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Folks. I know that Corey Ford's CS 757 repaints vanished with the database here on avsim. Apparently, he's deleted all CS repaints from his PC, so I was hoping that one of you out there has both repaints and is willing to email them to me.Thanks in advance.Steffen

>Drop an email to support@precisionmanuals.com and we will do>our best to get you successfully installed :)>>Best,>>Vin Scimone>PMDG>www.precisionmanuals.com>http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/devteam.jpgAlready did that.SP

Folks.I just purchased your 744 Queen of the Skies product. In trying to install the product, I get the following error:An Error (-5003 : 0x5) has occurred while running the setup.*Please make sure you have finished any previous setup and closed other applications. If the error still occurs, please contact your vendor: Precision Manuals Development Group (##ID_String1##).Detail:Error Code: -5003 : 0x5Error Information:>SetupDLLSetupDLL.cpp (1971)PAPP:PMDG747_400 Queen of the SkiesPVENDOR:Precision Manuals Development Group (##ID_STRING1##)PGUID:97679567-0095-464E-B5F2-E218A1CF3421$10.50.0.125PAK@Windows XP Service Pack 2 (2600) BT_OTHER 232.64*This is the first installation of this software I am attempting and all other programs are closed. I used to have your 737NG product installed, but it has been removed for ages by now.Please let me know how to proceed from here.Thanks,SP

>Hi,>>Any error messages?>Video drivers up to date?>>Hope this helps,>Jim>ActiveSky Support>http://www.hifisim.com/images/as2004proudsupporter.jpgNo error messages. Drivers are a couple of months old, but have been running very well. Only happens when I hit Ctrl+F12 in FS9.SP

Yup. You read right. Once every now and then, when I try to bring up or close the Active Radar screen by hitting Ctrl+F12, FS9 shuts down immediately altogether. Extremely annoying as I was 100m away from landing after a 5500nm flight...twice today. Anybody else experiencing this andf any advice as to how to fix it?SP

Greg,I have had the same issue. I believe it has nothing to do with the settings. For me, it only happens when I tab out and into FS2K2. All you have to do to get rid of it is to hit the "alt" button twice and it's gone. Everytime you tab in and out of FS you'll have to repeat this. Try it. It worked for me.SP

Ladies and gentlemen,Nvidia released their new forceware 52.16 drivers today. I downloaded them and saw a much smoother and better performance in FS2K2. The graphics are notiumproved as far as I can tell, but the performance is and most importantly, the sound stutters are a thing of the past! Hope you'll like them too.SP

Gary,Welcome to the club.....Today, because another poster on one of the avsim forums claimed that the 9600Pro beats just about all Nvidia cards except the 5900 Ultra, I went and bought the 9600Pro, uninstalled all old drivers and software, installed all the ATI components and software. Then I went to FS2K2 and dadah! much lower frame rates. I tweaked all settings and since that still didn't work, I uninstalled all ATI compnents and started from scratch. I did pretty much the same punaround as you. Finally, after 4 hours, I had enough, returned the damn piece and reinstalled my GEforce FX5200 successfully. Now I'm playing at nice FPS again. Needless to say that my next card will definitely not be an ATI card.SP

I tried it, but still no working tail lights...Any other ideas?SP

Steve,Same here. I did the tweakign as talked about by Geof and crew, and I too got gorrible stutters. I'm running a P4 2.4 with 1 Gig of Ram and a GeForce 5200. I reverted the settings back and sure enough...nice and fluid...SP

I don't get any tail lights on ANY of my aircraft. Also, the fuselage lights don't seem to function properly either.SPP.S. Hope you have the answer.

Has anybody got a clue regarding how to fix this?Please let me know soon, because flying at night with practically no night lighting is little fun.Thanks,SP

Svein,How do you disable the AGP texture acceleration? Also, is there anything else one can do to increase frame rates without having to buy more hardware?SP

I am using the 757/767 panel by Terblanche Jordaan with file name "b757pnl.zip." I think it's a beautiful panel.SP

The problem with using active camera IMHO is that it totally messes up all the positioning of oneself in the plane. If I move back, it is really difficult to get back to the cockpit. With the views generated from the panel cfg, I have the views available anytime without having to reposition myself after viewing the wings for example.SP

I bought it. Was definitely worth it.Thanks y'all.SP

Well, I am using the freeware version 1.5. Not the payware version. The update is probably only meant for the payware version, right?SP

I've been running ActiveSky 1.5 for quite a while and have had good luck and fun with it. Recently, my FS2k2 started not registering surface winds anymore. I get winds above 2000 feet or so, but not below.Can someone tell me what the deal is or if you experiance the same?SP

