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I am happy to see that others are using and having success with FSXWX. I will look at ASN in order to be informed, and for the fact that so many are using it.

Besides using the earlier versions of REX, I've never used a weather engine. With REX Texture Direct, I am trying a free weather engine called FSXWX. It is a small .EXE file that I place in a directory and provide the path to the file inside of REX. I ran FSX-SE and while running the weather engine interface in order to see what the weather engine was doing. I flew a route out of Portland toward Seattle. I was impressed at all the effects both visually and physically (in-cloud turbulence, clear air turbulence, gusts, etc) on the plane (Carenado King Air C90B HD). Above all, I liked the low use of system resources. I will read up on how to setup ASN. If it is as easy as using FSXWX, I may consider giving it a try. But, it is hard to beat an effective free option.

i recently installed REX4 Texture Direct with Soft Clouds. In the General Setting section there is a spot for the bath to a weather engine. I thought that is what Rex4 Texture Direct with Soft Clouds was doing. I once owned an early version of REX2, and it (so i thought) pulled weather information from external sources and generated weather in FSX. So then, What is REX4 Texture Direct with Soft Clouds if it is not a Weather Engine? I am not interested in buyng another tool because for weather. That is why I bought REX4 Texture Direct with Soft Clouds. I am looking at free options like FSXWX (http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/home.htm) but I want to ask you buys about this specific tool or a better, easy, and stable tool that will work to generate weather for Rex4 Texture Direct with Soft Clouds. Any help you guys can provide will be appreciated. I am running FSX-SE.

thanks for responding. I really like the PMDG aircraft. Now that there are patches for the 737NGX, that plane is on my wish list for FSX-SE. I am all in with FSX-SE and as such, I look only for addons and patches that work with Steam. I will take a closer look through the General Discussion forums for news on the upgrade..

Hi I just installed my retail disk of the 747-400 on my steam version of FSX. The installation went fine. I noticed some frame rate issues with the plane. Because the PMDG 747-400 has been around for a while, I wonder if there are patches or updates that might help the plane work better with FSX. Are there patches for PMGD 747-400? I see patches/service updates for 777 and 737, what about the 747? Thanks Greg Pruitt

Thank you for addressing this issue. I am trying to help my friend who is having issues getting the software to work on his machine. We both bought this product (PMDG 747-400X) from Best Buy. I will look at the links you provided.Thanks again. BTW, you better remember to include your full name in your post, or like me, you'll get jumped on here on this forum. FYI

OK, so this is mostly about piracy. Humm! I made my purchases of PMDG products in retail outlets. So my name will not and cannot be found in any lists of customers. There would be no download record if my purchase. But, I am a legitimate owner of PMGD products. I hope this lack of a download record will not make me a presumed software thief.BTW, I edited my profile to include my signature, so my full name should show up at the end of this post. The signature is automatically inserted, right? It is not displaying when I preview this post.

Aside from the information I included in my profile, I am a scratching my head at the demand to include additional information along with my posts. This is the first of the many forums I am registered with that has such a demand. My first name is not enough? May I ask why? I value this forum as it is focused on a hobby I enjoy. However, I have a basic since of privacy that I would like to maintain to some small degree. I am not trying to be insulting, I just curious about this specific demand. If I may ask.Greg P.

Can these flight plan software populate the appropriate screens in the PMDG 747-400 FMC?ThanksGreg

WoW, thanks for the Youtube suggestion. After only a few moments viewing the link you provided, I could see that the person who put the video together really knows what he is talking about. Author does an excellent job of explaining what is a very detailed and complicated system. I am always amazed that we are at this level of realism with PC simulations. Anyway, thanks for the pointer. :( Greg

OK, I understand that this is a form for those who love this hobby. I simply figured that some of you guys have have already seen an issue like this one.I purchased the product CDs from Best Buy. My install worked, and his did not. Kind of feel some obligation to help with a solution to his problem. Nothing fishy at all about helping ones friends out of a jam. But, that's just me!Thanks Greg

Paul,Thanks for your detailed reply. You have answered my question and I thank you for that. It was my hope that I could at least get the Garmin GPS (not the G1000) to display in my second monitor as a navigational aid for following way points and the help me determine the best point to start descent into the airport.I just started looking into the AOA DVD for PMDF 747-400. I hear these are very good. I had not considered using Youtube as a training resource. Good call. I do intend to to some long flights with the 747. I currently fly the Captain Sim 727-200. So, now I want to try the big jet.Thanks,Greg

The person posting this issue did not say he had a CD crack installed on his system. Are we getting of course. Greg

I agree that the system is advanced, and this is a fantastic product. At some point I will be in a position to use the advanced features of the PMDG 747-400. But for now, I am looking for a solution better suited for a beginner like myself. I can fly and land the plane. But navigation using the FMC is simply out of the realm of reason for a beginner.So, I am asking if there is an easier navigation solution for someone like me? Someone getting their feet wet with this product?Thanks, Greg

OK, to confirm to the rules, my name is Greg. This information should be available in my profile. There is no order number. This was a retail CD purchase from a retail outlet (Bestbuy). This was NOT a product download. I guess I am a little confused. The path to this forum is from the AVSIM PMDG support section. This seems reasonable to post this type of question on this part of the forum. Is that correct, or no?Greg

Recently, I purchased two copies of PMDG 747-400X. I installed one copy on my PC and my buddy installed the other on his PC. My install went easily. However, my buddy says that his install also seemed to go smoothly. However, he tells me that when he selects the PMDG 747-400 from the aircraft menu and after clicking OK, Flight SIM X crashes back to the initial load screen.I have not seen this first hand, so I am writing this based on his accounts and my questing him on what he is seeing.We are both running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit with 4 gig of ram, Q9550 Core 2 Quad processor, Nvidia 9800GTX video card with 512 of ram. Other add on air craft are installed on our machines and running with no issues.Any idea as to what this appears to be?

I agree, and friend and I both recently purchased the 747-400X from Best Buy. To my total astonishment there it was on the shelf of Bestbuy. I had no idea that Best buy sold anything as advanced as the PMDG products. Yes, the product is cheaper at Best Buy. I would love to have the MD-11 as well. I like having the CD on hand. As it turned out, I needed to install and software a couple of times in order to get a good installation. There were issues with parts of the plane being see through. The solution was to reinstall the application.Are there other PMDG products sold at Best Buy?

Is there a way to force the FSX Garmin GPS with work with the PMDG 747-400X model? As it stands, there is no option to display the FSX built-in Garmin GPS to display for use during a flight.Yes, I know that the 747 did not come with a Garmin GPS as part of its equipment. I simply want to be able to use it as I learn how to fly the big jet.Thanks