Hi, REGARDING: Shut Down Engines It sounds like your aircraft is loading in the wrong mode. Try pressing simultaneously the keys: CTRL plus SHIFT plus F1 REGARDING: "let's do all of the checklists" Try using the simpler phrase... "Do all checklists" Please let me know how you make out. Regards, Robert On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 1:25 AM, Jody McKinniss <jlove42010@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Windows 7, 32-bit, FSX + acceleration, FSUIPC 4.8, with latest version > of IYP, flying a 747-400. . Everything loads correctly. I am in the > online mode. I hear "captain, it's your plane, we're ready to go." > At this point, my first command is "reset cold and dark." Michelle > then resets the system, all engine noise from FSX is gone, as it > should be. My next command is: "start acars logging." Then comes the > problem. Michelle says: "shut down engines." I thought this was > automatically done when things were reset to cold and dark. But just > for the sake of testing, I then say: "shut down engines." michelle > announces that the engines have been shut down. Then I try again by > saying: "start acars logging." Michelle responds: "shut down > engines." This seems to be a never ending loop, no matter that > Michelle confirmed the cold and dark reset, or how many times I shut > down engines. What is the problem? Second issue: When I say: "let's > do all of the checklists," I get no response from Michelle at all. > However, if I specifically choose a checklist, i.e., "start-up > checklist," Michelle responds properly. Thoughts? > Blind and Visually impaired Pilots mailinglist > //www.freelists.org/list/bvipilots > To post a message to the list, send a message to > bvipilots@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe, send a message to > bvipilots-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put the word unsubscribe in the > subject of your message. > For other options such as digest, send a message to > bvipilots-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put the word help in the subject of > your message. > -- AOPA Member No: 06936977