Shift P pushback question...

[newtie2]

Shift P works on all my aircraft. Shift+P+1 or 2 only works on a few..is there a secret? :-eek

[baddadnv]

>Shift P works on all my aircraft. Shift+P+1 or 2 only works
>on a few..is there a secret?


Hi, Not Shift+P+1 or 2........The correct sequence> Shift+P release THEN 1 or 2 .

See if that helps,

Randy Burton

[newguy]

with some payware aircraft..don't know bout freeware, the assigned pushback keystroke does not work. It is easier to just re-assign this function to a key that is not being used.

[newtie2]

Already tried that,Randy. No go.:'(

[newtie2]

I didn't khow you could do this. Lemme see what happens.

Thanks!
Mark

[rcbarend]

Same problem as described here:

http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/DCForumID21/15948.html

You probably don't have problems with the default aircraft, right ?
Remedy:

<plug_mode_on>
Use my "groundhandling" gauges :-)
File: rcbgh-32.zip
<plug_mode_off>

Or: find and remove the faulty gauges.
Or: (with FSUIPC-registered), program the key sequence under a button.
Or: Try and assign another key to the Pushback function (under menu Options-Controls-Assignment), but you're lucky if that solves it (depends on your keyboard).

Cheers, Rob Barendregt

[sandokan]

I noticed referring to default aircraft that Pushback turn(1&2keys) works correctly with small&medium general aviation and business aircraft but very often fails with heavy airlines planes. Being the turn to be initiated after a strait pushback equal to aircraft length I think there's a bug due to the longer time between turn command and turn execution with heavy planes.
Sandokan

[rcbarend]

""
Being the turn to be initiated after a strait pushback equal to aircraft length I think there's a bug due to the longer time between turn command and turn execution with heavy planes
""

No, not true.
Just try it a default 737 or 747 (and default panel)

- Press Shift-P (if that's your Pushback command)
- Wait 15 sec. and touch nothing !!
- press "1" .
- Now you can change views, switch a light or whatever, but after 10-20 sec the aircraft will turn (depending on the length).

The only important thing is that absolutely NO events (even internal in FS) are given between the "Shift-P" and "1"; after the "1", it doesn't matter what you do.

BUT, as said, any event between "Shift-P" and "1" will disturb this process; even a "jittering" (causing FS to see a non-idle throttle) throttle axis on your controller.

Cheers, Rob

[ponyboy]

The secret I found was not to use the MS pushback feature at all but one of the add-on utilities like GroundHandling Guage instead. Works great, can set time of pushback and turning and also comes with voices between ground crew and pilot. Check in the library under "pushback".

[rcbarend]

Ponyboy,

Is reply-8 intended for me ???
Because I should know (being the creator :-) )

See reply-5 ..

Cheers, Rob