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Thank you Max. I also posted my question in the Level-D forum for the official support. I shared my question here knowing that this is an "unofficial" forum looking for assitance from fellow LSD767 simmers.Best regards,Kerke

XP Pro + FS9 + LDS767 SP2.1. My Level-D flyes great for years. Yesterday I downloaded and installed the CaptainSim 757 Pro Pack, then made a few 757 flies. Today, I make an IFR flight with my LDS 767, all sorts of problem with the autopilot not holding the selected ALT. Problems started after I installed the CaptainSim 757. Is this a known problem?Thank you in advance,Kerke

When flying IFR, on clearance, we are assigned an initial climb ATL, say, 5000. We takeoff and start to climb... But the FS9 ATC, instead of calling us when we are reaching 3500-4000 (on our way to 5000), it waits until we are at 4700 to give us the next assigned ALT. Is there any way to alter any FS9 ATC parameters to change this behaviour, so that ATC will call you and give you the next ALT, say, 1000-1500 feet before reaching the next assigned ALT to avoid the anoying leveling and climb cycle?This is specially painful when flying Jets, which normally climb very fast on VNAV. BTW, the FS9 ATC does the same thing on descend.Thank you in advance,kerke

>I did have a CFM which I have used on some aircraft which>were by by Mike Maarse.>>This is the file (sound_v2500.zip) that I am using for IAE>(and they are recommended for use with IFDG so cant really go>wrong there).>>Most of the sound sets that I have tried from the library are>good though and would recommend having an airbus one rather>than just the fs default aircraft sounds! >>As far as panels go there are a couple of good freeware ones>that I have found and many people would surely recommend. Ken>Mitchell and Eric Marciano are 2 names to look out for in the>library. There are so many options if you search under FS2004>panels and alot of them realte to the IFDG model so you can>also have cabin window views etc. >>Although I have tried many airbus panels I am using the PSS>A320 panel at the moment (even though I am using the IFDG>model). Dont really like the PSS model and it is a bit>outdated now but the panel is prbably the best anyone can get>at the moment. There are a couple of forethcomming airbus>representations (payware) so will wait and see If anything can>beat my current configuration.>>I presume that you had a download version of the PSS and dont>have access to the files anymmore which is why you cannot get>hold of it?Exactly... Thank you for the good info!Kerke

>I set it up like that and makes all the difference! No more>jagged edges! Really purrrty!Yeah but if enabling AA on the video driver (instead of on FS9) yields better FPS, I'd prefer to learn how to do that.

>If you are seeing jagged edges on textures especially>aircraft textures you can adjust the AA (anti aliasing)>settings. You should have AA turned off in FS9 and enabled>in your graphics card settings.Do you know how to enable AA in the GeForce 7900GS? I've always enabled it on FS9 -- do I get better FPS is I enable it on the driver and turn it off on FS9?ThanksKerke

>I am a true airbus fan and fly little else but Airbus>aircraft. I have flown many of the fleet from A319's to A340's>(mainly the new fly-by-wire aircraft). At the moment I am>flying the A320 on European routes. >>The aircraft in the fly-by-wire fleet have such a similar>cockpit it is easy to transfer from one aircraft to another>with just tweeking your knowledge and the aircraft's>procedures. The FMC is designed to fly the aircraft which is a>great cockpit tool. >>I bought the PSS A319/320/321 a while ago and still use the>panel to date but I have merged it with IFDG models and>textures as these are far more detailed and IMO they are the>best modelled airbus aircraft out there (freeware or payware).>I have also modified and downloaded a CFM soundset from the>library which is great and this really does improve the>realism of the aircraft rather than having just the default FS>aircraft sounds. There are a couple of good freeware panels as>well if you are looking to get a better one as the IFDG models>mostly come with the default 737 FS cockpit. >>Love flying with a joystick and IMO - I dont think that it>compromises realism. Nick, do you have the name of the CFM soundset zip file so I can download it from the library?I used to have the PSS Airbuses (and panel) but now they [PSS] are gone and I have a new computer, so I am panel-less ;-) Can you recommend what would be the best A320 freeware panel out there?Thank you,Kerke

>>Hi Mitch,>>>>Glad you are going to give it a go. I think you will love>it.>> Let us know what you think. >>>>>>>>---------------------------------------------------------------->Bill...VERY, VERY NICE! A sound investment! :)>>I just took 'er up for a short spin and give it a big thumb's>up!>>Now, to grab a coffee and print out the manual...... :)OK Mitch, now you've got me excited ... I'm getting my B200 this weekend, all I hear is good things about this baby.Also, on the FS9 subject, my Dell XPS410 is only 1 year old, with 4GB RAM, and nVidea GeForce 7900 256MB -- not good enough for FSX but pretty nice with FS9. I too run both FSims on the same box but I can tell you for sure, FS9 is not going anywhere anytime soon!Please post your early experieces with the B200.Best regards from KMIA,Kerke

