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Great shots! NZ is such a beautiful country! What app are you using shown in that first picture? Agree on the wish for more high-end scenery (P3D compatible) of NZ. I was under the assumption OrbX was working on NZAA, but that announcement was a couple of years ago and after that it became very silent.

Hmm... thanks for the suggestion... Will uninstall current and download 362.00. Will report how it turns out.

I ran P3D v3.1 on a Windows 10 installation which was getting a bit sloppy due to all historical crap remaining in the system (Win7-->Win10 upgrade, FSX and P3D V2 remains and various other stuff). Hence over the weekend I decided to blank my system and make a nice and fresh reinstall and installing P3D V3.2 In P3D V3.1 I was getting a relatively stable and acceptable performance with addons installed of around 20fps. I now only installed P3D V3.2, FTX Global, FTX Global 2010 mesh and FTX Global Vector. The strange thing is that when I now start up P3D, I get either a nice performance of 30fps with 30fps locked or (next time I start P3D) it's around 12fps with 30fps locked. If I have a good session, it stays good. If I have a bad session, it stays bad. I don't have a clue what causes this remarkable difference. Anyone any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

It's obsolete and it has a steep learning curve. I bought it years ago but never could get the hang of it. Also AIRAC isn't updated. Go for PFPX. Much better, easy and will also do trans Atlantic for you.

Check your keyboard settings in the Windows configuration screen. I had the same issue. When I checked the settings, there were 2 different keyboards (one US International and one Dutch) present. Deleted the Dutch one, now everything works as normal again.

For FSX I used to use 2 separate HDD's. 1 for FSX and most addon's and 1 dedicated for mesh (FS Global 2010) and some photo scenery. Though being that 1 HDD would be strained too much to provide all data at a time. For P3D until now I use the same philosophy. However I'm at the verge of upgrading my system, including an SSD. I am wondering if P3D would benefit in any way if again I would spread P3D and mesh over 2 separate drives. Basically I either put 2 SSD's in my system (1 for Windows + regular programs and 1 for P3D + addon's) or 3 SSD's meaning an additional one for mesh + photo. Needless to say I'd prefer not to spend money on additional SSD's if I don't have to. Any opinions and views on this matter are appreciated.

Not sure this is the right forum, but it's something I experience in P3D so here it goes. I've noticed that under P3D (v3) "things" seem less clear than I used to have in FSX. The tiny letters in the virtual cockpit (for instance of the PMDG 737NGX) are not very sharp and readable when seen from a normal viewpoint. I have to zoom in a little bit so be able to read them. Looking at some screenshots on this forum or at youtube video's some people seem to have incredibly clear and sharp graphics. I'm not sure if this is due to my not so current hardware (Core i7-920 + Geforce 660TI 2Gb) or that it's just a matter of certain settings. If it's settings, can someone please point me towards some guidance on how to get which settings right? Thanks in advance. Regards, Frank

Thanks Kyle clearing that up!

Due to a change of job, early next year I will spend part of each week in another town. Overthere I will set up a pc to do (amongst other things) some flightsimming. This gives me 2 systems at different locations that I want to use my flightsim products on. Though I'd be a bit reluctant to buy dual licenses (it would feel very silly to do that... since I'd only use it at one location at the time), I want to do this "nice and right". So the question I have; I am a legit owner of the 737NGX, 777 and when it comes out; the 744, all for P3D. Am I allowed to install these aircraft on 2 different systems? Will this give me any issue with the activation? Thanks.

Yes, but it will be in the form of a "Rebooted" version, hence a full blown new version instead of a mere upgrade.

No need to be harsh. I was just under the impression that it's only an installer thing and nothing has to be changed in the actual vector files. OpenLC and Global were out in a matter of days/weeks.

I wonder why the Vector installer for P3D V3 takes so long....

Running with ancient i7-920 (@4.0) and a 660ti 2Gb card. So far I'm quite impressed by how good it still runs on my system. No doubt with a Skylake and a 980ti 4Gb it will be far better in both performance as wel as graphical beauty, but I can see this replacing my FSX-SE install on this machine as soon as some addons like FTX Global become compatible.

I'm sorry and with due respect, but I think Jim went overboard here with stating installing an addon which was originally developed for FSX-MS (NOTE: for this particular addon LOOOOOOOOOOOONG before DTG even came into view and released FSX-SE) cannot be installed legally into FSX-SE. FSX-SE is a stated and declared re-issue of FSX-MS with minor changes with respect to multiplayer functionality and STEAM DLC functioning and some minor bug fixes (things that were supposedly already lined up by MS for the never released SP3). The license for both FSX-SE and FSX-MS is very much the same and it boils down to "for entertainment only". As stated above, on a clean install, FSX-SE behaves completely like FSX-MS and I have yet to find the addon that doesn't want to install in FSX-SE. I highly doubt we can expect to have all developers that have at some point in the past 9 (!!) years developed an addon for FSX-MS adopting their EULA's to explicitly mention FSX-SE. Their EULA mention "FSX" regardless -MS or -SE. Come to think of it; by Jim's definition; aren't we also allowed to install the freeware addon's in the AVSIM FSX library into FSX-SE? Come on! If that's in fact what it comes down to, the legislation concerning EULA interpretation has really gone through the roof. And before anyone mentions it; P3D is a totally other discussion. Different simulator, different purpose (training / professional simulating). I'm sorry if I bothered anyone with this semi-rant, but I honestly think some people are going in way way WAY to deep into interpreting EULA's and how developers need to be protected (which is the primairy reason for having an EULA) from people who want to use their intellectual property in a way they did not intend or envision. Disclaimer: English is not my native language, so please forgive any spelling or grammar errors. EDIT: I just installed KSAN for the sake of this discussion and checked the EULA. It doesn't say a single word about which simulator you are allowed to install it in. It says: Licence Information Legal Information for LatinVFR software product: • The copyright to this package, scenery, textures, binary, textural and pictorial files remains held by the specific author(s). • Reverse engineering by decompilation or any other method is strictly forbidden. We (the authors of the package and its contents) retain full legal rights to protect the ownership and distribution of all contained with the product. • No editing of any portion of the package is permitted. This includes the repainting of textures or removal or addition of anything to the package particularly where related to any distribution. • This document itself is to be covered by the legal statements here within and is not permitted to be altered or changed in any way especially such that the interpretation may be changed or diluted. In the first screen it states: LatinVFR installation KSAN for FSX/P3D v1.1. Hence it does not specify -MS or -SE.

Anyone aware (and able to point me to it) if an Air North 737-200 livery exists? I've been looking for one for some time now, but have been unsuccessfull.