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From Edge "Copilot": In MSFS 2020 you can find the "Repair and Refuel" setting by following these steps: Go to the main menu and select Options. Navigate to Controls. Change the filter from "Assigned" to "All". Search for "Repair and Refuel" in the search bar. Bind the "Repair and Refuel" action to a key or button of your choice. This not only refuels in flight, but also repairs any minor damage the plane might have experienced.

Check out this earlier topic: www.avsim.com/topic/291995-atis-removal/ John

Have you tried the free FltPlan GO app? play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fltplan.go&hl=en John

Recall that when FSX came out, very few PCs had the horsepower to give decent performance. My guess is MS decided the trike, being the least demanding default aircraft, would give the most favorable first impression to users. And in-flight in a remote area had better frame rates than a major airport. John

Nice work, Eric. Your continual updates are much appreciated. John

Adam, that's normal. Control Panel shows only the latest FSX mod installed. In my case it lists "Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration". If you have SP2 instead of Acceleration, that's what will show up. As you uninstall mods, the underlying layers will appear. Uninstalling Acceleration I would probably see SP1, and after that, FSX itself. Like peeling an onion. John

Using FSUIPC per this link. Have not personally tried it. http://forum.avsim.net/topic/385544-accessing-panel-windows-above-9/ John

This is a really intriguing question Guenter. My first WAG would be to take the .mdl file for your aircraft and use it as a library object which could be placed at any location by one of the standard methods like Whisplacer or the FSX Object Placement Tool. However, that might be too complex of a model for a static object and create a huge frame rate penalty. Your best bet is to ask an expert over at fsdeveloper.com, specifically Arno Gerretsen in the scenery design forum. Let us know what you find. John

ORBX CRM has improvements to KBOI plus just about every other airport and back-country strip in southern Idaho. ORBX PNW came out with a free Portland pack that greatly enhances the downtown area and has some fixes for KPDX. Also see James Udall's Utah Complete files in the library (uc_update1_2.zip). He reworked KSLC and several of the larger Utah airports. John

Not necessary to pay a dime for quality disk imaging software. DriveImage XML does a great job for free and also supports restoration of just individual files/folders if desired. It has saved my bacon several times. www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm John

You don't just press the button, but continue to hold it while you set the pitch. And you need to hold it until airspeed and altitude have stabilized in cruise, or in the case of climb\descent until airspeed and rate of climb have stabilized. I use the brake button, as it does not conflict with anything in flight and is right under my finger on the joystick. RealTrimX is one of the apps I would not fly without. John

Stan, the Lear panel fix may be this one in the library: http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=learjet_45_enhancements.zip&CatID=fsx&Go=Search As for the Metzger FDEs, PM me. John

If you like real aeronautical charts (sectionals, IFR hi\lo enroute, etc.), try BlueSkyScenery's moving map display tool. Free, and also has AI and weather overlays. John

For more info on autogen + photoscenery, see these links: http://forum.avsim.net/topic/381547-adding-autogen-to-photoreal-scenery http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?s=ed1a13339d123be3ee7f7ba353ef5da7&t=98082 http://flightsimaviation.blogspot.com/2012/05/adding-autogen-automatically-to-fsx.html John

Bob, I've found that if you are in the cockpit, the effect is often out of view with the FX Tool. Easiest way to find it is to go outside into locked spot view and pan around. If it's a continuous effect like a waterfall, you should see it. But a one-time effect like a flash may be hard to locate. John

Nice! Especially if they can get it to work in AI mode, it will be a great addition to low and slow exploring in ORBX country. :rolleyes: John

Can you elaborate, Bill? I have FS9 but not the FS9 EVP. What am I missing in the FSX EVP by not having the FS9 EVP installed? John

Senior (65+) discount of 20% on both download and boxed Orbx products at FlightSim Store. http://www.orbxsyste...fss-initiative/ John

Fr. Bill, try these links and select the high-quality wmv option. http://channel9.msdn.../PDC/PDC10/CD01 http://channel9.msdn.../PDC/PDC10/CD02 If that still doesn't work, the presentations are available here under "Windows Internals": http://technet.micro...s/bb963887.aspx John

PM me and I will be happy to send you a modified voicepack file that has wind callout in the landing clearance. John

(1) "Stick and Rudder" by Wolfgang Langewiesche The classic 1944 theory and practice of flight for the layman -- still a great read (2) "Week-end Pilot" by Frank Smith A fun story by an ordinary guy learning to fly a Cessna 140 (3) "Flights of Fancy" by Frank Smith Follow-on of his adventures after upgrading to a Piper Comanche (4) "Confessions of a Pilot" by Gene Seibel Another learning-to-fly story in a Piper Tri-Pacer (5) "Forever Flying" by Bob Hoover Autobiography of the legendary test and stunt pilot (6) "The Blond Knight of Germany" by Toliver and Constable Biography of Erich Hartmann, the highest-scoring fighter pilot of WWII (352 confirmed kills) (7) "The Few" by Alex Kershaw American fighter pilots who flew for the RAF before Pearl Harbor John

Even some of the larger backcountry fields like Johnson Creek (3U2) and Big Creek (U60) have substantial slope variations. Great fun with the DC-3. John

Many of us were disappointed about the lack of sloped runways in FSX. CRM has added numerous sloped runways at minor airstrips that do not have to support AI. And not just constant slopes, but conforming to the actual contour of the terrain. Some even have doglegs that closely match the real layout. And no more humongous aprons that stand out like beacons. Many of the fields are hard to spot even right on top using a moving map display. This adds a whole new dimension of realism to those of us who enjoy bush flying. John

Yes, it seems like the regfix tool should take care of the FSX folder location. But installed add-ons I assume would have to be installed in each OS.As for as the activation, I thought it applied to the computer hardware, not the OS.John

ABE, how do you ensure that all the registry settings in XP32 and W7 correctly point to the single shared FSX folder?John