jimh

I'll use the second as a new target. I do have some memory lapses. I might forget to land one day.

Hi, I rarely post as I feel I've little to contribute. This time I might encourage you Guys to persist simming into your future. I began with FS4, and fly P3DV5.3 every day in VR. I've just landed at GCFV from EGNT via LFBD. I used to fly a study level 737 but nowadays a Falcon 50 for an outfit called The Magpies. Oh! I forgot to say I'm 92. Cheers, Jim H.

I've always enjoyed the technical aspect of flightsimming, and still do in P3Dv5.3. A fellow simmer persuaded me to try driving a truck and I enjoy the relaxing experience of cruising around Europe or the States in ETS2 or ATS. No complexity, no planning, just admiring the scenery go by. Maybe the fact that these days I'm probably the most ancient person lurking around these forums has some relevence. 🙂

I use Ideal Flight for planning. My last plan ended with an impossible final approach. I closed autopilot, made an emergency landing, and closed P3D. Now my RXP 750 is stuck on that plan. When I load the same file as ever before, the old abandoned flight appears. Could someone please help?

Another PF3 user here. I did use Radar Contact a long time ago. RC was very good indeed, but I'm happy that I made the change. PF3 is very configurable, and takes care of you from Gate to Gate.

Hi, I use a Reverb G2 and have a smooth experience everywhere, but use modest settings. I fly a jet or turboprop at altitude so don't need super detailed scenery. What i do see on approach however, I find very satisfactory. My G2 is much less demanding than your Varjo. My specs are below. Jim

I fly in VR with a headsetl. I believe it only works on monitors ☹️

I've used PF3 for a very long time. It sets me up for leaving the gate, guides me to the runway, handles the flight from departure to a standard approach, then guides me to the gate. It suits this old bloke with its simplicity in operation, and as a bonus, Dave, the developer is always ready to help with any details or problems. '@Flyforever is correct. Dave is around as old as I am 😉. I did some beta testing for him with the original version. Cheers,Jim

Thanks very much, Guys. I'd noticed the simicons but didn't investigate them.............Silly me! I'll have a look at Eaglesoft. I remember vaguely now I may have bought a CJ1 from them years ago. The FSND Ultra Citation X is a better looking product than some payware aircraft I've purchased. Jim

Hi, Anyone use the FSND Citation X? I installed this aircraft as I use the FSND MD83. I only fly VC and can't find any way to adjust course or heading in the Citation VC, although it has a 2D panel with adjustments there. If anyone who has flown the Citation can help I'd be grateful. I've heard numerous problems with payware Citations. If anyone can recommend one I'd appreciate that too. Cheers, Jim

Thanks, Gerald. I'll report back in a while. My priority right now is tracking down which addon shut me out of P3D while in the Rift. It shouldn't take too long, and then my new copilot and I can get to know one another properly. Cheers, Jim

Hi Gerald, Thanks for your help. I double-checked that the folders were in fact no longer shared. On running MCE, I still get the, "As this is the first start make sure flight sim is NOT running. We kindly invite you to proceed through the application wizard." Then follows, "the English US speech engine required for MCE to run isn't installed yet. As before, the language section has English (United States) over English (United Kingdom). Double-clicking English (US) shows, "Windows display language" - Enabled. Closing Control Panel ends the sequence. When I check AppData\Roaming, there is a new, empty MCE Folder. If the wizard is telling the truth how can I get this language installed from where I am now? Edit: Good News at last! I had a look on line, and found a pointer to Win10 - Settings - Region& Language, where I downloaded the missing language. After that setup went smoothly, and I now have my trusty copilot back with me while flying in my new Rift. Jim

I did have my Users folder shared, though it was shared long before I first installed MCE. I no longer use the network, so I've clicked the padlock icon to Stop Sharing. I hope this actually does end sharing. I restarted and found no difference. On the first re-install, on entering the language area I didn't need to add an area. English (United States) was already present, above English (United Kingdom). I am certain I downloaded, activated, whatever? I do notice I now have a US keyboard which is a nuisance. Still hoping, Jim

