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Just join IVAO, IVAP (the IVAO pilot client) works without problem on both FS9 and FSX.:(Yes I know, IVAC is outdated and IVAC V2 is coming soon, PMDG style, so the soon is loooooooong :(Dion Mollert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

Mostly I use the speeds from the FMC, seems to work fine. And no, I know that it's possible to use autothrust while flying manual, but I just don't like it. I'm on the full-auto or full-manual side. Even on the Tushka I often use flaps 15 instead of flaps 28. But in the coming MD11 flights I will try a bit with flaps 25 maybe it works for me. It's the speed you need to keep flying "straight" (within 30ft or so?) using only aerodynamic controls on an engine failure. But as far as I know it can't (or takeoff is not allowed in that case) be higher as V1.That doesn't change the fact that the runway is 2200m long like SXM and that you can reach Vr and V2 with a heavy aircraft before you run out of runway, allthough it's not the most realistic planning.But, maybe you should not give a sophisticated product to a wild villageguy ;) It's to much fun to try and push the damn thing :)Dion Mollert

Flaps 25 all the time? Will try it later. I can't remember using more as flaps20. Used 20 on short runways, mostly 15 and on longer runways I mostly use flaps 10. Anyway, you're right that the Tushka is a completely different airplane, but I don't depart on nominal thrust on long runways as is the real life procedure, I use TO thrust all the time just because it's fun.But maybe I'm too much used to one way and a bit stubburn about the other way :)edit: Just noticed, fully loaded with 108.000kg of fuel gives you a bad TOCG, maybe that was the problem in the first place....edit2: The highest fuel I could get with acceptable TOCG was 105.000kg. Without flextemp entry but with the packs off, flaps 20, a V2 of 184 knots and with the brakes on untill reaching full thrust I managed to depart from runway 28 at TNCM with about 12knots at 10 - 11 o clock. With 80.000kg of fuel it should be easier...There wasn't much runway left, but it was very well possible.Dion Mollert

First of all, forgive me for my English, I used another foreign language all day and because of that everything is mixed up in my head.... Then what exactly is the advantage of TOGA? I still recommend manual thrust, and I think that the best way to depart TNCM is fully manual. Just behind the runway is a very steep mountain, so after departure you have to turn right immediately. Personally I prefer manual flying in that situation. Agreed, but in my opinion you should use just enough flaps and not more because you want to have a good climb-rate after departure. If 20 is enough then why would you use more? They are not imho. If you know that you can t/o from a certain runway, why use these programs? There is no real engine wear and tear so reduced thrust doesn't give you that much advantages (ok, maybe some fuel but how significant is that on an 8hr flight...).For the fuel calculations, I have TOPCAT but I don't use it for two reasons. One, I like to have more influence. Two, coming from the PT Tu154M, I'm used to do it by hand.But ok, maybe I'm not the most carefull person...Dion Mollert

Another thing which I did not see here, spool up the engines with the brakes engaged and release the brakes just before you reach full power, it will save you some runway. Also leave the packs off, and do not use the TOGA button but just manually push the levers all the way forward. Maybe it's not the normal MD-11 technique, but I used this often in the Tushka and it works in the MD-11 as well. Second, if I make a manual fuel planning based on 8:30 min with alternates EHRD and EHEH, I come up with about 81 a 82 metric tons total which leave a bit over 3 tons as contingency and approx 12 tons alternate, hold and reserve fuel. It's not completely accurate since I'm still finding the correct number and I also like to fly at M085.Then, full pax (mixed config) with about 20kg of luggage each but without cargo should be possible, unless you have tailwind.Last thing, don't use too much flaps, they create drag. I would use flaps 20. In EHRD the runway length is comparable and there I managed to depart for fully loaded 7 - 8hr flights. I agree that it does not give you a lot of margin, but it is possible. Dion Mollert

This topic is terrible... First of all, I'm getting sick of PMDG's attitude problem... I'm seriously in doubt if I will buy this thing or not. I am (or was?) a potential customer, but PMDG-people put me off....Second, I'm getting sick about the release date complaining... Buy something else if it takes to long, then you can allways buy this thing if you like. It's just a damn FSX-plane...Dion Mollert

First I would like the:KLMKLM RetrojetKLM SkyteamThen also SASAustrian airlinesAustrian airlines - Star allianceA S7 (Siberian Airlines) livery would be niceAnd I would also like an Air-Astana livery, although they are not using the 737 anymoreDion Mollert

No flare? With 150 knots groundspeed and a 3 degree glide, your descent rate is about 150*5 = 750ft/min. Offcourse it will be a bit less due to the groundeffect, but it still is a rough landing.Then, between 50 and 30 (steeper approach a bit sooner, shallower approach a bit later) should be fine. Just select idle-thrust and pull back on the yoke slightly. Be carefull, don't pull back too much, because then you'll float...Dion Mollert

From inside information I made out that the 777 will be released at 20 december 1922Now, seriously, PMDG has a release date for all their products: When it is ready.CheersDion Mollert

They stated multiple times that the performance is similair or better as the MD11.The MD11 works fine with a stock i7 920, 6gb ram and a GTX275. So don't worry too much about it if you ask me...Second thing, PMDG is not going to release a product that isn't working on a normal FSX pc.And I almost forgot, hardware prices tend to drop in januari, so why don't you just wait for the NGX and buy new hardware when you're not happy with the performance?Dion Mollert

Maybe the silence before the storm next update?And, maybe that will be a big one including the BETA announcement?Whatever, it can't be that long anymore.Dion Mollert