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Here you go JACKIETOOLS, download page and purchase: https://stevesfsxanalysis.wordpress.com/how-to-purchase/ (It's in Steve's signature)

Good gesture on your part. Thank you. Very happy that this small problem was solved thanks to a friendly cooperation between two excellent developers.

Brilliant Steve! problem solved thanks to your solution!!! Having flown myself hundreds of hours on that (real) plane in Asia - almost thirty years ago - I was very frustrated not to be able enjoying it in the simulated world and made it known kindly to LionHeart with no reply... Once again, heartfelt thanks for your research and findings. Kind regards,

Many thanks Steve. I shall try this tomorrow afternoon and shall report back. Again thanks for your excellent support (and product...)!

... and your eyes retina as well!!! Think and read - while you can - before jumping on the last piece of technology released...

OK Steve, I will see if I am able to make screenshots of my DX9 cockpit (no reflection at all) and DX10 (with all those black lines on all windows) so that you can see what I have, it's definitely DX10 related, I agree that it does not prevent from flying the plane, but it can be distracting and does not look too nice either. If you dont have the same, that means it might be a problem on my end, I use a GTX680, I will also check the latest drivers and play with the NI settings. There's got to be a better compromise. I'll report back.

Thanks Steve, I shall check that on Saturday when I am back, however you are talking of sun visors, I was referring to the windshield and lateral windows with all those disturbing and ugly black strikes, is that also what you mean? Thank you for your follow-up and purchase of the TB21 (Lionheart owe you one...)

Very surprised that my post yielded no reaction on the part of LionHeart neither on this thread nor with anybody contacting Steve. Once again, Steve is ready to fix the DX10 issue, all new sophisticated add-on releases are now DX10 compatible, it is not "buggy" anymore with Steve's fixer and it does add another dimension to FSX, so a move on your part to make your product DX10 compatible at no cost on your side would really be an appreciated gesture, Steve is still ready to help. The ball is in your court. Thank you. Best regards,

Back to my sim and on topic. As you suggested I uninstalled the DX10 Fixer libraries and had no result, the reflections are still there. I dont know if the developer has been in touch with you, I hope this can be resolved. With thanks and best regards.

Thank you for your offer Steve, I forwarded your message to the developer here. With best regards,

It is clearly indicated that your Trinidad is not DX 10 compatible, however, since many clients will have bought it regardless and would appreciate running it with Steve DX10 Fixer that works with most FSX add-ons, Steve on his AVSIM forum offers to try fixing the windshield problem, would you care getting in touch with him please? We (DX10 users) would be grateful for this (free) gesture? Thank you. Best regards,

Thanks for the follow-up Steve, sorry I will be away from my sim for a week or so, I already left, but I shall pursue this matter immediately after I get back. I wish I knew how to make a screenshot to show the problem better.

Thank you Steve. Unfortunately the 8 bit fix did not change anything, I still have those strong and disturbing reflections on the windshield and windows that I never had on any other airplane add-on (and I have a number of them...)

The difference is here: and here: Perhaps a trial may change your opinion or preconceived ideas, in my case it did, for years - and until Friday evening - REX was my reference, not anymore. Until further notice.

I own both AS16 and ASCA and had my first flight yesterday from Taipeh to Hong Kong in the new LionHeart TB21. This was an interesting flight at an equally interesting time in the remnants of the giant typhoon that went across Taiwan the day before and a number of scattered thunderstorms on the way. The experience was absolutely stunning, the way AS16 loaded different textures from heavy storms to CAVOK situations during these two hours or so, the rendition of towering CB was the best I ever saw in flight simulation, the turbulences nearby thunderstorms - remember I was flying a light aircraft - were incredibly realistic (I flew myself in such conditions in RW and remember how much I had to struggle to remain leveled). If you add to that an early evening landing at FlyTampa VHHX with heavy cloud coverage and rain, this was a test flight I shall remember for a long time... I do have REX soft clouds as well, but the integration of ASCA Global Dynamics in AS16 did a splendid job, and I see no reason why I should bother selecting textures when AS16 does that splendidly on the go, besides do I want to see the same set of cloud textures on my take off in Copenhagen and at my landing in Rio do Janeiro? This is what AS16 is all about, a great step towards weather realism and I thank HiFi for their hard work and creativity. To those who have doubts, pick your copy and give it a try, chances are that you will decide to buy, but dont underestimate ASCA that would be a big mistake, unless you never wander outside limited boundaries!

Hello Steve, I bought this new plane released yesterday and noticed that all windows are showing very ugly and distracting reflections. When contacted, Lionheart indicated that this was related to DX10. Switching off DX10, the canopy becomes fully transparent (invisible). I tried to apply the Legacy reflections off but had no result. Would you have any recommendation please? (Presumably I won't be the only one looking for a solution to this). Thank you and best regards,

The OP is right, there is no such thing as a fully formed CB cloud whether using ASN or REX, only bits and pieces of it, the anvil can (sometimes) be seen and tops would float around flight levels above 300 like the real things, but there is no texture between the upper part and the lower clouds. I fly very often in South East Asia where CBs are on the daily weather "menu", but I am always frustrated to only see parts of them (high or low) with plenty of lightnings coming from low clouds. If nothing was offered by any developer so far after so many new releases, i would assume that this is an FSX limitation that won't allow high vertical textures (?!...) but I dont remember having seen any clear explanation for this from any company.

