Dewey

I have spent hours trying to purchase fsx steam edition from the steam store, and have yet to be able to take my cart to checkout and pay for the product. I know a lot of folks will be eager to respond by telling me I should be seeking help from steam, not from this forum. That is what I have spent all those hours on so far. I have been able to get lots of forms to fill out, lots of drop down menus with topics I'm supposed to choose from, and so forth. None of the menus listed the problem i am having, so they were no help. I just hoped that some people here might be able to tell me how to navigate that store and actually make a purchase from it. If so, I'd really appreciate it. Dewey

I downloaded/installed the Flight Replicas Classic Super Cub yesterday. Although it shows up in the aircraft menu, when I select it, it comes up with a pilot sitting in a seat in a frame with no airplane. The aircraft textures do not show, though they are all in their folders. Can someone suggest what might be wrong? Thanks. Dewey

Don't recall the download site. I don't even show an "addons section". Yes, I have tried the shift+j keys while flying. No joy. Thanks, Charliearon.

Thanks for responding, "New Member". I have closely followed instructions on installing aicarriers, but cannot get them to show up. I imagine I'm doing something wrong, but need someone to walk through it with me in order to verify that. As for Acceleration, I need to add other aircraft to carrier ops in acceleration, but can't seem to make that work. I do have the T-45 Goshawk operational, but only up to a point. On every cat shot it smashes into an invisible barrier at the end of the flight deck. So, how do I make aicarriers work? How do I successfully prepare other aircraft for carrier ops in Acceleration? Thanks to anyone who might be willing to spend just a little time helping me get those things straightened out. Dewey

I have killed an exorbitant amount of time trying to find some support for acceleration and aicarriers. Since AVSIM seems to be the most prolific source of flightsim knowledge, I thought I might search here. However, I have not found an appropriate place to ask my questions. Instead of asking them in an inappropriate place, I thought you might not mind if I inquired here if you have an appropriate place on Avsim that you might suggest to me. If so, I would greatly appreciate being directed to it. If not, I apologize for wasting your time. Thanks. Dewey

As a matter of fact, I did a little research prior to installing Accel. and found the recommendation to uninstall, reboot, reinstall FSX, reboot, then install Accel. So, not seeing anything to lose by taking those steps, I followed them, and Accel. worked perfectliy right from the start. Thanks for the follow up anyway. I appreciate it. Dewey

Alright. Good info. I appreciate your response. Dewey

Suddenly, I have no control of the control surfaces of any of myi planes, neither those supplied with FS, nor any of my addons. The surfaces (ailerons, stab, etc.) either go to their stops and stay there, or they jitter, and drift slowly up and down at random. The last addon was Acceleration. It has been working perfectly now for several months, so I don't know whether to suspect it or not. Of course, I'm not ruling anything out at this point. I have two questions, actually; 1. Has anyone experienced, or even heard of this problem before, and possibly know of the solution to it? 2. If I decided to try reinstalling FSX, does anyone know if am I going to get any response from Microsoft when I try ti re-activate it? Oh, I do have one other question; if I uninstall and reinstall FSX, do I need to uninstall Acceleration, and then reinstall it after the FSX install? Thanks for whatever help you can provide. I'm having withdrawal symptoms! I hope everyone had a great 4th of July, and took a moment to remember what it's for. Dewey

I've flown the rhino rescue mission several times only to have to abort it at the DC3. No matter where I land the helo in the temporary helipad behind the DC3, nothing happens.. I just sit in the helo and wish something would. What is the secret for getting me out of the helo and into the cockpit of the DC3? Thanks. Dewey

Can someone tell me where the file is that sets the throws for the control surfaces? I think I need to edit the rudder throws since I replaced my joystick. I have tried endless combinations of null zone and sensitivity for rudder, but nothing has solved my problem. First, the system: Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 Acceleration Intel Core i7-w600K @ 3.40GHZ RAM 16 GB 64 bit system Controller: Thrustmaster xstick Flightstick (new) I can move the Z axis (twist the stick) as slowly as possible, but once it clears the null zone the rudder and the nosewheel (or steerable tailwheel) slams all the way over to the stops. It does that in either direction. I have tried two new Flightsticks and they both exhibit this behavior. Since the regualr adjustments apparently won't solve the problem, I"m hoping eiditing the software throws data will. Or, does anyone have a fix for this issue? Thanks! Dewey

Thanks, Dolph98. I'll check them out. Dewey

Part of this may get posted twice. I had started it once already and it suddenly went away. So, if two pieces of it show up, just disregard the one with nothing in the body of the post. (That should make it really easy to disregard, don't you think?) Does anyone know a source besides vertigo studios for a good F9F Panther for fsx carrier ops? I'd take a Cougar, if I can't find a Panther, but I prefer the Panther since that's what jets were operating from carriers in the 7th fleet when I was in the Navy. The prop planes were A1 Skyraiders, but I already have one of those. Vertigo Studios makes a nice Panther, but they're priced a little too high for my budget. I have a great FA18, the Skyraider, and a Goshawk that I'm really enjoying operating off carriers, but would love to add the venerable old Panther to the mix, if I can find one. So, any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. Dewey

