CRJ: Cannot take off

Whenever I try to takeoff, i give full power and at Vr i pull the yoke but nothing happens… Somehow, the plane gets in the air by itself and once airborne, I can control the plane but pulling during takeoff has no effect. All other planes word just fine.

It sounds like you have an assist on…

In the MSFS main menu, I switched everything off. I will try again later and use the settings in the EFB of the CRJ but it is really strange.

maybe read the manual…mots issues with this plane are user errors, yes there a re a few lil bugs, but i say its really outstanding.

It might be my fault, and i am currently trying to fiddle with the plane and the manual. Hope i get it to work.

Agree!

It is an outstanding product and 90% of reported issue are down to the user or user setup.

Watch the excellent training videos, read the manual, configure your controls and correctly prepare the aircraft and it flies beautifully.

Some users are still treating both FS and some products as games - in my opinion, they are not.

It takes many years to train as a pilot and with the fidelity of modern sims and aircraft, they take a lot of time and effort to master (just like the real thing!)

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Do you use the Thrustmaster TCA? If yes click on that video because I had the same problem and this solved it: https://youtu.be/yri23V5ec6E

Today it suddenly worked. I had to fiddle with the throttle configuration in the EFB to make it work correctly but yes, it is a nice plane! But it really takes a while to set everything up and do everything correctly. Reversers did not work although armed, AP does not want as I want it to work but i am pretty sure I just need to study the manual :stuck_out_tongue:

Reversers work. You have to set things up properly. You cannot use the default setup as other planes.

Flight mode set to modern?

Do the thrust reversers works as in IRL?

Idle reverse = thrust reversers already fully open?

I have no idea. But they don’t work like the default aircraft. I have yet to set it up but there is a pdf in the documentation on how to do this. Also several other posts on the forum on how to do it.

on my honeycomb bravo, after calibrating it on the CRJ screen, the thrust reversers work when actuated while throttles in idle position, and looking at it outside the plane you can see the mechanical movement of the reversers on the engines.

The point is that they shouldn’t move with the application of reverse thrust.
The should have only two positions.
Stowed (fwd idle) or fully open (idle-max reverse).

The animation shouldn’t move? Or the reverse thrust is only idle or max-reverse? Please clarify.

You can’t “idle reverse” in the CRJ? Or reverse thrust at 1/2 power?

If you switch from forward idle to reverse idle, the thrust reverser sleeves should fully open within 1-2sec.
If you apply idle or max reverse, the reverse cowl position shouldn’t change.

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I believe that is what I am saying. When throttle is in idle, thrust reverser levers not actuated, stowed. when throttle is in idle, thrust revers levers actuated, the reversers are open. Am I missing your point, I could be.
Best,
Mark
[above for Honeycomb Bravo calibrated in the EFB in the CRJ cockpit]

Sounds if they are working as they should :slight_smile:

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IMO the manuals are nice but very incomplete – for instance, the only mention of cabin pressure controls is pointing out where in the cockpit they are. There’s no information about how they should be set or what they do when changed, so if you have a problem with cabin pressure in-flight (as I did) it’s unclear what to do about it from the manual.

Do you know of a tutorial video that specifically speaks to the cabin pressure (the thing I looked for in the manual when I had a problem and did not find it)?

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“The Dude” on YouTube does a complete tutorial flight