Gregg will hate me for hijacking his thread this way on his birthday present inquiry... Forgive me Gregg, I only mean well for friends and simming is a great bunch of friends sharing the same passion for aviation and simulation, so please dont take my comments in a negative way but rather as a friendly opinion, then as said before we all live the way we see fit! Robert, to answer your questions, if you are patient enough, here are two links to very informative documents, the first one is understandable from everybody, the second might be a bit more challenging for non specialists (to AVSIM moderator, if you disagree with these links - accessible to general public as well as researchers - please feel free to remove them): http://www.bluelightexposed.com/#where-is-the-increased-exposure-to-blue-light-coming-from http://www.reticare.com/imagenes/documents/18.-Behar-Cohen-2011.pdf There are many more available. It is true to say Rob that there is no 100% hard evidence yet that LED would certainly cause retina damages, and medical research always lags behind new technologies because it needs validated experiments on long periods of time before getting to a solid conclusion. However, a number of different research point in the same direction regarding LED, making them probable cause of irreversible retina damages on animals, what this means is that - as humans - we ought to be cautious about how we use our devices and lighting in general, nobody said LED ought to be discarded... New Virtual Reality helmets are an even more serious threat to eyes due to the immediate proximity of the small LED screen with the eyes, many researchers (ophthalmologists) worldwide are getting extremely anxious to study the effect in the long term of such hasty innovations, lets not forget that we are the Guinea-pigs generation! Medical history starts here for such problems and it may take another ten to twenty years before researchers will eventually decide what ought to be done... To close on the subject, here are a few advices from qualified eye specialists: iPad and iPhone, computer screens, look at them from a distance of 70cm (2.5 feet), the bigger the screen, the farther you sit TV watch them from a distance equivalent to 3 times the diagonale dimension If you really want to sit close to your screen and immerse yourself in your simulation, buy a short-throw, medium throw or regular projector, you thus eliminate most of the direct impact blue light wave length of LED, in addition your cockpit will have the real life size... Whenever working for long periods of time on LED screens, try the 20/20/20 method: every 20 minutes, stop for 20 seconds and focus on something located at least 20 meters (65 feet) away to relieve your eyes. Now Gregg enjoy your new TV, unless after reading this, you decided to convince your family to go for the projector...

Gentlemen, before you sit 3 to 5 feet away from your LED TV screen, I highly recommend you speak to a good ophthalmologist!!! This sounds terribly unreasonable, we are not talking of an iPad or an iPhone here, these two above devices should be used some 70 cm away from our eyes, so what about a large screen TV that is many times larger! LED are known to be very agressive for the human eye retina, by being so close to your TV devices you are endangering your eyesight for the long term and this is irreversible. TV are meant to be watch at a much greater distance than computer monitors. I know this is not going to be a popular post, but I happen to have a first hand knowledge of this issue, and believe me this is no fun at all, talk to your eye doctor first, and better choose a knowledgeable one! If you want to know more, read the study Complutense University of Madrid claiming that up to 99 per cent of the cells that protect the retina can be damaged by LEDs. Google it. I have read another study made more recently by one of the top European Hospitals for the blinds that is not written in English unfortunately and thus I cannot share here. A friendly word of caution, now we are all free and grown men, and in 2016 there are still millions of smokers world wide in spite of what we know about tobacco, this is called freedom!

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Again many thanks Joe. There is no AFCAD or similar file identified when using SAS. Support does not reply to my several messages, so I will seek a refund. Have a great day!

Thank you for the feedback Joe, unfortunately I cannot find any file in UUEE scenery that would control AI traffic. I think one way would be to remove the AFCAD file of World of AI for that airport OR the default one, but I dont have an¥ idea where to find those...! Any help would really be appreciated.

A tad frustrated with the search engine, I must say, after typing "AFD files FSX" in any way shape or form, I have not seen a single topic on this on AVSIM, I am sure it cant be true after ball these years of FSX, anyway... I am getting AI traffic planes under the surface of my DRZEWIECKI DESIGN - UUEE MOSCOW SHEREMETYEVO X FSX add-on and many unsuitable textures. I suspect this is the result of duplicate AFCAD. But I have no idea where to look for the duplicate file in question, I looked in Scenery/World/Scenery but all I find here are my AI traffic bgl (World of AI). With FS9, we had a freeware tool for that (Scan AFCAD), but I could not find one for FSX. Could anyone please guide me to the correct location where I can find those AI AFCAD files and correct/remove the UUEE culprit? I would be grateful for your help.

Hello Steve, a quick word of thanks for your help. After testing as you recommended (EGLL Aerosoft with PMDG 777 and ASN), my performance with and without AA remained stuck at 20FPS, so the decision to buy a new card or not was a simple and straightforward NO! I am grateful for your support. Best regards,

Thank you for your honest reply Steve, I shall check that tomorrow, and since I would be in the PMDG/FSDT/Aerosoft category, I shall be careful before proceeding with my purchase!