VFRguy Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) There I was. Flying along at 2300 AGL above the Kansas country side in my Beloved Baron. Not a care in the world. Headed to Anywhere USA. Then it happened. It has happened several times before so I wasn’t surprised. I knew exactly what to do. I reached down to the keyboard and pushed the letter R. Instantly I had a full tank of gas. It’s like God said “here you go Son, you have been a good boy.†“I will give you this tank of gas.†“You don’t need to land your lazy ass at the nearest airport to get gas.†It’s not that I am a lazy ass. I’m just a dumb ass. I just can’t figure out how to get gas the normal way. It is easy to blame the Big M or come with with some other crazy excuse. We all know where the blame belongs. I have tried every way I know of but the right way. I pull up to the pump and nothing happens. I park in what I think is a parking spot. I request gas and nothing happens. Sometimes the truck will come and just sit there. I was surprised that I could not find very much on this subject. I know the solution will be some simple thing that I over looked. I gave up worrying about it long ago. After all the only thing I have to do is push the letter R. VFRguy Edited July 23, 2021 by VFRguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEIRascal Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 The easiest way to get gas is on the ground before takeoff. Just open the interactive menu at the top The little arrow thing. Click on the weight icon and you will be able to adjust the amount of fuel in the aircraft. In my system it defaults to 50% fuel. Just adjust it to 100% or what ever you want. Hal Alienware Aurora R13, I7-12700KF, 16g DDR5 4400 memory, 256g NVMe boot drive, 1 - 2t NVMe m.2 drive for Apps, 2 - 1t SSD for Data, GeForce RTX 3080 TI 12g, Windows 11 Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g7rta Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 or open the radio / atc and request a fuel truck if available.. or you can also taxi to the airport's fuel pumps. Once you get close enough, the refuel box appears. Regards Steve Intel I9-13900K - Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX - 64Gb DDR5 5600Mhz - Asus RTX4090 ROG STRIX 24GB 3x 43” Panasonic 4k TVs - Corsair RMx 1200W PSU - 2 x 2TB M.2, 2 x 4TB SATA III and 1 x 4TB M.2 SSDs. Pico 4 VR Headset - Honeycomb Alpha Yoke - Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Unit Thrustmaster TPR Rudder Pedals - Saitek Throttles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJohnJohn Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 I gave up worrying about it long ago. After all the only thing I have to do is push the letter R. VFRguy Then why are you wasting all our time with commenting about it if you gave up worrying about it long ago? Just wondering.... Thermaltake Ryzen Gen 9 3900x 12 cores, 4.6 ghz 32 gig of Ram, Liquid Cooled Everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFRguy Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) Actually it’s been on my mind all along. Every one should know that this stuff never really goes away. I have held off talking about it because I knew that there would be a simple solution and that I should be able to find it on my own and I would not have to eat humble pie. I gave myself a chance and It did not work out. OK? I will always be thankful to those people here at FlightSim.com. and the people that respond to my post and help me out. There is also something to be said about being able to figure something out by yourself. VFRguy PS I am sorry that I wasted your time. Edited July 23, 2021 by VFRguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g7rta Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Glen, you can also give yourself unlimited fuel should you want to (it’s under options..assistance options...aircraft systems) Refuelling is really simple though. Did you watch the YouTube clip I posted? Regards Steve Intel I9-13900K - Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX - 64Gb DDR5 5600Mhz - Asus RTX4090 ROG STRIX 24GB 3x 43” Panasonic 4k TVs - Corsair RMx 1200W PSU - 2 x 2TB M.2, 2 x 4TB SATA III and 1 x 4TB M.2 SSDs. Pico 4 VR Headset - Honeycomb Alpha Yoke - Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Unit Thrustmaster TPR Rudder Pedals - Saitek Throttles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFRguy Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 I am aware of the unlimited fuel option and I don’t like it. I miss pulling up to the pump and filling up. I watched your clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 PS I am sorry that I wasted your time. As long as the post is on topic for the forum you are free to share stories, ask questions etc., and others are free to skip it and move on to the next post. On the other hand, this is a family friendly site and swearing isn't permitted per the forum rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJohnJohn Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 No one swore at all Loki....the op stated he stopped caring about it...so what I assumed was not wrong really. Thermaltake Ryzen Gen 9 3900x 12 cores, 4.6 ghz 32 gig of Ram, Liquid Cooled Everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g7rta Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) Glen, you say that when the fuel truck arrives nothing happens... also when you park up at a pump nothing happens. I’ve been doing a bit of experimenting and I may have figured it out. Firstly can you check something.. when you click the weights/fuel icon (from the drop down toolbar) is it the same... nothing happens? I think the fuel box IS popping up.. only it has been dragged off screen. It’s popping up but you can’t see it. If I am correct then there’s a very simple fix... Get the toolbar up and click the far right icon (picture of a white cog) click that, followed by “Reset Panelsâ€. see this clip... Regards Steve Edited July 23, 2021 by g7rta Intel I9-13900K - Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX - 64Gb DDR5 5600Mhz - Asus RTX4090 ROG STRIX 24GB 3x 43” Panasonic 4k TVs - Corsair RMx 1200W PSU - 2 x 2TB M.2, 2 x 4TB SATA III and 1 x 4TB M.2 SSDs. Pico 4 VR Headset - Honeycomb Alpha Yoke - Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Unit Thrustmaster TPR Rudder Pedals - Saitek Throttles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFRguy Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Great! That looks like the problem is solved. Thanks a lot. I guess That I would never solve this one without help. By the way. My choice of words seems to have gotten me in hot water. I will be more careful next time. VFRguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g7rta Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 No problem Glen. Glad we sorted it :) Regards Steve Intel I9-13900K - Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX - 64Gb DDR5 5600Mhz - Asus RTX4090 ROG STRIX 24GB 3x 43” Panasonic 4k TVs - Corsair RMx 1200W PSU - 2 x 2TB M.2, 2 x 4TB SATA III and 1 x 4TB M.2 SSDs. Pico 4 VR Headset - Honeycomb Alpha Yoke - Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Unit Thrustmaster TPR Rudder Pedals - Saitek Throttles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFRguy Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Great Now I can get back to my KANSAS flight to Anywhere USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caphavoc Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Great! My choice of words seems to have gotten me in hot water. I will be more careful next time. VFRguy Why? An ass is a long-eared, domesticated horse-like beast of burden ... or a stupid, foolish or stubborn person. And that is how it read in your post. The vulgar term is correctly spelt with one "s", an "r" and an "e". And yes, I'm a card-carrying grammarian. :p Regards, Dorian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFRguy Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 I am sure that I fit into to your statement at some place. Never the less I must be careful. The Forum Cops are out to get me. They are every where. XXXguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caphavoc Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 LoL!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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