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Or, check for updates but let me decide which one to download and install. Or something like that...But I would never update an OS. Always do a clean install. First of all, in theory it should work. In practice you always have the risk that it does not work and then you need a lot of time to sort everything out.So I suggest that you backup everything, format your windows drive, and do a clean W7 install.Dion Mollert

First of all, since you are from Germany I advise IVAO instead of Vatsim, since IVAO has better coverage in Europe (except the UK).For the first start this might help you (for other readers, this is in German) http://www.ivao.de/mitgliedschaft/erste-schritte.htmlYou can contact the German training staff (www.ivao.de) or ask questions in the German part of the forum (http://de.forum.ivao.aero). There also is a very good training part on their site, you might just want to go trough it if you are interested. http://training.ivao.de/trainingsunterlagen.htmlFurther, if you indicate in your flightplan remarks that you are a new pilot, most controllers will be happy to help you out. Just don't start at Frankfurt or Amsterdam on a busy night since they won't have time then, but on other nights at other airports you should be fine. I did not notice controllers who got irritated because someone made a mistake in trying to learn everything. Controllers only get upset if someone is just messing around not trying to learn and just ruining everything for everybody.Try to start with voice. Text can be of help when something isn't clear but in general voice works much better. It's easier to ask things and it works faster. And often you simply don't have enough time to ask a lot of things.The first time is something you just need to go trough. After a few flights you are addicted!Dion mollert

There is a website with groundspeed records for IVAO: http://www.focusdesigns.org/ivaogroundpeeds Dion Mollert

Just join IVAO, IVAP (the IVAO pilot client) works without problem on both FS9 and FSX.:(Yes I know, IVAC is outdated and IVAC V2 is coming soon, PMDG style, so the soon is loooooooong :(Dion Mollert

Do you, as "I'm American and thus better as the rest of thee world guy" actually know anything about Europe? In Europe we have different countries. All of them have different people with different culture... Some cultures may look similair, but if you compare for example The Netherlands and Portugal or Germany and Greece, you will see many differences... Even if you look at the Netherlands vs Germany, there are many similarities but also (small) differences!So, why don't you consider an attitude change? You are not only embarrasing youself with such a dumb post, you also cause people from Europe to think that all Americans are dumb and arrogant, but that probably is very far from the thruth...Dion Mollert

You can validate your routes in the IFPUV (CFMU) yourself if you are interested: https://www.public.c...spec/index.html and then go to the IFPUV editor.About direct routings in Europe, they are limited and depend on the FIR. In the Netherlands and in Belgium it is forbidden, but there are a few exceptions (f.e. ASDAK dct LNO for Eindhoven EHEH arrivals). In Germany it seems to depend on the FIR, but IIRC a 40nm direct is allowed in most. In Austria directs are prohibited.BUT, that is about the flightplan. Even if you are not allowed to file directs, ATC can still give you a shortcut. Flying on IVAO, I mostly prepare for one runway if that is obvious. If the winds are unpredictable I plan my descend to be able to make the shortest approach and level off in between if needed. But often it depends on the airport, so get approach charts and just keep the altitude restrictions printed on them. In most cases you are able to make your approach without problems if you do that.Dion Mollert

Some airports in Europe have multiple departure routes (SIDs) from the same runway to the same waypoint. With Amsterdam EHAM as example, if you depart 36L for a flight via the ARNEM intersection, you would normally use the ARNEM1V departure. At night (between 2300 and 0630 local that is) you will be cleared for the slightly longer ARNEM1Z departure route for noise abatement reasons. Then, if you depart runway 24 towards the ANDIK intersection, you mostly use the ANDIK1S departure, which passes on the east side of the airport. However, when runway 27 is in use for landing, you can often get the SPY2K (Spykerboor2k) departure route passing on the west side of the field, to avoid the incoming traffic.In Frankfurt EDDF, there are also different departure routes to the same waypoints, depending on climb performance and/or aircraft class and/or night/day. Don't know any example by hard by the way.Anyway, just look on the charts and most departures in Europe are easy...STARS are often straight forward. For Germany and Austria you file them in your flightplan, in the rest of Europe you should not file them. But often there is only one arrival available from your waypoint. Some example's where that is not the case, arriving at EHAM via RKN (Rekken), NORKU or EEL (Eelde), you can be cleared for the A or B arrival. Normal only the A is used, but if it is very busy they can assign bravo for delaying purposes or to join the NARSO holdings at higher altitude and further away from the field.Then in Copenhagen and Stockholm there are RNAV and NON-RNAV departures. Not sure about Copenhagen but what I understood is that iin Stockholm the RNAV arrivals are used during low traffic, and that the NON-RNAV's combined with radar vectoring is used in dense traffic.AFAIK a big difference with the USA is that the STARS in Europe often start at a lower level, maybe even in the bottom airspace. In USA the stars that I have seen on charts start from cruising level. Because of this flightplanning in Europe can be a pain, some airways are closed for arriving/departing traffic, other ones obligatory and when flying to smaller airports located between bigger ones it can be very hard to find a valid route.Dion Mollert.

Possible and allowed are not the same. A 5,5* glideslope should be possible, only thing to consider is to get into landing config and slow to app speed before intercepting the glidepath, so you have some drag and you don't need to slow down on the glide.Dion Mollert

If they can depart in Santos Dumont SBRJ on a 1300m runway, it should be possible to depart EGLC on a 1500m runway. But not fully loaded and fueled for a long flight...Dion Mollert

Thats the KLM 738 Retro, yes.As in last topic, I still would like an S7 (before that was Siberian) airlines and an Air Astana livery would be nice as well, allthough their B738's are out, all scarebus know.Dion Mollert

Most planes, including 737, I use the following:250kias below FL100220kias on downwind or at 15dme.180kias on basereducing 160 when intercepting the glidereducing Vref at 4nm/outer marker.Dion Mollert

Great circle distance, so orthodromic course, is 4236NM. With 440 knots true airspeed it will cost you 9,6 (9:36) hours if there is no wind and I think it will burn about 21 tons (metric tons that is). Via Boston you're flight is 5168nm. Boston is way to far south. Don't forget the difference between orthodromic (or great circle) course which is the shortest route and loxodromic, which is just one heading and a straight line in google maps.So better options can be:BGSF Kangerlussuaq, GreenlandBIAR Akureyi, IcelandBIKF Kevlafik, IcelandOr maybe somewhere in Canada if you find the right place, but I think that I'll pick BGSF.CheersDion Mollert

Venetubo is great indeed, and I use an alternative external limiter. Posted by ******* IIRC, it has a .dll and a .cfg file, in the .cfg file you set you're FPS and then you put both files in the FSX folder. I have a stable 30fps, some heavy airports slightly less, but even Aerosoft EHAM, which is build very fps-heavy, runs pretty smooth.CheersDion Mollert

This reminds me about the first departure from Almaty UAAA a few years ago before the second runway was opened. Maybe it was just my perception, but I had the feeling that de runway was very bad and the plane French-plastic-piece-of-**** was shaking like hell.Then, if there where more good African scenery's and more ATC coverage on IVAO, Maybe I would fly to Africa more often.Dion Mollert

Not everybody likes the same...I HATE rain and wind. But snow is nice, sometimes it gives some troubles but when we have more snow that should be solved. Also, cold isn't a problem for me, at least untill -10 or -15C I don't bother, -50 might be a bit too cold...Also I HATE more as 20C outside, you can't sim properly because the room gets very hot. Maybe not a problem in countries where everyone has aircon, here most people don't have that... And in generall such a temperature is useless...Dion Mollert