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  2. edu2703
    Today, I've given up on using Active Sky's preset mode for the time being. I'm sticking with passive mode. The reason is the lack of variation in clouds injected in preset mode. Although some users say the opposite, that ASFS has a greater variety of clouds than live weather, in the cases I observed, it was different. Not only do ASFS clouds have almost no variation, but they also have almost no variation in height, being almost flat and injected evenly as far as the eye can see. This is most evident in cloudy weather. When the METAR shows overcast conditions, ASFS almost always injects a 'carpet' of thin, uniform clouds without any variation in height or additional cloud layers. In contrast to what MSFS live weather shows for the same location. I'm not a meteorology expert and I even believe ASFS 'cloud carpet' depiction may even exist in real life and even look more realistic than MSFS live weather 'poof' clouds, but I think ASFS representation is quite exaggerated and may indicate some kind of limitation, such as only being able to inject a single layer of clouds. I've already said in a previous comment that I'm more interested in weather effects than the weather injection itself, so I don't mind too much if the live weather isn't realistic most of the time, but at least it seems to inject a greater variation of clouds layers than ASFS in my opinion, and it works better, with no abrupt transitions and no uniform weather as far as I can see. That's good enough for me. Regarding the weather effects, I decided to buy RealTurb, seeing comments from people who are using RealTurb together with ASFS without any problems. I think RealTurb would give an extra boost to weather effects, especially in-cloud turbulence, which ASFS currently lacks in passive mode. I bought RealTurb and I'm shocked. RealTurb's turbulence effects alone are better than ASFS. Not only are they are stronger, but they feel more 'natural' rather than abrupt like the ASFS. I would have been satisfied with RealTurb effects alone, but I decided to continue using ASFS in passive mode alongside it, since ASFS could give additional effects that RealTurb doesn't have. Anyway, I'm not going to say that Active Sky was a waste of money for me. I'll keep using it and wait for updates that might address the 'flat cloud' issue and improve weather effects. But for now, I'll use live weather.
  3. Funky D
    I'll second this, and MicroCenter also has prebuilt machines (I believe PowerSpec is their in-house brand, and they also sell iBuyPower, Asus, Alienware, and some other brands). They can even help you pick out parts and build a custom machine for you from scratch if you'd like. I'm a fan of XPS laptops (and Alienware laptops) as well, but as others mentioned, you'll probably want to avoid Alienware desktops. Aside from the proprietary parts, a friend of mine bought a fancy water cooled Alienware system on a whim, and even with the water cooling that thing always sounds like a jet about to take off. I prefer leaving the jet sounds to MSFS. If you're within a few hours of a MicroCenter it's definitely worth the trek. But a word of caution: the place is like a candy store for everything tech and they usually have pretty good sales, so you may want to steer clear of browsing the aisles if you want to keep your wallet happy!
  4. DModjo
    I think that it means if enabled, that your weather will refresh/rebuild every 7 min regardless of the download interval. So if you’ve flown over an area with different weather before another download happens, it will transition.
  5. John F
    Very sharp! Enjoy!
  6. mikeklimek
    I'm a little confused with this: - Added new option: Use periodic theme reloads. Default On. Enable this option to have the weather theme rebuilt periodically, approximately every 7 minutes, to provide updates and variation to the weather as you fly. Without this option enabled, updates will occur only as per your download interval setting. What's the difference between updates that occur based on regular download intervals vs. "periodic theme reloads"?
  7. mholden020
    I just had this happen in the PMDG 738. Was clicking through the FMC and it all locked up...one of the buttons on the FMC keypad is even stuck down! The EFB still works, which is pretty strange, but nothing else does. 😕
  8. Todd2
  9. Sky_Pilot071 started following April 2024 Asobo Developer Livestream
  10. Sky_Pilot071
    Connection / speed problems are not always global and are the nature of the internet beast. sp
  11. Patco Lch started following FSX Orbx OLC USA Indiana pyramids
  12. Patco Lch
    Could it be an elevation issue caused by ORBX Vector? Or a layering issue in the scenery library? Just a thought.
