asp?product=gtncomplete

[fppilot]

Was aware of that. My F1 750 was purchased over two years too early for that. I have also made a full transition to the RXP GTN 750.