Hi.Has anyone tryed this file out. It's supposed to give you a cold and dark cockpit each time when you create a free flight.You would think that Microsoft/Aces would have done something like that years ago. It would make "as real as it gets" that much more "real".Ernest

And when the average user tells Microsoft that they can't get their plane to move, what should Microsoft tell them? It is much easier to start with things up and running and have the User option of a cold, dark cockpit, then the other way around.No, hard core users are not the target marketing group of FS.Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/banners/hifi-community-sigbanner.jpghttp://www.hifisim.com/

I suppose a choice to toggle this feature on and off could be programmed and located in the realism settings menu? That would be a happy medium. Regards, Kendall#1: [email protected]/Coolermaster HyperTX2 Gigabyte P35-DS3L 4GB Crucial Ballistix Tracers PC6400 Seagate 250GB 7200.10 SATA2 Gigabyte X800XT -Cat 6.12's CH Yoke/Pedals/Saitek Throttle Dual Monitor: Dell 2405/1905 #2: Dell 8400 3.2 H.T. 3GB PC4200 Diamond Xtreme/Logitech X-530's

>Hi.>Has anyone tryed this file out. It's supposed to give you a>cold and dark cockpit each time when you create a free>flight.>You would think that Microsoft/Aces would have done something>like that years ago. It would make "as real as it gets" that>much more "real".Just how hard is it to load the default flight, shut everything down, and then (re)Save the flight, marking the box "Make this flight the default flight?"... :-hmmm

>>Hi.>>Has anyone tryed this file out. It's supposed to give you a>>cold and dark cockpit each time when you create a free>>flight.>>You would think that Microsoft/Aces would have done>something>>like that years ago. It would make "as real as it gets">that>>much more "real".>>Just how hard is it to load the default flight, shut>everything down, and then (re)Save the flight, marking the box>"Make this flight the default flight?"... :-hmmm What a concept! ;) LOL.

>Just how hard is it to load the default flight, shut>everything down, and then (re)Save the flight, marking the box>"Make this flight the default flight?"... :-hmmm Given that the default flight in FSX puts you in an airborne microlight that could make life quite interesting! :)Colin

Thanks for all the imput.Ernest

Bill wrote: "Just how hard is it to load the default flight, shut everything down, and then (re)Save the flight, marking the box "Make this flight the default flight"?OK, Bill. I took your advice. Step 1: I loaded the default flight. No problem there.Step 2: I shut everything down by yanking the PC's power cord from the wall (There was a big blue flash & & bang - is my PC supposed to smoke like that?)Step 3: I got my magic marker and wrote "Make this flight the default flight" on the box that FSX came in as you suggested.Now my PC won't start ;(Are you sure your instructions were correct?..... :(- Skydrift