Hi, I've been using MCE for some time with no problems with the original installation. I had to uninstall, clear all traces, and reinstall P3Dv3. I uninstalled MCE along with all other addons prior to uninstalling P3D. I have installed MCE once again but on first start the Wizard pointed to the language installation panel, where I downloaded the English (US) language pack. I now get the "As this is the first start" message every time. Could someone suggest where I've gone wrong? Thanks, Jim

Thanks, Hans, That solved the problem nicely. I have not yet installed any 3rd party aircraft, only FSUIPC to get my controllers set up. Cheers, Jim

I decided to completely clean out my P3D only drive and start afresh with V3.2. I've just finished setting up axes and buttons in FSUIPC. I've decided at present not to use Ezdok, and mapped buttons in FSUIPC for zoom and eyepoints. As part of setting up a viewpoint it's essential to be able to use spacebar + mouse to rotate the view.into a final position. Spacebar + mouse, nor Ctrl +O+mouse work for me, although the cursor does change to a + Anyone else experienced this? Jim

Hi, I have MCE's copilot responding very accurately, but I've now resolved a sound problem with my networked PATC, and the voices of PATC's controllers and ATC chatter are causing my copilot to complain, and sometimes carry out procedures I haven't requested. After a period he goes off in a huff, and ignores all my commands. This is obviously caused by the stream of noise coming into my headset from PATC, not a problem within MCE, but I wondered if any one else had experienced this, and found a solution? Thanks, Jim

Thanks, Manny, and with HT on? Jim

Hi, I'm not very technical and am currently runnning without hyperthreading on my i7-4790k (4 cores) I've monitored the load on eight logical cores when I did have HT enabled, with a view to deciding on a suitable AM, but the variation in load defeated me. Is there a "best" affinity mask for a four core running P3Dv3? Marc seems to have a pretty comprehensive solution, also covering the background stuff which is very interesting. Thanks, Jim

Thank you, Both! Just completed my first flight with Pro ATC successfully - well the only mistakes were my own! Regards, Jim

Hi, After a clean install of Windows and P3Dv3, I've installed Pro ATC, but no payware aircraft yet. I've been trying a flight with Pro ATC and one of the default twins, which has no standby Com1 frequency, so I have no double arrow to press, after hearing ATIS. Is there a "Clearance" frequency I can tune in the single display, in order to contact Clearance for Pro ATC? I'm new to Pro ATC, and can't find anything related in the manual. Thanks, Jim

I'm puzzled - my legacy has always worked in P3D?

My impression is that the amount of work transferred to the GPU has been exaggerated somewhat. My CPU works extremely hard, while my GPU coasts along at around 40%. I'd like a lot more transferred! Perhaps, if you upgrade to 2.5, the screen resolution problem within P3D will be resolved. Good Luck, Jim

Your display has a million more pixels than my three monitor display. When I had an i7-2600k running at 4.8, plus a GTX680, both were running flat out with nothing to spare. To get some headroom, I had to bite the bullet and buy a Z97 mobo and an i7-4790k, and overclock it to 4.8. Wide display setups kill the CPU, but are great for immersion in the Sim. Jim

Hi Vivoune, As I understand, P3D does not use multithreading. In Task Manager, I have Prepar3d.exe set to high priority, and Affinity set to All Cores. To monitor, I have Core Temp sitting on top of my full screen view (3840x1024). Using Orbx England, and UK2000 EGLC, I test by flying out over central London, by far my heaviest area. I watch the individual core loadings. If they reach 100%, more or less as a group, then I'm certain to get blurries, quite apart from low stuttery fps. Average CPU use always seems ridiculously low. I move sliders to the left, and reduce settings bit by bit, until those loadings are below 100%. Individual cores at 100% briefly is ok. >>Texture Resolution 4096x4096<< I use 1024x1024 Follow Michael's advice about Traffic. Get Air Traffic Manager and use it. I have My Traffic, and using Air Traffic Manager has gained me around 7fps in the above scenario. This is simply my "not very technical" way of achieving smooth flying over perfectly sharp scenery, on my own system of course. I hope it might help you to get where you want to be with your own system. Good Luck, Jim Sorry, I don't know if it's possible to change screen resolution in P3D. When I setup my three monitor setup at 3840x1024, and later installed P3D, the Sim offered me the correct resolution, plus one higher and lots lower.