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Thanks both of you for the replies. I'm fine with long loading time as long as it's smooth once actually up and flying. I guess it's just a shame larger capacity SDDs are still very expensive!! Andy

I am fast running out of space on my 1TB SSD drive which I have P3Dv5 installed on (not C drive) and want to move ORBX library. I have read up on how to do it which seems straight forward. My main question is will I get a performance hit if I move the library to a slower old HDD? I'm not sure how the files are used during P3D operation. Andy

Hi, I've been away from simming for roughly 3 years and I am thinking of coming back as the FS bug has bitten again. I want some help as to what new pc build to go with for running P3Dv4, PMDG, ORBX etc etc. I don't have an unlimited budget but could spend around £1300. Must be UK parts. I am running a standard 1080 monitor so no 4K or anything like that needed. How does this look? I'd go with a 1060 Super or 2060 super card but they only have a limited number to choose from so ignore that specific model I've listed. I don't know after looking at a few youtube vids whether 2060 is worth the extra over a 1060 super? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ngpdb8 Thanks for any advice. Andy

Thanks so much that's restored it to normal. Sending you a virtual beer. 🍺 Andy S

I have a big problem in P3Dv4.3. Everything that isn't an addon airport the land is covered in a light blue and the buildings are floating!! No idea how this has happened. [see image linked below] It effects the whole FS world not just a specific location. Also when the flight it loading once it gets past the black screen while it's loading (at around 80-90%) and you can see the VC but it's still loading, the ground textures look fine that all of a sudden just before 100% loaded it changes to the messed up version. It basically looks like the whole FS land has sunken. Any help MUCH appreciated. https://imgur.com/a/tUEh4x3 Andy S

Interesting given that my joystick is only about 6 weeks old. Nonetheless I will give all these helpful hints a try and hopefully I'll be flying trouble free. Andy Solaini

Mike I see what you are saying but I think it's very unlikely that I'm accidentally nudging the throttles. I say this because they aren't really in a position where you'd nudge them and also the fact that it happens on every takeoff I do with the 777 makes me think it's unlikely I would nudge it by accident every time. Andy Solaini

Thanks very much for that Thomas I will try it on my next flight. Andy Solaini

Actually not there are not fully forward. I advance throttles to 60% N1 to let the stabilise then hit TOGA but leave the throttles where they were. So not at idle but not fully forwards. This is the technique I have used in about 10 years of simming and it's only on the 777 that it throws up a problem, the NGX I do the same but it's fine, for example. Maybe it's just that the 777 is more advance and realistic? Andy Solaini

No you didn't come across as harsh Thomas. I probably didn't explain it well in my initial post but the throttles retard and the message on the PFD says something like "throttle hold" but I can't remember the exact wording. Maybe I will re-read the tutorial flight as it's been a long time since I read it. I might have missed or forgotten something... Andy Solaini

Yes I think it would be somewhere around 80 knots. I thought it was probably something the 777 was doing deliberately rather than a bug in the software. It's a bit annoying thought because I either have the throttle problem or I end up going off the runway if there is any kind of wind on the plane. PS - I have done the tutorial and it was informative but doesn't deal with this issue I am having. Andy Solaini

I have a Saitek Cyborg Fly 5 joystick with a twist grip for the rudder. I use this to keep on the centre line during the takeoff roll in the 777. However when I get up some speed and need to twist the rudder to keep in line it always put the A/T into hold mode rather than keeping in TOGA. Is this a known problem and are there any solutions? This only happens with the PMDG 777 and no other addons I have including ones from PMDG. Thanks for any help. Andy Solaini

I reinstalled the 777 last night and tried it this evening. I got really bad fps of 8-10 with Traffic at 0% and all other sliders about mid way! All was going ok during the preflight but while I was taxiing I looked down to the Checklist thing and all of a sudden FSX froze completely. The sound of the engines was still running and Task Manager didn't said FSX was running fine but the FSX screen was all black and I couldn't get back to the sim. I'm going to try the exact same route and settings in the LDS 767 to see if it's a more fundamental FSX error or one with the 777. I should point out that I have had the 777 running fine up until just before Christmas. Andy

