NeilC

Quick question. I’m using the AB 2024 v2 presets in Atmos Core, and am getting very hazy conditions (especially at the horizon). I have had about 10 flights all around Europe in the last few days as it is always the same. If the live weather changes, will I ever get clearer conditions, or is it down to the preset?

Thanks, I had figured out how to add favourites, but the AB profiles which are listed in the top 5 seem to be different from the AB profiles you can search. is there a way of adding one of the top 5 profiles to favourites?

Quick question for Andrew, Just purchased Atmos Core (was using Atmos in 2020, but am not on 2024). On the Home Page the Top 5 Sets lists AB MSFS (Atmospheric Set - Andrew Bennett), AB MSFS (Weather Set - Andrew Bennet) and AB MSFS (Enviro Set - Andrew Bennet). I can select these using the magnifying glass, but there is no way of setting them to favourite or Auto load. When I go into the Amos/Enviro/Weather tabs at the bottom, you can search for sets. I search AB MSFS and it lists lots of sets with a similar name although it doesn't show who the author is. I am then able to favourite and auto load them, but they are different to the ones on the Top 5 Sets. ie. when I press them, the sky changes etc. Is there anyway of saving the sets in the Top 5 list on the homepage to favourites and auto load them?

I have noticed that the textures (and numbers on gauges) get crisper the more you lean in. seems to happen with other aircraft too. The only one I can think of that is always crisp is the PMDG 737. Makes my G2 (run super sampled using OpenXR toolkit) seem like a $2000 Aero or Pimax, so it must be possible. also, it isn’t the heaviest in frames, but also not the best. I am getting around 25-30 on my setup. For comparison, the Longitude is worse (20) and the Maddog and 737 are better (40)

Great couple of flilghts. Absolutely loving the Lear (although I am now even more desperate for them to do the FA50 😀). Couple of observations: I wish that all developers would stick to default bindings as much as possible, especially for the FD/Autopilot. Things like the speed bug and the altitude selector, would be great if you could just plug and play with your peripherals (I use the honeycomb bravo with Axis and Ohs). Also, why is there still a sound humming away when the aircraft has been completely turned off (like some sort of power source still humming?). But, I have to say, I absolutely love this jet. Flies beautifully (a really stable flight model, like the 414, none of this usual MSFS pitch twichiness).

Thanks Bryan, That is fantastic news! I will stick to the STEAM version only, and give it a go! Once more, I greatly appreciate all your hard work, and have had literally 1000s of hours of fun from it!

I have been running your fantastic Voice Control with the Leonardo Maddog and FS9 for years. Unfortunately, I have had to move away from FS9 after a computer upgrade, and have decided to give FSX:SE a go. Is there any way of installing FS2Crew with the Steam edition? If I buy a normal version of FSX, install FS2Crew, and then copy bits across, will that work? The Maddog is the only plane I fly, and it is pointless without your brilliant addon/ Thanks Neil

I was about to click the button and sign up for a 600 CAD yoke, when I noticed that it doesn't currently support FS9. Unfortunately, my flying is wholly FS9 - Leonardo Maddog. Is there any hope that this will work with FS9 as well? Thanks Neil

I have been running Saitek pro flight yoke/pedals and 2 quadrants for a few years now. I got the yoke when it was first released, and there were all sorts of problems with it. I received a replacement direct from Saitek and it has been fine since. The big problem most people seem to have is with the throttle quadrants. The leavers don't line up properly (if you put the 6 leavers on the 2 quadrants to the same position, they will all give slightly different - majorly different on one of my axis - outputs). This can be fine tuned out with FSUIPC, but real aircraft throttles don't always line up giving the same power (or at least of the older generation, I know Airbus is different). This is not eh big problem. The big problem is potentiometer spiking after a while. I have had to replace 3 quadrants (a couple FOC from Saitek), and when the next one goes, I may invest in a GoFlight quadrant instead, although this is a lot more expensive. The moment your throttles start spiking, they become very annoying to use. It seams that hardware manufacturers always skimp on the most vital bits. The difference between the cost of a good quality pot and the ones fitted can't be more than a few dollars.

I spend 99% of time flying the Maddog. I would purchase the MD-11 from PMDG, but only if Bryan did upgrade it to voice control. You have a prospective customer here if you ever do

Hi, The CMA900 can be used in a really simple way. Just click on Company Routes and you can upload the full flightplan. You can add the SID/STARS in the DEP/ARR page. By changing the switch position from Radio to Nav, the HSI will show the coupled FMS routing. There is no VNAV, but you can use the PMS to manage your vertical profile

I know this has been said many times before, but I wonder how many FS9 users (including myself) would send dollars your way if you included us! I don't want to start a discussion about FS9 vs FSx vs Lockheed Martin. I am just pointing out that there are still a large number of FS9 users (flying commercial jets such as the Leanardo Maddog) who would be worth investing in!

