welkerwin Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Today, I decided to go on a VA flight with the Virtualcol EMB-175. When I took off and got settled, I switched on my autothrottle and it held at 200 knots. However, when I got higher up and wished to accelerate, I tried turning up the Speed hold dial to 300 and it would just keep turning itself down to 200 knots. So, I disengaged the autothrottle, turned it up to 300, and reengaged it... and it reset itself to 200 knots :mad:. Is this a part of the real EMB-175? Or is it a glitch that needs a workaround? Specs: Win7 Intel Core i3 4GB Ram 2.23ghz Intel HD Graphics Volatum Liberum! Feel Free to throw it in Google Translate! http://i58.tinypic.com/33jloww.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f16jockey_2 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 At altitude, use Mach not Kias. Wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welkerwin Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 At altitude, use Mach not Kias. Wim Tried it, to no avail. Volatum Liberum! Feel Free to throw it in Google Translate! http://i58.tinypic.com/33jloww.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonpostal Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Crazy question, but are you checking to see if your flaps are retracted? There have been times when my co-pilot (notice I'm not blaming myself) has forgotten to retract the flaps, resulting in it being very difficult to get much past 200 knots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTweak Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 If you are using the SHFT+R keyboard key combo to activate the autothrottle, a lot of systems will lock it in at the speed you are AT, not the speed you want. Often the button in the VC or 2D cockpit will do the same thing. Try accelerating to the speed you desire, then activate the autothrottle. Also, as mentioned, at higher altitude (usually above 18,'000 MSL) you have to use the MACH number, not IAS for what to set. Try CTRL+R, then change it in the AP's Mach window, then shft+R. That may do it for you... Pat☺ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Had a thought...then there was the smell of something burning, and sparks, and then a big fire, and then the lights went out! I guess I better not do that again! Sgt, USMC, 10 years proud service, Inactive reserve now :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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