Solving the ATR Hotel Mode and the Prop Brake release issue in Microsoft Flight Simulator

Ever since the last major update to the ATR family of aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator, people have been having problems with Hotel Mode, and Prop Brake release. People espoused all manner of checklists that purported to either fix or work-around the issue. The actual problem is rather more intractable - I narrowed it down to a root cause. POSTSCRIPT - the bug still exists if you do a full work-up of the aircraft - I'll investigate further when I have more time.

POSTSCRIPT - I've updated the hotel mode start-up procedure to avoid external power - it seems to be the culprit. https://ko-fi.com/s/ae35cd7f2d

You can find my "no-hotel-mode" startup procedure at:
- https://ko-fi.com/jonbeckett/shop

Enjoy :)

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Microsoft Flight Simulator
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Navigraph (charts, flight planning, and tracking)
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LittleNavMap (mapping software)
- https://albar965.github.io/littlenavm...

OBS (Screen and audio capture)
- https://obsproject.com/

Tobii Eye Tracker 5 (head and eye tracking)
- https://gaming.tobii.com/product/eye-...

Volanta (flight tracking)
- https://volanta.app/

Simbrief (flight planning)
- https://simbrief.com

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