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More info?)
Luke
You can get an add-on gauge to control pushback which will allow you to
change views and choose the pushback length angle etc. Take a look on
avsim.com for 'push back gauge' -post back if you can't find it
HTH
Steve
"Luke G" <send@to.newsgroup> wrote in message
news:4GBJe.2435$6d4.310590@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Bingo!
>
> Thanks guys. All is fine now. Its so simple i cant believe i didnt get
> it to work earlier. So shift-P like before. Then I wait a second and
> press 1 or 2 and it works. I dont even have to hold the number which I
> thought Id have to do.
>
> But heres the main reason why It didnt work - I thought top-down view
> would work the same as the other views. The pushback command does not
> work with the number in top-down.
>
> Thanks for your time!
>
> Luke.
>
>
> "Eric Carnahan" <vamustang@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:z8Gdndt8-pjzW2vfRVn-rA@adelphia.com...
>> Luke, you have to press the SHIFT+P and then the number for the plane to
>> turn, but the plane has to travel one length of its fuselage before it
>> turns.
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> --
>> Eric Carnahan
>>
>>
>> "Luke G" <send@to.newsgroup> wrote in message
>> news:fgzJe.1803$6d4.235778@news20.bellglobal.com...
>>>I just read some older posts on the same topic that said this has to be
>>>done
>>> in spot view and the 1 or 2 has to be pressed right after SHIFT+P.....
>>> that didnt work.
>>>
>>> So I tried holding 1 or 2 before (and while) SHIFT+P..... that didnt
>>> work.
>>>
>>> I've tried pressing the numbers on both the top of the keyboard and on
>>> the numerical pad...... that didnt work.
>>>
>>> I've also waited for it to maybe kick in after a few airplane
>>> lengths.... that didnt work.
>>>
>>> I've even restarted my computer a couple of times... you guessed it,
>>> that didnt
>>> work either.
>>>
>>> So what am I leaving out? Is there any hope here?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Luke
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Luke G" <send@to.newsgroup> wrote in message
>>> news:WZyJe.1568$6d4.224884@news20.bellglobal.com...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm pushing back from the gate with a 737 (SHIFT+P). While pushing
>>>> back, I also want to turn. According to the checklist, I have to press
>>>> button 1 for tail-left or button 2 for tail-right. This isnt working.
>>>> I've never altered my control settings, but reset them just in case yet
>>>> I continue to go straight.
>>>>
>>>> Has anybody had the same problem? Is it likely that I am doing
>>>> something wrong?
>>>>
>>>> Any advice is appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Luke.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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