every single screenshot of activesky i know shows fs9 in windowed mode and a standard windows frame around each activesky pop-up. does this mean that activesky shares the common problem of many other add-ons unable to "get through" the main full-screen fs view? and what happens when i run the fs9 process with high priority?help (possibly a screenshot) much appreciated.vilkps. gridley, you there? :)

VilkI assume this was done in order to be able to show AS windows on top of FS.AS2004 windows always have the standard window frame around them, since AS2004 does not run from within FS9. It runs as standalone app on the windows desktop.Best RegardsMax (Bern, LSZB)http://www.hifisim.com/images/as2004betateam.jpg http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/800driver.jpgP.S.: I saw your post by accident, you might want to consider posting AS related questions in the ActiveSky Support forum ;-)

Hi Vilk,ActiveSky2004 itself is an external app. It is shown outside of FS. It is fully WideFS compatible. ActiveRadar, on the other hand (which is included), is an FS9 module that runs straight from FS9 as an in-sim popup window (can be run in full screen too). This module gives you wx information via graphical radar depiction or textual plain-english display.The usual procedure goes something like this:1) Start FS or your external flight planner and create or load a flight plan*2) Set your location, start up ActiveRadar, and load the flight plan2) Start AS2004, load desired wx and flight plan3) View your AS2004 NAVLOG and wx briefing and/or print it out4) Start simming, never having to return to AS2004 until you're ready for your next flight and want to load in a new flight plan5) While in-sim, you have ActiveRadar to view all route wx in real time and AS2004's voice/text ATIS and FlightWatch for realistic in-flight wx reporting6) While you have the option of switching tasks to AS2004 and using any AS2004 interface feature while flying, you won't need to*You don't have to start FS before AS2004. You can do this the other way around as well.I am not aware of any problem running FS at high priority with AS2004.Hope that helps!-Damian

Am I here?....hehe If I weren't where would I be then?If you do a search for me in the screenshots forum, you'll see that none of my shots are windowed - I run full screen exclusively, and only with AS2004. As damian said, it's a stand-alone app, runs in the background. Once I've loaded a flight plan into AS2004, I never see it again until I quit FS or need to load another flight. I must admit, I don't use the active radar much anymore since I purchased the RealityXP wx500 - the two do compliment one another, ActiveRadar is more like a datalink than an onboard radar...However, the active radar is in a popup that works just fine in full-screen mode.I'm going to try running FS9 with high-priority tonight for you. I will definately get back to you if it doesn't work. If it does, I might forget to post! ;)Hope that helps!best,sg

wow!WOW!three extremely informative replies.what have i done to deserve you?:)thanks. i think i understand the architecture. looks like it's just a souped up fsmetar. ;) ok, i'm moving it to the second place on my shopping list. new rig first (to draw these massive activesky cottonballs :-lol).vilk

What are you doing for weather right now, vilk? I think if you were to install FSW's "highest FPS" clouds, and disabled some of AS2004's eye candy features like doubling up on overcast layers to make overcast thicker, maybe restricted cloud layers to five or so, you would see no performance hit at all...We'll be in touch ;)Best,sg

got fsw. "disable eye candy" is reverse marketing on me. i'm in it FOR the eye candy. and if you stopped interrupting me, i could finish that e-mail i'm brewing...:)

Overcast is like eye candy wrappers though ;)

not if you're practicing ifrthen, overcast is like a juicy lamb chopfrom a certified organic, grain-fed butcher:-lol(a juicy lamb chop beats candy in vilk's world)

I like vilk's world. Juicy Lamb Chop Candy Mountain.

dammit, gridley, we better shut upor they're gonna ban us from the forumfor clogging the bandwidthwith lamb fat:)