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He wasn't saying he had erroneous IAS. Holding a constant N1, icing will result in extra weight and drag/loss of lift that will cause your actual airspeed to bleed off. Ben

I actually picked up ice departing MDW in snow the other day with the -800NGX and ASN for P3D. I thought something was wrong with the sim because I was pitched up 12 degrees or so passing 12k and only climbing at like 1300 fpm. I was running the Engine A/I only but as soon as I flipped on the wing A/I I started doing 2500+ fpm. Not that having all the ice melt instantly is realistic either but better than nothing. Ben

I'm gonna bump this topic... I'm about to pull the trigger on a system (as soon as the i7 6700 is back in stock on Newegg) and will be running a 980 TI. I initially was pretty sold on the 34'' Dell curved monitor but recently I've started to read mkre and more good things about 4k. If I went the 4k route, I'd probabky opt for the 40''. I see there is a 40'' curved Samsung model which would combine the best of both worlds, but it's a TV whixh I've read generally has a worse picture up close. Thoughts? Oh and I use TrackIR if that makes a difference. Thanks, Ben

I read a few reviews on the EVGA 980TI Kingpin and it looks like it's only worth it if I get watercooling for it to maximize the overclock potential. Watercooling scares me unless it's plug and play like the EVGA hybrid model. If a single SSD is what you guys recommend, I'll probably bite the bullet on the Intel 750 800gb. 512 seems a little low to have both the OS and P3D on there especially if I want to futureproof it a little bit. I'm seeing it available for $700 US as the AIC model, and $650 as the 2.5" with a free U2 connector included. Seems like a decent value. Ben

Thanks for the feedback. I guess I don't understand what the deal with the U2 connector is. Is that going to be faster than the 750 I listed above? Also, do you think the Kingpin will be worth the extra money when it comes to P3D? I was actually starting to lean towards the EVGA Hybrid model. Ben

Hi all, It's been almost 6 years since I built my old trusty i7 920-based system and it's time for an all-out upgrade. Planning on jumping from FSX to P3D 3.0. Budget isn't too much of a concern but I don't want to overpay for something where I won't see any tangible benefits in P3D, which is the only game I plan on using it for. Here's what I've got in my cart on Newegg: Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 95W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel® HD Graphics 530 ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII RANGER LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform ... ZOTAC ZT-90505-10P GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme 6GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E250B/AM - for boot drive Intel 750 Series HHHL (CEM2.0) 400GB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEDMW400G4R5 - for P3D WD BLACK SERIES WD2003FZEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - for everything else Phanteks “ Enthoo Pro Series “ PH-ES614P_BK Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case I have a 700W power supply and Noctua NH-D14 cpu cooler I plan on using from my previous build. Will overclock the cpu as high as I can. Thoughts? Ben

A little disappointed they aren't doing a DC-9-50 since this is the only type still flown by a major airline in the states (delta). Still looks awesome though

There are plenty of airports in the US that have the same ILS frequency at both ends. KIND for instance has 111.15 for 23L/5R and 111.75 for 23R/5L. Ben

That's because Topcat's -700 assumes 22k engines and the -700 NGX has 24k engines with a 26k bump. So basically TO in Topcat equals TO-1 in NGX and TO-1 in Topcat equals TO-2 for the -700 NGX. Ben

Its all about direct weather control. Only way there is to prevent those insane wind shifts

I've found that with AS2012 you no longer need to tweak anything in fsuipc or fsx.cfg having to do with turbulence. Also you no longer need to do anything in fsuipc with wind smoothing. Disable all weather settings in fsuipc and turn on direct weather control in AS2012 and you should be set. Ben

http://www.smartcock...Limitations.pdfVFE for flaps 9 is 250, max gear extend speed 250. I took this directly from an American Eagle First Officer, so unless you fly the ERJ-145 in real life, I would keep an open mind. It is very possible to slow from 240 @ a 5nm final to a stabalized approach by 500 AGL. Your "very good reason" is arrival spacing. The controllers in Chicago are the best in the world, they know the capabilities of every aircraft and wouldn't ask this of a 737. They do some crazy stuff at ORD and ATL, you would be surprised.Ben

I talked to an ERJ-145 pilot for American eagle a few years ago who said at ORD they routinely ask them to maintain 250 to the marker (the ERJ-145 VNE speed under 10k is 250 so they would maintain 240). Like the CRJ 100/200, the ERJ can also slow down very quickly. Ben

I hope PMDG would consider implementing windshear detection in a future pack. Ryan, anyone with ASE using Direct Weather Control (which I would bet is a large percentage of us) should be free of those ridiculous wind shifts and would be able to benefit from a realistic wind shear detection system. And for people who don't have ASE, just make an option to be able to turn it off if it gives you trouble. I would appreciate this as well as icing modelled. A certain MD-80 simulation out there has been able to realistically simulate both. Ben

Sure you are talking about the maddog? The maddog has no FADEC, so you have to be careful about firewallling the throttles, it but does have an autothrust system, which you do have to get used to. The FMC is much like what you would find on any Boeing. Great plane. And it simulates both icing and windshear. Surprising that as much as the NGX simulates right down to the nuances of the aircraft, it doesn't simulate a few key components on the real thing. Ben