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Tapatalk HD 1.6.2 and Tapatalk Pro 2.5.3 ob IPAD. The funny thing Is that I receive the Tapatalk notifications about the updates in this thread :-). But I can't access the forum, although the status is still logged in (otherwise there would not be any notification, right?). On Android Tapatalk 4.5.1 the same behavior. On both platforms it has worked while the protection were turned off and I was able to log in and browse. Now I am logged in, receive notifications, but can't access the forum. This issue is only with the AVSim forum.

I found the link on my Android phone. :-) On the iPAD it is just not there. That's what makes things so complicated.... But the link on the Samsung just generates another error message. I guess I need to have a break... All other forums are back working and I will try AVSim again in a time. Thanks for all the help!

I feel a tad stupid, Ryan. "The link at the top of the avsim page" ... I can't find it. Where is that exactly? Thanks for helping.

I never see any login dialog with neither Tapatalk version. I try to add the forum, and before any other option is available it throws the error message. Any idea how I can make it work?

It does not work for me - error messages saying that forum is not available momentarily respectively that the Tapatalk plugin is not working 8depending if I try with Tapatalk Pro or Tapatalk HD). Okay, I have seen the reason stated above - just did not expect anything like this in a thread that says back online...

While Tapatalk is not supported it would be appropriate not to be asked if it should be used when accessing AVSim with a mobile - do you agree?

Right you are, Jont. Off I go, there is nothing of value I can add which hasn't been said already. Over & out.

Thank you, Jont :smile: Not sure if you ever noticed the "Most missed Military AI Aircraft Poll" that I am running at The Owl's Nest. Because many models are meanwhile available and others are officially announced, I have added an appropriate remark to their names. Furthermore I took the chance and added all those aircraft you have asked me to add. The list now contains many new exotic and exciting models. If you want to have a peek which AI aircraft are inbound or want to make your vote, I welcome you to the poll. You can vote more than once in order to support different models.

Indeed, that was an error I introduced (corrected now). The RNAF contains repaints & flightplan, not model & repaints. The model of the P-3 is from Jake Burrus, by the way. Just filter in the first column for 'Orion' and select e.g. the RNZAF Orion. This package includes the model, as so all others except the RNAF package :rolleyes: Do you think - ignoring the one and other error I have brought into the game - that this list will help people to build their military AI world?

For that reason I have changed the layout of the AI Reference half a year ago (which was a major pita by the way). I have added the required base model to all of the >2600 items listed. I only add items to the list for which I know the required base model. To guide you through the process once taking the RNAF as an example: 1. You filter the country column = 'NO' which results in this list: The list should be self explaining. First column the aircraft, second the description, third the author of this package, fourth the author of the model, fifth the link to the information page, sixth FS9 or FSX model, the next three columns are for model included, repaints included and flight plan included. So in above example you can download the Lockheed F-104G Starfighter, the Northrop F-5A/B Freedom Fighter and the Lockheed P-3 Orion package and have both paints and models directly in your downloaded package. The C-130 and the F-16 are using the Henry Tomkiewicz model (HT in fourth column). These packages only provide textures. So the next thing you do is to remove the 'NO' filter to see all items again. Now add the filter "HT" in the third column. This will result in a list of all models from Henry that he had published himself. This is the result: Now you can download he models for the C-130 and the F-16. Does this explain the concept?

On my Military AI Reference set the country filter to 'NO' and it will show you all records of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (18 in total). Some packages are retro, like the F-104. Based on these models you can start doing repaints and flight plans. Every listed package has the link to where you can find it. As soon as you have published your releases to either AVSim or FlightSim I will add them to the list :ph34r:

Hi Simmerhead, I know only about military AI. But with MAIW and ACG we have two very much alive communities with a massive output of highest quality models, repaints, flight plans and sceneries. Both communities are very friendly and very helpful for people that don't succeed in getting things to work. With John Young entering the AI scene, many genuine FSX AI models are now available as well (Avro Lancaster & Vulcan, BAe Harrier, Blachburn Buckaneer, EE Lightning & Canberra, B-29, B-25, Hawker Hunter & Hurricane, HP Victor to name a few.). Other modellers have started to produce FSX as well (Brian Franklin with his beautiful Nimrod). Any most of the FS9 AI models are really very good in FSX (have a look at my Screenshot Gallery if you are interested). There are very few restrictions on publishing repaints and flight plans. I know of some modelers who reserves the right to ask for a repaint to be removed if it is just too badly done. But I have never heard of this actually happening. Many modellers will even allow you to add their model to a package if you can proof that you have done a proper job of painting, plannig and maybe scenery addition. But naturally you should always get in contact with a modeller before releasing anything that is his copyright. Helping people to find models, repaints and flight plans is excactly the purpose of my Military AI Reference and my MAIW Reference. I can't say how things are in the civil world of AI though.

A.J., Reactions like yours make contributing worthwhile. I love to hear that AIAE helps you with your AI. Thank you very much for your feedback.

I noticed that my AI Aircraft Editor was mentioned several times in this thread, so I might as well say a few words about it. The main purpose when I created that tool was to be able to calculate and adapt the different parking spot sizes in FS9 and FSX. Based on the feedback from mainly the MAIW & Alpha India Group forum the application has been further developed. The latest additions is a detailed error search for either the selected aircraft or all aircraft below the selected folder tree. The next thing that will add is an option to easily add / change the prop_anim_ratio for a given aircraft. The model preview option by the way is by courtesy of Arno Gerretsen from FSDeveloper, who let me use his MCX components. For those of you interested in Military AI The Owl's Nest could be a valuable source of information. In my Military AI reference I list more than 2.500 military models, repaints and flight plans, all with links to their download pages and detailed information what is included in each package and which FS version it is for. Most military FS9 AI aircraft work just fine in FSX. There are two potential errors resulting from the different way FS9 and FSX handle alpha channels: the prop showing as a non-see through disk and the cockpit showing opaque. Both symptoms can be easily fixed. In the download center section of The Owl’s Nest I offer the cockpit fixes for almost all Tornado, Mirage 2000 and Eurofighter releases (the only aircraft affected). Last but not least I like to point to a new feature of The Owl's Nest. I recently discovered that I can combine both my interest in flight simulation and photography. The result is the Military AI Screen Shot Gallery, where you will find more than 600 shots of military AI aircraft.

I just went through several re-installs of FSX and then did a system switch from XP to Vista because of this :-)I never realized that is is supposed to be snow. I was scanning the forums for smoke and debris flying when taxiing on the runway. I suspected wrong altitude levels causing tis effect and finally was sure that my DVD media was installing a corrupted file.After I posted screen shots somebody told me that this is the MS interpretation from snow. I am an imaginary guy, but that thought never occurred to me.Well, now I have FSX on Vista and I am even more satisfied than before. And yes, how the original poster said: this is the one completely unacceptable thing I have seen in FSX. Nobody knows an alternative?Cheers,Martin