How to start a flight from mid air?

[Vintage]

I used to play FSX quite extensively and perhaps my favorite thing to do was to fly a cat iii approach in the 744 (in fact, with the same blue United livery the 744 has in xp11). Is there a way I can get my plane where I need it, save the flight at that exact moment midair so I can load it up at any time and fly the approach?

Thanks

[🐉 Ðŗąçø 🐉]

Yep. Adjust your aircraft to how you'd like it, and fly it where you need it. Then, click File -> Save flight, but save it as a SITUATION, NOT A REPLAY. You can, from the airport customisation menu, select either 3NM or 10NM final approach to any runway - which usually doesn't save most things like gear# flaps etc.

A situation saves most of the aircraft's so-called datarefs. However, payware aircraft with custom datarefs and certain datarefs of the default aircraft cannot be saved, so don't expect to simply 'resume' a flight.

[Vintage]

Originally posted by 🐉 Ðŗąçσ 🐉:

However, payware aircraft with custom datarefs and certain datarefs of the default aircraft cannot be saved, so don't expect to simply 'resume' a flight.

I shouldn't have this issue with the default aircraft though, correct?

I also now see the option to start from 3/10NM, very handy! I can't seem to remember how far I used to start out, but I'm certain it was over 10nm.

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Originally posted by Vintage:

Originally posted by 🐉 Ðŗąçσ 🐉:

However, payware aircraft with custom datarefs and certain datarefs of the default aircraft cannot be saved, so don't expect to simply 'resume' a flight.

I shouldn't have this issue with the default aircraft though, correct?

I also now see the option to start from 3/10NM, very handy! I can't seem to remember how far I used to start out, but I'm certain it was over 10nm.

I think the FMC and a few other things don't work, but the vast majority of the state of the aircraft is saved quite well.

[roarinelk]

I think there's an option when you configure a flight to start at long final (instead of e.g. ramp) of the chosen aerodrome/runway.

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Originally posted by roarinelk:

I think there's an option when you configure a flight to start at long final (instead of e.g. ramp) of the chosen aerodrome/runway.

... Which is the point we were just discussing, I believe.

[Vintage]

Originally posted by roarinelk:

I think there's an option when you configure a flight to start at long final (instead of e.g. ramp) of the chosen aerodrome/runway.

There certainly is, and that's great for a cessna, but the point of this thread was dicussing a means to save a planes configuration, including radios, for later use

[John]

I have a couple of B737-800 saved situations on the ground taxiing or just before takeoff that have worked fine so far.
Last night I saved 2 new situations during a flight so I could continue today. Both situations are unusable - mainly the AP is messed up although it seems to be different lost settings each time I reload the same situation. Even if I reactivate the AP the plane loses the flightplan and starts a slow spiral descent to the right.... This all probably corresponds to the point mentioned earlier that not all parameters are saved. I noticed a few other non-AP switches seemed to be incorrect too.

However an additional effect with these 2 inflight saves, which probably points to a different issue, is that after a short time (30s) the cockpit slowly goes darker and darker until I just have a black screen. Menus work, external views work, undocked map and FMC are fine. Has anyone seen that? Is it also a result of missing parameters? As the cockpit disappears I als hear starnge clunks and warnings.

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Originally posted by John:

However an additional effect with these 2 inflight saves, which probably points to a different issue, is that after a short time (30s) the cockpit slowly goes darker and darker until I just have a black screen. Menus work, external views work, undocked map and FMC are fine. Has anyone seen that? Is it also a result of missing parameters? As the cockpit disappears I als hear starnge clunks and warnings.

Could be because smoke in the cockpit is triggered for both sits, or perhaps because you are blacking out with such extreme g-force effects.