You're welcome.SP

I just finished setting them up....- Just paste the following lines into your panel.cfg file. - If you already have a "views" entry in the panel cfg, just overwrite it with the one below.- Enjoy the wingviews by using your numpad. Please post any questions you have.Here ya go:[VIEWS]view_forward_WINDOWS=0VIEW_FORWARD_DIR=2.0, 0.0, 0.0VIEW_FORWARD_ZOOM=1.0VIEW_FORWARD_RIGHT_WINDOWS=30VIEW_FORWARD_RIGHT_ZOOM=0.7VIEW_FORWARD_RIGHT_EYE=2.75, 1.00, -28.00VIEW_FORWARD_RIGHT_DIR=0.0, 0.0, 50.0VIEW_RIGHT_WINDOWS=31VIEW_RIGHT_ZOOM=0.8VIEW_RIGHT_EYE=0.75, 1.00, -14.00VIEW_RIGHT_DIR=0.0, 0.0, 100.0VIEW_REAR_RIGHT_WINDOWS=32VIEW_REAR_RIGHT_ZOOM=0.7VIEW_REAR_RIGHT_EYE=2.75, 1.00, -5.00VIEW_REAR_RIGHT_DIR=0.0, 0.0, 125.0VIEW_REAR_WINDOWS=33VIEW_REAR_ZOOM=0.8VIEW_REAR_LEFT_WINDOWS=34VIEW_REAR_LEFT_ZOOM=0.7VIEW_REAR_LEFT_EYE=-2.0, 1.00, -5.00VIEW_REAR_LEFT_DIR=0.0, 0.0, 235.0VIEW_LEFT_WINDOWS=35VIEW_LEFT_ZOOM=0.8VIEW_LEFT_EYE=0.0, 1.00, -14.00VIEW_LEFT_DIR=0.0, 0.0, 260.0VIEW_FORWARD_LEFT_WINDOWS=36VIEW_FORWARD_LEFT_ZOOM=0.7VIEW_FORWARD_LEFT_EYE=-2.0, 1.00, -28.00VIEW_FORWARD_LEFT_DIR=0.0, 0.0, 310.0

Ladies and gentlmen, I am in dire need of help.I downloaded the Seoul Incheon Scenery from vatkor and for some reason... - the AI aircraft don't show up there- I can't get Radar Contact to start thereI think it has to do with the default aero field that keeps showing up in the directory.Does anyone know how to fix this? Please help because I'd love to fly Korean Air into and out of Incheon and currently, I can't. I've already fiddled around with it, but to no avail. Someone out there must know how to help simmers with this question.Thanks in advance and happy flying.Steffen

