SMH Posted July 2, 2019 Posted July 2, 2019 I know repairs are hit or miss even in the "finished" planes. But after a repair (done with the canopy open) not only could I not close the canopy either from the mapped keyboard keys or with the mouse, but the crank handle appeared to be moving in and out instead of turning the crank (both mouse and keyboard actuation caused this).
Nealius Posted July 2, 2019 Posted July 2, 2019 This exact thing happened to me last night, because the stupid cursor interacted with the canopy emergency jettison paddle instead of the starter switch that I was trying to press. You probably hit that paddle without realising it.
SMH Posted July 3, 2019 Author Posted July 3, 2019 This exact thing happened to me last night, because the stupid cursor interacted with the canopy emergency jettison paddle instead of the starter switch that I was trying to press. You probably hit that paddle without realising it. I don't think so. I used the keyboard mapping first, saw the knob on the wheel moving in and out (it's like it's coming off its bearing) and no effect on the canopy, then tried with the mouse and had the same effect. No canopy motion, crank knob moves in and out. Tried the key combination for closing the canopy too but neither direction had any effect.
Nealius Posted July 3, 2019 Posted July 3, 2019 I used the keyboard mapping myself, and saw the exact same behavior: crank knob moving in and out but no crank movement or canopy movement. This only happens after the canopy jettison paddle is pressed while on the ground.
SMH Posted July 3, 2019 Author Posted July 3, 2019 I just tried to reproduce it and couldn't, the canopy closed fine after a repair. (But the ground crew then refused to rearm me.) I think you're right about the canopy eject, I hadn't tried that until now but it produces the same symptoms. I don't remember hitting it but I might have. And I figured out what that knob moving in/out is supposed to be, it's so you can select a comfortable position for the crank. Odd that it would only work when the canopy is ejected though. I also noticed a sound when cranking the canopy, after you hit the limit of travel part of the cranking sound continues even though no controls are moving. It's not the entire crank sound, maybe just the sound of the canopy rails?
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