Old Bill

Thanks All! Anybody know if one of these I Core processors will run on My ASUS P5K Motherboard, or will I have to upgrade both? Is anyone really getting performance as good as FS9 on any computer or shall I continue to wait.There's Irony here. Because as soon as that might happen, Microsoft will come out with a new version of FS that requires an even bigger and faster computer. Sheesh! Bill

Not new too FS, but back after extended absence.I had purchased and tried FSX but was unhappy with the peformance on My Intel core 2 CPU running at 2.4 gigahertz and 2 gig of Ram.Browsing the Forum, I see mention of FSXA. Something new since I wandered away from Flight Simming.Question: Will this make FSX run better on My system? Or should I stay with FS 2004 and My excellent Freeflow scenery that gave Me lots of satisfaction in the Past. I'll probably have to do a lot of updating of the Flight plans I have now with Ultimate Traffic and World of AI. Lots of things change in a two year period.Thanks in advance for any helpful replies.Bill :unsure:P.S. I did Google FSXA, but could not find anything conclusive on the Subject.

I've been away from Flight Simming for awhile. I tried to stay Current, but after the AVSIM file was hacked and trashed, I wandered to other things. I came back Today. Of course I had to retrieve my login name and password before I could begin. Looking at the newest downloads I see most of the new scenery is for FSX. I know we FX9 users fought long and hard to preserve the status quo. Has anything happened since I've been away to change our stick in the Mud stance? Old Bill :(

I really meant this Post as an Anomaly, not a serious problem. Nevertheless your responses led me to a little research of the AFCAD. Imagine Sim gave me the Option of removing any Parked Aircraft which I had done. However, Taxi way "D" off runway 14 had no hold short node. This was the way I exited the runway this time. It was a simple matter of editing and adding a hold short node to Imagine Sims AFCAD, which by the way is the only active AFCAD for the Airport, not counting the default. I thought I might mention that this Airport addon along with Freeflow's Bahamas makes this region a "Hoot" to fly.Bill :-hah *:-*

I'm adding a screen shot of where ATC directed me to Park at Imagine Sims MYNN Nassau International. I know parking is hard to come by at certain Airports, but this was ridiculous. Really! This is the first time I've seen this after many, many Moons of flightsimming. You can see the purple line ATC directed me to follow and the two aircraft already using the space. What went wrong here?Bill :-hmmm :-hmmm :-bla

Okay! Sorry for the Skulking Crack. I should have stayed on the sidelines as an interested Observer. You Guy's obviously know a lot more about the Subject than I do. Can't We just get along together?Old Bill (alias Rodney Kng)*:-*

Just lurking but, looks like Aviator4life has has made His Point and Trelane skulks away with tail between legs. Only my opinion, but thats what makes a Horserace.Bill

Now you see what I mean, when I say "Dazed and Confused."Old Bill :-roll

Computer hardware and Software has left me in the Dust. When I was a Young Man, I could stay Current with Byte magazine(later Maximum PC). Now I find myself dazed and confused by the too rapidly changing CPU and GPU advancements. Still when I built this Computer I purchased Vista to get a clean install on a new Hard Drive. I'm sure you've heard most of the Horror Stories about Vista! Well! I experienced them all. In retrospect, I should have tried and attempted to use one Program at a Time for a Test Run. But in my Zeal to get up and running with a new Graphics Card, Fast new Duo Intel Processor and blazing fast memory, I just dumped everything from the old Drive to the New. After Three Weeks battling with Vista's security and protocols, I had to throw in the Towel I reverted back to XP. As a parting shot (maybe it was My fault) Microsoft reformatted the Drive, wiping all Programs from the Disk before reinstalling XP. Yes Vista has a new Service Pack and is supposedly updated and not so Cumbersome to use, but I'm Gun Shy. Bill :-erks :-erks :-roll

Yeah! This is a "Good One!"Bill:-shy

Can I use an AFCAD designed for FSX in FS2004? I see the prefix is AFX rather than AF2, or are they completely different protocols?Bill :-doh

Generate the individual flightplans you want. Then go to the compile section of Ultimate Traffic and disable that Airline and compile again. You will now have UT Airlines less the Airline flightplan you selected from another source. Dat's da way I dood it! Worst case: do nothing and have multiple flights of the same Airline. Gives you more than 100% traffic and makes for busy Airports. But you really can't generate more than 100% of the traffic.bgl files in your Scenery/World/Scenery Folder. Ultimate traffic is very flexible this way and FS9 handles more than one traffic.bgl file. I don't know if there's a limit, but I have over 50 right now and am having no problem.Bill :-hah

Pain in the backside for sure! But with the cost of storage today, there is almost no reason to have to do all this restoring. Another internal drive or a slightly more expensive external drive that you do regular backups of your whole system would end this problem forever. "Kinda like Monday morning quarterbacking tho. isn't it?"Bill :-bla

Got some time to play and explore the World of FS2004. My Main method of adding scenery is to fly over an interesting Airport and see if there is anything available on the two main sites AVSIM and Flightsim.com. Today on a jaunt from Huntsville Alabama to Boone North Carolina, I find myself over Chatanooga KCHA at 10,000 feet. I cancel my flightplan and circle on down to land expecting to find an interesting Airport. After all, Chatanooga is not exactly the Back Woods. But the default scenery is plain Vanilla. Ultimate Traffic has given Me an AFCAD that has plenty of parking for the scheduled Airlines, (some of course are inside the default buildings), but at least the trafic is showing up as the parking is sufficient. My search reveals an AFCAD by Smith Graphics, (he has been producing three to four a day in the past weeks), and a scenery by John Loney. Up front John say's it's not truly accurate but it sure beats the default scenery. Being around Flight sim a long time, one of the addons I have purchased is Lago's program of airport objects. (I have recently read some disparaging remarks about them.)But when the program is working, it's a great little addon. John Loney uses Lago a great deal in His airport scenery, and in looking over my added sceneries, I find a lot of John's work. He has added a lot of fun and Eye Candy to my enjoyment of the Hobby. I like to take this opportunity to thank John for all His Work. I shall continue my exploration of the less populated Areas of the United Sates and hope to find more of John's gems as I do so. Now I wonder if I can land this Beech 300 in Boone, NC. I seem to remember it as a very short runway with forboding Mountains on either end. Thanks again John.Bill :-beerchug

OOPS! Thats Air Dominicana. Probably won't make much difference tho. Seems this is a new Airline with on Aircraft and one on order.How the Heck can you start a new Airline in this day and age that would be profitable. What with the cost of Fuel and Such. Must be a massive subsidy from the Dominican Government to promote Tourism to this third world Paradise.Bill :-cool