focamagica Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 hey guys in fsx i rember there was a file to swtich and all aircraft would start cold and dark. how is it for prepar3d v2? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgbaron Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 much the same - load your default flight - shut down the engines, set all switches off, etc and then save the flight AS DEFAULT. After that when you load the flight, it will be cold & dark. Vic P3D Rig I7 7700K @ 5.0ghz Asus Maximus X270 16G G.Skill 3600 15-15-15-18 2T EVGARTX2080ti Corsair 1000W PSU 1TB Samsung SSD for P3D - 2 - 256G OCZ Vector SSD - HAF X - Corsiar H100i V2 Liquid Cooler W10 64 Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefferysitz Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Be careful about doing this however unless you have the unending battery turned on in FSUIPC. When I started P3D I ran into a lot of trouble with the battery being down and the radios not working even though the engine would start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
focamagica Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 ok , but in fsx you culd replace a file witch could make all aircraft start cold and dark, even payware. it was this one http://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/files/1345/fsx-cold-and-dark-cockpit-mod/ so now i have to turn of every single aircraft i fly and save it? there must be another way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgbaron Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 NO - just save ONE flight as default. When you load another a/c it will take what you have as default - note that some payware a/c have their own way of configuring startup. The file you reference is just a saved default flight with cold and dark. As for the battery - just as in real life, if you drain the battery you can't start. If you start the engine without turning on he generator, your battery will run down. If you don't want that much realism, as noted you can use FSUIPC to set a forever battery. Vic P3D Rig I7 7700K @ 5.0ghz Asus Maximus X270 16G G.Skill 3600 15-15-15-18 2T EVGARTX2080ti Corsair 1000W PSU 1TB Samsung SSD for P3D - 2 - 256G OCZ Vector SSD - HAF X - Corsiar H100i V2 Liquid Cooler W10 64 Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Be careful about doing this however unless you have the unending battery turned on in FSUIPC. When I started P3D I ran into a lot of trouble with the battery being down and the radios not working even though the engine would start. Rubbish. As long as you turn on the generator the battery will charge. We already firmly established your problem was operator error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefferysitz Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Yes, the plane had power but the radios would not work. As soon as I went back to default flight of having the plane running the radio problem went away. Apparently you cannot always go through a startup before the battery dies. This is not accurate with the real planes I have flown. Their batteries are small but have a lot of life until you crank the engine. In any case, they will not crank the engine then have no radios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefferysitz Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 By the way, I have been an apprentice to an A&P. We have spent lots of time with the master switch on without the engine running. Time to run the battery down without lights or starter is somewhere on the top side of a half hour. If you want realism, us the battery never runs out feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 By the way, I have been an apprentice to an A&P. We have spent lots of time with the master switch on without the engine running. Time to run the battery down without lights or starter is somewhere on the top side of a half hour. If you want realism, us the battery never runs out feature. On that I agree - the sim battery does expire far too fast, and does not reflect real-world. However, unlimited is NOT the solution, choosinga scalar with FSUIPC is. Typically 4x or 8x enables ore than enough time to get a charge rather than a drain going via checklist or correct procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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