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THIS. Especially #1; icing is one of the greatest dangers for aircraft of all sizes, and an accurate simulation of it would bring the realism factor up immensely. Visual effects such as ice forming on the leading edges and windscreen, associated increase in weight and performance degradation, accurate de-icing and anti-icing effects (boots, hot wing, TKS, windshield heat, pitot/stall warning/probes with realistic degrees of success depending on conditions)... This would be awesome and, as in real life, would cause you to think twice before entering that area of freezing visible moisture.

Thanks for the replies!

Just had one of the best sim flights of my life Beautiful aircraft, stunning scenery! Addons used: Milviz F-86 Megascenery Earth Southern California Lower South Ultimate Terrain X USA Real Environment X Essentials with "Natural" skies ENB Bloom FSWC

Thanks Don, it makes sense now! I was hoping to modify the Carenado C206 panel to add the Malibu's G500 gauge, but it looks like the C206 uses the second method of gauge placement (side by side and stacked tight) so I'm outta luck. But that's alright; now at least I know how to do this sort of thing. Thanks again! -Scott

Cool, thanks for the replies fellas. So to back up, I know how to edit 2D panels easily enough by swapping out gauges using FS Panel Developer. How would I then swap or add gauges on a flat VC panel surface? Which files to I have to edit, and what basically has to be done? Thanks for the help! Cheers, Scott

Hi all, I'd like to learn how to edit VC panels; i.e. add RXP 430/530 to them and whatnot. I've done some searching but haven't come up with any good tutorials on how to do this, so if someone could point me in the right direction I'd very much appreciate it! Also, is FS Panel Studio required for doing this sort of thing? Thanks, Scott

Hi all, I'd like to learn how to edit VC panels; i.e. add RXP 430/530 to them and whatnot. I've done some searching but haven't come up with any good tutorials on how to do this, so if someone could point me in the right direction I'd very much appreciate it! Also, is FS Panel Studio required for doing this sort of thing? Thanks, Scott EDIT - Sorry for the double post; I can't find a way to delete this thing. So mods, feel free to get rid of this post if you see fit :)

Hey Howard, I'd be happy to help you out. I haven't gotten into the airline game so far (I fly a Cessna 206 doing aerial mapping for a living, and previously worked as a flight instructor), but I'd be willing to provide what insight I have, for what it's worth :) Feel free to send me an email at scottarmstrong87@gmail.com. Cheers, Scott A

Hi all,I'm building a new rig and plan on using an SRT setup for hard drive caching. Trying to figure out which SSD I should go with to give me the best performance.Should I go with the Intel 311 Series 20GB? This one was developed by Intel specifically for use with SRT, and is one of the few that uses SLC NAND memory (which is supposed to be faster and longer-lasting than the MLC NAND used by most SSDs). However, I don't even see this drive listed on Newegg anymore (although it is on Amazon and elsewhere), and a larger-capacity drive (say, 40 or 60GB) would result in fewer files being booted out of the cache after non-use, correct? Cheers,Scott

Hey thanks for the advise fellas, I'll start looking at some new PSUs then just to play it safe.-Scott

Hi All,I'm doing a major overhaul of my current FSX rig and wondering if I need to upgrade my PSU as well. Currently, I have a 550W Ultra X2 modular power supply and it hasn't given me any problems in 4 years of use.My current rig:Core2 Duo E6750 OC'd @3.2 GHz, Abit IP35 Pro mobo, 4GB DDR2 PC6400 RAM, eVGA GTX 470 1280MB GPU, 2x 250GB WD hdds in RAID-0, Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU CoolerMy proposed new rig:i5 2500K OC'd (hopefully) to 4.5-5.0GHz, Asus P8P67 Pro mobo, 8GB DDR3 1600 RAM, eVGA GTX 470 1280MB GPU, Hitachi 2TB 7200RPM HDD, XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm HYPRO Bearing CPU CoolerSo my proposed new computer would use a more power-hungry processor (95w for the 2500K vs 65w for the E6750), but I would only have one HDD instead of two, so there would be some power savings there. I'd imagine the other components would draw about the same amount of power. What are your thoughts?Cheers,Scott

Damn, that kid's got quite the setup!

Thanks for your timely reply, I haven't had a chance yet to try out your suggestions but will report back when I do!-Scott

Hi all,I'm new to Radar Contact, just got it yesterday. During my first flight, everything was going smoothly until ATC started vectoring me towards the airport. Approach cleared me down to 5000 from current altitude of 7000, but there was mountainous terrain around 5000 so I pressed "6", which is supposed to be the unable to comply key, as selected by default in the key mappings. Instead, pressing 6 caused me to ask for a freq change to get ATIS! I've verified that my 6 key is assigned to "unable to comply", without any shifts or ctrls. What was I doing wrong? And is there a terrain database that I can download to prevent ATC from vectoring me into mountains? Otherwise, the program is pretty cool and much more realistic than default ATC. Thanks!-Scott

Hey thanks fellas, after applying this fix I was able to go on a nice little flight in Orbx PNW with the Carenado 185, with no errors or hickups of any sort! This should definitely tide me over until I can build a new rig with Win7 64.Cheers,Scott