mikesflight

Like others, I have been shocked to hear of David's death.I corresponded with David on a number of occasions and he was always enthusiastic and a real gentleman. He was a great contributor to Avsim and will be sorely missed.R I P David. Mike

I am attaching a printout of a couple of metars from 2007 (even though it of course displays for the current year 2010)I mainly do development rather than flying nowadays so it is some months since I have actually flown. I still have jumps in changing as a new station reports a different set of weather conditions. I like having FSUIPC because of its flexiblility - I bought mine when I was tossing up whether to go with a weather program or not - went for FSUIPC and am quite happy. I am not one who insists that the weather must be right up to date but I do like having variable conditions over a period of time.CheersMike

I am sure that in the earlier days of FSX I had read a post that said FSMetar did not work in FSX and so never bothered to install it.Since reading this posting I have dug out my previous version (from FS9 times) of FSMetar and installed it in FSX. It works just fine.I have a registered version of FSUIPC.Make sure that in the weather setup on FSX you select "custom". This then links in FSMetar when you fire it up.I have many saved Metars going back to 2003 that had useful weather conditions for flying. I have tried two or three and they are responding well.I have used the Vatsim server for my updates because it is fast and reliable.Thanks for the posting on FSMetar.Hope this helps.CheersMike

I didn't think FSMetar ran in FSX - if it does then that's great.There is a pdf with the FSMetar download and it has the following which you key into FSUIPC if you are not a registered FSUIPC member:Product name: FSMetarKey: U90O 7AMH 4PAINote that it is U-nine-zero-O in the first setThese instructions were for the FSUIPC3 so I have no idea if they are still current.Try it anyway.CheersMike

HiI am using Firefox 3.6.3 and have used Firefox for a very long time. I have no problems whatsoever logging in here.Seems unusual given that you have succeeded with other browsers.Hope you find a solution.CheersMike

HiI suggest you try a search on Wikipedia. I found a useful listing through there.CheersMike

Absolutely fantastic. Even in my wildest dreams I didn't think the forums would be able to be so well restored. Congratulations to you Tom and all your team for all you have done for us.CheersMike

Hi HenryI do have the Deluxe version of FSX10 and Instant Scenery and they certainly work well together. I'm not sure if you need the Deluxe version for Instant Scenery though. I also use SBuilderX for a variety of projects particularly when altering coastlines and adding in roads. The ADE program (Airport Design Editor - Freeware) is brilliant and does much of what SBuilderX can do but I find myself interchanging or combining depending upon what I am doing. I still use Instant Scenery as well, so from my perspective the three are essential and so far there is nothing that I have been unable to achieve.I would think that if you can pick up a copy of the Deluxe version with the SDK at a reasonable price then you will be delighted with what these programs can help you achieve.CheersMike

Hi BobThis will be a very difficult time for you and as one who has had cancer, and recovered, I wish you all the very best over these next months. Hang in there and stay positive. All the best.CheersMike

Hi LeenI think you will need to have the panel referring to one of the FSX default aircraft. I suggested C172 in my above example. Try it.CheersMike

Hi LeenFor FSX menu display you will need to add a Panel folder. You can either copy from one of FSX's default aircraft or make an alias panel.cfg with text such as [fltsim]alias=C172\panelYou will then find that the aircraft displays.CheersMike

Hi VernI always like to check that the textures for AI aircraft are going to display - surprising how many "errors" there are in some authors' configuration at times - to ensure that the aircraft is actually going to appear.Having any panel configuration is the easy way to have the aircraft show. Then I simply rename the Panel folder to No_Panel and the aircraft no longer displays and the selection does not clog up the system, With a new texture I then rename back to Panel, check out and return to No_Panel.CheersMike

Hi RobAdmirable that you are reading SDKs and decompiling, but you may create more problems for yourself than are necessary at your stage.For FS9 there is a simple, effective and much admired program called AFCAD for altering airports, frequencies, parking and so forth.Go to the Avsim library and look for AFCAD (the last version ever made was 2.2) and you'll have success in no time at all. It is supported with full documentation.CheersMike

Hi RickOne of the things you can try is to go to your scenery folder where the excludes are and with each xxxx.bgl simply append .NO or .HOLD (or whatever you wish) which will remove them from the compilation and you can quickly tell if there is an effect from those particular files.Don't forget to remove the additional suffix later on!If you are adding scenery models check the bgl(s) for those as well in the same way. It saves having to delete and rebuild things.CheersMike

Hi BillAs you already know there are many many airports with little or no scenery.I normally create AI aircraft but have taken a break for a while and have hooked into Instant Scenery; a great little investment and it pays huge dividends.I am suggesting that you might like to have a serious look at all it offers. There are plenty of EZ-scenery and Instant Scenery libraries to download from Avsim and other sites.Then you can extend to AFCADs, SBuilder, EZ landclass and even Gmax for scenery models. You will most probably find that so much time is taken up with scenery creations that there is little time left for flying!I have really been enjoying my diversion over the last few months and I hope that you too could achieve a similar staisfaction.CheersMike