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Changing power setting has no effect on flight time


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When I change power setting in Flight Details the flight time does not change. I have 6 different power settings in the plane profile. How is this possible? The endurance does change.
Edited 8/17/2023 6:21:32 AM by peter@aeropoint.nl
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You would need to contact support so that can investigate. Take a look at the flight profile in virtual radar, especially the climbs and descents, which might give a clue. Also perhaps you've set specific power settings per leg, so changing the initial/overall power setting has no effect.
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Tim Dawson - 8/17/2023 9:46:01 AM
You would need to contact support so that can investigate. Take a look at the flight profile in virtual radar, especially the climbs and descents, which might give a clue. Also perhaps you've set specific power settings per leg, so changing the initial/overall power setting has no effect.

"Also perhaps you've set specific power settings per leg" 

This is exactly what happened. I don't know how, but that was the problem. Thanks for helping me out!

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