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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

Expressway visual runway 31 into KLGA. Ben

Yeah but I already have an i7 920 @ 4.3 Ghz, and I don't really have the money for a new processor/motherboard/RAMBen

I too think that the soundset is pretty spot-on except for hearing the buzz saw noise at cruise. This is unfortunately a limitation of FSX. The volume of wind in FSX increases in proportion to indicated airspeed, which drops as you get up into the upper flight levels. So basically, the max wind volume can't be set at any higher than 250 knots or so, because the sound would actually get softer as you climb and your indicated airspeed drops. I wish wind volume was tied to mach number instead, that would solve that problem. The other problem is that there is no way to set any sound's trigger or volume according to altitude, so there is no way within fsx to get rid of the buzz saw sound as you climb. The only way this could be fixed is if the sound simulation was totally taken away from fsx and just run through the NGX gauge like some other things are in the simulation.Ben

Good to hear. I might just save a few bucks and go with the 570 over the 580. It really depends on what kind of FPS difference I can expect. Ben

. You mean the gtx260? Ben

Would it be beneficial to also get some RAM with better timings or just get a new video card? Ben

Sure Nixon, that would be great if you could report back your observations when you get the chance. Thanks, Ben

Hey everyone, my current system is about 2 years old and I am looking to do an intermediary upgrade now and probably build a new system about another 2 years down the line. For the most part my system performs well with the NGX (30fps locked) but when I fly into areas of dense scenery and weather, it can drop a lot, especially in new york. What I hope to accomplish is to be able to get a smooth 20+ FPS in all situations. I've read that with the right setup the gtx 580 can do the trick. But if I can get about the same result with the 570 I would love to save some money. My system is as follows: I7 920 running at 4.3 Ghz with noctua nh-d14 cooling it though I could probably push it to 4.4, Gtx 260, 6Gb Kingston DDR3 with 9-9-9-27 timing running at a little above 1700 with the overclock, aside psx58d premium motherboard, and just a couple regular western digital caviar black HDDs with a 750 watt power supply. I could get faster RAM with better times if that would help (would it) but to me a new video card seems like the best way to get what I need. Any input is appreciated. Thanks, Ben

To those who say this won't do anything...maybe it won't, but it can't hurt to sign it...it literally takes about 10 seconds. And to those who are saying it won't kill our hobby, you obviously don't fly on VATSIM, where real procedures are used, making it a necessity to have charts. And there is no way the average flightsimmer would pay money for charts. If this goes through, we are in real trouble. Both as a real-life private pilot and avid flightsimmer, I would hate to see this happen.Ben

The FAA is planning on making everyone pay for online charts starting in April, and removing access for individuals. This would effectively kill our hobby for anyone who flies in the United States. We need to stop this!http://www.change.or...r-online-chartsBen