kjrusse

maggit, you can use the SDK\SimObject Creation Kit\Cabdir SDK\Cabdir.exe utility to recreate the .CAB file. Make sure to backup your original before overwriting.

OK, thank you. Here's a video of guy doing what I was talking about in a TBM 850 ( watch between 9:10 and 10:25 ) but my original post was more about where I can edit or view the coding for the FLC and the ITT.

Thank you for your reply. I'll see if I can explain. I take off in 700 mode with inertial separator and flaps in approach/takeoff position. In the configuration I'm usually climbing out at about 1000 ft/min. Once I gain enough speed I retract the flaps and continue to climb around 1000-1500 ft/min. At around 3000 agl, I will turn off the inertial separator as long as I'm not in heavy rain or icing, and will move thr flap lever to the 850 position at 120% torque. Now i start my longer climbs. I will initiate the climb at 3000 ft/min, which I know is not a sustainable rate, but the object is to bleed off airspeed until it drops the the speed that I want to climb out at...usually 140 knots. I should be able to click the FLC button as the airspeed hits 140, which should then cause the plane to self trim the elevator to maintain the climb at 140 knots. The issue that I'm having is that when I click FLC as the speed drops to 140, it immediately pitches down and runs the speed up to around 170 knots and then trims to maintain that speed. So, if I want to actually climb out at 140 knots, I have to either continue my 3000 fpm climb until my airspeed drops to about 110 knots, or click the FLC at 140 knot, then use the VS wheel to dial the IAS in the PFD to 110. So I guess my whole point is that the FLC climbs out at around 30 knots above the set IAS regardless of what the set IAS is. I hope that makes sense and thanks again for your reply. -KJ

Thank you for your reply. I use the 3000 ft/min climb knowing that it a little to steep, and it will bleed speed off airspeed to where I can use the FLC as the speed drops to 140. It should then adjust the pitch to maintain the climb at 140 kts, but instead it immediately drops the nose to level or even a few degrees negative. Then pitches back up and maintains as speed roughly 35-40 knots above the chosen IAS displayed in the PFD. The issue with the master caution was that anytime I would increase power to say 13% torque, such as when taxing, then reduce power, as it dropped below 7% torque the Master Caution would start flashing but there was no error message in the CAS. It would also do this during landing whenever the torque dropped below 7% I'm not a real pilot so I have no real frame of reference other than how I think things should work. And I do use the manuals and the checklists in the MFD, but I still may be doing something wrong. I'll keep studying and tinkering. Thanks again for your reply. -KJ

I forgot my last issue: 4. The cabin pressurization doesn't seem to be able to keep up with the climb of the aircraft. I mostly fly IFR flights so I'm stair stepped up to my cruise altitude, so as soon as I'm advised by ATC to ascend above 15,000 ft, I adjust the cabin pressurization to the altitude I've been assigned. Usually before I reach said altitude, the master caution comes on for cabin pressurization. So I'm looking for some way to adjust the speed with which the pressurization increases to be able to keep up with the climb rate of the TBM.

I have downloaded the 2.0 version of the TBM-850 from Carenado. I absolutely love this aircraft and since downloading have rarely flown anything else....but, there are a few opportunities. I've sent a bug report to Carenado and was told my issues would be considered in a future release, but there was no reply on expected date of an updated release. Here were my main issues. 1. Master Caution light would come on everytime you advanced the power lever, then returned it at or near idle. This was driving me crazy during taxing and landings. I was able to unzip the GAUGETBM850 gauge file, then edit the Gauge_Anum_MASTER_CAUTION.xml and find the piece of code that was causing the issue and comment it out. Master Caution still seems to work for all other things requiring a master caution. 2. FLC or IAS AP climb mode. I love using the FLC, but whenever I set it, it acutally maintains an IAS of about 40 knots over what I select, so if I want to climb out at 140 knots, I should be able to VS at 3000 Ft/Min and let my speed bleed off until it reaches 140 IAS, then click the FLC button and it should continue to climb at 140 IAS, adjusting VS as needed to maintain 140 knots, however if I VS to 3000 ft/min, click FLC at 140 knots IAS, it drops the nose, gains speed and slowly starts to climb again at around 180 knots IAS, so If I want to really climb out at 140 knots IAS, I have to VS to 3000 and let the speed drop to about 120 knots IAS, click FLC, then using the VS adjustment wheel to dial the IAS in the PFD down to about 100-105 knots and it will climb at around 140 knots indicated. I can't seem to find the code for this so if anybody knows where it's at I would much appreciate it. 3. The ITT gauge in the PFD/MFD appear to be reporting temps in Fahrenheit instead of Celsius. I also can't find a gauge file for that so I'm not sure if it's part of the model or the .AIR file or something, again, any help would be appreciated. That's the things I'm looking for. On another note, I did find a way to setup my MFD with options I prefer such as Heading Up Map Orientation and having the Map Nav Ring on by default. Now I don't have to set those options every time I start a new flight. So if you're wanting to set any of the MFD options to defaults you prefer, I'd glad to help. Thanks in advance. -KJ