MD8x dispatch routing

I recently picked up the Leonardo MD8x pack and noticed simbrief giving me odd routing, I primarily fly the 73x and A3xx with simbrief. Examples:

KSMF → KLAX
73x: FTHIL3 FRA REBRG IRNMN2
MD8x: LIN J189 AVE FIM SADDE8

KSAN → KLAS
73x: PADRZ2 CHKNN SEBBY YELAH MISEN RNDRZ2
MD8x: BRDR7 JLI TRM TNP LARKK1

I understand the Leonardo MD8x to be RNAV capable for departures and arrivals, just not RNAV GPS approaches.

Then you need to add RNSV RNAV capability to a custom simBrief profile would be my guess. Although why it would have RNAV off by default is a bit weird, given how almost every MD80-something addon out there does have at least enroute RNAV capability.

Regards,

Tim

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I’m not familiar with the RNSV acronym. Typo? I don’t see a way to add RNAV capability to a custom airframe off the MD8x. I assume it would be done in this area?

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The ICAO equipment seems to include an inertial reference system (I), satellite navigation (G) and PBN “RNAV 5 all sensors” capability (B1), so it makes no sense that simBrief would give you a non-RNAV route by default given the pictured profile above.

The plot thickens.

Regards,

Tim

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Same behavior here, BTW, regardless of how the airframe is configured. Something is needlessly hardcoded somewhere in the base profile would be my guess.

Regards,

Tim

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Tim - Thanks. I tried a custom profile based off the default and noticed the same results (no RNAV dep/arv). I appreciate you chiming in and the insightfulness on the ICAO equipment translation.

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The FTHIL3 departure is an RNAV 1 SID. The issue with the MD8x airframes was that the default PBN codes did not include D# or O#, therefore the aircraft could not use any RNAV 1 SIDs.

I’ve updated the default MD8x airframes with the proper PBN codes, should be fixed now.

Cheers,

Quick test looks good with the same routing in my example. Appreciate it!

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That would explain it. Cheers!

Regards,

Tim

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