Ok, Bert. Thanks. Here's the cfg file: // This Panel.cfg file created by FS Panel Studio panel editor utility - http://www.fspanelstudio.com // Built Wednesday, March 03, 2010 at 22:13 FSPS Build:21566 [Window Titles] Window00=Radio_Pop-Up Window01=GPS Window02=Session Info //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window00] file=popup.bmp size_mm=1280 window_size_ratio=1.000 position=7 visible=1 ident=MAIN_PANEL window_size= 1.000, 1.000 window_pos= 0.000, 0.010 gauge00=Bendix_king_radio!Bendix-King Radio Audio, 1022,4,243,47 gauge01=Bendix_king_radio!Bendix-King Radio DME, 1019,457,259,65 gauge02=KingAir_radio!Com1, 1020,56,120,130 gauge03=KingAir_radio!Com2, 1140,56,120,130 gauge04=KingAir_radio!Nav1, 1020,192,120,130 gauge05=KingAir_radio!Nav2, 1140,192,120,130 gauge06=KingAir_radio!Xpndr, 1140,325,120,130 gauge07=KingAir_radio!Adf, 1020,325,120,130 gauge08=A-1!VSI, 43,829,150,150 gauge09=A-1!airspeed, 195,829,150,150 gauge10=A-1!altimeter, 508,829,150,150 gauge11=A-1!Oil_Fuel, 669,829,150,150 gauge12=A-1!RPM, 826,824,153,163 gauge13=A-1!Horizontal Situation Indicator, 1031,527,230,219 gauge14=A-1!Pitch Trim, 1029, 778 ,50,152 gauge15=A-1!Gear_Flap, 1089,771,171,171 gauge16=A-1!ahi, 357,830,142,147 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window01] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=456,378 window_size_ratio=1.000 position=8 visible=0 ident=GPS_PANEL window_size= 0.500, 0.500 window_pos= 0.500, 0.490 gauge00=fs9gps!gps_500, 0,0,456,378 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window02] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=246,314 window_size_ratio=0.800 position=7 visible=0 ident=MISC_POPUP_4 window_size= 0.240, 0.545 window_pos= 0.000, 0.580 zorder=5 gauge00=radar!session_info, 0,0 //-------------------------------------------------------- //-------------------------------------------------------- [Vcockpit01] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 window_size_ratio=1.000 visible=0 window_size= 0.280, 0.983 pixel_size=1024,1024 texture=$a1_01 window_pos= 0.000, 0.020 gauge00=SimIcons1024!ATC Icon, 7,421,19,19 gauge01=SimIcons1024!GPS Icon, 26,421,19,19 gauge02=SimIcons1024!Map Icon, 45,421,19,19 gauge03=A-1!airspeed, 105,6,100,100 gauge04=A-1!altimeter, 205,6,100,100 gauge05=A-1!Horizontal Situation Indicator, 305,6,100,95 gauge06=A-1!VSI, 3,107,100,100 gauge07=A-1!Turn Coordinator, 103,107,100,100 gauge08=A-1!RPM, 203,107,100,100 gauge09=A-1!Volt_Amps, 303,107,100,100 gauge10=A-1!cyl_temp, 5,205,100,100 gauge11=A-1!Oil_Fuel, 105,205,100,100 gauge12=A-1!carb_temp, 5,306,100,100 gauge13=A-1!Hyd_Pressure, 105,306,100,100 gauge14=A-1!ahi, 406, 2 ,100,100 gauge15=A-1!radar_alt, 408,207,100,100 gauge16=A-1!clock, 305,208,100,100 gauge17=A-1!Gear_Flap, 205,306,100,100 gauge18=A-1!RMI, 408,311,100,100 gauge19=A-1!G_Meter, 409,411,100,100 gauge20=A-1!Fuel_Warn, 6,441,34,34 gauge21=A-1!OMI Lights, 82,413,26,79 gauge22=A-1!manifold_pressure, 403,107,100,100 gauge23=A-1!Gen_Warn, 44,441,34,34 gauge24=A-1!Fuel_Main, 205,205,100,100 gauge25=A-1!Fuel_Ext, 307,310,100,100 gauge26=A-1!dg, 284,412,98,97 gauge27=A-1!compass, 5,6,100,100 gauge28=A-1!Tailhook_Light, 117,415,34,34 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Vcockpit02] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 visible=0 pixel_size=1024,1024 texture=$a1_02 gauge00=Bendix_king_radio!Bendix-King Radio Audio, 6,2,246,47 gauge01=fs9gps!gps_500, 5,56,258,214 gauge02=Bendix_king_radio!Bendix-King Radio DME, 6,272,220 gauge03=KingAir_radio!Xpndr, 267,206,88,95 gauge04=KingAir_radio!Adf, 355,206,88,95 gauge05=KingAir_radio!Com1, 266,6,88,95 gauge06=KingAir_radio!Nav1, 267,109,88,95 gauge07=KingAir_radio!Com2, 354,6,88,95 gauge08=KingAir_radio!Nav2, 355,109,88,95 gauge09=A-1!autopilot, 270,309,124,123 Day=255,255,255 Night=128,0,0 Luminous=128,0,0 [Default View] X=0 Y=0 SIZE_X=8191 SIZE_Y=6143

I downloaded a nice A-H1 for some prop plane carrier ops in FSX Acceleration today. Everything looks good except that there are no analog gauges in the main panel. The holes are there, but no gauges. In my foggy memory it seems as if people often use an alias for gauges somehow, and maybe that is the issue. But I don't remember how that is done. I have the panel cfg file, of course. If is appropriate to post it here for others with more expertise might give me a clue on how to fix this? Is there a more appropriate forum for me to be using for pursue this issue? Thanks! Dewey

I downloaded the nice little Goshawk by Cattaneo and was using it to take off and land on the Acceleration carriers in FSX yesterday. No problems. But today the plane makes it to the front end of the deck on the carrier and appears to run into an invisible wall. It does the same thing on either the carrier tutorial mission, carrier practice mission, or on a couple of carrier missions I set up yesterday and had no problem with. The Hornet works normally. The problem appears to only be with the Goshawk. Has anyone else encountered this that might shed some light on what I could try to fix it? Thanks! Dewey