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Anything by Pyreegue will suit the bill Jonathan

Yep, the toilets are at the top as usual 😂🤣

Same here FlyingScampi. I just grabbed a VPN package that had a good reputation (Nord) but it set me back £98 for 2 year bundle. Apparently the best value. It’s cost me a lot of money as I bought the Aviators edition.

Whilst downloading my Apple Watch suddenly alerted me to the fact that my heart beats per minute (BPM) hit 129. Back to normal now whilst on 12% VFS packages. Exciting times.

Just an FYI As I've noticed some people have been able to pre install this from the Microsoft store I thought I'd see if this was available to me. Once I got into the store I was indeed able to proceed with an install. However the install path was C:\Xbox games this time round. Having previously owned MSFS 2020 on media I notice that this is a different default install path this time. It was supposedly a 50GB install which strangely took less than 30 seconds (I'm currently on a 40mbit broadband connection. Soon to be 1gbit next week). Upon examination of the Xbox folder sure enough a Microsoft Flight Simulator folder had been created containing 2.10 GB of data. Below this folder was a content folder and 6 files of various sizes the largest being 66mb. I guess it makes sense for everyone who has preordered to be able to preinstall prior to the launch in order to reduce the rush to install on the day itself. I'm hoping I'll simply be able to launch MSFS 2024 on the day. Cheers all Terry

My apologies Dillon. The discord post made reference to “inside out” cameras which I thought meant the external cameras on the headset. Not the Lighthouse fitted headset. I ‘m sorry if I mislead you because of my incorrect interpretation.

That’ll be it. How’s the ambient light in your room. I know I’ve yet to make this suggested change but I saw a comment on the Pimax discord where someone said you need to allow the tracking cameras be visible by turning them on in Window? it’s not something I’ve even thought about but I’ll check tomorrow (I’m in the UK). Cheers Terry

Hi Dillon, Another Crystal light user here. My understanding is that eye tracking is not available on the Pimax Crystal Light. is it something other than eye tracking you’re referring too? I’m not trying to be smart but just want to help out if I can. Cheers Terry

I agree Roland, seems almost contradictory.

I'm aware that there are some of us that are not Discord fans and may not have seen this FAQ on the BeyondATC Discord site.. It contains some useful information and whilst it doesn't provide a price point it does explain how the chargiing mechanism will work. How much will BeyondATC cost? Our pricing model is still being determined, but at present we expect to sell BeyondATC for a base price which will include the full program and time for both Premium and Standard voice models. Each time a voice is generated using BeyondATC, time is used up from your voice total. If you need to top up your voice time, we will sell additional voice time in packages. We do this because the voice services being used cost money per request, and as such we cannot provide this as an ongoing free service. At present, it is NOT planned to sell BeyondATC as a subscription service. Which sims will BeyondATC support? BeyondATC will be available for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 & 2024 Will BeyondATC require an active internet connection? Yes, our voices use cloud-based technology and require an active connection to work. I'm new to Flight Sim, is BeyondATC for me? We're aiming to make BeyondATC accessible to seasoned pilots and newcomers alike. When will BeyondATC be released? With the addition of controlling aircraft, the scope of BeyondATC has expanded. As such, we are hoping for a 2024 release. Can I join the BeyondATC beta? Thanks for your interest in joining the beta! Our applications are now closed, but if we need more testers we'll be sure to let you know in our announcements section. Will BeyondATC support IFR and VFR flights? Yes! Will BeyondATC support Simbrief integration and Navigraph? Yes, we aim to make flight planning as easy as possible using BeyondATC so you can not worry about setup and get to flying. Will BeyondATC support dynamic SID and STAR selection? Yes, we pick the appropriate runways, SIDS and STARs based on the weather at the airports you're flying from and to. I hope this provides some useful information for those of us looking to purchase this. Cheers Terry

Hi There,Only living 2 miles South East of Gatwick I can tell you that there were also 27 knot gusting winds, so based on the explanation given that'll also explain why the rudders has all be blown in the direction of the wind.Well that's my theory anyway :-)Take Care

Joined the compuserve forum in 1995 and still remember Ray Proudfoot and Pete Dowson's valuable contribution way back then.always remember finding Avsim back in 1998 when I worked in IT for a global bank. It was my lunchtime treat to read the pages of Avsim before getting back to another hard day's work.