All right,Now that I've read all the posts, including the post from Pete himself, let me share my perspective with all of you out there. I'll try to do this as lucidly as possible, so bear with me....May it be said that I have no personal experience with Pete, only the pleasure of using his utilities. And please read all the way to the end of the post before you get mad and post a reply. I have tried to pick up a good mix of arguments from all parties and some are not going to like certain portions of thsi email, but I believe that if I can get most people to read the whole post, that most people will follow the logic and at least not find any of my post insulting.Nuff said, let's dive into the subject at hand:1) The question as far as I understand it is whether Pete shoule be accepting donations, or charging (or whatever other form of compensation) for the use of future releases of FSUIPC in general.Well, I think that since he devoted a lot of time to the development of FSUIPC in the past and served it up free, all old versions that are currently operating should obviously stay freeware. I also think that given the time involved in developing this tool, which has brought so much fun to all of us merits being paid for it. If I worked day and night to program software that makes thousands of people around the world (who are already spending fortunes on appropriate hardware and add-ons) enjoy FS more, I, too, would like to be compensated for it. With that said, I think Pete in general is entitled to compensation going forward, if he decides to do so.2) The second question is why Pete want to be compensated at this point. It is here, that I have to question Pete's motives...If this was merely about compensating him for his hard work, that decision should have been made long ago. This is not about the hard work by itself, folks. Sure, we are indebted to Pete for providing us a great utility, but we are not indebted monetarily to him, as his releases were freeware and proclaimed to be the work of altruism and fun. So why does Pete want to charge right now? The apparent answer is that he is finding himself in a case of hardship. Hardship so tough he is on a two week vacation and nearing retirement at 60. Let me tell you something...my father is also approaching 60 and not even within 10 years of retiring (and not taking 2 week holidays). It is not one's birth right to retire at age 60. Now, if his medical state impedes him from working and that's what prompts his retirement, I question his long-term value to the FS world as well. I think Pete wants to be paid because he wants to keep up the standard of living he has enjoyed in the past. Problem with that is that only very few people as a result of the 3 year plus global Bear Market can even dream of having that hope. This is a classic case of bloated expectations.Pete (as far as I understand from all posts) has not even lost his job, much unlike many other people he now wants to charge, who make much less money to begin with.I could also argue that Pete could have tried to look for a better paid job all along, or raised a business in the time he spent building and developing FSUIPC. The FS community should not necessarily be held responsible for bad personal decisions its members make. I for once can relate to Pete. I work from home for a company 1500 miles away, but I understand what can happen if I did nothing while at home and if I did not come up with a number of good, actionable ideas each month. Trust me, I am not devoting my time to FS, but to make sure I stay valuable to my employer.That said, I have no pity with Pete. He could most certainly have a good life, even if he did not charge for FSUIPC.3) Donations?My opinion is that donations only work in areas where people are donated to that have nothing to their name. That is the only time human pity will overcome greed. Subsidising a certain lifestyle for someone who has premature retirment in mind...forget it. Donation was the worst decision Pete could have made. As a matter of fact, I bet that had Pete straightaway decided to charge, we would not have been writing as many emails on this subject.4) Charging?Yes. That's the way to go. For more than one reason. I'm a big believer of capitalism. If Pete starts charging, he can name the price he wants to meet his objectives (whether that be maintining living standards or becoming rich at an advanced age). If the market deems his price worth it, they'll buy and since both parties are making a perceived profit, everyone wins. Pete gets money, and FS users get to have lots of fun. If his price is too high, the market will not buy because they don't see a perceived profit and over time, Pete will adjust his prices down and make it work for everyone.There's something else to this. In a market environment, when this type of utility is being sold and paid for, Pete will now have to perform. If he doesn't people are not going to buy his product. If he doesn't, a competitor may come in and put him out of business. This is real Darwinism. No tears, no hardship, no whining. Serve up the best product, ask for a price deemed reasonable by the market and make a killing. Nothing wrong with that. The reason why our man Pete has a monopoly is that he's simply better than anybody else at providing the utility...So far...But that is only because the motivation for others lacks to get into this arena. If all of a sudden the development of such a utility was potentially financially rewarding, trust you me, there are going to be others that want a piece of that pie. At that time, it's up to Pete to show how good he really is...and it is possible that he is not the best at developing this. He's merely the only one right now. The markets have as far as that's concerned, a way of directing each and every person in the direction where they're most proficient.5) How to charge?I guess I don't know what way is the right way. To me, the markets will dictate. Pete's going to do it in which ever way he'll make more money. I personally think that the money is with the commercial add-on developers and MS...and the consistency. Consumers are just too skiddish for a product of flexible demand as FSUIPC, for Pete to make a killing in the long run. Consider this....if the economy keeps doing as bad as now for another while, FS users will think even harder whether to spend an extra $15 for FSUIPC. Their cardiac medication, though, will still have to be paid for no matter what the economy is doing. Similarly, if MS and add-on developers want to keep developing new stuff, they'll have to go to Pete no matter how bad the economy is doing. And they'll have to figure out how to pass that cost down to the consumers at a reasonable cost through volume sales.6) ConclusionNow, I hope I have not offended anyone. If I did, please accept my apologies, I did not intend to do so. Please feel free to reply to my post whether you like it or hate it.Thanks to Pete and good luck with whatever path he chooses,SP

