Hey guys,I apologize in advance if I'm posting this thread in the wrong section of the forum.I purchased the Bird Dog a couple of days ago and already I've ran in some issues. Every time I select the aircraft, the game crashes and I a nice Microsoft Windows error box that says "Microsoft Flight Simulator has stopped working. Windows is collecting more information about the problem...bla bla bla". So far I was able to fly the plane for about 5min total since I bought it.Because I read on their support forum that this could work, I tried to change the FSX.exe by making it run with Win XP (SP2) compatibility mode (right clicking on fsx.exe, Properties, Compatibility), but it hasn't changed anything. I can't believe I paid $32 for a plane I flew barely 5 minutes... I really wish the support would be better, I posted something on their forum but so far no response. I keep hoping someone will be able to help.My system: AMD Phenom 9550 Quad processor 2.20Ghz, 6gig RAM, Windows Vista 64 SP2, ATI Radeon HD 4770, FSX Acceleration.Thanks for your help.

Sorry, I suspect this might be a system specific problem. I've been using this plane for weeks with no problems at all. I guess you could try uninstalling the bird dog and seeing if your problems go away. But the two week waiting period between installations makes this rather unattractive. When will devs realize that penalizing legitimate customers by onerous copy protection mechanisms just reduces sales?Cheers,Noel.

Bumping it, to see if someone else might have some insights into this. THanks.

Bumping it, to see if someone else might have some insights into this. THanks.

I bought this plane on Wed 3 and still haven't had an email back from them, so cannot even install it!I've posted in the support forum, and even sent one of the developers private email, but all without a response so far.Has anybody bought this plane after the 3rd and actually had an email with their activation code in it?I feel I have just wasted my money

This really is too bad and has cost them another sale from me. This would be the perfect aircraft for touring around PNW when I buy it but if their support for this product is this poor and the copy protection so onerous then they can forget it.

This post surprised me, as I have the Safir, with two or three activations since it was released for FS9, and then for FSX, but the OP is correct - there are no responses to a number of new users with problems, and then the last astounding note in one post is the paragraph from Andrey:

Re: updatePostby Andrey

The people that can fly it say they love it, the screenshots look amazing, unfortunately this is one the worst payware companies I've had to deal with...I purchased the Bird Dog just because it seemed like the perfect choice to visit PNW with. So far it hasn't happened. I have wasted $32 that I will never get back... Very disappointed :( . I urge potential buyers to WAIT till a patch comes in, or till the developers surface again from their state of hibernation... In the meantime, if anyone comes up with the same problem I have and found a solution, please let me know :(PS: I bought the Bird Dog March 4th...

pfevrier How long did you wait until you got a link from sibwings in order to be able to install it?I bought mine the day before you, and haven't heard from them since.All my emails to support are being ignored, and I feel as though Iv'e just been mugged for 25 euros.At least you can look at the pretty screenshots. I cannot even do that.Like you say, their "support" is abysmal!

I received the confirmation email a couple of minutes after I purchased it. As far as screenshots, I get to look at the nice pics on sibwings' website, or other people's comments, if I select the plane in the list of aircraft I have it crashes automatically. I'm getting ######... I saw Andrey started answering some posts on the support forum, but of course nothing that helps anyone... STAY AWAY FROM SIBWINGS EVERYONE! =) You've been warned lol.

updateI finally got my activation key!!!The email was dated 4th March, so somewhere along the way it's apparently got lost and taken almost a week to arrive.If so I apologise to Sibwings.After a quick look, I'll admit it does look good in the vc,now I just hope I don't have the rest of the issues that people are complaining about.