I've been away from flightsim for a couple of years... Yesterday for my return I purchased FS2Crew for the PMDG 777/FS2024 😀

FS2Crew: Pushback Express is a totally new product or the new name/continuation of Ultimate Ground Crew X?

Bought FS2Crew Pushback Express and have had success with it. All my prior flights were successful, however after doing my 30 minutes of pre-flight etc., I go to push back, and when I push back nothing happens. So I restart FS2Crew Pushback Express and when I push back, the tug again connects but doesn't push me back.

So I disable FS2Crew Pushback Express, and try using the Fenix Pushback express. Now at this point, I see the tug "trying" to push me back, but my plane is stuck. So I disconnect the tug and try using engine power to move. Nothing. It's like FS2Crew Pushback Express just jammed the A320 in the parking spot with no way to move it out. I ended up shutting down FS2Crew A320 as well, (so all FS2Crew software shut down) and then I was able to maneuver the plane out of the parking spot. I think it seems to be some conflict between the Fenix pushback and FS2Crew Pushback Express, but I'm not sure since I didn't try using Fenix pushback at all first, as I always use Pushback Express. 🙂

Any ideas what causes this? How can I prevent this?

suddenly PBE doesn´t know any taxiways, Pushback starts normal turn a little bit and goes then forward into the airport building, but not to the red arrow. Same issue at Pilot2ATC, no taxi instructions. Strange, the AI FSLTL works fine, also the MSFS ATC has no problem. The lvar modul is in the community folder.Any idea?

Thanks

Klaus

Sometimes it seems to work, sometimes not - it seems to be something to do with this "focus" issue because if I have Pushback user interface in focus and press "k" on my keyboard the comms is perfect. 

But if I then click on MSFS (full screen or desktop mode), the Pushback User Interface will disappear (presumably because MSFS is now in focus and not Pushback), but then neither my PTT button nor pressing "k" on the keyboard will work

Log attached

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AhFM6YrZMxlq1jUqBSAAlrRUjd6m?e=AMgU8X

My 1st impressions of MSFS with Pushback Express (voice mode) are disappointing, the realism has reduced as follows:

- Pushback routes are not automatic anymore, you have to (unrealistically) control this with rudder or other options (different too from GSX in this respect which has auto pushback routes) and also have to (unrealistically) call out to stop pushback or (even worse) open the User Interface and grab your mouse (for realism I don't use a mouse nor keyboard)

- Regional accents don't change automatically as before, seems you have to select this manually

Doesn't seem a lot but, for realism, it is.  Are these going to be changed, so the product will reflect the high realism of Ultimate Ground Services X?

I hope so, as otherwise I will have to revert to GSX which I want to avoid

I note from the manual that "We'll be ready shortly" is meant to trigger a tug, I'm not sure I can see one

(separate suggestion - please bring back the option to trigger the whole process with a keypress - with Ultimate Ground Control + P3D I assigned the GRD call button to this, always worked.  Also, can we have a keypress to stop the pushback, as I can't access the Pushback User Interface (I don't have a keyboard nor mouse when flying) 

I accidentally clicked IGNORE BTN after assigning yoke button and now can't get it working again (even after reinstall). How to unblock it?

Cheers

External FS2CREW Command Center program not running.
Cmd Center now inop. Probable EXE.xml corruption Problem.
The Main Panel is on.

Please help to solve this.
Thanks, Thomas 

Using MSFS 2020 (Store version); FBW A320 Development version (always updated prior to flying); FS2's FBW A32NX software; and FS2's PBE; Windows.

it is getting more and more anoying to use the PBE Product with the FBW (Dev and Exp version). First the problem with the tug is pulling you forward in the middle of the PB (Ok. A Problem with the FBW EXP Version 😞 ) So I start using the FBW DEV Version and it worked fine...for a while.

New: When I start the PB (Voice Control, Distance Mode) the Tug is fully connected and I asked for Pushback ("We are ready for pushback...") no reaction from "Ground" but a message  is displayed "Please set the parking brake". For sure the brakes are fully set in C&D Mode. Switching the brake from On to Off and back did'nt help. So I killed PBE, start pushback helper and pushing back like I did before I start using PBE.

Maybe it will work with the Stable Version, but I believe, that only a few users will use the stable version, because of missing features that are already included in the DEV. For me the PBE is not usable 😞 😞

I've read in the FBW DOCS, that the developers changed some variables, so maybe the PBE is not ready for the change and is not able to read the status auf the Parking Brake.

Frank

The panel is displayed and I have 3 buttons at the top.
LAUNCH APPLICATION, OPEN APP PANEL, TOGGLE NIGHT MODE.
PPE is started with Launch Application. It's working.
After starting the program click on OPEN APP PANEL. Nothing happens here. The button flashes briefly, but no values are displayed.
I refer to the video "FS2CREW PUSHBACK EXPRESS UPDATE 2.2.3 (A BIG NEW FEATURE)" Timeline 0:55 / 4:33.
The values are displayed here and you can adjust the values with the plus/minus buttons.

The input in the PBE application works, but there are no plus/minus buttons to set the values. It is very tiring to set the right distances.
My question: What do I have to do so that the values are displayed in the ingame panel and I can easily change the values as shown in the video. Thank you for support.

Pushback Express version is 2.3.12.
System Windows 10 current version/build 21H2 / 19044.1826
NVIDIA RTX 3090 graphics card

Kind regards, Pete

I'm now flying the FENIX A320 and, offline, PBE works fine in voice command mode.

However, in Vatsim, it's a disaster. A can communicate with controllers, request push and start, but right after using PBE with voice control, my communications with ATC are gone

King Regards,

Zachi

Maybe my suggestions will be used in a future update ;) 

I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for the great product, I really enjoy using it! :)

Thanks a lot ! 🙂

Suddenly I have a problem with PBE:

I am parked at a gate in front of the Terminal, call to connect the tug and after a short while, request to "start the pushback" and this is what happens:

The tug starts pushing straight and I am unable to use my rudder pedals to steer the tug (rudder control is selected);

The tug pushes approx 20 meters and suddenly starts to pull the AC into the Terminal.

I simply just updated the FBW A32nx. I uninstalled and re-installed PBE, but problem remains.

Anyone else having problems with PBE?

https://ibb.co/y4jp7DJ

I would find it nice if, after the pushback truck is in position, the ground crew tells the flight deck "we will be ready for push back" and if we want to start it to say "we are cleared for push" or so on.

For the moment I always check outside if the car is in position 😄

I do also have sometimes the problem that afte "we will be ready shortly" PBE is not reacting on "we are ready for pushback and start up" anymore. I need to restart PBE 2-3 times until it works. (with Fenix)

Nothing is happening 😞

Cheers

Here's a video showing Pushback Express (Distance Mode in Button Control) with the Fenix A320.

FYI, Pushback Express does not run inside the MSFS process unlike some other pushback utilities out there:  It does not induce performance issues with the Fenix.

Note:  "Rudder Control" mode does not work with the Fenix.  Fenix did something funky with the Rudder.  But "Distance Mode" is the best mode, and it's the one most people use now since it'll give you the most accurate automated pushback to the taxiway line!

I've had this problem lately where Pushback Express (and FSUIPC as well for that matter) will only start if I defocus the sim during startup. Of course I can simply defocus the sim every time I start it but I don't want to have to restart it if I forget to do that. Do you have any clue as to why this is happening?