Q160965: Flight Simulator: Fuel Tanks Do Not Switch Automatically

Article: Q160965
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

1.0
WINDOWS
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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you fly the default 737 in Flight Simulator, the fuel tanks will not switch
automatically when they run out of fuel.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs if you click the Engine Stops When Out Of Fuel button when
you select your aircraft. (See the "More Information" section below for more
details.)

RESOLUTION
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To solve this problem, do not select the Engine Stops When Out Of Fuel option.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following are the steps that cause this problem.

Steps to Reproduce Problem:

1. In Flight Simulator, click Select Aircraft on the Aircraft menu.

2. In the Select Aircraft dialog box, click Boeing 737-400. Click OK.

3. On the Aircraft menu, click Realism & Reliability.

4. Click Engine Stops When Out Of Fuel. (This causes the problem.)

5. Click the Fuel tab.

6. Set the Left Aux tank to 3%. Set the Right Aux tank to 3%.

7. Click OK to continue.

8. Take off, the plane crashes within minutes of takeoff.

This action is unexpected. You would expect the tanks to automatically switch
when required. The Engines Stops When Out of Fuel button makes the engines stop
before the switch.

Additional query words: 1.00 6.00 flightsim fltsim fs95 fs6 fuel crash switch tanks aux stop taking off landing crashes plane

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim95 kbSimSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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