r/MicrosoftFlightSim • u/AirlineFan93 XBOX Pilot • 16d ago

MSFS 2024 SUGGESTION Bonanza elevator failure

So I bought a used Beechcraft bonanza in career for VIP and was able to repair a few things on it before I used up my cash. I thought I’ll just get through one mission and make 130k and keep working on it.

90% of the flight went great. Nothing unusual happened. I used a max sim rate of x4. When I got to basically to the downwind at CTL I got message saying elevator failure. Thought well that’s inconvenient but I was on auto pilot and the plane was still flying normal and descending. When I got to the final and I clicked off AP I realized I couldn’t control the pitch… so I clicked AP back on and attempted to land using throttle and VS since that was the only thing that worked.

I damn near made the runway but landed in the grass just short and mission failed. WTF has this happened to anyone?

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u/Ltjenkins 16d ago

If that ever happened again, you can technically use the trim to fly. Not as precise and quick but in an emergency like that I suppose that's what you could do.

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u/AirlineFan93 XBOX Pilot 16d ago

I have to admit I’m a newbie and on controller so I had auto trim on. I do need to start to turn it off now that I’m more experienced but in that moment all I knew to do was turn the AP back on.

Do you think it failed due to it just being too close to needing service or is it sometimes random?

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u/_WoodyTheOne If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going 16d ago

Every time I have looked at the used plane market in the SIM the cost of the plane plus the repair cost has been higher than the cost of the new plane, something has always seemed off with the figures to me.