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There's a billion moving map options out there for MSFS, with all sorts of information and special features like flight planning and charts built in. What made MAP! special is that it's an airline seatback entertainment style moving map. It had kind of a cozy, familiar feeling and would be great to have up during a long cruise. You can use things like littlenavmap and navigraph when you're in "pilot mode", but MAP would be great for when you slip in to "passenger mode". I loved MAP! back in FSX and have toyed with the idea of making my own version as an introductory coding project- a simple moving map that cycles through a map and various flight stats, maybe changing language based on origin/destination, to replicate those older 90s/2000s moving maps with 'basic' graphics you'd see on the overhead screen back in the day. Retro is popular these days, so maybe it would be popular despite the wealth of other map options out there...

As long as the cockpit door is closed (and the camera is not inside the cabin) the cabin is not loaded. So, these features do not use up any performance unless you're in the cabin looking at them. The main sources of performance hit with this plane is the SASL coding and lots of 4k textures in the cockpit. The systems and flight modeling is fantastic as expected but I can confirm a significant performance hit on my higher-end system, cabin or no cabin. I'm thinking of resizing all the textures to 4k in gimp or photoshop or something to at the very least keep it above 19.90FPS wherethe FM starts running in less than real time.

You load the aircraft through the default X Plane "weight and fuel" menu. There is no custom fuel/load program. The documentation is located in the [X-Plane]/Aircraft/Carenado B1900D/DOCUMENTATION folder, but only contains descriptions of the instruments, checklists, and performance tables (i.e. no tutorial flight).

No results turn up in the UK aircraft registry (http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?appid=1), so I guess it's a fictitious reg. It seems according to this list: http://www.jethros.org.uk/fleets/fleet_listings/aurigny_air_services.htm that they do not operate the -100 at all, and I couldn't find any evidence that they did in the past.

If you enjoy repainting the Dornier don't forget to check out the Repaint thread on the Carenado forums. Lots of Dornier pilots are hungry for paints! http://www.avsim.com/topic/494646-repaint-request/#entry3480170

I just stated two, Dreamfoil and SSG. Granted, these are XPlane developers, but it's still the same business. Also, there's SMS with their MD-11- who are still in business and I believe were still developing products when they released the MD-11 for free. Finally, imaginesim, who still actively develop airports, released old versions of KDTW, KEWR, and KMSY for free. Granted, it isn't common for developers to do this, but not unheard of either. In fact, it's probably almost as rare as developers completely discontinuing an old product, removing it from the market entirely. Many of the developers you listed still offer very old products for sale- I can only think of a handful that are no longer available anywhere. All this being said, I'm sure that PMDG have their reasons. I'm betting that they're mainly afraid customers would settle for the older aircraft instead of buying the newer NGX and 747 v2, even though the new versions are radically better than the old ones and I can't really see the markets overlapping too much. Anyway, they'll probably never release anything for free, but it's a fun idea to think about.

+1. I think that the gesture of goodwill and associated good PR would be the primary reason for them doing this,and other benefits like introducing people to the PMDG brand would be secondary. Mostly, I'm thinking why not? Instead of permanently zapping the FS2004 planes from existence, they could make them available to everybody while making it explicitly clear that no support of any kind would be offered. It might not be completely fair to customers who bought the planes, but ultimately it doesn't affect them. If I bought, say, the old 737NG in 2004 there's no way I could have foreseen it becoming freeware in the future, and similarly I doubt that there are many people who would wait a decade for the 777 or NGX to become freeware. There's the RFP 747-200, and on the XPlane side of things there's the Dreamfoil Aeroboero and the old Embraer 170 by SSG.

I installed v3.3.5 a while ago, but I've only just noticed that the default ATC is not working properly. When I open the ATC window, all the options appear but when I contact ATC no text of the conversation is displayed and no sound plays. Also, when I tune the ATIS there is no sound and the green bar with the ATIS info doesn't appear. However, it seems that my requests are getting through, because the ATC window options change to allow a readback as they should. All of the boxes are checked in the settings/general/ATC tab, but strangely the Pilot Voice dropdown menu is blank. I have FSUIPC and Couatl/Addon Manager but not any ATC mods installed, and I can't recall if ATC ever worked with my current install because I use it so rarely. How can I fix this?

