I started having a loading issue with P3dv5.4 last week.  I was getting a start up but the sim loaded a BLACK SCREEN.  I did a myriad of things to fix this:  I uninstalled Client, Content, and Scenery and reinstalled same; I looked at all recent addons and tried to determine if anything could have caused this so-called "crash".  P3d was loaded, but there was no image on the monitor.  So, I   actually uninstalled P3d and all of my painstaking installations of planes, scenery, utilities, etc. I reinstalled it and started fresh.

I called Jetline (my computer manufacturer) and spoke to them about it. They got into my computer with ANY DESK and deleted many temp files and did other cleanup types of things.  They did delete the Cfg and let the sim load up a new one.  That worked!  However, I've done that many times, and it does work.  However, after setting up a start scenario with perhaps an Airbus or CRJ (my favorite plane), I was back to the black start up screen. I uninstalled some ORBX files and reinstalled them, verified them, etc.

Jetline today texted me and said that you are definitely supposed to use the DEFAULT screen with the Jet Fighter at whatever airport it's at ALWAYS.  You can then load up any scenery or aircraft you want once you're in the sim.  I've been doing that all day, and it does work. Absolutely no crashes!

Since when can't you have a "saved scenario" of your choice of plane and airport to start the sim.  I've always used P3d with my own startup screen and had no real problems.  I was told that I got away with it for quite a while but as my P3d grew with addons, the startup screen was not able to load efficiently and that the P3d default screens would always work for me.

Do most of you use the Default startup in P3d, or does your sim load fine with a custom startup you put together?

Just curious if you've ever had this issue.

Default, always.  Since the early days of ESP-based sims (FS9 and later), the default scenario sets/resets state variables behind the scenes, some of which appear to persist from the last flight and which I suspect have never been available or visible via the SDK.  All sorts of odd unhappiness has been resolved by loading up a default flight first before building a scenario at the beginning of a session.  With P3D, through v5 at least, I've found that having a default acft and airfield load at startup into the scenario GUI is enough (e.g. you don't need to actually start a flight with the default scenario).  Generally just having the F-35 pre-load at KRND by having it set as the default flight has sufficed.

 

21 minutes ago, Bob Scott said:

Default, always.  Since the early days of ESP-based sims (FS9 and later), the default scenario sets/resets state variables behind the scenes, some of which appear to persist from the last flight and which I suspect have never been available or visible via the SDK.  All sorts of odd unhappiness has been resolved by loading up a default flight first before building a scenario at the beginning of a session.  With P3D, through v5 at least, I've found that having a default acft and airfield load at startup into the scenario GUI is enough (e.g. you don't need to actually start a flight with the default scenario).  Generally just having the F-35 pre-load at KRND by having it set as the default flight has sufficed.

 

Yes.  That's right.  I let the F-35 pre-load and literally NEVER fly it.  I then go to my Saved flights and pull something that's there or start a new flight.

Thanks.

@spilok, ouch! All that work for nothing. 😟 As Bob has said always, but always, start P3D with a default aircraft. I fly Concorde, PMDG 737/777 and a few other 3rd party aircraft but my startup is a Piper Cub.

At the Scenario screen I select my aircraft. Make sure you have the Scenario menu visible. You can then select airport and time of day too.

This has always been standard for me. Let P3d load the default selection screen and then choose what you want.

I have always loaded my preferred scenario without issues. But I will try the default start and then switch to my usual scenario. I know that “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it “ but this is worth a try based on what most of you are doing 

 

sherm