DVA12088
Captain, EMB-120
Joined on March 29 2014
50 State Club
Stage 1 Prop Quad Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
Globetrotter
"Hard landings are easy; Easy landings are hard"
Kiev, Kyiv city Ukraine
470 legs, 662.6 hours
470 legs,
662.6 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
April 06 2014 02:59 ET by Scott Lewis
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I'm a new FO in EMB-120 program. I tried to do my first ACARS flight today, but ACARS didn't track the flight and went offline at some point. I'm obviously making a procedural error somewhere.
I connect to ACARS, enter flight data;
Switch to FS04 and load my AC/flight;
Switch to ACARS, "Start Flight" > Msg: Start FS and load your aircraft."
Well, I did that - all that is left for FS to do is "Fly Now!"
Once FS04 starts my fkight, I can't minimize/close screen and return to ACARS to "Start Flight."
So - somebody - tell me where I am going astray and straighten me out!
Thanks!
Scott Lewis
Scott LewisCaptain, EMB-120
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DVA11755
Captain, B757-200
Joined on September 13 2013
Iditarod Club
Everett Century Club
Double Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Geraardsbergen, Flanders Belgium
204 legs, 478.1 hours
203 legs,
476.0 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
April 06 2014 04:12 ET by Dirk Depelsemaeker
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I've configured ACARS to fly offline. I've got FS9 set up first, I then Alt-Tab to windows, start up ACARS, enter data. When it asks for fuel etc I enter No, because FSCaptain takes care of that. After pushing 'start flight' I Alt-Tab back into FS9 and start up the aircraft.
Dirk DepelsemaekerCaptain, B757-200
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DVA12088
Captain, EMB-120
Joined on March 29 2014
50 State Club
Stage 1 Prop Quad Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
Globetrotter
"Hard landings are easy; Easy landings are hard"
Kiev, Kyiv city Ukraine
470 legs, 662.6 hours
470 legs,
662.6 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
April 06 2014 05:27 ET by Scott Lewis
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DVA10028
Captain, DC-6
OLP
Joined on August 03 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
Commuter Conquest
Everett 500 Club
Flying Colonel
Million Mile Club
Online Fifteen Century
"Accidentally headed down the path less traveled"
Anchorage, AK
1,696 legs, 3,236.1 hours
1,500 legs,
2,821.7 hours online
1,691 legs,
3,231.9 hours ACARS
16 legs,
27.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
April 06 2014 11:01 ET by Chase Parker
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DVA2533
Senior Captain, EMB-120
OLP, COMM
Joined on July 27 2005
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
Dorval 500 Club
US Coastal Club
Online Fifteen Century
US Mountaineer Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Bi-Millennium Club
Winter Springs, FL USA
2,087 legs, 2,752.1 hours
1,762 legs,
2,302.1 hours online
1,905 legs,
2,467.0 hours ACARS
29 legs,
31.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
April 07 2014 13:36 ET by Jim Warner
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I think that you also want to uncheck the box in the General Options for "Pause on application switch" or something like that. This lets you Alt-Tab between programs and not pause FS2004 while you are in ACARS. Also, you probably shouldn't start your ACARS flight until you have the plane on the airport at the gate with the parking brake set and the fuel loaded. Any change to your fuel after you start triggers a flag in ACARS and you risk getting your flight rejected because passenger jets generally don't have in flight refueling capability. I believe that this information is also in the ACARS manual along with all the other great features of ACARS that make your flying easier like looking up a flight, choosing a saved flight assignment to fly, displaying charts for the airports, setting your radios for the ILS landing frequencies and headings, displaying your flight progress, private chatting with other DVA pilots, etc.
Have fun flying!
Jim WarnerSenior Captain, EMB-120
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