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Another one bites the dust! ...and I'm so happy. I'm starting to feel a little more confident.
I've been having so much flight sim problems this past week that I didn't think I was going to get through it. I believe I have the flight simulators all straightened out, but now my PFC Throttle Console went belly-up.
I use the Precision Flight Controls Throttle Console and I have many different throttle setups for it. I really like it because if you want to fly singles, twins, MD-11 or 747s, all that you have to do is remove and replace the levers sets.
Well, I have been using the single engine throttle, prop and mixture vernier a lot with my A2A Skyhawk and the vFlytAir Cherokee 140 in X-Plane. I have become so used to it.
All of a sudden it quit working. It seems that Windows 7 did an update, restarted, then my throttle console quit working. I called PFC support and they said that it sounds like the electronic board went bad. The only thing that I can think of is that we had a thunderstorm with a lot of lightning and it might have knocked it out. I have battery backups with serge protection on all of my computers, so I don't know how it could have got through that.
Anyway, I ordered another electronic board for about $100 and I'll sure be glad when it gets here. I really miss my PFC throttle console.
I have managed to use a modified throttle setup that is pretty comfortable for me to use until I get mine fixed.
Well, on to preparation for the next test. This is just so much fun.

Congrats! Really:.. Awesome job.

Now- on to the world of IFR. This is a world where you are NEVER going to know it all. But try.... Haha

Those workshops that Keith put up... Amazing stuff and will help you out when it comes to a lot of these ratings. Not sure if I would have passed my I-10 years ago without them.

Thank you Kyle. I really appreciate your support.
That is the truth. There is so much information involved with IFR (there is really a lot to VFR too), but those workshops will be a big help. I have been watching them too.

Thank you,
Bob

Kyle, he's well into IFR already, that was the I-3, not the V-3

Keith Smith wrote:Kyle, he's well into IFR already, that was the I-3, not the V-3

Yes, and it looks like there is not a lot of added preparation for taking the I-4. I may be attacking that one pretty soon.

A bit embarrassing. Haha sorry.

Kyle.Sanders wrote:A bit embarrassing. Haha sorry.

Nothing to be embarrassed about Kyle. I appreciate your support very much, and what you said applies to the I-Ratings as much as the V-Ratings.
I'm looking forward to being on my I-10. That will be sweet.