My problem is purely that the APU produces NO bleed air. As I said previously, it seems to fluctuate on and off (milliseconds at a time - the green text on the EICAS page flickers on and off). The bleed switch shows on, but withe the orange valve warning) I have posted on the PMDG forum, but no reply

I have just upgraded my computer, and finally have the 747 working. I am running into the bleed air problem as well. I managed to get it started by making sure the APU was running before starting FS2Crew, but after landing I had the same problem again. The APU starts fine, but there is no bleed air available from the APU. It seems to cycle. The EICAS says that there is no duct pressure, but when you turn on the PACKs it sort of sounds like a motorbike revving, as the Aircon turns on and off successively (in 2 second cycles). I have checked all the failures, and they are disabled. I am running FS9. The only other issue is that no one ever closes the front door before pushback, and I have to do it manually with CTR+SHFT+TAB+A. Was there any update on the APU bleed issue (I see it is quite an old thread). Thanks Neil

I have always experienced this problem as far back as ASA. I have locked destination weather (which in reality should be simple, all weather gets set to destination wx when 80 miles away), tried everything possible. If you search way back through the forums you will find lots of correspondence between Jim and myself. Nothing worked!!! The work round I figured was to go to ASE Options when approaching the destination airport, and changing max visibility in options to the lowest possible. Not perfect, but better than nothing. ASE is still a fantastic bit of software (as an FS9 user I can't upgrade), but does have some limitations :(

Thanks Bryan, I did try the Default Cessna, and I only ever fly in 2D. I remembered last night that I swapped my C drive last year because it started ticking, but I kept the old one, so should have a fully working version of XP and FS9. I'll try and plug that in, make a new clone of it, and try installing the 747 and FS2Crew again. Thanks again for your help Neil

Thanks for trying to help, I completely uninstalled everything again, Re-installed a vanilla FS2004 (9.1 updated), and then only installed the Maddog and the 747. Everything worked fine, swapping aircraft was no problem, not CTDs at all. I then installed FS2Crew, and the problem came back. Strange. I just can't figure it

Thanks for the reply. I spent 8 hours yesterday googling and fiddling. I updated my NVidia drivers (although my FS9 has been extremely stable for over 4 years now), and updated FSUIPC to the latest version. I wiped and reinstalled again, and now have even more strange behaviour. If I install either or both 747/MD80 I have no problems. As soon as install either FS2Crew it goes wrong. Strange. I did find a post about C++ causing problems, and remember this installing as part of the PMDG install. I have however checked, and I have the latest version. After years of problem free summing, I am now completely stumped.

Hi Bryan, Here are the 1 screen shots: I hope this helps, I will remove FS2Crew again and so some more trouble shooting (first I want to reinstall all my FS bits and back it up so that if it all crashes again, I have a version which works to fall back on - this might take a couple of days!) Thanks for you help, I am really looking forward to flying this bird! Neil

I can't dump XP, I have tried Vista and 7 and find them atrocious I'll take a note of the error report and post it. Thanks for the help

Hi guys, I have been running the Maddog with voice commander since it was released and absolutely love it. A couple of days ago I thought I would try a new plane. I would have loved the MD11, but as it didn't have voice, I purchased the PMDG 747 for FS9. After installing it and then installing FS2Crew, I have run into all sorts of problems. I have been trouble shooting for many an hour, and even had to freshly re-install FS9 from Scratch to find the problem. It seems to be linked to FS2Crew. If I just install the PMDG 747, all is fine, but as soon as I install the FS2Crew pack, I keep getting CTDs. The one easiest to recreate is if you start a flight and then switch to the 747. It all works fine, but as soon as you try to switch back to another aircraft, it crashes the sim. I have re-installed everything twice more, and it is all very stable, until I install the FS2Crew for the 747. At this point things go wrong! I am running FS9 and XP. Thanks for any help, Neil

Or radar contact. Very close to real life, and very, very reliable.

Hi,I am getting a problem lately where I set up a flightplan, start FS9, but the Pressure keeps changing every 30 seconds or so whilst on the ground. It switches between the QNH and 1013 (the altimeter keeps swinging between the two altitudes).It seems that it keeps setting the correct weather, then, 30 seconds later it sets some kind of standard weather, then back to the correct weather.I only seem to notice the pressure changing,ThanksNeil

Hi guys,I am one of the luddites who refuses to change from FS9 :-(I know its my own fault, but seeing AS2012 I am now a very jealous FS9 user (not jealous enough to change to FSX mind you).Is there any news on an FS9 version to cheer me up a bit?ThanksNeil

As I was still sitting in the tower at 22:00 last night, waiting for a pesky Embraer to arrive from Amsterdam, I can assure everyone that EGLC is open until late. And yes it was dark outside, and the runway lights were definately bright enough. I haven't noticed any problems on Gary's fs9 version. I did have problems with his EGSS lighting, but this involved the approach lighting being too bright. Neil