Chrjs

You need to uninstall version 2 and then install version 3.

Where does it say that? Ver3 is a completelly new product. i installed both (as a backup if the performance lacks) and it works fine as along as you only activate one at a time (of course).

The real question is vas. London is always a nightmare when it comes to vas usage. Garry says that version 3 includes 80 percent more data than ver2 -for me that sounds pretty scarry when i consider that i am already very close to the 4gb limit with the 777x abd version 2...

Topcat is NOT a fuel-planning tool. The fuel figures are just rough estimates (not taking into account weather, route, traffic, holding, etc...). If you want a professional (fuel)planning tool get PFPX from the same developer.

Even though it is not mandatory i would recommend that you update your airac in a reasonable time frame (i do it about every 3 months). It is just not very nice for both the pilot and atc if you have to respond to many sid/star/trans/direct calls with 'unable/not in my fmc'. The navdata providers have special deals for a limited amount of cycles per year for the cost of a cheap addon - very much worth the investment!

1. Because of that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density_of_air, and therefore the measured speed up  there (the actual air pushed through a small tube) is not the actual speed but only the IAS - Indicated Air Speed (TAS - True Airspeed and GS - Groundspeed are calculations out of numerous factors).

2. Has nothing to do with resolution. when you set eg 80 thedistance from your airplane symbol to the top is 80nm, half of it (so half way down your ND or better to say the left inboard Display Unit DU) is 40nm.

3. you have to sign your post with your full name in this forum.

It's even stranger that there's no "store front" from which to buy this overpriced and possibly non-existent product...

 

...only a link to "subscribe" to their "newsletter?" :rolleyes:

 

Odder still is the "About Us" page where I note that Dubai has apparently become the fifty-second State! :LMAO:

Btw, the "About us" is also 99% copied from PMDG.....

Aerosoft diamond katana20x

To enter 6000' or above, type /6000A and put it into the desired waypoint. 6000' or below is "6000B". The speed restriction is similar. You can enter "220" (means exactly 220 knots), 220B, or 220A.

Are you sure we are talking about the same aircraft? This is neither an Airbus nor Boeing. There is no AT so no use in entering speeds in the FMC...

There is no way to enter these values in the "FMC". YOu can only enter "full" levels/altitudes. You as the Captain has to make sure that the restrictions are met.

Awesome news! Perfect when two grwat developers work together!

If you want realism also system wise you will be disappointed about carenado. They sure look nice, but that's about it.... Low and slow? Aerosoft Katana DA20X it is - you even have to vacuum the floor or clean the windscreen from time to time.

OOM happens at 4GB, not below. Be sure to look at the right value - NOT Task Manager. Get "process explorer", enable the VAS Column and you will see that 4gb is the magical line...

Yes. Load the flightplan into FSGRW and export it through its own export-tool. YOu can now "upload" the winds into the FMC.

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Chrjs

 

I will give it a try- the turn from TEB to the ILS 22L in Newark KEWR might be a good place to try

Thanks. I noticed this problem less with ILS-approaches, however with "pure" RNAV Approaches flown in NAV/VNAV. For example the following GPS Approach into PAJN (I know, no applicable for planes of category C/D in real life) - coming from the IAF Nimle the plane turned way too early on final approach and somewhere got lost on a parallel course south of the original path.

http://skyvector.com/files/tpp/1313/pdf/01191RV8.PDF

Looking forward to your obeservations!

I've done a couple practice approaches to PHNL ILS 08L, with my intercept speed being at the fastest 180kt.  I do find that the aircraft "smart turns" before intercepting the "pink line" which is normal. I'm blue needles at the time (ILS displayed), and when the aircraft recognizes it turned a bit too early (usually due to wind pushing it away from the LOC), it maintains a bit of a track towards the localizer. Within a few miles it has corrected back to on course. 

 

This is pretty much how the real aircraft behaves (yes! I know!). The autopilot is not the greatest at intercepting the final at speeds around 180kts and above. It will do it, but it will need some time to correct. 

 

Regarding your issue- what speed are you flying to intercept final? and does it never correct back on course? I know it's a pain, but would you be able to post a few screen shots when this is happening? A few V-key presses might make me understand what is happening.

 

-B

Hi Brendan,

try to fly a RNAV Approach with a turn to final and you will see the issue. It is less noticeable in LOC-mode.

Regards, Chris

It was the cause on my PC.

Surely a CTD (Crash to desktop) can be triggered by an instable OC, but an OOM (Out of Memory)-Problem? In what way is the speed of your processor linked to the VAS?

Overclocking can cause problems.

...but has nothing to do with OOM!

There is at least one tutorial which covers this in great detail. (But to cut a long story short, 185kts to 10000, 210 up to cruise [you might want to reduce gradually from around 18000 upwards], in descent 270 to 10, then 240.)

You're welcome! B)

Do you have a tool that tries to keep the clock in the sim in sync with your computer clock?

I think there are really two sides of the same coin.

First, being a graphic designer myself, i know that every developer tries to improve his work, every following project has to be better than the previous one. That's just normal and also needed for progress.

But then there is the other side: the customer. Just have a look at all those preview forums: Can we have this, this is a must, i want, we need, is has to have..... The quality of payware scenery has significantly improved over the last few years, but costumers still want more. Developers, that were state-of-the-art a few years ago but didn't keep up the pace of developers like FB, FSDT, FTX are today often criticised.

This seems to be a natural development, however problematic, because of the hard limit of FSX. Yes DX10 and maybe DX11 (P3D) can somehow push the boundaries a bit, but until FSX gets rid of the 32bit apllication-limit this line will be reached at some point.

So, who is to blame? the developers look at their product isolated and say it is fine - and they are rigth. if you have a vanilla FSX and just use this one addon, you are going to be fine - but what percentage of simmers does that?

Both developers AND costumer have to accept the limits, the fact that FSX/Flight Simulation in general has always been and will always be a a compromise. Formerly, FPS was the main concern, today, it seems as the most important problem to take into consideration when developing is VAS-load.

However, i see another negative effect of the improving quality - parallel to the more detailed products, the cost of theses products has risen sharply as well. Most of this price increase is certainly due to the increased  work load and effort, therefore justified. But especially young simmers that just dip into this new hobby are certainly scared off by the high costs. Flight Simulation is limiting its own basis and future.

I'll check this out when i get home from my japan trip- it could be when the FMS "smart turns" it affects the VNAV path calculation. 

This is the same issue i have. I've just the topic in the official forum:

http://majesticsoftware.com/mjc8q400/support.html

("2 issues i hope to be improved in the Pro Version")

Btw, Brendan, i just noticed that you live in EDTF - me too, so if you want you can just come over and i show you the "issue" live.... :lol:

Hi, long time since i started this topic. I had quite a longish discussion about it with the support and, unfortunately, we couldn't solve the problem. It's no problem for me anymore since i moved on to the 777 and there is absolutelly no braking problem with it....

Thanks for your answers.

The "deal of the day" at simmarket is usually 1 week long (so why not call it "deal of the week" :blink: ) Anyway, the deals are really good, KBUF was already great and KDCA is good for that amount of money as well.... Looking forward to next weeks deal!

"Our" ( ) 777 uses the GE90-110B engines.

 

OT: There is an performance tool coming from Aurasim. It was scheduled for release in october, but due to team commitments it's probably going to be november.

Allright, you got me there. But still, the difference should be pretty significant - both weight and performance-wise.