I notice that on the front page of Avsim there is a comment referring to the Trident as being the answer to the Boeing 727.Is this true or accurate?All of the information I've been able to find so far has indicated the HS121 (Trident) came first.The HS121 website http://www.hs121.org/ indicates this as does Dave Maltby's site http://www.dmflightsim.co.uk/hs121_trident_history.htmBoeing say that the 727 rolled out on November 27 1962 (http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/727.html) whilst Dave Maltby's site states that the Trident first flew on January 1962.Can anyone confirm or refute what I've researched and come up with?

Davre,I see you're also talking about the memory on the graphics card not RAM.Talking of RAM though, 256mb really isn't enough. It's very cheap to buy now so I'd go for at least 1gb.As far as the graphics card is concerned I would have thought that 256mb is the top end of memory to be found on graphic cards quantity wise so I'm surprised to hear about the stutters.Again, I'll probably find myself suggesting something you've already tried but.............Have you downloaded the latest drivers for your graphics card?Try that if you haven't. If you're still getting the stutters then I'd consider getting more RAM as I suggested. Also try defragging your hard disk if you haven't done so that may help too.In reference to your earlier question I found limiting the visibility permanently helped with the framerates and stutters and I did this by using FSUIPC.

Dave,The quick fix to speed up loading was to untick the extended terrain box under settings/display/scenery. I then typically set my visibility to around 20-30 miles.I hope this helps.

Paul,Sadly I believe this to be a limitation within the Flight Simulator Engine which means it's not possible to have runway lights on during the day.To be fair I can't recall what the situation is during poor visibility during the day.

Bill,A good and valid point.Perhaps the original poster can enlighten us what the actual timescales involved were please?

Sorry folks an observation on my part.I'm generally a fence sitter and a bigger lurker, but I observe that Ariane have taken (based on the gaps between the original poster's post and their next) just over 2 hours to respond to a support email.In my book that's not a bad response time.

Emile,A good question as all of the features described as available in version 9 are already available in version 8. I checked the upgrade price but found it to be almost as expensive as it was when I first bought the product.So without any clear indication that there are performance improvements to be gained I think I'll stay with version 8.I will point out, to be fair, that on the occasion when I've required support, the response has been speedy, polite and helpful.

Adam,I've been using it for sometime now. It's probably that good that I seem to have forgetten I've got it as I don't have intervene manually and run it.It has a set and forget function that seems to defrag at a given time that you can specify. It can also defrag whilst the screensaver is kicked in if you want. I set it to do this in the evenings. You can set a boot time defragmentation in order to defrag the MFT, Directories and the paging file as well.I believe you can download a demo from their website:www.execsoft.co.ukThey have currently just launched version 9.I hope this helps.

Bryn,I can't recommend both products highly enough.You'll get extra benefit from the scenery if you're going to run this with FS2004 after Microsoft release the update as this will enhance the terrain resolution to the same standard found in FS2002 which I believe was 19m.The UK VFK scenery is excellent particularly if you're flying at around 2,000 feet in a GA plane.Living in West Sussex I spend a lot of my time flying around my home county but also enjoy the odd jaunt around the Lake District which is simply stunning.Take the plunge and get both products you won't regret it.

For me it has to be that old classic the Vickers VC10...........but then again I am a child of the 60s:-)

Great Pictures Nitram.As a "local" I'd say the Gatwick landmark is the all weather racecourse at Lingfield Park.Excellent choice of graphics card, PCPro magazine did a review this month and the MSI version came out with top marks.

Will,Take a look at this website for an unbiased view on everything broadband related in the UK.You can compare all of the ISPs providing broadband services such as their prices, download limits (if any)and reliability etc.http://www.adslguide.org/Good luck.Terry2.5ml SE EGKK

Will,I'm using Plusnet having migrated from Freeserve (Wanadoo) some 6 months ago. I'm currently using a 1mb connection and have been very happy with the service provided to date. Excellent download speeds and so far never any problems logging in.They have quite a number of services on offer so I recommend you go and have a look at their website.www.plus.comI particularly like their customer services page which along with a traffic liight status of all services provided also gives you details such as the longest call waiting to be answered at their call centre as well as the avergage time to resolve problems etc.It just goes to show how open they are with their customer services.I hope this helps.