Inconsistent fuel flow

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I have noticed a problem with piston aircraft that can easily be reproduced:
When the fuel selector is OFF and the fuel pump is turned ON, moving the throttle forward shows an increase in the fuel flow. I think it should not. As no fuel tank is selected, the fuel flow show remain 0.
The attached image shows how the bug can be reproduced with the Beech G36:

  • Battery ON
  • Fuel selector OFF
  • Mixture RICH
  • Fuel pump ON
  • Move throttle forward and you see a positive fuel flow
    The image also shows the involved simvars, you can see fuel selected quantity is 0 and fuel flow is 13.63. I think this is inconsistent, it should be 0.

Fuel Flow issue (G36)
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[EDIT] I could fix this by editing the code used for the fuel flow needle, but I think it would be better if it was handled by the sim

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Just curious, could you say what you changed? panel.xml or something in the js files? What needle are you talking about.

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I am talking about the fuel flow needle. I fact, there is not such needle in the G36 as shown on my screenshot, it is displayed on the main Garmin PFD.
What I modified is an add-on aircraft, the Lion heart Creations TB21 GT. It has a fuel flow needle that I fixed by changing the animation code in the interior model XML. I didn’t change anything in the Beech G36, I never change any Asobo standard aircraft.

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