Opa,We hijacked tha man's thread? Thanks for the compliment-I am humbled. But the credit goes to Eric Cantu. This is a hidden jewel. And you should try with Turbo Props, not just jets. When something is done right, it can endure test of time. In time people will realize value of Eric's work. I do.About the Beluga crashing? I didn't get this, so can't see the cause for your crash. I would load C-182 and THEN the Beluga. Do not save flight with the Beluga as the default flight. Turn OFF crash detection. Set realism to MEDIUM (and LEAVE it there). And get rid of all the 'raw' and 'x' and the 'GMAX' files to lighten the load. Use 737 panel. Use 737 sound (OR, F104 SOUND we are talking about here). Might make a difference. Their panel is ok, but you need to eliminate any/all potential bottlenecks. HUGE panel and sound files are known to not 'help', sometimes. Hope you can prevail. Beluga is fun to fly. Cheers.Chuck BNapamule

Yes I guess we did hijack the original intent of this thread - sorry about that.I was never able to duplicate the OP's crashing problem either. It always worked properly for me and I have grown rather fond of the Beluga - a real hoot to fly. :(