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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | Airspeed issue in FS9
DVA8296
Captain, B767-300

Joined on February 09 2010
50 State Club
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Quatercentenary Club
Toulouse Century Club

Toronto, ON Canada

487 legs, 1,217.0 hours
391 legs, 920.0 hours online
484 legs, 1,212.7 hours ACARS
2 legs, 4.6 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 16 2010 19:14 ET by Sam Saunders
Evening all,

I'm having real difficulties flying online at the moment, in fact, just flying in FS9 in general. For no real reason, my airspeed indicator will just disappear for no reason at all. By this, I mean the speed rapidly increases (despite me trying to control it using autopilot or manually), and then the reading vanishes, meaning I have no idea what my speed is. On numerous occasions ATC has been annoyed at me because I've burst the 250kt rule, even though I can't do anything about it.

It's becoming increasingly frustrating, especially as it occurs during critical phases of flight. I've tried everything, such as turning the weather off on Squawkbox 3, switching aircraft as soon as the problem occurs and flicking just about every switch in the cockpit. Today it happened on fifteen mile final at LFPG. I nearly crashed several miles short.

I use FS9 in Windows 7, don't know the specs on my PC as I'm not a techno-genius, it says HP on the front though wink

Please help a fellow simmer before the computer itself learns how to fly!!



DVA2701
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on November 21 2005
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Million Mile Club
Globetrotter
Online Nine Century
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Denver, CO

1,041 legs, 3,309.1 hours
997 legs, 3,153.7 hours online
1,020 legs, 3,263.5 hours ACARS
21 legs, 38.4 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 16 2010 19:44 ET by Dean Shultz
Pilot error. Turn your pitot heat on. It's icing up.


DVA8296
Captain, B767-300

Joined on February 09 2010
50 State Club
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Quatercentenary Club
Toulouse Century Club

Toronto, ON Canada

487 legs, 1,217.0 hours
391 legs, 920.0 hours online
484 legs, 1,212.7 hours ACARS
2 legs, 4.6 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 16 2010 19:47 ET by Sam Saunders
Dean Shultz wrote:

Pilot error. Turn your pitot heat on. It's icing up.
Ok, I'll give that another try. Does that even apply to before take off?




DVA2701
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on November 21 2005
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Million Mile Club
Globetrotter
Online Nine Century
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Denver, CO

1,041 legs, 3,309.1 hours
997 legs, 3,153.7 hours online
1,020 legs, 3,263.5 hours ACARS
21 legs, 38.4 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 16 2010 20:17 ET by Dean Shultz
Depends what type of weather you're in.


DVA3931
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
OLP, COMM

Joined on January 19 2007
50 State Club
Tri-Jet Triumph
Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Flying Colonel
Globetrotter
Burbank 500 Club
Eurocap Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"De oppresso liber"
Surry, ME

1,882 legs, 3,806.7 hours
478 legs, 767.8 hours online
1,107 legs, 1,674.5 hours ACARS
55 legs, 114.8 hours event
195 legs dispatched, 134.4 hours
 Posted onPost created on December 16 2010 20:46 ET by Andrew Kaufmann
Yes - you have to turn on before takeoff. Any visible moisture (clouds, rain, snow, etc.). Our SOP was every flight it's turned on as part of the run-up

It will not clear the buildup in flight. If you drop down below 10,000 feet that usually clears it up.


DVA8296
Captain, B767-300

Joined on February 09 2010
50 State Club
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Quatercentenary Club
Toulouse Century Club

Toronto, ON Canada

487 legs, 1,217.0 hours
391 legs, 920.0 hours online
484 legs, 1,212.7 hours ACARS
2 legs, 4.6 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 16 2010 20:53 ET by Sam Saunders
Andrew Kaufmann wrote:

Yes - you have to turn on before takeoff. Any visible moisture (clouds, rain, snow, etc.). Our SOP was every flight it's turned on as part of the run-up

It will not clear the buildup in flight. If you drop down below 10,000 feet that usually clears it up.



Dean Shultz wrote:

Depends what type of weather you're in.


Perfect. Thanks Gents. I'll give it a try and get back to you if it helps.




DVA1008
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on December 14 2002
B757 100 Club
Everett 250 Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club
Online Six Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Fly 'till the map turns blue"
Kokomo, IN

633 legs, 1,731.3 hours
613 legs, 1,689.9 hours online
212 legs, 792.3 hours ACARS
35 legs, 77.7 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 16 2010 22:09 ET by Matt Young
On before takeoff, off after landing. Do you have a registered FSUIPC?

Matt Young

Senior Captain, B757-200
DVA8296
Captain, B767-300

Joined on February 09 2010
50 State Club
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Quatercentenary Club
Toulouse Century Club

Toronto, ON Canada

487 legs, 1,217.0 hours
391 legs, 920.0 hours online
484 legs, 1,212.7 hours ACARS
2 legs, 4.6 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 16 2010 22:15 ET by Sam Saunders
Matt Young wrote:

On before takeoff, off after landing. Do you have a registered FSUIPC?


Hmm......not sure!


DVA8296
Captain, B767-300

Joined on February 09 2010
50 State Club
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Quatercentenary Club
Toulouse Century Club

Toronto, ON Canada

487 legs, 1,217.0 hours
391 legs, 920.0 hours online
484 legs, 1,212.7 hours ACARS
2 legs, 4.6 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 17 2010 02:19 ET by Sam Saunders
Problem solved. I gained my airspeed indicator back, and a red face!! redface



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