All right,Now that I've read all the posts, including the post from Pete himself, let me share my perspective with all of you out there. I'll try to do this as lucidly as possible, so bear with me....May it be said that I have no personal experience with Pete, only the pleasure of using his utilities. And please read all the way to the end of the post before you get mad and post a reply. I have tried to pick up a good mix of arguments from all parties and some are not going to like certain portions of thsi email, but I believe that if I can get most people to read the whole post, that most people will follow the logic and at least not find any of my post insulting.Nuff said, let's dive into the subject at hand:1) The question as far as I understand it is whether Pete shoule be accepting donations, or charging (or whatever other form of compensation) for the use of future releases of FSUIPC in general.Well, I think that since he devoted a lot of time to the development of FSUIPC in the past and served it up free, all old versions that are currently operating should obviously stay freeware. I also think that given the time involved in developing this tool, which has brought so much fun to all of us merits being paid for it. If I worked day and night to program software that makes thousands of people around the world (who are already spending fortunes on appropriate hardware and add-ons) enjoy FS more, I, too, would like to be compensated for it. With that said, I think Pete in general is entitled to compensation going forward, if he decides to do so.2) The second question is why Pete want to be compensated at this point. It is here, that I have to question Pete's motives...If this was merely about compensating him for his hard work, that decision should have been made long ago. This is not about the hard work by itself, folks. Sure, we are indebted to Pete for providing us a great utility, but we are not indebted monetarily to him, as his releases were freeware and proclaimed to be the work of altruism and fun. So why does Pete want to charge right now? The apparent answer is that he is finding himself in a case of hardship. Hardship so tough he is on a two week vacation and nearing retirement at 60. Let me tell you something...my father is also approaching 60 and not even within 10 years of retiring (and not taking 2 week holidays). It is not one's birth right to retire at age 60. Now, if his medical state impedes him from working and that's what prompts his retirement, I question his long-term value to the FS world as well. I think Pete wants to be paid because he wants to keep up the standard of living he has enjoyed in the past. Problem with that is that only very few people as a result of the 3 year plus global Bear Market can even dream of having that hope. This is a classic case of bloated expectations.Pete (as far as I understand from all posts) has not even lost his job, much unlike many other people he now wants to charge, who make much less money to begin with.I could also argue that Pete could have tried to look for a better paid job all along, or raised a business in the time he spent building and developing FSUIPC. The FS community should not necessarily be held responsible for bad personal decisions its members make. I for once can relate to Pete. I work from home for a company 1500 miles away, but I understand what can happen if I did nothing while at home and if I did not come up with a number of good, actionable ideas each month. Trust me, I am not devoting my time to FS, but to make sure I stay valuable to my employer.That said, I have no pity with Pete. He could most certainly have a good life, even if he did not charge for FSUIPC.3) Donations?My opinion is that donations only work in areas where people are donated to that have nothing to their name. That is the only time human pity will overcome greed. Subsidising a certain lifestyle for someone who has premature retirment in mind...forget it. Donation was the worst decision Pete could have made. As a matter of fact, I bet that had Pete straightaway decided to charge, we would not have been writing as many emails on this subject.4) Charging?Yes. That's the way to go. For more than one reason. I'm a big believer of capitalism. If Pete starts charging, he can name the price he wants to meet his objectives (whether that be maintining living standards or becoming rich at an advanced age). If the market deems his price worth it, they'll buy and since both parties are making a perceived profit, everyone wins. Pete gets money, and FS users get to have lots of fun. If his price is too high, the market will not buy because they don't see a perceived profit and over time, Pete will adjust his prices down and make it work for everyone.There's something else to this. In a market environment, when this type of utility is being sold and paid for, Pete will now have to perform. If he doesn't people are not going to buy his product. If he doesn't, a competitor may come in and put him out of business. This is real Darwinism. No tears, no hardship, no whining. Serve up the best product, ask for a price deemed reasonable by the market and make a killing. Nothing wrong with that. The reason why our man Pete has a monopoly is that he's simply better than anybody else at providing the utility...So far...But that is only because the motivation for others lacks to get into this arena. If all of a sudden the development of such a utility was potentially financially rewarding, trust you me, there are going to be others that want a piece of that pie. At that time, it's up to Pete to show how good he really is...and it is possible that he is not the best at developing this. He's merely the only one right now. The markets have as far as that's concerned, a way of directing each and every person in the direction where they're most proficient.5) How to charge?I guess I don't know what way is the right way. To me, the markets will dictate. Pete's going to do it in which ever way he'll make more money. I personally think that the money is with the commercial add-on developers and MS...and the consistency. Consumers are just too skiddish for a product of flexible demand as FSUIPC, for Pete to make a killing in the long run. Consider this....if the economy keeps doing as bad as now for another while, FS users will think even harder whether to spend an extra $15 for FSUIPC. Their cardiac medication, though, will still have to be paid for no matter what the economy is doing. Similarly, if MS and add-on developers want to keep developing new stuff, they'll have to go to Pete no matter how bad the economy is doing. And they'll have to figure out how to pass that cost down to the consumers at a reasonable cost through volume sales.6) ConclusionNow, I hope I have not offended anyone. If I did, please accept my apologies, I did not intend to do so. Please feel free to reply to my post whether you like it or hate it.Thanks to Pete and good luck with whatever path he chooses,SP

Thanks Gosta. Appreciate your input. Do you know the name of the program I'm looking for?SP

Ladies and Gentlmen,When flying over France, the weather always goes wack and my planes either accelerate by 100kts within a second or dcelerate by the same amount. I've noticed this for a long time, but I've never crashed multiple times in a row because of it. Must be some FS weather bug. Please let me know if you are aware of a remedy!Thanks,SP