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[[File:Extra500 failuredialog1.png|thumb|500px|Extra500 failure dialog]]
[[File:Extra500 failuredialog1.png|thumb|500px|Extra500 failure dialog]]


Here you see the dialog with the FUEL system active with one failure active as well: the RH auxiliary tank is leaking. In addition, the gear system has 2 failures.<br />
Here you see the dialog with the AVIONIC system active with one failure active as well: the left pitot system is leaking to the pressure cabin. In addition, the FUEL system has 1 failures and the DE-ICE system 2.<br />
Pressing the {{key press|REPAIR ALL}} button will repair all 3 failures instantly. In case of the fuel tank, the tank won't be leaking anymore, but the fuel is still gone.
Pressing the {{key press|REPAIR ALL}} button will repair all 4 failures instantly.  


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General

The Extra500 incorporates a dialog that enables you to produce failures (and to repair them) in various aircraft systems through a graphical interface. The dialog is accessible through Extra 500 - Failure Dialog.

Extra500: only two greens

Purpose

The failure system in the Extra500 model is far from complete. It incorporates a mixture of failures that are interesting and/or fun. They are in not selected on if they are likely to occur. It is to test your pilot skills, try out different approaches handling these failures or just to see what happens.

Personal note:
One of the first failures I implemented was 'gear jammed' and is still my favorite. Just to try out to land on two gear legs and keep the aircraft reasonable free from damage. What is the best strategy? High or low speed landing, flaps extended or up, or maybe just a belly landing.

The dialog

Failure dialog - first page

The dialog features a menu on top. You can select the aircraft system or on the far right choose to REPAIR ALL. Note that all failures are present if the the dialog is open or not. However all failures are resetted with each flight session.

On the initial screen you can also trigger a Random Failure. With the mouse wheel you can set the maximum delay for the failure to occur. It can happen earlier, but never later.
There are a lot of failures that can happen (approx. 100) and some you might not notice. For instance if you are flying in summer and one of the wing boots has failed. Other you will notice directly or just can't use it (flaps jammed at approach).

If you want to see a dedicated failure go the the system and click on the component you want to break. The component color will change to red and a text will appear stating the exact failure. Also the menu-system button will have a red field with a number in it, representing the number of failures of that particular system.

The systems you can choose from are:

  • GEAR
  • FUEL
  • CONTROLS
  • DE-ICE
  • AVIONIC
Extra500 failure dialog

Here you see the dialog with the AVIONIC system active with one failure active as well: the left pitot system is leaking to the pressure cabin. In addition, the FUEL system has 1 failures and the DE-ICE system 2.
Pressing the REPAIR ALL button will repair all 4 failures instantly.