Hi,
I can‘t get the APU started after a cold and dark setup.
BAT ON
External power on
Fuel pumps on
…. that should be the prerequisites to set the start switch, right?
The switch works, but nothing happens
I also cannot find an APU indications on the screens
pls. advice
Display MoreHi infinite73
From what I have observed, you have just joined this community; we have a wide variety of magnificent airplanes, which fly beautifully.
Have you already flown all of them; have you already enjoyed all of them (or the ones you like the most)?
With all due respect: don't you think it's excessive that being so recent your incorporation to this club, you are already asking for more airplanes?
Please: think about what I am telling you, and enjoy what exists here, which are very good and fly magnificently.
Kind regards: Delfin
Hi delfinpm,
although I do agree to most of what you say regarding the SIM, I do think, your reply, or better your reaction was maybe a little bit to „strong“ and „schoolmasterly“…
He/she was just asking a simple question, after all…..,
and we should not discourage expression of free opinion in this forum
happy landings
just some remarks:
cold & dark works on the A320 (Steam Beta), but the lights on the overhead seem not to work yet, at least in my installation.
I do follow the startup procedure and get the engines running, I just do not get any „feedback“ thru the overhead panel lights.
I guess, if its not only me, it will be solved in one of the next updates
Rightclick on Aerofly FS2 in Steam library, go to properties>betas and choose beta then Steam will update to the beta release....
thank you!!!
Display MoreDear Aerofly FS fans,
After several updates in the Steam Alpha channel we are now moving to the BETA phase of our Aerofly FS 2 Steam version.
This update includes all of the Alpha features with some additional improvements.
For those that skipped the Alpha stage and missed our initial annoucement, here is a run down of the main new features that we added to Aerofly FS:
- Added EC135 twin turboshaft helicopter
- New implementation of the location dialog with Cold-and-Dark aircraft state selection, airport search, airport close-up view
- New implementation of the navigation dialog with more powerful route planning, search function, real world departures (SIDs), arrivals (STARs) and approaches.
- Improved startup time and scenery loading time
- Added A320 and Learjet 45 engine start, new A320 sounds and callout voices
- Many other improvements like new C90GTx glass cockpit features, more in-depth flight planning from within the cockpit using the (M)CDU devices and the new SIDs, STARs and approaches
Changes made compared to the previous Alpha build:
- Changed Route lateral steering improvement, better cycling to next waypoint
Added Route vertical constraints and speed constraint
Added A320 new cruise altitude message
Added EC135 low and high skid variants depending on the selected repaint
Changed EC135 improved flight model with the help of professional pilots
Changed EC135 numerous improvements to the engine and aircraft systems
Changed EC135 new sounds for blade flap and engine start
Hi,
I started my MAC today, opened STEAM and it showed an update, so I pushed the button and choose the StreamLibrary. I assumed it would overwrite the current installation.
Hours later I am now at version 2.04.09.33
As I see no EC135 in the menu (nor in the file system) and nothing else has changed, obviously, something went wrong.
Did I fail?
What do I have to select to get „a BETA“ version?
What is the correct procedure to install the EC135
Please folks,.... I need „vectors“ 
Cheers & Thanks for help
Then it took quite some time and no I am at version
let‘s go to PM and get started:-)
Hi,
does anyone of you have a VR device working in combination with an iMAC?
or was I just to lazy, and everything is already in the WIKI
????
Cheers and a good start into the new week!
P.S.:
check this out:
https://setapp.com/how-to/choose-the-best-vr-headset-for-mac
It was always a troublesome model in Aerofly, initially it had peculiar full rudder throws with minor banks, later the rudder, yaw damper and brutal adverse yaw/crazy yaw damper made manual-rudder handling funny in its middle age.
It started off as one of the few mobile planes with a working ADF but like the 747 and the 777 the ADF is now absent. With the non functional CDU (Airbus equivalent) in addition, it is far from mature in mobile.
well, at least from my point of view,
... as I do not want or need to get type rated using this Sim anyway.
....I do want it on my large screen, regardless
hi,
does it work for STEAM on MAC as well?
Folks,
since the last post regarding this matter got closed a couple of months ago, I dare to raise that subject again today, because it becomes even more newsworthy in these times.
How comes?
Yesterday, after months, I used FS2 on my iPad pro again, and when it came to choose the plane, I selected the A380.
It was amazing! it took me an hour to explore this incredible machine again and I enjoyed every different view perspective of it. I also believe, long range flying becomes more and more attractive, as the community creates more and more scenery and airports every week.
But that‘s, what‘s really important and what triggers me to remind us and IPACS on an important „open item“:
Wouldn‘t it be nice, to get the chance to fly this plane on a real screen, with a real airbus joystick and everything?
...in a way, so the respective enthusiasts get a chance to explore this icon, even though it truly is not the most beautiful 4-engine aircraft of the world
...but the shape of the wing always excites me!
I admit, I have no clue, how much work it is, to convert the iPAD version into the desktop version, but I believe, its about time, don‘t you think?
I am looking forward to your comments
Cheers
Dear all,
recently I came across a brand new joystick and throttle unit edition by Thrustmaster. I have to tell you about my enthusiasm and first experiences.
BIG Disclaimer:
I am not working for or are in any way connected to the manufacturer!!!
I am not advertising this hardware nor am I recommending it.
So let's get started: What's so special about a new joystick?
Well, the units (see below) truly look like the original AIRBUS (and are officially certified by Airbus) hardware
It even has a locking mechanism which lets you disable the joystick handle's rotation, if used with pedals.
The joystick is already available.
The other units, starting with the throttle unit are announced to be on the market as of late September 2020.
Thrustmaster also offers a table mounting unit for the devices.
