{Note: I have edited and re-titled this bug to reflect the tip provided by @dpz34 that solved the original bug description. I’ve moved the bug out of 2024su2-beta as this issue is likely to have been present earlier.}
ISSUE DESCRIPTION
Description of the issue:
When starting Cold-n-Dark, the yoke in the Saab 340 is inoperative. This is because the Gust Lock Lever is enabled, preventing the yoke, nose wheel & flight surfaces from moving. This is fine, but if one follows the checklist to prepare the aircraft for flight, one cannot control the aircraft, as there is no instruction to disable Gust Lock during the pre-flight inspection.
If one has no idea what a “Gust Lock Lever” is (like me!), then one would only discover how to control the aircraft if one were to randomly click the various switches & levers around the cockpit to see what happens, or as was actually the case, a good Samaritan (@dpz34 ) comes to the rescue on these forums! 
Adding an entry in the “Before starting engine” section of the Checklist that says “Gust Lock Lever … OFF” would solve this issue. An additional entry in the “Shutdown” section of the Checklist that says “Gust Lock Lever … ON” might also be appropriate for this aircraft.
If applicable, which aircraft is experiencing this issue:
Saab 340
[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?
No 3rd-Party or Community Addons (default installation) / Yes
FREQUENCY OF ISSUE
How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?
Every time
REPRODUCTION STEPS
Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:
- In Free Flight, select the Saab 340 and load cold & dark at any airport. Time/weather is unimportant, but I suggest daytime with clear weather just for convenience.
- Once loaded, open the EFB Checklist. Choose any of the available levels and complete the Preflight checklist - external.
- Switch to cockpit view. Move your joystick and observe the yoke in the cockpit - there is no movement in the yoke as the Gust Lock is (correctly) enabled.
- Complete the remaining 3 sections of the Preflight checklist.
Expected behavior: There should be an entry to disable the Gust Lock in order to allow the Yoke to move.
Actual behavior: There is no entry. If one just follows the checklist, one cannot control the direction of the aircraft once one starts to taxi as the Gust Lock is still enabled.
YOUR SETTINGS
What peripherals are you using, if relevant:
N/A
[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
Developer Mode is Off / No changes
[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?
Intel Arc 770 (16GB, v32.0.101.6314)
[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
Expand to see basic PC specs:
| Item | Setting |
|---|---|
| CPU | i7-12700K (no overclocking or undervolting) |
| RAM | 32 GB 5200 MHz DDR5 CL40 RAM |
| GPU | Intel Arc 770 (16GB, v32.0.101.6314) |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro 24 H2 v26100.3194 + all OS updates. |
| MSFS Edition | MS Store Premium Deluxe |
| Build Version | SU2 Beta v1.4.18.0 |
| 3rd-Party & Community Addons | None |
No performance-improving applications are installed (e.g. for CPU or GPU improvements).
Neither the Intel Arc Control Service or Arc Control App is running.
Expand to see graphics settings
| Item | Setting |
|---|---|
| Display Mode | Full Screen |
| HDR10 | On |
| Full Screen Res | 3840 x 2160 |
| Anti-Aliasing | TAA |
| Render scaling | 65 (Resolution: 2496 x 1404) |
| Frame Generation | AMD FSR 3 |
| Framerate Multiplier | 2x |
| AMD FidelityFX Sharpening | 150 |
| Exposure Compensation EV | -1 |
| VSync | Off (N/A) |
| Frame Rate Limit | 100% MRR (N/A) |
| Dynamic Settings | On |
| Frame Rate Target | 40 |
| - | - |
| Global Rendering Quality | Custom |
| Terrain LOD | 400 |
| Off Screen Terrain Pre-Cache | Ultra |
| Displacement Mapping | On |
| Buildings | High |
| Trees | Medium |
| Plants | Medium |
| Rocks | High |
| Grass | Medium |
| Object LOD | 200 |
| Volumetric Clouds | Ultra |
| Texture Resolution | Medium |
| Anisotropic Filtering | 4x |
| Water Waves | Medium |
| Raytraced Shadows | On |
| Shadow Maps | 2048 |
| Terrain Shadows | 512 |
| Contact Shadows | High |
| Windshield Effects | High |
| Ambient Occulsion | High |
| Cubemap Reflections | 256 |
| Raymarched Reflections | Medium |
| Light Shafts | High |
| Depth of Field | Off |
| Motion Blur | Off |
| Glass Cockpit Refresh Rate | High |
| Characters Quality | Medium |
| Traffic Airport Quality | Medium |
| Air Traffic | Medium |
| Road Traffic | Medium |
| Sea Traffic | Medium |
| Fauna | High |
Expand to see other settings
| Item | Setting |
|---|---|
| Online Tab | |
| Photogrammetry | On |
| Aircraft Traffic Type | AI Offline |
| Live Weather | On |
| Multiplayer | On |
| Multiplayer Servers | West USA |
| Show MP aircraft in close proximity | On |
| Rolling Cache | On @ 16GB |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited |
| Advanced Options | |
| Developer Mode | Off |
MEDIA
Please add a screenshot or video of the issue occurring.
N/A
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