  13. History
    Just curious, does it happen all the time, and are you using laptop
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  15. kttd
    It used to be fairly easy to log on to Orbx and post a problem but it seems sort of difficult now, at least for me. Have not been there in years. Maybe someone has had this same issue. FSX - Orbx - OLC USA - Indiana pyramids
  16. LRBS
    I would suggest visiting Microcenter in Charlotte if you don't feel comfortable building a PC yourself. At first, I was intimidated by the idea of assembling a computer. It took me approximately two weeks to find the correct parts and about three days to complete the build. However, by thoroughly researching each component, you can ensure that your build exceeds the quality and attention provided by many vendors. Don't settle for anything less than excellence - take the time to do your homework.
  17. FSXCYYZEGLL
    It's been happening on and off for a while, though only at Heathrow and Paris as of the moment as far as I can tell. I'm not sure which settings to lower tbh, when landing and approaching the airport I get a 30 FPS on the approach with relatively few stutters. So if it was a performance issue, wouldn't I see something there? Also yet another crash in Heathrow doing the 6pm back to Toronto. This time however it came with this error log, a G3d.dll crash with a 0005 exception. I also tried content error logging by P3D but it didn't catch anything of note and ended at entry 999. Jon.
  18. ozcanuck55
    Amazing what you can find in MSFS. My bro-in-law and wife are travelling in Europe and were at the dawn ceremony in Villers-Bretaneux yesterday. Freezing, they said. Good effort I'd say.
  19. Bdub22
    I went with Jetline Systems back in 2020, mostly because there was a huge shortage (read: scalping) on 3xxx video cards and because I knew I wanted to build a system dedicated only to flightsim and those kind of shops were the only way to get your hands on a video card without paying 3x for it. I have always been super happy with what they shipped me. I will admit, I did have a hiccup with them. I kept getting CTD's and their response was pretty much "its a new platform, we're seeing that all over the place", and of course, they weren't wrong about that. However, after doing a lot of research on my own, I finally discovered it was simply a setting in BIOS. I can't remember exactly what it was, but once I un-ticked a box, I never had a CTD again. I was slightly annoyed that that one simple trick fixed everything and they seemingly didn't know about it. However, my experience was great and they really were great to work with. Long story short, if you're going to go with a pre-built for flightsim, look into companies that do that exclusively and stay away from Alienware. I've read some stories about their overpriced builds.
  20. David Mills
    I've just been asked by a Microsoft Flight Simulator Community Manager to no longer copy and paste the weekly Asobo blog here on AVSIM. He (or others) will hereafter be posting a link to the official Microsoft website when the weekly updates become available over there. I was told that the reason for this change is that a copy-and-paste version of the blog (as I make) is frozen in time and might not reflect later edits that Asobo makes to provide the most up-to-date news.
  21. ZLA Steve
    Most of these are dependent on system config. Give us an idea of your hardware and you'll get some opinions.
  22. Gregg_Seipp
    That's the other possibility, I guess. Have someone local build it for me.
  23. YukonPete
    Most people go the other way. Terrible PC's
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  25. Speedbird 217
    Got an R15 Aurora with 13900KF and 4090 last year and very happy with it. I have been building my own PCs from scratch for 20 years before that but decided it was time for a change.
  26. John F
    Beautiful approach into the setting sun.
