Originally Posted by
GRDHound
Dan, I really don't know anything about MFS. I also don't know what you're referring to by "the bug on the tape" in mach mode. If you tell the aircraft to hold .82 mach it should try the best it can to hold .82.
You might want to ask somebody who is an expert at MFS because I think the differences between that program and the real thing probably out weigh the similarities. If you want to fly your sim like people fly the real 321 don't fly it right at it's critical mach in the real world that would be called dangerous
It's more of a matter of understanding for me. I like to know how things work, and why they work the way they do work. I should say I NEED to know. Because I never rest until I feel I undestand it completely. So basically, it's not like i care about the 3 or 5 extra knots per hour in a game... Point being I even get overspeed warnings at .80 (normal cruise) unless I 'reset' it...
Anyway the bug on the tape is the reference for the autopilot. When you select mach .80 or something on the autopilot and you are at fl350, it will 'reference' 272 kias on the airspeed tape. (Airspeed Tape is the left strip that tells your KIAS on a PFD in a glass cockpit)