>I would like a real 767 pilot's opinon concerning a question I>have about the 767. Here it goes. All the the 767s that I have>ing FS9 seem to bank very slowly. Is this an attribute of the>real 767?Niorga, I am not a real-life 767 driver but a couple of my friends are. One of them flies the LAN 767-300 and the other drives an American Airlines 767-300, so here it goes... If you're referring to the Level-D 767, the bank turns are very accurate. In fact, the Level-D 767 is THE ONLY Flight Simulator aircraft they have tried with smooth bank angle, just like the real thing. Other complex "and excellent" FSim add-on aircraft such as the PSS A320 and the wonderfull F1 ATR 72-500 fail in the bank-speed reality department, with military-aircraft-style bank speed. Now, note that I am not saying "bank angle"; according to an American Eagle ATR driver I know, the F1 ATR 72-500 bank angles (15-LO and 27-HI) are quite accurate, the difference is that the real-life ATR's bank speed is much much slower and smooth, simular to the Level-D 767.My .02 cents...Best regards from KMIA,Kerke

>OK thanks guys ill go ahead and install it!>Lots of fun since we will be flying with 6 people and would be>practising our RT! (we also have communications lessons and>within 2 months exames so its a nice practice!)Nick, 2 is better than one ;-)Good luck and have fun in the process,Regards from KMIA,Kerke

>Hello, >>My name is Spirit Flyer and I am a flight simaholic! It has>been almost a year since I (thought I) broke the addiction of>MS Flight Simulation. I had maxed out fs2004 with nearly every>conceivable add-on and modification possible. It seems,>looking back, that most of my spare time was spent tweeking>and modifying my tweeks and modifications. Flying itself was>no longer fun. I knew that FSX was a dog so I completely>ignored all of the noise coming from its a really excited user, and>eventually even stopped reading all the FSX complaint>threads.>> One day I had a technical problem that threatened to scramble>much of my work, so I simply deleted the entire ms9 program>along with every register record of the same with it's>thousands of addons and adjustments. I threw out my fs CD's>and walked away. Since I am not a kid, I was thankful that I>had the maturity and discipline to do that. I vowed that I>would never "play" thousands of hours with a computer again!>>Well, last week I had a new machine build utilizing Vista 64>bit, an Intel Duo Core (E6750), 4 Gigs of ram, and a Nvidea>GeForce 8800GT 512, amongst a few other select choice goodies.>Within an hour of setting it up at home, my mouth ran dry, my>breath begun to shorten and I began to sweat with my mind>racing. I lost control. Within a few hours I found myself>immersed in a new FSX deluxe program (SP1 and SP2), absolutely>stunned with the beauty and butter smooth flights (locked at>21FPS, most settings far to the right). I now have a big box>of DVD's from Flight 1 on the way here and have already>downloaded GEX and their new landclass.>>So, anyway, I have nothing to complain about yet, and no soap>box to preach from. With this equipment, MS10 seems to operate>as a dream flight machine. It is so far above the most>enhanced fs2004, that it's hard to realize that it is just a>one generation jump. It is a sweet joy to fly again, so much>so that I can hardly leave the cockpit to sleep. For those>that say that there is no point to even try to enjoy the new>simulator, all I say is "Yes we can!" >>Like I said, my name is Spirit Flyer and I am a flight>simaholic, and I'm back.Spirit Flyer, if your new computer runs FSX so well, just imagine how it would run FS9 ;-) I use both.Best regards from KMIAKerke

>Kerke,>>AISmooth is a nice program, but it's not perfect. Some>arrivals are held in a hold well past their assigned arrival>times and sometimes beyond their departure times. I'd really>like to see Michael Sanger provide an option for "first in,>first out" prioritization.Me too Bruce but, until then, I prefer to use AISmooth than to have FS9/FSX ATC do the annoying go-arounds.Best regards from KMIAKerke

>Actually there are several AFCADS for KMIA and assorted>sceneries, although I have and am a big Fan of "Fly Tampa's>Miami" I use Jim Viles version of the AFCAD because it uses>multiple Runways for landing and Takeoffs. It seems to prevent>the GoRounds and waiting for runway clearance to takeoff till>they disappear. American Airlines by themselves can keep KMIA>active 24/7.>>Bill :( Thank you for your replies, I will try the freebies first and see how it goes. BTW, on the go-around situation at busy airports, I downloaded and installed AISmooth last night and it works very very well with FS9 and WOAI, not a single go-around at 100% traffic at KMIA, 2 active runways both with planes orderly landing and departing. I think Microsoft should license the AISmooth software and incorporate it into Flight Simulator.Thanks again,Kerke

I realize that FS9 came out before KMIA's runway changes. Is there a [good/free] runway update for FS9's default KMIA?Thank you,Kerke

>Kerke: To remove default AI:>Go to X:Program FilesMicrosoft GamesFlight Simulator>9SceneryWorldscenery>the X: is C: on my computer - then find this file called>traffic030528.bgl.>All u need to do is rename it - renamed mine to :>traffic030528.bgl.ORIG and FS9 will ignore it.Thank you bursco. Now, if I remove the default traffic and install WOAI, will I see much GA traffic? WOAI seems to only have 4 or 5 GA planes.Kerke

I reinstalled FS9 on my computer and it works great. However, years ago I downloaded a file from the library that replaced aircraft position lights and other lights with more realistic looking lights.Does anybody know the name of that download library file?Thank you in advance,Kerke

