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I do have the reg version of it. But it doesn't work with DWC on, right?If I switch DWC off I get windshifts going through full 360 degrees in a couple of seconds. Using FSUIPC I can slow this down do a degree a second but it is still very annoying if you go from a 60kts headwind to a 60kts tailwind in 3min.What is the recommended setting for the moment flying PDMG planes?DWC on/off?Disable Winds Aloft on/off?what about all the sliders for Wind?FSUIPC reg. what settings?It's all a bit confusing...thanksSteve

I installed the beta 355 and wind sways and s-turns are as bad as ever with the PMDG 747. It's up to a point I can't fly it anymore on autopilot. It's not only S-turns with bank angles over 45 degrees when autopilot is on (I get 'bank angle' warnings), the wind sways can cause the airplane to stall at cruising altitude or take-off/I hope this gets better soon. Not much fun right now. I'm flying on VATSIM and it's embarrassing! :)Sometimes I can see the wind changing direction on the 747 nav display 360 degrees within seconds. It's a spinning arrow!When the aircraft is totally out of control it helps to enable or disable DWC. Just going to the opposite setting.What are the recommended settings with winds at the moment for the PDMG 747?

What settings do I need in FSUIPC to get rid of this problem?I suffer from this with the 747-400 ASA and FSX.

>>Yes. But I need it for my work. FS9 doesn't take advantage>of>>it anyway.>>You may want to investigate this further. You may want to>disable some CPUs (through BIOS) and see what happens. There>was a very similar problem with Flight1's Piper Meridian>product (may care to to go to their forum or search throuygh>Avsim) - after they disabled the other processor or disabled>something else related to threading they regained the>performance. Sorry that I can't be more specific.>>Michael J.>http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/for...argo_hauler.gif>http://sales.hifisim.com/pub-download/asv6-banner-beta.jpgThat still does not explain why I can fly the PMDG 737 perfectly fine!This doesn't make sense...

>Steve,>>Do I read those specs correctly, you're running twin dual core>CPUs!? (4 CPUs total)Yes. But I need it for my work. FS9 doesn't take advantage of it anyway.

>There is a mysterious FS parameter called PanelAsTexture. It>sometimes has dramatic impact on performance in 2D cockpit.>Please search for explanation of this parameter and where to>set it (or reset it) on the main MSFS forum and its knowledge>base/technical forum (here on Avsim). Some people had to set>it others had to reset it to see dramatic changes.>>Michael J.>http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/for...argo_hauler.gif>http://sales.hifisim.com/pub-download/asv6-banner-beta.jpgI tried it. Didn't do anything.And it still doesn't explain why 737 has a full frame rate without this parameter.PMDG should be able to answer what's different between the 737 2D cockpit ant the 747 one.

Yes I looked at all these threads.It doesn't apply. I don't have any other windows behind the 2D cockpit.When I press Shift-1 there are no panels left and only the scenery can be seen. (Filling the upper half of the screen).The moment I press Shift-1 and the cockpit panels disappear I get the full frame rate.As I said before, the three CRT/LCD displays for ND, PFD, etc. seem to eat up the frame rate.It's possible to switch the Upper right (from the captain seat) to blank mode, so it doesn't display anything (usually the Engines and warnings plus flaps) and I see a slight improvement of the frame rate.If I click on the displays so they get big I have less than 3 fps.My questions is:Why is everything perfect with the 737 and not the 747?The 747 is supposed to be an improvement over the 737. Now I hope PMDG will never 'improve' the 737!I'm really out of ideas...

No one?

I have a 30fps rate in external view but as soon as I switch the 2D panels on it falls down to less than a third. Approx 6-8 fps.This is not fun and makes the 747 unflyable for me.It has to do with the CRT/Flat panels screens. PFD/ND/U/L.When I switch the upper CRT in the middle position off I notice a slight improvement in the frame rate.Do change the 2D display update rate in the PMDG menu>General has no impact.As soon as I press Shift-1 to hide the 2D-panel I get the full frame rate.Now here comes the most interesting thing:With the PMDG 737-800/900 I don't suffer from this. I have an amazing 25-30 fps with the 2D panel.Considering that 747 is the newer and supposed to be more advanced product this doesn't make sense to me!My display settings are:Render to texture ONTransform and lighting OnAA OffFiltering BilinearMIP quality 4Hardware-rendered lights 8Texture size: MassiveI use an ATI X1900XTX graphics card with a 30" Apple monitor 2560x1600 resolution.On a side note: I wish PMDG would update their bitmaps for the 2D panels to cater for more modern and higher resolution displays. I can count the pixels on my big 30" monitor on the 2D panels.The settings on the ATI are:driver Catalyst 6.4AA 6X (temporal AA Off)Anisotropic Filtering 16x (HighQuality AF ON)Disable Catalyst AI (ON=disabled)Mitmap Detail Level QualityWait for vertical refresh: Off, unless application specifiesAdaptive AA OFFAs I said frame rates with the 737 in 2D are amazing, why not with the 747?thanks,SteveFS9.1 | 2x Dual Core Opteron 270 | SuperMicro H8DCE | 4GB ECC REG DDR400 RAM | 8x SATA-II drives | ATI X1900 XTX PCIe | Apple 30" | Magma 7-slot chassis | WinXP Pro

