brucek

I would agree, other than my experience with the Fresca sim (no "PC sim" and able to be used for instrument currency".

I have about 200 hours in the C172S. For reasons that I will never understand, the real a/c has the issue that it is more stable in nose up/down pitch and less stable in the bank attitude than any of the sims that I have flown since 1994, including all of the FS versions, XP, and even the ASA instrument sims. And the same applies to the Fresca sim that the flying club owns. Must be a feature of a software model rather than the real aerodynamic thing. With that said, I agree with the OP that any bank in the real thing, less than 25 degrees, will return to approximately level. That is, a sudden bank change (less then 25 degrees) will result in a rather quick return to level flight. Its's the gradual change in bank over time that makes it susceptible to graveyard spirals. The real thing is extremely stable in nose up/down pitch, unlike almost any simulation. I often think that sims must put people off ever wanting to learn to fly when managing nose up/down pitch..... Can't comment on the AirFoilLabs model- I have it but haven't had any time to even open it let alone fly it.... Thanks, Bruce.

On the weekend I had a Comcast modem changed out- it serves my internet wireless router (an Apple AirPort Extreme), which I also needed to reset due to the different configuration of the replacement modem. I'm finding now that downloading real weather doesn't seem to work. Is there something else that I need to do to XP? (If it's looking for a specific IP address for the router, that may have changed- but I'm unsure as to whether that matters to XP). Thanks, Bruce. PS: the answer may be here : http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/106871-real-weather-isnt-downloading/ I see that the NOAA server has changed.

This looks awesome, must try it.

I've had mine now for about 13 years and still working well.

In the US, a basic pilot's license and training for one means a single engine less that 180hp ( above that requires an endorsement of a license), and fixed pitch and gear ( requires a complex endorsement for variable pitch and retractable gear ). Plus, more than one engine requires a whole different license, not just an endorsement or rating (such as instrument).

Thanks, much appreciated....

Does WT 2.2 work with XPX on a Mac? Since it is a plugin to XP I assume it works regardless of the OS? Thanks, Bruce.

Thanks

Thanks Tony, much appreciated. Bruce.

Hi everyone, I have an iPad mini that has become surplus to my other uses, and it's now available for use with XP. I see reference to an "AirFMC" app that I need to get, I assume I need this if I was to put the IXEG FMC onto the I-Pad? And is putting the IXEF FMC (or any other part of the cockpit electronics) possible onto an iPad? I looked at the IXEG forum but couldn't clearly figure this out. Thanks- Bruce.

I have always found these forums a place where friends can exchange ideas, and all of us have benefitted. But to accuse a developer of being arrogant "like a large corporation" (my words) - the very developer that bends over backwards to help people (in my experience and in reading their forums)..... On a matter that results from this user not installing the product as recommended - a product that he has only purchased a license to use, not the product itself... Then complains why it won't work. I have been around here since Tom (bless his soul) first started an e-mail list in 1995, but have never seen anything quite like this. To the user: You are a young, I am at the other end of the spectrum (65), and all I can say is that you have a lot of life and learning to do yet. ....

No worries on the Plan-G, and the plug-in by Vita looks promising-- thanks.

Thanks for the replies. I have never used Plan-G, I must go look at it. Also found the slewing tool but have yet to try it. Great community here!

Thanks for the ideas. The Victory feature sounds interesting. I might try the Ctl-T function first and see how that works.

I'm one of those that never gets time to fly an entire route (other than very short), and am wondering how what the best way might be to take off and climb to cruise, then slew the a/c to a point prior to TOD at an arrival airport that may be a long way away. I tried this last weekend by going to the map and dragging the plane, however I eventually reached the edge of the scenery tile that was loaded and couldn't drag the a/c any further. So I assumed there must be a better way? Thanks for any ideas. I know that not flying the entire route is frowned upon by many, so apologies in advance for that. Thanks, Bruce

Thanks everyone, some great info. I'm going to try the X-Craft bird, and the SSG sounds good too!

Could anyone point me to the best Embraer E-jet for XPx? Thanks, Bruce. '

I wanted to save weather today in XPx so downloaded "real" weather in the sim then saved the METAR.rwx file. I noted about 18 references to the same airport (KDEN) in the file, some with the same METAR time stamp and some with other time stamps. Does anyone know how these multiple references work in XP for reading weather? Thanks, Bruce.

Thanks.

Is the linked file just an update or a full v3.2 install? And if it's an update, is it cumulative? I have a new XPX install, and have not yet installed SMP, so just wondering what is the best path to get this installed (I had purchased and installed SMP on another instance of XPX that I still have, but don't know if that would help me or not....). Thanks, Bruce. PS. I have a link in an e-mail I received this morning.

Rob, thanks for the update on the Mac OS. I'm sure you don't share testing results, but am wondering if what you are chasing on the Mac OS issue is the "phantom" 0.3 fps that seems to plague some Macs and appears to be loosely coupled to complexity of an XP plane. Thanks for what you are doing for XP. (I was a happy customer in the FSX/P3D world previously ). Looking forward to this bird! Bruce.

Will do, thanks. From my previous PMDG experience, they are usually very good with disclaimers, etc. on purchase when certain requirements might not be intuitive or otherwise known. I guess we will know in less than 48 hours. Thanks, Bruce.

Thanks- I must have missed it... Looking forward to flying this bird and seeing what PMDG can do in XP. Bruce.

I took a look at the PMDG website today, lots to say about the new DC-6 pending release, but I noted that the only OS mentioned was Windows (in system requirements). I may have missed the Mac OS requirements, but wondered if anyone here knew anything? (I guess waiting 2 days will tell the story . ). Thanks, Bruce.