>As A newbie, are you in for a Surprise. WOAI and similar>addons place actual real scheduled airlines at airports and>they fly their scheduled routes. A whole new world!Question for users of WOAI with FS9. Once I install the WOAI installer and the individual airliner packages, how do I remove FS9's generic default AI?Thank you in advance,Kerke

>MTX's models actualy perform better than FSX's default>traffic, but there is alot more traffic with MTX so some>people see frame rate issues as they get greedy with the>sliders. With 60% commercial / 10% GA AI, MTX had around 500+>aircraft running. I'm at work and I don't remember the exact>figures.>>Another thing some people dont consider, airport vehicles>count towards the budget of active ai aircraft in fsx. It's>not uncommon to have FSX tracking over 200 airport vehicles. >For that reason I have airport ground vehicles disabled so I>can have FSX stuffed to the brim with ai flights. The sky's>are filled and major airports often have aircraft lined up for>departure.>>The new FSX models in MTX look great. Sometimes I just sit on>the taxiway at busy airports and watch the traffic. When you>fire up a flight it takes around 10 minutes for most of the>traffic to wind up, and you can get a pretty big frame rate>hit as all jetways within a 120 mile radius become active. >After that initial hit performance picks back up, to avoid>this I just run the sim at 4 or 8x for a minute. But you can>disable the jetways as stated.Lith1um, how do I disable the jetways on FSX (without MTX)?

I am also considering a couple of add-ons to replace the generic FSX AI traffic with something more realistic.I don't want to compare products or change this thread's topic, but the other product I am considering is "World of AI", which is free and for that reason IMO worth trying. Is "World of AI" software and its models fully compatible with FSX SP2? I don't use Acceleration, I just have FSX with SP2.Thank you in advance and my appologies for asking a question out of the original poster's topic.Kerke

This may be wishfull thinking but is there any free flight planning software with SIDs/STARs that will create FSX and LD767 flight plans?If not free, which payware does that?Thank you in advance,Kerke

(FSX+SP1 Windows Vista Ultimate)Unrealistically strong wind changes cause airspeed jumping up and down and abrupt heading changes. My "Download winds aloft" checkbox in the Options Weather tab page is unchecked, and the other checkbox that suppreses the effect of wind turbulance on aircraft does nothing to improve the unrealistically strong wind changes and the resulting airspeed jumping up and down and abrupt heading changes.Is there a way to eliminate these wind changes within FSX without installing any 3rd party software?Thank you in advance,Kerke

Is 1024x768 the optimal resolution for FS9?

>>What am I doing wrong?>>I don't know about the entries you have used, but make sure>you are using the non VC version.Thank you Rafal, I've got it now, I just didn't want to disable the VC.QUESTION (unrelated to wingviews_lds767): The default FS9 LDS767 Configuration Manager has a model configuration selection of "VC with Wing Views and VC windows reflection". However, even with that choice selected and saved, I don't see any wing views. Does the default FS9 LDS767 have "Wing Views" when you configure it with "VC with Wing Views and VC windows reflection"?Thanks again,Kerke

>This file in the library might do the trick just fine.>wingviews_lds767.zipI followed the instructions on wingviews_lds767.zip but still I cannot see any wing views.I opened the file C:Program FilesMicrosoft GamesFlight Simulator 9AircraftLVLD_B763PanelPanel Optionspanel_normal.cfg.I copied and pasted this...//WING VIEW to FrontVIEW_FORWARD_LEFT_UP_ZOOM=1.0VIEW_FORWARD_LEFT_UP_DIR=0.0, 0.0, 315 VIEW_FORWARD_LEFT_UP_EYE=0.0, 0.0, -43.50VIEW_FORWARD_RIGHT_UP_ZOOM=1.0VIEW_FORWARD_RIGHT_UP_DIR=0.0, 0.0, 45VIEW_FORWARD_RIGHT_UP_EYE=0.0, 0.0, -43.50//WING VIEW to sideVIEW_LEFT_UP_ZOOM=1VIEW_LEFT_UP_DIR=0.0, 0.0, 270VIEW_LEFT_UP_EYE=0.0, 0.0, -26.00VIEW_RIGHT_UP_ZOOM=1VIEW_RIGHT_UP_DIR=0.0, 0.0, 90VIEW_RIGHT_UP_EYE=0.0, 0.0, -26.00//WING VIEW to backVIEW_REAR_LEFT_UP_ZOOM=1VIEW_REAR_LEFT_UP_DIR=0.0, 0.0, 225VIEW_REAR_LEFT_UP_EYE=0.0, 0.0, -10.00VIEW_REAR_RIGHT_UP_ZOOM=1.0VIEW_REAR_RIGHT_UP_DIR=0.0, 0.0, 135VIEW_REAR_RIGHT_UP_EYE=0.0, 0.0, -10.00...at the end of the panel_normal.cfg [Views] section without replacing what was already there and saved the changes.I opened the Level-D configurations managed and saved as the instructions say. I opened FS9 and loaded the LDS767, I used the view keystrokes but I see no wingviews.What am I doing wrong?