The moon doesn't look that good and I don't think there's a mod for it AFAIK (believe me, I looked far and wide). I've never had a problem with the clouds at night, but I use Skymaxx Pro and Real Terra Haze, so maybe those improve the look of the clouds at night. Here is something else you may want to try: http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/23164-night-light-transition-and-white-clouds-lua-scripts/ Also, you get used to removing static aircraft with the Overlay Editor after a while and it usually only takes a few minutes. I was also disappointed by static planes in the beginning, but the right models really add a lot of detail and life to airports. You can replace your static planes with better models that come with The Fruit Stand library (http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/27545-the-fruit-stand-aircraft-library/) and the FAIB library (http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/29079-the-faib-aircraft-library/). Both of which are simply MSFS AI models converted to XP10, and they look quite good. In fact, I've grown fond of using Overlay Editor to fix up my airports and add just the right static AI planes. The great thing about XPlane is that everything is so easily customizable :wink:

The dull look of XPlane can be fixed with RealTerraHaze (free) and BluFX (free but hard to find) or its payware equivalent MaxxFX. Also, I don't think 10.50 will fix atc or rain reflections. OP, you're definitely making the right call! I got XP10 last December and I'm constantly amazed by the sim, especially the night lighting. Here are some addons I'd recommend: Dreamfoil's AeroBoero AB-115- exceptional freeware (formerly payware) little Cub-like plane. Available on x-plane.org FlightFactor 767- the best payware heavy jet. store.x-plane.org LES Saab 340- A turboprop that I honestly prefer to the Majestic Q400- .x-aviation.com SkymaxxPro- weather addon that helps with weather depiction: x-aviation.com Real World Weather- another weather addon that helps with cloud placement: x-aviation.com NOAA GFS Weather- freeware plugin that gives you real-world weather and a METAR query box: x-plane.org Real Terra Haze (as I mentioned above)- a freeware plugin that lets you play around with atmospheric and light settings: x-plane.org Any of the freeware airports by MisterX6 (x-plane.org). You'll be blown away by how detailed they are. Finally, check out Osamah Abdullah's YouTube page. He provides great guides, tutorials, and reviews as well as full flight videos in both XPlane and P3D: https://www.youtube.com/user/oalabdullah1/videos Even though many people love XP10, it might not be for everyone. I'd suggest that you download the demo (it's time limited to 15 minutes and only has the Seattle area). Take some time to get familiar with it and play around with various freeware airplanes and scenery/atmosphere addons before you pick it up.

I'm not an aeronautical engineer, but the Victor was designed in the 50s, most likely by hand using only extremely primitive computers. As the field progressed, more research was done, and computers allowed for more accurate modeling than ever before, refining what was thought of as "simple, unassailable aerodynamical logic" in the past. Still, looking at some wing profiles like that of the 737 (http://i.stack.imgur.com/9tz8Z.png) or CRJ-200 (https://cospilot.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/crj200-aircraft-dimensions.jpg) it looks like some very basic elements of the Crescent Wing may have been incorporated (they are not simple, straight swept-back wings). Personally, I'd love to see a more detailed explanation of exactly why the Crescent shape is not used anymore.

There is. Copy+paste the file name I posted earlier into the library search box and you will find it.

am332tr.zip

The only problem I've noticed is that some of my autogen houses now have black sides (the roofs are colored as they should be). They stick out, but it doesn't detract from how detailed and realistic everything looks now. I posted the issue on their forums, so hopefully they'll look into it. Also, some people (me included) have had problems with the installer only adding one OpenLC file out of two to the scenery library, but this is easily fixed by adding it manually.

This list you're referring to is the Scenery Library, which is accessed by going to World->Scenery library from the top menu bar within the sim. It's a list of all the scenery, default and add-on, installed in your simulator, and you can adjust the 'priority', i.e. the position of a scenery on the list by simply clicking 'move up' and 'move down'. You can also disable/enable scenery there. I'll let someone else explain the finer points of the scenery library and why it works the way it does, but FWIW I have ORBX global/vector/some of their freeware airports installed along with many other scenery addons and have never had to change anything.

Woohoo! This looks like a nice 'lite' scenery. Are you the developer? If so, thanks for making Port Columbus and for donating the money to a great cause. Could you post a link to give us more info about the shelter (again, if you are the developer)?

757- I haven't had a problem with the Qualitywings 757 working in P3D v3, but it isn't officially supported by QW so you're on your own if problems pop up. 767-I tried bringing the Level D 767 over to P3D using the migrator tool, but it was unstable and would crash every now and then. Flight1 will let you return it after 30 days, so it might be worth a shot. A330/340- The BBS models *usually* work for full long haul flights, but because they are still at version 0.8something there will be problems every now and then. Matt Davies made a full flight video with their A340 from Abu Dhabi to Tokyo you may want to check out on youtube. Also, Aerosoft has an A330 in development that may be out in a year or so. Captain Sim's L1011 and 777 come with installers for P3D v3. Their 777, while not quite PMDG quality, is still a 'full simulation' for the most part and offers most 777 variants (like the 777-200ER) in all engine variants, as opposed to PMDG just modeling the LR. I've gotten their 707 to work in P3D without the Migrator, but can't tell you about their 757 or 767. As for other aircraft, iFly has a 747 that's apparently very good and might keep you busy until the PMDG 747 v2 is released. Finally, if you're willing to keep an open mind, there is an amazing 767-300 by FlightFactor for XPlane 10, and a decent 757, 777, 747-8, and A350.

