September 10, 20196 yr Just built a new system and am beginning the long and arduous task of piecing together a fresh P3D install. I bet I have 100 addons to get through. I've got tons of ORBX and all the airport and aircraft addons I need. What are the best addons today for weather, environment, etc? Think REX, GSX, Activesky, tomato shade, etc etc etc.
September 10, 20196 yr The most realistic I think is ASP4, ENVTEX/SHADE with ASCA for clouds (envtex can integrate asca) (grrr dang forums won't show pics just click the left portion of the links below) Untitled-1 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-26 by ryan b, on Flickr Edited September 10, 20196 yr by ryanbatcund | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
September 10, 20196 yr Reality XP gauges! Real world reality! Real life accuracy! Like being there! Simulation is simulation. But some of what is available is ..... Just..... Real... Edited September 10, 20196 yr by fppilot Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
September 10, 20196 yr For navigation: Little NavMap , freeware and Alex has his support forums here at Avsim. For performance: FFTF Dynamic , allows for dynamically configuring the Fiber Frame Time Fraction variable based upon the user's priorities. For performance: RivaTuner Statistics Server , freeware that allows for limiting P3d's framerate without using the sim's internal limiter (that creates look-ahead frames requiring more CPU power that could be used for other tasks). Have fun! Greg
September 10, 20196 yr Another question : what sceneries to install ? what sceneries can be combined ? Makes that sense ? For example: Orbx California north + US Cities X San Francisco AS + KSFO Flightbeam ? What alone, what combined ? Or US Cities X Chicago + Chicago X Drzewiecki Design + Chicago Airports DD ?? It will be more and more difficult to choose which scenery and/or which combination of sceneries to install. There are much more examples, the offers for Flight Simulators are meanwhile very great. A list about compatibility between different sceneries would be most helpful !
September 10, 20196 yr 9 hours ago, avi8tir said: a fresh P3D install what worked before ?? for now, cheers john martin
September 10, 20196 yr https://fselite.net/originals/fselite-original-community-voted-top-5-prepar3d-v4-utilities/ Maurice J I9 12900k \ EVGA 3080ti \ G-Skill 32GB \ Samsung 4K TV
September 10, 20196 yr A couple of lesser known addons that I find indispensable: WeFly's Autopilot GPS. This adds a fully functional Autopilot panel to any aircraft, even those that may not originally have an autopilot installed. You just have to go into the aircraft.cfg and change the line for autopilot installed from 0 to 1. Same if you want to add an autothrottle to almost any plane! It also has a GPS, but I drag the window up to the top until only the Autopilot panel is showing, as I use the GTN750. You can get it at PCAviator for $10.00 Note: it says that it's for P3Dv1 and 2, but it works perfectly in 3 and 4 as well! (3 and 4 are mentioned in the readme.) Second is Groundhandling V6.0 By Rob Barendregt.This is a freeware gauge that you can get at Flightsim.com. Just run a search for the file rcbgh-60.zip This gives you a little gauge that can control your taxi speed for you as well as give you a steerable pushback! I can't fly without these little gems! I immediately add them to any new aircraft!! Check 'em out! Russ Edited September 10, 20196 yr by b1bmsgt Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, Retired Former T-33A Crew Chief Former B-1B Crew Chief / Flightline Maintenance Expediter Former Learjet Corp. Quality Inspector Formerly Young (😩)
September 10, 20196 yr Lorby's Addon Organizer has to be Number 1 mandatory requirement tool. I do not understand why it is not No. 1 in FSelite page. It does so many things to make sure P3Dv4 works smoothly. How I Evaluate Third Party Sim Addon Developers Refined P3Dv5.0 HF2 Settings Part1 (has MaddogX) and older thread Part 2 (has PMDG 747)
September 10, 20196 yr Commercial Member 10 hours ago, ryanbatcund said: The most realistic I think is ASP4, ENVTEX/SHADE with ASCA for clouds (envtex can integrate asca) Absolutely, 100% true! I've lost count of the number of people who were convinced they had the best weather/weather textures with others products and some even got hostile defending them, and then tried the AS/ASCA/EVNTEX and THEY ALL expressed amazement. Flight simmers... arrrggghhh!!! LOL!!!! 45 minutes ago, Skywolf said: Lorby's Addon Organizer has to be Number 1 mandatory requirement tool. Nothing is more true!!! And I'd certainly add Chaseplane. I simply won't fly without it! Dave Hodges System Specs: I9-13900KF, NVIDIA 4070TI, Quest 3, Multiple Displays, Lots of TERRIFIC friends, 3 cats, and a wonderfully stubborn wife.
September 10, 20196 yr Hi Folks, Ditto - (ASP4/ASCA/ENVTEX/ENVSHADE) - I haven't found a better sky cocktail yet... Regards, Scott
September 10, 20196 yr 4 hours ago, scottb613 said: Hi Folks, Ditto - (ASP4/ASCA/ENVTEX/ENVSHADE) - I haven't found a better sky cocktail yet... Regards, Scott Here is another vote for this weather combo. My MSFS 2020 repaints: Flightsim.to - Profile of HStreet Working on MSFS 2024 versions.
September 10, 20196 yr Best add on I have purchased in a couple of years is Avliasoft EFB 2. GA or airlines, it brings my flying to a whole new level.
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