  27. P_7878
    This is a follow-up to my previous post on the Isles of Scilly. As I'd mentioned there, I was barely able to take off St Mary's Airport (EHGE)...with a bit of daredevilry that is not well-advised for this Douglas behemoth...🙂...I don't have yet that STOL capable, sturdy, nimble, and reliable BN-2 at my disposal, which is really the aircraft that is suitable for commuting in these miniscule islands (true in RW too, btw). Anyway, having thoroughly toured the 5 main islands and immensely enjoying the beauty of this place, it dawned on me that I better find a place to land next... (having ruled out the NDB approach back to St. Mary's short runway due to pilot's lack of confidence...🙂...). So, here, I've headed out, across the sea, towards the mainland with my mind (initially) set for the Land's End Airport (EGHC). Land's End is only about 30 (flying) miles from St Mary's, and I can surely handle it...I thought.... See my 2nd image below, from the cockpit, where I start out by flying over (and bidding fond farewell to) the fast receding "islets" of Scilly, while pondering at the same time, about this disjointed land that was once all together...in the ancient times...12,000 years ago...🙂...Well...then a change of plan while enroute...!! As the DC-3's (minimal) GPS was (reliably) tracking its route to EGHC, myself imbibing a soothing beverage of my preference...🙂..., I looked up this EGHC airport some more. I knew beforehand that it has ~2,500 ft runways. However, first of all, I couldn't motivate myself today to tackle an RNAV approach with this DC-3 and its most rudimentary (and a bit finicky too, if you ask me) avionics suite (I'm using here the (stock) Asobo version, un-modded). I perused bits more of on-line discussions about this airport in a British Forum, which outlined the "good", "bad", and "ugly" features of the airport (see below) ...hmm...somehow, I'm reminded, here, of Clint Eastwoods's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"...🙂...must have watched it at least 3+ times.... Anyway, about EGHC: [The Good] A former VFR-only airport getting IFR procedures is rare and always a good thing. [The Bad] It seems they will charge you (not a concern for me), but the approach will take the aircraft over water and out of glide for quite a bit of time (a valid concern for me). [The Ugly] A truckload of UK-type (can't say the prohibited word here, but it starts with "bull" and has 4 more letters...and spoken like a true British (or even an American), I took this bit seriously here...🙂...) ...essentially it said that the new IFR procedures at EGHC come with many restrictions and dos and don'ts etc. Thus, dissuaded from EGHC, as I (frantically) looked for an alternative airport, preferably with an ILS approach where I can easily guide my DC-3 down with LOC/GS guidance, I found the Cornwall Airport Newquay (EGHQ) just 35 miles further up along the (Cornish) coastline. I then directed my DC-3 towards Newquay's ILS Runway 30 (see my approach and landing images below). In my 4th shot, below, you'll see me making Landfall near Land's End (the words here have a nice rhythm to it...🙂...) ...against the rugged coastlines. Land's End is the most westerly point of mainland England, but not the westernmost point of mainland Great Britain, as this title is narrowly taken by a site in the Scottish Highlands. However, the topography of Land's End region is quite striking indeed, with rocky cliffs, rough seas, and delicate pastures and farmlands...all these elements combining together to give this region remarkable (natural) beauty (see my images, shot #s 5-14, aided by decent MSFS rendition, as I overfly this (mountain-free) region in a relaxed manner soaking in the ambience and beauty of this short passage, on my way to Newquay)... Hope you enjoy this collection of images from my trip...! Thanks for viewing...!
  28. Bozdog started following Is a high end headset that much better?
  29. Bozdog
    I use the quest 2. However reverted to a 2 d flight for a change and scenery on my 3080rtx on a 1440p monitor looks tremendous. can you get even close to this with a high end headset such as the crystal? Anyone gone from a quest2 to a high end headset ? What do you think ? cheers
  30. cmpbellsjc
    @David Mills Thanks for the update, it’s 🌲’d.
  31. RobPol471
    I don't know which country you are in and which server you connect to, but I live in a European country but... like this evening, I received this warning and this happens "only" after 5/6 PM LT and on weekends even before and this is happening to me more and more frequently after this time while on weekday mornings, where obviously there are fewer users, I have never received this warning. I'm certainly not the only one with this problem because just go to the Msfs 2020 forum, and you can see how many reports of insufficient bandwidth have been reported.
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