Everything posted by Superluminal
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Random increase in VAS usage over Iceland or Greenland
I've experimented with routes from various European cities to KSFO, and I can routinely summon up an OOM somewhere over the north Altantic simply by having RW28R entered as the arrival runway. Editing the AIRAC data, as mentioned above seems to work but is fiddly. The best method method of avoiding OOMs is to only enter your arrival runway close to the ToD. Airports with this OOM issue and the 30-degree radial / memory leak issue that I know of are KSFO, KSEA and VHHH. There are others, but these are the ones that give me issues on my normal routes.
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P3d Regrets
I went to P3D at version 2.4, and haven't looked back. I didn't have the slightest issue with having to re-purchase the PMDG NGX and 777, as in my opinion P3D is that good, has a future, and easily eclipses FSX
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[25MAY16] PMDG 747-400BCF preview!
August it is, then...
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Ridding my B777-300ER of EZCA
It does indeed sound like the EZCA entries are still present in the aircraft config files. Prior to un-installation, the EZCA Config.exe should be run, and when you reach the Ezdok Camera Addon window, click the Restore FSX Files button. This should remove all EZDok / EZCA references in the sim.
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FSX & P3D
I seem to get more consistent framerates in P3D (2.4) than in FSX. In FSX with the 777 loaded I could get anything from 15 fps (EGLL) to 60+FPS at cruise (DX10 enabled) In P3D, frame rates range from 25 fps (FlyTampa OMDB 2.3) TO 45 fps at altitude. Hard to explain, but it's just nicer to fly the 777 in P3D ASN and Rex 4 Textures, ORBX Global & Vectors, PMDG 777 installed in both FSX & P3D Win 7x64 / i7 4770K @ 4.4GHz / MSI GTX760 / 16 Gb DDR3 / Both sims installed on 500gb SSD
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NGX SP2: what features would like to see?
A virtual TSA agent, with sidearm, who appears in the cabin to detain bickering and argumentative forum members passengers
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Long Flight Times without OOM & VAS issues
I routinely do 12-15 hour long hauls for my VA, KSEA-OMDB / YSSY-KDFW for example. I run FSX on DX10 all the time, and have never had an OOM. Indeed, I keep the 777 and FSX loaded for weeks at a time, flying hundreds of thousands of miles without ever exiting the 777 or FSX (2 + months is the longest if I recall correctly, when Windoze did a restart behind my back) I have ORBX Global & Vector installed, as well as payware airports galore, plus a whole raft of other FSX addons. Don't want to crow about my lack of OOMs or such, but I find it odd that some are plagued with them, and some have never even seen one. The FSX machine has an SSD, an Intel 4770K overclocked to 4.4, and 16Gb of RAM, and Nvidia 760 GPU
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Any luck with aftermarket MCP's?
I can thoroughly recommend the CPFlight MCP & EFIS 'EL' versions - very well built, coupled with superior drivers. Works seamlessly with the NGX and Level-D Very keen for the PMDG 777 driver support, due soon...
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New order
There is probably some issue with your payment, and a security flag has been raised by the system. I recall RSR posting something to this effect a long while ago. Best contact PMDG direct via their ticket system: http://support.precisionmanuals.com/Main/Default.aspx
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Fsx Freezes With The B777 (Things To Try)
OK Finn - In the interests of balance and inquiry, I'm gonna give it a try next flight.
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Fsx Freezes With The B777 (Things To Try)
Can't comment on the Q400, but I do know that assigning an Affinity Mask = 7 is akin to running FSX on a tri-core cpu. With regard to PMDG products (in whose forum this thread resides), I've found the 14 mask to be very well suited.
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Fsx Freezes With The B777 (Things To Try)
Using a mask of seven ( binary 0111) will mean that FSX is assigned to the first three cores, and is sharing cpu resources with Windows and everything else on your system, leaving the (already under-utilized) fourth core twiddling its thumbs. Mask 14 tells FSX to use the second, third and fourth cores, leaving the first one for Windows, Firefox, whatever... Bit of a no-brainer, and proven to work. Try both and compare usage under Task Manager, and keep an eye on the graphs before, during and after loading FSX.
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Fsx Freezes With The B777 (Things To Try)
Remember that when presented in binary, the last digit represents the first core . For example, to enable FSX on cores two, three and four on a quad core non-hyperthreaded cpu, the binary is 1110, and the decimal affinity mask setting is indeed 14. Some of the examples posted in this thread instruct the CPU to use three cores, but do not exclude core one. Try to keep the first CPU core for windows and ancillary programs. Exclude FSX from it. Hopefully now everybody's confused, but if not, it should also be remembered that cores one, two three & four are actually cores 0,1,2 & 3. Binary converter: http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~gurwitz/core5/nav2tool.html or the easy route: Flight Simulator X (FSX) & Prepar3D (P3D v1 / P3D v2) - Affinity Mask Calculator: http://www.gatwick-fsg.org.uk/affinitymask.aspx?SubMenuItem=hardware
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How To Stop Autopilot Warning
You're welcome - pleased it worked.
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How To Stop Autopilot Warning
FMC/CDU > MENU > PMDG SETUP > AIRCRAFT > EQUIPMENT > Page 10 /13 > Resettable Siren > YES !
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Can You Do An Rnav Gps Approach With The Autoland?
A Dulles RNAV question ! Don't know, but interested, so gonna wait for Kyle
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FMC > Rwy Slope / Wet (or Dry)
Try /W or /D maybe ? I can't check this myself atm, as I am aloft :ph34r:
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PMDG B777 VC cockpit screens freezing
Track this post: http://forum.avsim.net/topic/446958-19jul14-sp1-feedback-items-we-are-monitoring/ ...for further info
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Engravity 747 CDU
It will only work with the 777 if Engravity use the soon-to-be-released 777 SDK and create a compatible driver. Something similar would apply with a future release of the 747v2. I'm waiting on CPFlight getting their hands on the SDK so I can fly with my EFIS/MCP. The FSLabs driver was created for use on the original PMDG 747, and as far as I know, FSLabs will have no further input in the development of drivers for PMDG aircraft. This is good, as at between £60 and £70 a pop, the various FSLabs interface drivers are more expensive than the aircraft, contain unresolved bugs, and are a bit of a rip-off. Actually, it's unfair of me to say they're a bit of a rip-off. They are a rip-off
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Elevator raise a little - Saitek X52
Null Zone - Check your first screenshot; the sliders on the upper right. They denote the zone where FSX ignores any movement of the joystick. A large null zone therefore requires significant joystick input before there's any flight control movement within the sim.
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Elevator raise a little - Saitek X52
If the little cross in the Windows joystick calibration window is dancing up and down significantly, this may be indicative of spiking and could be your problem. However, your null zone (...quite large) should eliminate this. The simplest way to establish if it's a hardware fault is to try a different joystick or yoke and compare results.
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Elevator raise a little - Saitek X52
At the risk of stating the obvious, have you tried reducing both Elevator and Aileron sensitivity ? Also, your null zone seems very large. Have you re-calibrated the X52 in Windows, and are there raw data spikes when the stick is static ? Additionally, try an alternate USB port for the X52, and check that FSUIPC isn't interfering - you should run all input controllers direct to FSX with the 777 (from what I remember PMDG stating, and from experience).
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Incorrect time in ASN
Superluminal replied to Vulkan's topic in The AS16 and ASCA | Active Sky | Active Sky Next | XPAX Support ForumHiFi posted that it was due to server maintenance on their side. Resolved itself, at least on my machine.
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