On the W&B panel, the CG indicator on the plane diagram on the right side isn’t showing. Normally there should be a little circle showing the CG, right?
This happen to anyone else?
The loaded C of G is behind the aft limit, so the diagram does not show it. Move some weight forward and you should see it again.
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Yea, as stated, loaded incorrectly, balance it out and you’ll get it back.
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does it always do that? i would think the CG circle would show on the diagram that the CG is aft. it always disappears when out of pocket?
Quite frankly I don’t know if it always does that, but I would suspect that it does. Having owned and flown the known-to-be-tricky C of G-wise Bonanza in real life, this is very much a top of mind thing for me, so I have never loaded an aircraft outside the envelope in MSFS. As for continuing showing the graphic for once you are outside the limits: I suspect the authors assumed having a big red “out of C of G limit” notice at the bottom of the graphic plus the red C of G indication above the graphic was enough of an indication. To me this seems sufficient.
except it doesn’t say which way is out of limit (fore or aft). i have a feeling this is a bug, as the CG center should be displayed at all times in order to show the pilot exactly where the CG is
Well, not explicitly I suppose. But is it really to much to ask to see that the fore and aft limits are 14 and 40% of MAC respectively and that the actual C of G is at 41.87%? That is clearly behind the aft limit. To each his own I suppose, but I really do not consider this a bug. Obviously a design choice by the creators that you personally disagree with and I do not, but not a bug: all the information you need is there and is accurate.
you very confidently state it isn’t a bug, without ever, I assume, actually testing it out yourself. because if you did actually test it out instead of just thinking you know better, then you’d see it is actually indeed a bug.
the CG circle is indeed supposed to be there, especially when out of limits, as this is showing you critical information you need to fly. if you look at my screenshot from a different plane, you can see the CG is fore of the limit
Make the Window bigger, I believe this is expected behavior when looking at the weight and balance once in the aircraft, make that window bigger and I think it appears on the right.
hi there. think you misunderstood the issue. you can see in my first screen shot the CG diagram is present, but the actual CG circle is missing. it’s supposed to be there, but sometimes disappears