Well the odd thing is that when it happened a few buttons were ok but most not. I then tried messing with a few views, pressing the alt menu etc etc which sometimes sorts things out. It did and some of the buttons that weren't working started to work again but only for a few seconds then they died for good. I don't know what would have happened after than because I quite FSX because landing would have been impossible! I also ought to add that my memory use was normal for FSX so I don't suspect OOM errors. Andy

I tried to do a long haul in the 777 this evening and had some problems. About half way through the flight I went to spot view and the body of the plane was invisible, only the engine fans and cockpit were showing. After cycling through some views for a while it worked again so I though it was all good. Then as I was nearing the TOD I came back to my computer to find I couldn't click many of the buttons in the VC or 2D panels. Some of them on the overhead worked but none in the main captains panel. What would cause this issue? I will also contact PMDG support directly to try and help. Andy

I'm trying to buy the 777 but I can't access the shop part of your website. Not just for the 777, any product I click on the buy button and eventually the webpage just hangs. How can I buy your 777? Andy Solaini

So do I just delete this file or do I have to tweak something as well?

Not a lot of AI showing really. I have UT2 set at 70% and traffic slider in FSX turned to zero. If it is AI is there anything that can be done? Andy S

I wonder if anyone can help me with a major problem I am having in FSX? Basically I get pretty good fps (28-35) in the VC of the NGX using ASE, REX, GEX a small amount of UT2 AI. When I am on approach at about 2000-3000 feet I get a really bad drop in fps from about 25 right down to 8-12. As I said this only happen on the final part of approach and last about until I have parked at the gate where it will usually shoot back up to 25-35. I am using a pretty powerful computer, i7 2600K, GTX570, 16GB RAM. Why do I get such an fps hit on approach? Andy S

Anyone? Andy S

I have just moved to a new computer and it's working fine with other addons but has a problem with the PMDG 747 in FS9. At some point during the pre-flight cockpit setup, I would guess around 15 after loading the cold and dark state, FS9 gives the "needs to close bla bla bla" message and all the VC textures and model textures of the 747 are grey/white with no detail/colours. The 2D view still seems to work though. I don't get any specific OOM error messages though so I don't know what is causing it. I have tried the same flight twice and the exact same thing happens each time. The plane I am using is the 744F in FS9 with the Air France Cargo liver off the PMDG official download list on the main website. I am not sure if it does the same thing with other liveries so that could possibly be the issue. Any help much appreciated. Andy S

Mel I have tried some of your suggestions.There is some dust in my computer but not more than normal. It's been worse in the past with no problems.Drivers - I have had this problem with at least the 3 latest nvidia drivers so I'm assuming it's unlikely to be that that's causing the problem.My PSU is this one http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=gx+550w+psu&hl=en&safe=off&prmd=imvns&resnum=2&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1600&bih=775&ix=seb&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=959584061799219397&sa=X&ei=MWBeT-XCNOrV0QWpgtWODA&ved=0CHkQ8wIwAAHeat - I am not sure how hot it gets but to touch they graphics card it doesn't feel too hot or anything and it's ASUS health checker utility doesn't seem to say it's too hot. Andy

Just noticed that the menu flickering is mainly when switching views while FS renders the new view. I have also been noticing that FS is taking a bit longer than normal to render textures in general and it has a tenancy to hang/pause for a split second quite often. Andy S

The problem only seems to exist in FS though. You might be right about it being on it's way out but surely it would show up in other things? Do you know of any tools or utilities to test nvidia cards for problems? My card is a GTX460. Andy S

On my next flight after posing the above it happened again on descent. The menu bar had been flickering intermitnatly during the whole flight but on switching views on descent the whole screen filled completely with the word "module". The word was repeated all over the screen! It is the same size and text as the word "module" in the top FS9 menu bar. What the hell is causing this!!!!Andy S