Thanks everybody again.On a final note: I used my Kensington for a long time with every kind of software and no problems.I still use it but with no Kensignton software. That way it behaves just like an ordinary mouse. (It's actually a Trackball)And I found out that's it's FS9 itself that seems to have a problem with MousWorks 6, not just FSUIPC or PMDG.Because I complained that all the dialog windows in FS9 were very sluggish. When I choose a new location (airport) and pressed 'ok' it took FS9 almost a minute(!) to come back. I still could fly all the default FS9 planes ok.Anyway..... glad it all works. Now I can go and install the rest of my scenery, etc...cheers,Steve

I FOUND IT!!!!Haha!!I just flew my first quick round in a PMDG with 25fps! Man did that feel good!As a last resort I removed pretty everything what was left from that little software I had installed and guess what?It was that bloody driver for the mouse. Kensington MouseWorks 6.11.I don't know what it's clashing with but both FSnavigator and PMDG work fine now. Could it be FSUIPC?Steve

>You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it>drink>>Michael J.>WinXP-Home SP2,AMD64 3500+,Abit AV8,Radeon X800Pro,36GB>Raptor,1GB PC3200,Audigy 2Do you mean I'm the horse now or what?steve

>There are many parameters in the BIOS. Things like for>example your AGP setting. Therefore as I mentioned above you>ought to go through the documentation prepared by Sonar5 (read>my post above) that goes through many, many hardware settings>one by one. This list of yours just shows what you installed,>tells nothing about your system settings.>>Michael J.>WinXP-Home SP2,AMD64 3500+,Abit AV8,Radeon X800Pro,36GB>Raptor,1GB PC3200,Audigy 2I don't don't have AGP settings since I use PCI express.what system settings would you like to know? Everything is standard except the ones I mentioned. (with standard I mean as WinXP pre-configures it)

I had HT on before, but my system performs slightly better with HT off. The same goes for Background services. Of course I tried it with set to Programs. It doesn't make any difference in my case.AI overclocking: 'standard' means 'no overclocking', it means the machine runs in standard mode.StevePS: I made a quick test with settings to Backround Servies vs Programs and can tell you that my frame rate is 20% better with Backround Services. Check it out yourself. It's an old trick from working in the recording studio. All the realtime critical recording software performs better and click free that way.

Thanks to anyone helping. I really appreciate it!OK. I got all my facts and figures ready.Yesterday I installed WinXP clean on a different drive. I had to get down what's causing that.I tell you step by step what I did.0. Install Bios v10101. Install WinXP SP22. Install driver for HD controllers from ASUS CD3. Install Ethernet card drivers (for internet)4. Windows Update5. Install Chipset drivers 6.3.0.10076. Switch Hyperthreading off within BIOS7. Install Nvidia drivers 7.1.8.4 for GeForce 68008. Install Spybot & ad-Aware to clean out any nasty things.9. Install Kensignton software for trackball10. Install Logitech game software for Joystick11. Install Google, Flash, Java2 for IE12. Install FS9.1 from CD's (9.1 built 40901.01)13. start FS9 and set Display settings as in attached screenshotLoad standard 737 and get a 25fps perfomance which is ok for a standard 6600 GeForce.14. Quit FS9 and install PMDG 737 NG, restart, and install PMDG 800/900, restart.15. start FS9 and loaf standard 737 NG. 25fps. Then load PMDG aircraft 2d cockpit and frame rate plummets to 1-3fps.16. I'm gutted!17. Install new version of FSUIPC 3.47, launch FS9. Same frame rate.Here are my PC details again:ASUS P5AD2 Premium Motherboard1GB Corsair XMS2-5400 DDR2 Dual Channel Kit2GB OCZ DDR2 PC-5400 Performance Series Dual ChannelP4 Prescott LGA775 3.6 GHz 800FSB HTnVidia GForce 6600 PCI-Express cardCoolermaster Blue WaveMaster CaseTagan 480W ATX Power Supply Metal Braided Floppy, IDE and SATA cablesWIFI: offHyperThreading OffAI overclocking: standardDirect X version 9.0cNividia 7.1.8.4WinXP SP2 all Windows updates installed1GB fixed page fileProcessor scheduling set to Background servicessystem restore offindexing service off for all HD'sFS9.1 built 40901.01FSUIPC 3.47Display settings:AA 4xAnisot.Filt. 16xImage: qualityVertical sync: app controlledFS9 settings:Traffic: noneWeather: clear skies, rate of change: noneI have event logs available for applications and system and can email them if you want to see them.Enclosed some screenshots:http://uk.geocities.com/[email protected]/thanks again for your help!Steve