The logitech radio panel works ok when I choose to launch the sim with aircraft on the runway with all systems powered up. However if I choose to start cold and dark with the plane (in this case the 787) at a terminal gate the radio panel remains off even after the aircraft has been powered up and the engines are running.
Any advice on how to get the Logitech radio panel active during a cold and dark start-up?
Yep, same issue. It will illuminate, but only the XPDR will function. Turning the knobs for the radio frequencies does not work, however if you change the frequencies on the sim, it will change them on the panel. Pretty frustrating.
No illumination at all when at the gates, cold and dark. As if the panel is dead.
There is bug when using the logitech radio panel with the airliners that changing frequency on the logitech radio panel will not be visible on the aircraft’s VHF monitor. But changing the frequency on the aircrafts VHF monitor will change the logitech radio panel. Despite this, the frequency is changed in the simulator as can be viewed using the ATC window. See screen shot further below.
In order to activate the radio panel when starting the airliner cold and dark, assign a keyboard key to the functions “Avionics Master 1 ON” and “Avionics Master 2 ON”. Once you have the aircraft’s external power or APU up and running, pressing the key will light up the logitech radio panel. Works with both A320 and B787.