Bert Pieke

Could not agree more👍

BS Bonanza/Baron combo.

I have parked DD's Chicago landmarks (for now). The CU15 buildings are pretty good, albeit a bit dark, depending on the time of day.. For me, having Meigs airfield back without bumps in the terrain, makes this combination great, for my (GA) style of flying..

City update 15 fixed it for me. See this recent discussion:

It does work, but you are missing out on a really nice rendition of the airfield and its buildings.. I believe this version was done by Gaya and updated for CU15.. shame to disable it..

With City Update 15 installed, it seemed like the right time to fly from Meigs, via Kankakee, to U of Illinois Willard. Memories of FS3 as I fly my 182RG.. [img]

BTW... DD is stating in their support forum that they do not "support de-activated airports" in their scenery packages... All we are asking for, is to provide an option to exclude Meigs airfield altogether.. This may take some arm twisting to get them to re-consider.. 😉

Here is Meigs in CU15... without the DD package active.. It is as pretty as I remember it from FS2 to FSX 😀 [img]

You can "uninstall it", but you also lose any 2020 aircraft or sceneries that you may own.. and possibly want to re-use in 2024.. So back up what ever you treasure 🙂

No, the city update is fine.. Meigs included. It is the DD package that needs to be disabled (for now..)

Unfortunately, it (the DRZ package) messes up Meigs..

DD also messes up Meigs... Hopefully, there is an update coming.. 😉

As a student pilot, flying solo in marginal weather, the list gets a lot shorter..

These are all good recommendations, but as mentioned above, you should first decide what kind of avionics you want to use for your training... If you would like to switch to "glass", you could choose the Garmin G1000 which is very common in these kind of aircraft, and well modelled in the sim, thanks to Working Title.. In this case, you do not need to purchase payware aircraft.. You might start in the Beech G36 Bonanza, and later upgrade to the TBM 930 or Beech Baron. All excellent default aircraft! If you prefer analog gauges, coupled with a Garmin GNS530, I would suggest the Blacksquare A36 Bonanza, followed by the Baron etc.. If you would like the latest Garmin GPS, the GTN750, it can be purchased separately, later.. and added to these aircraft, in place of the GNS530. 🙂 Lastly, also consider what kind of autopilot you are comfortable with... The Justflight Arrow, for example, has a rudimentary autopilot which just might get you killed when you are in challenging conditions.. This, unfortunately, happens in real life too.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dOwr0jwF30

If you own the premium deluxe package, you own the PC24.. 🙂

Just to complete my investigation.. I turned off GAIST in the Community folder, and still get a Gabriola ferry, with the correct name, Island Gwawis, but the visual model is an Asobo ferry that does not look like the real thing.. So for me, GAIST is well worth enabling.. especially since all my local ferry routes appear to be populated with good looking models.. 🙂

Are the screenshots above OK?

Useless is a bit strong of a term... as you can see, I do get the BC Ferries showing where I live.. and that adds a lot to the overall feel of the area. BTW, can you see the screenshots? I have heard that Imgur does not work well in the UK.. If need be, I can provide download links.

Just looked up these ferry names... Both the Island Aurora and Island Gwawis are in service and look alike. The Island Gwawis is actually the ferry that sails the Gabriola route. And this is what I find in the GAIST folder: [fltsim.0] title=AI_Island_Aurora model=Aurora texture= ui_manufacturer=Henrik Nielsen ui_type=BC Ferry

OK, here is the Gabriola ferry: Island Aurora.. I believe this is a GAIST ship. The label in MSFS is different, as you can see from the screenshot.. Why, I do not know..

Not sure the labels make it through.. but I do see BC Ferries in the water off Vancouver Island, and I do not believe that Asobo would have created those.. These are Henrik's ships..

Sorry.. do not know.. St Lawrence Seaway, yes..

I've now got "live marine traffic" working.. Flight Environment: Air Traffic live Settings / Graphics / Global Rendering Quality: Sea Traffic medium or higher Settings / Online: Traffic type Real time on line Settings / Flight interface: Show Marine Traffic nameplates ON Optional: GAIST enabled in Community folder

If you, like me, bought the lovely T34b recently, you might have run into a malfunctioning glideslope indicator on the HSI, when selecting a GPS approach.. To Carenado's credit, they were willing to share the HSI xml code with me, and I was able to figure out what had gone wrong.. So, if you run into this and would like a fix, send me a PM.. 🙂