Rob's Vampire FB5 available

Looks really great on first flight! However, having a weird issue: Can't get the gear or flaps to raise, with controller or keyboard. Anyone else having this issue?

Tried to re-download and same issue.
 
People,

Rob was so kind as to let me test it on my rig. Not only does this model look and perform brilliantly, flaps and gear retract as they should.

Maybe a look at your controls after the last update of MSFS is in order here.

Cheers,

Priller
 
No, it is not our controllers.

When starting either from a parking spot or the runway, whether using the controller, the keyboard shortcut, or clicking the gear lever in the cockpit, the gear lever moves to the up position but the gear do not retract. To make sure this was not just a problem with the external animation, I landed with the gear lever in the up position, and it touched down on the wheels.

However, I did just try spawning in the air, and when I do this, the gear cycles perfectly, both up and down.

Therefore, I suspect the problem is not with the model but with the starting state of some system in the runway.flt and apron.flt files.

I will try to mess with some of those parameters myself and see if I can troubleshoot the issue.

Hope this helps.

August
 
OK, I misdiagnosed the problem above, but I think now I may have found it and possibly fixed it.

I thought that the flaps and gear worked when I spawned in the air, because I tried them right after spawning, but actually, they stopped working after a few seconds. I could cycle the gear 3 or 4 times, but then they stopped, sometimes with the gear half extended, where it then stuck. Then I found that when I start on the ground, the flaps work initially, but again only for a few seconds; there's no way to take off quickly enough that the gear don't die. So the issue is that the flaps and gear are running out of power.

The following edits to the cfg files appear to have fixed the problem for me. In flight_model.cfg, in the [CONTACT POINTS] section, change gear_system_type from 0 to 1. This makes them hydraulic, which they were in reality, rather than electric. Also, in the [FLAPS] section, change system_type from 0 to 1, which does the same thing. Again, in real life the flaps were hydraulic.

That may be all you need to do, but I also went into the systems.cfg file and made the [HYDRAULIC_SYSTEM] section as follows:

[HYDRAULIC_SYSTEM]
electric_pumps = 0 ;
engine_map = 1,0,0,0 ;
normal_pressure = 500

My gear and flaps appear to be working for the duration of my flights now. If you are having the gear and flaps problem, see if this works for you.

August
 
K5083 said:
OK, I misdiagnosed the problem above, but I think now I may have found it and possibly fixed it.


[HYDRAULIC_SYSTEM]
electric_pumps = 0 ;
engine_map = 1,0,0,0 ;
normal_pressure = 500

My gear and flaps appear to be working for the duration of my flights now. If you are having the gear and flaps problem, see if this works for you.

August
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Can somebody (@Priller?) with a working system please post the desired switchology for Batterie Master, Avionins Master and Generator? Is there a *.pdf inside the folder?
 
K5083 said:
OK, I misdiagnosed the problem above, but I think now I may have found it and possibly fixed it.

I thought that the flaps and gear worked when I spawned in the air, because I tried them right after spawning, but actually, they stopped working after a few seconds. I could cycle the gear 3 or 4 times, but then they stopped, sometimes with the gear half extended, where it then stuck. Then I found that when I start on the ground, the flaps work initially, but again only for a few seconds; there's no way to take off quickly enough that the gear don't die. So the issue is that the flaps and gear are running out of power.

The following edits to the cfg files appear to have fixed the problem for me. In flight_model.cfg, in the [CONTACT POINTS] section, change gear_system_type from 0 to 1. This makes them hydraulic, which they were in reality, rather than electric. Also, in the [FLAPS] section, change system_type from 0 to 1, which does the same thing. Again, in real life the flaps were hydraulic.

That may be all you need to do, but I also went into the systems.cfg file and made the [HYDRAULIC_SYSTEM] section as follows:

[HYDRAULIC_SYSTEM]
electric_pumps = 0 ;
engine_map = 1,0,0,0 ;
normal_pressure = 500

My gear and flaps appear to be working for the duration of my flights now. If you are having the gear and flaps problem, see if this works for you.

August
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Thanks for the tip, now i got it working except for the throttle lever, it won´t move, but i manage to fiddle with F3 so i can get up in the air, + the Lights are out, some minor electrical problem to fix :)

HB
 
It is, but hopefully this thread can be helpful to his debugging. I'm finding that the electrical system dies after a minute or so. That's the source of the gear and flaps dying, and also the radio dies. The electrical setup in MSFS is complicated and I know nothing about it, but I'm content to fly this wonderful plane with the gear and flaps switched to hydraulic and no comms for now.

August
 
K5083 said:
It is, but hopefully this thread can be helpful to his debugging. I'm finding that the electrical system dies after a minute or so. That's the source of the gear and flaps dying, and also the radio dies. The electrical setup in MSFS is complicated and I know nothing about it, but I'm content to fly this wonderful plane with the gear and flaps switched to hydraulic and no comms for now.

August
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Hi, i replaced the [ELECTRICAL] data from another Jet from that ~ time ~, and then the Avionics and Lights work, but the throttle still not fully ok ;)


HB
 
Confirmed, I made the edits K5083 mentioned and the gear and flaps are working properly now! Thanks, K5083!

Only remaining issue I'm having is the electrical system not working.

Brytskiva said:
Hi, i replaced the [ELECTRICAL] data from another Jet from that ~ time ~, and then the Avionics and Lights work, but the throttle still not fully ok ;)
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Brytskiva, throttle is working for me, so I'm wondering if you're just running into the throttle controller issues introduced a few sim updates ago. Try mapping your throttle to both "Throttle" and "Throttle 1" in the controller settings area. It will warn you that you're already using the mapping, but that's not a problem. Hopefully that will help.
 
DennyA said:
Confirmed, I made the edits K5083 mentioned and the gear and flaps are working properly now! Thanks, K5083!

Only remaining issue I'm having is the electrical system not working.



Brytskiva, throttle is working for me, so I'm wondering if you're just running into the throttle controller issues introduced a few sim updates ago. Try mapping your throttle to both "Throttle" and "Throttle 1" in the controller settings area. It will warn you that you're already using the mapping, but that's not a problem. Hopefully that will help.
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Ok thanks, i can test that, strange but every other Aircraft working ~
 
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