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Hey, that did the trick! I can only think that installing these other panels modified fs9.cfg, because I do remember checking that very line many years ago. I only change elements of fs9.cfg when necessary. thank you very much!

My issue with invisible lights is that I had them for POSKY, TDS, SSP, etc., aircraft; now they're gone. Might there a file other model or AIR missing from somewhere else? I was trying out a panel for the POSKY 744s and am now thinking that something got erased. thanks. John

I thought that AES has to add airports independently of FS2004 (i.e., it's not running). Isn't it that you do run both when you're configuring the various elements (jetways, fuel trucks, etc.) for a new aircraft? Also, you do have sufficient "points" to add a new airport? John

hi, do you have the earlier version installed? I might be wrong about this, but 2.41 is an upgrade, not a completely-new version. I recently did a complete install of FS9 with a later installation of AES 2.41, which didn't work. I then removed 2.41, installed the ealier version, and then installed 2.41. Everything seems to work fine now. John

I have had similar problems with the POSKY 744. When creating a flight, I go through each step (i.e., selecting an altitude and seeing what the "fuel calculator" indicates what is required. BTW, I always add more fuel (say an additional 10%). I take off and then fly 70-80% of the flight distance and then the low fuel light on my panel starts blinking. Checking the "range remaining" is less than what remains of the flight. While I dont like doing it, I do an "inflight refueling" to ensure that I can complete the flight ... I don't have this problem with other POSKY, SSP, and/or TDS aircraft, only the 744.

If memory serves, after installing a new low-cost video card with 1 GB of RAM, I got a dramatic improvement in how the contrails appeared. Also, adjusting the various "sliders" in the display settings made a difference (I used to have 2-D contrails).

Are you using a different panel? There is a distinction between the TDS 737 "plain" and TDS 737 MAX. MAX uses a physically larger (i.e., circumference) engine, and an XML file in a panel sub-folder handles this. (I discovered this the hard way ...) good luck!

The TDS gurus say that you need to use some trim. My experience with the POSKY planes (wth exception of 777-300ers) was that they took off pretty easily, i.e., without trim

Dubai (OMDB). Because of a leveling error (my phrase) in "dubai2004," the landing gear sinks. Taxiing to a gate leads to a spectacular bounce by the aircraft.

It appears that AA 4.2 has solved the problem ...

Out of curiosity I went to the WOAI forum and found this , which supports what you wrote, Paul.

Hi Everybody. Thanks for the input. 1. The pointer to the FPS discussion and the "Alpha Searcher" software have been helpful. It will also require a lot of work ! 2. Removing the WOAI AA package seems to have eliminated the "greying" of the textures. I am curious, though, about how to fix AA 777-300 texture (mentioned above); prior to removing, I did see one big two-engine "grey" A/C at KORD. An AA plane? My experience with this problem is an incorrect line in aircraft.cfg. John

Hi, Yes,I have installed in the past two or so weeks: AA, Delta, American, Allegiant, United, US Air from WOAI. Are there issues with any of these? I've added some of the new SSP 773s or TDS 737s or 787s, but have deleted most of those. I have established a number of "aliases" for various sound files for the same sort of A/C to cut down on overall volume, but the same problem persists. One thing I will do tomorrow (its evening in KPHL) is used some compressed air to blow out my PC. Maybe the video card is overheating? Thanks. John

Hi Alcan, The total (everything) for my FS9 folder is 24.6 GB--I've added a lot of A/C recently ... John

Hi, In recent days, I've had occasions where I lose the textures of my aircraft, AI aircraft, and scenery. Trying to quit the flight causes FS2004 to crash. I'm not sure what I might have done. System: Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 Processor 2.2 GHz / 8GB RAM / 320GB HDD / EVGA NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT w/ 1GB RAM / AUDIGY Sound Card. Thanks. John