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For what it's worth, I just upgraded to Windows 10. After the switch, I had troubles getting FSX to load but I was having a similar problem with Windows 7. That prompted to me move over to FSE:SE. It's been smooth as silk ever since. FSX:SE has been trouble free even though it's running at higher settings on my seven-year-old computer. PMDG aircraft work fine. (Touch wood).

Good spotting. I'll have to get the limit increased on my credit card. Anyone remember from past releases the usual interval between this teaser screen and the actual release?

PMDG did post a statement earlier in the fall about Windows 10 that you might find helpful. I too have been reluctant to do the upgrade but the statement from PMDG indicates there should be no problems. http://support.precisionmanuals.com/kb/a113/windows-10-compatibility-for-pmdg-products.aspx

Emirates to launch world's longest non-stop flight, using 777-200LR to connect Dubai and Panama City. It will clock in at 17 hours, 35 mins. going westbound. www.boeingblogs.com/randy/archives/2015/08/worlds_longest_flight.html

It was rwy 13. I rarely fly that approach so not sure whether the condition was present prior to the update. Also had offset ILS to rwy 27 at WADD last night using the 777 in FSX but I've encountered that before. (Yeah, I was all over the map last night with my flying). I'll have to try the 737 at a few airports to see if I can replicate the offset.

That's weird. Had the same thing on an ILS to LGA using updated 737 in FSX. I can't remember whether I had the offset prior to the update. I'll have to test it again today.

Thanks Kyle. That did the trick and like magic the P-8 appeared. Thanks to the PMDG team for the update (and support). Off to find some wet clouds to try the radar.

Doesn't seem to have worked for me either. Downloaded both files, did repair. When I fired it up, it seemed I have the same 737 as I did yesterday, with no wx radar. Not sure if there are obvious differences I should notice. As well, no sign of the P-8 in the OC livery section either. I assume it would be under the -800 models?

This should be good fun. Looking forward to some stick-and-rudder flying and some navaid navigation though I imagine it will take me hours to get the engines started first time around. I'll be rereading Ernest Gann's Fate is the Hunter to get in the mood.

Thanks Peter. I'll give it a try. Bruce

Quick question. Operations centre tells me there is an update available for both base model and -300 model. It says to log into my PMDG account, look under previous orders and from there, download the installer. Unfortunately, it's not obvious to me on that page where the download is. Does it mean just click on the original download link? Thanks in advance for your help.

I think Kyle has hit on your problem. Likely carrying too much weight for landing. Check your fuel and payload settings and dial them back. Try a test flight around the airport using 75 per cent payload and 25 tonnes of fuel and see if that makes a difference for landing. Also make sure you are using the approach speed.

Are you using 30 flap?

You have to first cool the brakes and then repair the failures. There is an option to cool the brakes in the ground maintenance page on the FMS. Sorry, not at my desktop now so can't steer you directly to it. But you can find the ground maintenance selection on the same page as Fuel, Payload, Ground Connections. So look in there, select cool brakes, THEN go into the failures page to make the necessary repairs. Good luck. Bruce

I got my first windshear warning the other night as I was turning final on visual approach into Auckland. Quite surprised, given there no CBs around, just cloud and drizzle. But there must have been a wind shift out there somewhere. Because it was off course, I never flew through it. But very cool to see on the display.

You have to go into the PMDG aircraft options menu using the FMS and scroll through the pages until you find the optionon resettable alarm. I'm not in front of the sim now but it's wording to that effect. Click yes. You can also select the kind of alert you want to A/P disconnect.

Just to doublecheck, you've gone into the aircraft options using the PMDG menu on the FMS and enabled RAAS for the specific aircraft you are flying?

Yeah, it's a great feature, especially having to pick your way around cells. (And sometimes fun to throw good airmanship out the window and fly right through the bright red patches).

Sorry to ask the obvious, but you need to turn on the radar using the glareshield button WXR. It's found along with the other buttons for the ND display, such as airport, data, position. And yes, you need to be near rain-producing clouds. Even then the default settings for the radar filter out light precipitation and only show heavier rainfall amounts. You can go hunting for bad weather on live atc website. They have a tab on the left for "bad weather areas" It shows both radar map for bad weather airports and the METARS. You're looking for great gobs of green and METARS that indicate RA+ or TSRA or CBs for heavy rain / thunder showers / thunder clouds. Hope you get it working. It's pretty cool.

Having similar woes. How did you delete the old panel states? Thought I should ask before I start mucking around. Many thanks.

I had same situation. I was flying at 4x when it happened and the aircraft had overshot a turn and as it banked to re-intercept, the PFD and the ND showed turns in two separate directions. Bruce Campion-Smith I had same situation. I was flying at 4x when it happened and the aircraft had overshot a turn and as it banked to re-intercept, the PFD and the ND showed turns in two separate directions. Bruce Campion-Smith

I'm getting the ILS antenna caution as well. Be curious if somehow has a fix. I've got both SP1 and -300. Bruce Campion-Smith

Yes. I've had similar. On climb-out, aircraft could be slow to accelerate in turbulent conditions and on arrival, could be tough to slow in bumpy air. This is pre SP1. I'll play with the settings for ASN Bruce Campion-Smith

Robert said in his last update that he was working on a list of changes to come with SP1. Haven't seen it yet but unless the release has been held up, I would think we might seen such a list soon. Fingers crossed.

Interesting. Here is a link to the news release on the company website. http://www.dovetailgames.com/news/2014/jul/9/dovetail-games-licensing-deal-with-microsoft-takes-flight