dhenriques

Thanks everybody who responded to this. DH

(Site in subject should read Saitek of course. Hate spell checkers ! :-))) Saitek Trim Wheel/ Windows 7/64 system/Driver is recognizing trim wheel on every boot. Background on this; Connected to USB 2.0 port directly into a Jetline dedicated FSX system with all updating working perfectly. Used latest Saitek driver from their website. Installed driver exactly as directed by Mad Katz. Wheel shows working perfectly both in Windows and in FSX. Not using FSUIPC. All FSX settings for the wheel show perfectly. All default axis and button assignments deleted. Only Trim axis for elevator assigned for wheel. No conflicts with other controllers. All checked and deleted where needed. Have reinstalled driver several times same result. USB port is on line and working properly. Problem is that the wheel works perfectly but has to be rotated each time a new boot is performed on the system. Takes only a few inches of wheel movement to get Windows to recognize it but that has to be done. Once done the wheel works perfectly in FSX. Tried every suggestion by Mad Katz support but same result. The Saitek driver simply will not make a permanent link with the trim wheel. Any suggestions? I'd really like to solve this if anyone has dealt with this exact issue and solved it. Much appreciated. Dudley Henriques

Tom; We both know there is little one can say when news like this hits. I have also had Cancer and not at all sure how it will end for me. Just know you have friends out here......MANY friends, and that you are in our prayers. Dudley

Tom; We both know there is little one can say when news like this hits. I have also had Cancer and not at all sure how it will end for me. Just know you have friends out here......MANY friends, and that you are in our prayers. Dudley

You can fly the A2A 172 without the maintance if you wish. There are shortcuts built into the program to accomodate this if desired. Dudley HenriquesA2A

Thanks.

Oh...thanks again! So my understanding now is that the airport textures and AFCAD are the same in both sims but the surrounding textures (landclass) in the images you made are not default P3D but enhanced with FTX Global? DH

Yes, it would appear that way. KILG is virtually identical. In fact I can't see any difference at all on the field. The surrounding landclass however seems much sharper and more detailed. I'm using GEX replacement textures in my FSX installation and they are very good. The P3D default appears to be an improvement on even that. DH

Jim; Thank you very much. This was exactly what I needed to know. It looks like LM has preserved the same layout for the airport as exists now in FSX. All buildings are there and all looks the same. This was information I absolutely had to have. Thank you again for your time and effort. Dudley Henriques

Hi; Before I make a final decision to try P3D, can I possibly ask a favor from one of you on the forum who has a fairly good W7/64 Nvidia system? I need some screen shots of KILG in Delaware showing position of the default buildings, tower, and general layout and airport scenery as supplied with the latest P3D version. I understand the scenery textures will change in complexity with settings. I'd like to see what is available with fairly high scenery settings. In other words, what is actually coded for that airport and available if you have the system to display it. If someone could take a few screens and send them to me as .jpegs I would deeply appreciate it. The reason I'm asking this is that this is my home field where I flew from for many years. Microsoft placed the buildings and layout fairly accurately in FSX with the scenery setting at very dense. I'd like to see what P3D has available at this same field KILG. Many thanks for any help with this. Dudley Henriques [email protected]

You are totally correct on the eye witness scenario. Working an aircraft accident investigation you would be absolutely amazed at the various "recolections" from the eye witnessess. The angles of course are all different which causes various errors in perspective and that's only the beginning of the possible errors. Your memory is most likely a lot better than mine really. I just might be able to recall what I had for breakfast this morning :-))) Dudley Henriques

During my exposure to the teams the process was as follows. Pilots seeking a slot for both the Thunderbirds and the Blue Angels were selected from the existing pilot pool then went through a familiarization process where they traveled with the team allowing both sides of the equation to take a good look at the other and what's involved when the team is on the road. When selection was finalized, the selectees were integrated into the team mission and into their assigned positions. The maneuvers flown are already known and flown by all selectees to the team. However there are subtle changes unique to the team mission that the new pilots have to be shown and practiced before officially flying a show position. So it is accurate to say the team maneuvers are "in the book", but the "book" has been slightly "revised" to suit the team mission. Dudley Henriques

Pat; I'm going to assume you were some distance away from this when you saw it. Most likely what you saw was the diamond low and behind the hangar as opposed to through it. There are two reasons I have for saying this. First I don't recall any F4 team being releived and replaced during the F4 period for the Blues and that most certainly would have been the case had a team even attempted to fly through the Big Bertha hangar at Moffit. Actually that would have been the best scenario had this been tried. The result really would have been a disaster. Secondly, it would have been impossible. Even 1 F4 trying this would probably not make it as the compression wave bouncing back on the aircraft from the hangar walls would have been quite unpleasant to the airplane :-) A friend, Corky Fornof, actually did fly a BD5-J through a hangar for a Bond film. The stunt was highly coordinated with experts brought in to do the math on the compression wave problem. Windows had to be opened to specific parameters to relieve the pressue as Cork flew through the hangar. It was a VERY dangerous stunt and the BD5-J is a very small jet compared to an F4...let alone four F4's in a Diamond. From a distance it is very easy to mistake the team flying through a hangar if they are low enough to dissapear behind the structure :-))) Dudley Henriques

I've worked closely with the Blues on several occasions. They have relayed the stress level to me based on their own research both mentally and physically as being about that felt by a professional football player playing a whole game. Dudley Henriques Keep in mind that the extreme close formation proximity is not maintained throughout the Blues entire show routine. That proximity is restricted to the opening Diamond Banana Pass in front of the crowd. The rest of the show is flown in close but not THAT close and proximity varies depending on the maneuver being performed. Each maneuver has it's own profile and all through the display the pilots are making extremely subtle changes in position within the formation. Dudley Henriques

Your recommendation is just fine Jim, and right on target. I'm sure Jon appreciated you taking the time to write it. Best to you, DH