If you send a kindly worded, friendly email to the org store, it isn't unheard of for them to give you a refund for the difference if you buy a product right before a sale :wink:

The IXEG especially in the cockpit, but the 767 isn't far behind. The IXEG, although again the 767 isn't far behind at all. Both are great, but I've only ever had intermittent FPS problems with the IXEG. The 767 is smooth as silk 99% if the time. You have to remember that the 767 is pretty stable at this time, while the IXEG is getting constant hotfixes, This is good in that the devs are paying a lot of attention to their product and problems always get promptly addressed by the friendly and helpful staff on their forums, but bad as sometimes the hotfixes mess things up and cause strange issues (for example, I get pauses when entering info into the FMC ever since upgrading the v1.0.5). I'd recommend that you get the 767 for now. It's stable and a lot of fun to fly, and buying the IXEG later can only be beneficial as it would have had that much more time to mature and get bug fixes.

Thank you very much for your suggestions Jim, but I think I've found the problem. Instead of reinstalling couatl/addon manager, I removed them completely, and after a few days of testing I haven't had another crash. I'll try reinstalling it so I can use my FSDT airports and cross my fingers that all runs smoothly. Oh, and also: Don't worry, EMT has never and will never touch my 3.3 installation. I really wish I could get a refund for that awful payware virus! What a terrible little tool.

I just bought v3 to upgrade from v2.5, and I'm getting more instability than I ever had in 2.5. I'm running the same hardware as before and same addons in P3D, so I doubt it's an issue with my computer. Here are the event logs from the crash, one for P3D and the other for .NET runtime, as these happened simultaneously so I'm thinking they're connected (I have .NET framework 4.6.1 installed). Can anyone help me? Crashes occur completely randomly. Sometimes they happen on startup, sometimes when I'm using the menu setting up a flight, sometimes during loading, sometimes a minute after I start flying and sometimes 15 minutes after. I tried reinstalling the FSDT addon manager as recommended by the CTD guide, but beyond that I'm not sure what I should do. Log Name: Application Source: Application Error Date: 6/22/2016 8:58:56 AM Event ID: 1000 Task Category: (100) Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: Owner-PC Description: Faulting application name: Prepar3D.exe, version: 3.3.5.17625, time stamp: 0x5758bb31 Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0xffb201b7 Faulting process id: 0x16ac Faulting application start time: 0x01d1cc858e2b26df Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\Prepar3D.exe Faulting module path: unknown Report Id: 1394eece-3879-11e6-990a-6c626d46f7e2 Event Xml: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="Application Error" /> <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID> <Level>2</Level> <Task>100</Task> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2016-06-22T12:58:56.000000000Z" /> <EventRecordID>31122</EventRecordID> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>Owner-PC</Computer> <Security /> </System> <EventData> <Data>Prepar3D.exe</Data> <Data>3.3.5.17625</Data> <Data>5758bb31</Data> <Data>unknown</Data> <Data>0.0.0.0</Data> <Data>00000000</Data> <Data>c0000005</Data> <Data>ffb201b7</Data> <Data>16ac</Data> <Data>01d1cc858e2b26df</Data> <Data>C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\Prepar3D.exe</Data> <Data>unknown</Data> <Data>1394eece-3879-11e6-990a-6c626d46f7e2</Data> </EventData> </Event> Log Name: Application Source: .NET Runtime Date: 6/22/2016 8:58:54 AM Event ID: 1026 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: Owner-PC Description: Application: Prepar3D.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info: exception code c0000005, exception address FFB201B7 Event Xml: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name=".NET Runtime" /> <EventID Qualifiers="0">1026</EventID> <Level>2</Level> <Task>0</Task> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2016-06-22T12:58:54.000000000Z" /> <EventRecordID>31121</EventRecordID> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>Owner-PC</Computer> <Security /> </System> <EventData> <Data>Application: Prepar3D.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info: exception code c0000005, exception address FFB201B7 </Data> </EventData> </Event> I just bought v3 to upgrade from v2.5, and I'm getting more instability than I ever had in 2.5. I'm running the same hardware as before and same addons in P3D, so I doubt it's an issue with my computer. Here are the event logs from the crash, one for P3D and the other for .NET runtime, as these happened simultaneously so I'm thinking they're connected (I have .NET framework 4.6.1 installed). Can anyone help me? Crashes occur completely randomly. Sometimes they happen on startup, sometimes when I'm using the menu setting up a flight, sometimes during loading, sometimes a minute after I start flying and sometimes 15 minutes after. I can't seem to think of anything that could be causing this.

Based on the fact that we are getting constant updates on the 747 and it appears close to beta, and that we haven't heard anything about the DC-6 other than 'it's coming eventually', I'd say the 747 will be first.

TFDi did a livestream showing off a full flight in the pre-beta version of their Boeng 717. It looks amazing so far! The connected flight deck feature looks particularly nice. https://www.twitch.tv/tfdidesign/v/71524228

FSX does have a demo actually: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5154

Just download a recent AFCAD for airports you want corrected. Applies to both P3D and FSX.