...and from my point of view and -at least for the joystick- with a "hands on" experience, it is very good quality for a very reasonable price!
The only problem at first look on the website for us MAC users is: Thrustmaster clearly indicates, this hardware would be compatible with WINDOWS only.
Well, I gave it at try:-)
.... and I can tell you, the joystick itself does work very well with the iMAC!!!
... it is incredible to fly the Aerofly FS A320 with this joystick:-)
But be reminded
this is an Airbus -fly by wire- joystick, so there are no buttons for elevator trim on top of it, but one can assign the functions to the buttons on the base of the joystick for use with other aircraft.
The only thing is, the downloadable accompanying software is for WIN only, but I don't know what its for anyway.
I thought I do share this info with you MAC folks, as nobody has written anything yet about compatibility.
cheers
Display MoreMoin Clipper747pa ,
diese Migration habe ich noch nicht gemacht, weil ich ganz subjektiv STEAM nicht mag (mir ist das einfach zu viel fremdbestimmt sein durch STEAM).
Im Zusammenhang mit den Überlegungen von IPACS, auch für Mac STEAM zu nutzen, habe ich das im Rahmen eines Art Beta-Test getestet. Allerdings bin ich danach wieder für mich auf die reine Mac-Variante zurück gegangen.
Von daher weiß ich nicht, ob ich Dir nun aktuell helfen kann.
Tschüss, Michael (🍅🚁)
Vielen Dank für die Info.
Ich war ja mit meiner MAC basierten app auch sehr zufrieden, nur ist es schade, dass man (soweit ich weiß) nicht an die Szenerien wie New York, Schweiz etc. rankommt.
Ich habe gestern von Aerofly FS support sehr nett einen Steam-Guthaben Code erhalten.
Dieser lässt sich aber in STEAM irgendwie nicht für das Aufladen des Account Guthaben an der entsprechenden Stelle einlösen (ich habe copy/paste gemacht und es dreimal gecheckt;-).
Ich habe auch versucht, Aerofly FS2 einfach zu kaufen und dann irgendwo bei Zahlungsmethode die Auswahl "Gutschein einlösen" zu finden, aber da gab es keine Möglichkeit.
Habe Aerofly FS support auch noch mal angeschrieben, aber die sind ja auch nicht für Steam zuständig.
Ne Anleitung zum Einsatz des Codes gab es in deren Mail nicht dazu;-)
Also werde ich wieder aus dem APP-Store die app herunterladen und den Ausflug in die STEAM - Welt ad acta legen.
aber danke für Deine Antwort!!
In unserem Ticketsystem haben Sie eine falsche Email angegeben, deshalb kamen unsere Antworten nicht an. Bitte jetzt prüfen, wir haben Ihnen geantwortet.
vielen Dank für den Code.
Allerdings tun sich jetzt neue Fragen auf.
Deshalb meine an die Community:
hat jemand von Euch schon die Migration auf STEAM gemacht und ist bereit, dass ich ihn/sie per PM kontaktiere?
Bitte uns am besten noch einmal an mail(at)ipacs.de diese Anfrage schicken. Wir beantworten Supportanfragen im Schnitt in 24-48 Stunden, manchmal gehen Dinge aber im Spamfilter verloren
Vielen Dank für den Hinweis, ich habe soeben die Mail geschrieben und bin gespannt, wie das auf STEAM funktioniert
Wir bieten für Mac OS User die Möglichkeit die Mac App Store Version kostenlos in die Steam Version zu migrieren. Bitte dazu unseren Support kontaktieren unter https://www.aerofly.com/support und uns eine Kopie des Kaufbelegs mit beifügen.
Hi,
ich habe Euren Support vor einigen Tagen angeschrieben, aber noch keine Antwort erhalten. No rush, aber auch oben stehende Fragen sind noch offen;-)
Wir bieten für Mac OS User die Möglichkeit die Mac App Store Version kostenlos in die Steam Version zu migrieren. Bitte dazu unseren Support kontaktieren unter https://www.aerofly.com/support und uns eine Kopie des Kaufbelegs mit beifügen.
Hi,
das ist ja eine denkbare, bzw. gute Lösung, aber ich habe keinen Kaufbeleg aus dem Mac App Store. Ich könnt nen Screenshot machen?
...und gehe ich davon richtig aus, dass etwaige Käufe (z.B. von ORBX) in der Migration nicht enthalten sind, ergo neu gekauft werden müssten?
Schönes WE
Moin Wolfgang,
moving the whole app is of course also a possibility. However, I would like to be able to fly without an external hard drive.
You can set the path in the main.mcf, see:
Tschüss, Michael (III)
vielen Dank, aber wie und wo findet man denn auf nem MAC diese Datei?!?!
sorry für die blöde Frage,
Hi ApfelFlieger,
Actually, I just moved the Aerofly FS2.app to my external hard disk. Thats it.
The program started just fine!
So it is basically pure "drag and drop"
The only issue I currently have is:
AFS2 does not recognise my addons's anymore, which I moved as well. There is no way to describe a path?...or am I missing something?
Tschüss, Wolfgang
Hi,
the hard disk on my mac is quite packed and I am thinking moving something of the internal hard disk. FS2 would create a lot of space;-)
Does anyone have any experience with that, e.g. regarding:
- how to?
- performance issues?
- what to do with addon's
Cheers & stay healthy
That's not true - I have LOWI, KEGE, KMRY, KPSP and True Earth Netherlands all working perfectly on my MacBook.
Highly recommended.
...just to avoid confusion (my post dates back to June 2018!!):
at that time ORBX did indeed not work for the MAC, but it does now, as ORBX Central became available for MAC in the meantime.
Indeed, the ORBX sceneries are excellent and do work on the MAC.
same with FS widgets: This also used to be a problem, which has been cured
stay healthy
