Whenever I do these missions my execution time is always 0%, even though I’m getting the fire extinguished on first drop. I don’t think I’m doing these slowly, so am confused why I get 0% every time.. Does anyone have any tips for achieving the execution time on these missions? I can’t find any topics with a search. Is it bugged or something I’m doing.. annoying because it’s not like they give you a time limit to complete the mission.
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The same here, it’s since SU2. Before that, I completed hundreds of AT 802 fire missions with 100% completion time and almost always on first drop. But now it’s sometimes 0% or 30%. It’s clearly a new, very annoying bug with SU2. There are also other new SU2 bugs with this mission:
After landing clearance and touching down on the runway, the red penalty pilot error message appears: “Entering the taxiway without permission.” which is crazy nonsense.
Or, sometimes It’s not possible to complete and successfully end a mission because the engine can’t be shut down (CTRL+Shift+E), the prop keeps spinning, so the mission doesn’t end.
Or, at the other extreme, ironically, the engine simply shuts down after landing without any pilot input (except throttle to idle). Of course there is enough fuel, it always happens right after touching down on the runway or on the water for scooping.
Or, the given fire-fighting water scooping place is, e.g., not a lake but an 80 m long fish pond with many individual separated segments for fish farming. (this bug isn’t new with SU2)
Since SU2 the At 802 fire mission is completely bugged and no longer playable. Because these nonsensical mission events were not created by manual programming but by the application of AI.
I also confirm this bug, even after SU3 the execution time for these missions is always 0%!
And this after getting to the fire As Soon As Possible (faster would be impossible since the plane can’t fly faster) and putting out the fire immediately (with only one water discharge/drop).
This is very annoying as firefighting missions are IMO among the most anticipated for FS2024. But they are essentially broken (together with bugs with the Air Tractor plane).
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I am also experiencing this annoying bug. I have only just started doing firefighting missions in the air tractor but really enjoying it. The first couple of missions worked great but then the 0% execution time bug appeared now happens every time. It does, work in respect that it decemates my career reputation every time without fail.
For the above reason I am now leaving firefighting alone until this bug is fixed. Back to cargo runs again.
This is so annoying! I do everything I can to be quick but just get horrible execution times!
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Experienced exactly the same few hours ago, I was not particuraly fast, but I did it in one drop so 0% is rude
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I have experienced the same issues here as well. I can start up and take off in less than 3 minutes, fly a direct route there, and extinguish in one drop and still routinely get a 0% for execution time.
This is clearly a bug. Zero execution time makes absolutely no sense. It’s illogical and absurd. If it were 70% or 55% or something like that, you could consider whether the pilot was at fault. Zero% simply means you didn’t fly at all.
This bug is one of many other bugs that make otherwise interesting missions like Fire Attack unplayable, and for me, the entire FS24 sim. Maybe I’ll try it again in a year, or in three years with MSFS 2028.
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Yes, absolutely!
FS2024 is an absolute buggy mess! I’m seriously considering in returning to FS2020.
The FS2024 main advantage over FS2020 is the career mode which basically became unplayable (specially now that I advanced considerably in the career) and actually and in general terms, the career mode was actually better (less bugs) in SU2 than in SU3.
Same issue and this is infuriating! I had already given up on the banner towing missions because of another bug that the banner cannot be picked up and now the fire fighting missions cannot be completed with an A to unlock the bigger airplane? Come on already, it’s been almost a year since release, fix your buggy mess Asobo! Career mode could be such an amazing experience if it wasn’t for all these bugs.
Hello,
I managed to get 100% time by performing two actions. The first is to turn on the avionics with Ctrl+X after starting engine. The second is to reach the first indicated altitude during the initial climb while maintaining the heading. This way, I get almost 95% time for each intervention.
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Thank you. I tested it. Same here.
Turn on avionics. (I set it up with SPAD)
Keep your heading after take off and climb to the specified altitude.
After that, you can do whatever you want