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Does this sim support ultra-wide monitors (21:9 at 3440x1440)?

Thanks Jim, What you say makes sense so I will warm a bit to the thought of a vendor that uses an add-on manager. To be on the conservative side maybe I will just pick one vendor and its add-on manager (at least to start). Both Ernie and yourself have mentioned FSDT and FlightBeam so anything to choose between them given the other preferences I stated? (static aircraft, ORBX compatibility, performance, availability). If it is FSDT I will do as you mention and hold off for a bit and follow their forum discussions.

Thanks Ernie, I included that because I have heard of folks having more trouble with add-on managers associated with third party products than with the products themselves, both in the short term (initial install) and long term (upgrades, service packs etc.). I was trying to avoid added complexity and the "one more thing to go wrong" scenario. Are these add-on mangers things you must install to then go ahead and install the vendors product(s)? I will go ahead and take a look at Flightbeam's KIAD. Thanks for the recommendation. Do I have to install the add-on manager to try the demo?

I have purchased many aircraft and much scenery for FSX:SE (using Steve’s DX10) but as far as airports go I have only purchased ORBX airports to date. I love them but as a rule they only do small or medium size airports for N.A. and Europe. I would like to add some larger airports to the mix for use with ORBX Global and ORBX detailed regions (I own all the detailed regions in N.A. and Europe). I have looked at many of the airport vendors often mentioned at AVSIM but I am still wondering which ones might best fit the following requirements: Airports that work seamlessly with ORBX scenery and are just “install and go” No other add-on managers or other software required. No playing with external files. Have static aircraft included at the airport Have good detail but still gives reasonable performance. I have a high end machine so I have some leeway here and I have no memory or performance problems at all with any of the medium sized ORBX airports in any region. However I am thinking I may want to avoid very detailed airports in detailed regions (i.e. FlightBeam KSFO in NCA). Ideally can be purchased through one of the major flight simulation software sites (i.e. the vendor does not just have their own unique e-commerce setup). Any input or suggestions for vendors and/or specific airports would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hi Rob, I was the guy who asked about the 737 capable ORBX airports awhile back. I was beginning to believe I had somehow offended ORBX airport lovers by asking that question until you provided your wonderfully detailed answer on the subject. I am now the happy owner of almost all of the airports you listed (including PAKT, PAJN and ESSA that you mentioned at the bottom of your post). I have only skipped the Aussie ones (I do not have the Australian Region) and KSEZ. Thanks - I appreciated your input.

I find that Rex's Weather Architect helps out wonderfully in situations such as that.

Looks like it may be time for some new airports. So, given the one parameter that I only buy airports that you can land a 737 at, what would be your favorite ORBX airport(s) and what is your least favorite(s).

I found those stats very interesting and I certainly would not have guessed that. Thanks Jim (and keep them coming as time goes on)

Sad to hear about the glass panels on this one.

Thanks Jim, I belong to many hundreds of forums so I usually try one I belong to before I join another (and I find the good folks at Avsim very helpful and knowledgeable). I will probably try Rex directly on this one. BTW... I did confirm that it is REX generating these directories and files. I am a bit puzzled but it could be a bug and they are just not cleaning up directories and files correctly.

I just installed and set-up Rex's Weather Architect in FSX. I love the product but I have one quick question for anyone else that owns it. I am finding that after setting up flights in Weather Architect that I have multiple directories created called "PMDG" in different places on my PC. I have found the directory so far on my root drive and in my FSX folder. They have a sub-directory called WX and some wx files inside of it. I have not told the application to create the directories and nor do I really want them (especially in my root drive folder). Anyone else experience this or know a solution. Thanks.

Yes, I believe the Steam Version of KCGX is the ORBX product. ORBX also did a version of Friday Harbour (KFHR) for Steam but in that case I believe that after they did the version for Steam (90 days later) they released an enhanced version at the FlightSim Store. That is why I was wondering if the latest KCGX is enhanced. Someone please feel free to correct me if I have any of this wrong.

Does anyone happen to know if this the same as the FSX Steam version of KCGX that has been out for awhile now or is it enhanced anyway? I would certainly prefer to purchase from the FlightSim Store where I have purchased all my other ORBX products but on Steam it is currently $11 and at the FlightSim store it is $34.50

Is there any definitive way to tell if I am seeing FTX Trees HD in FSX:SE? I own many ORBX products (from flightsimstore) but this is the first time I purchased an add-on from Steam (FTX Trees HD). Given that it was a steam version the product did not make the changes to FTX Central v2 that the ORBX manual talks about. In other words in FTX Central I see "Use Orbx Trees" but there is no entry for "FTX Trees HD". So I am not sure whether to leave "Use Orbx Trees" checked or unchecked in FTX Central. Is there a very specific and clear way to tell if the new tree textures are loaded in the sim? I have tried with and without "Use Orbx Trees" checked and I really can not tell any difference.

Thanks David, Even though it is not the exact same error message I am getting, it looks like it is very closely related to one of the set of problems (the ObjectFlow problems). It may well provide some of the key answers. I am off to look at some things. Thanks again.

Michael, Thanks so much for your comments. 1) It is not an FSX boxed and FSX:SE issue as this is a new machine and FSX has never been on it. I have just installed FSX:SE and very little other software to date. 2) I think you may be on to something with your second reply. After awhile I was making no progress with the original issue so I moved ahead and tried installing some more of my ORBX airports. I have accumulated a notebook page full of errors and, even though they are all different, some patterns are becoming somewhat apparent. There are dll.xml issues, simconnect issues and objectflow issues. However remember this is a brand new machine with very little software and a virgin FSX:SE install. I also have almost no other add-ons in FSX:SE given that I was going to get the ORBX stuff in before other stuff. So it is becoming apparent that these are cyclic types of ORBX errors caused by: a) Older ORBX airport installers (all are the latest versions of the installers but some were made in quite awhile ago)...and I had none of these problems with the region installers because they have been redone recently b) Some ORBX ObjectFlow version problems (when I install an ORBX product and then install the latest ORBXLibs sometimes it says there is a new version of ObjectFlow I must install... and other times it does not. Some installers seems to get confused by ObjectFlow and Simconnect versions and others do not (older ones possibly) c) And a dll.xml problem they had that started around KBZN and KJAC time period (I found lots of messages that discussed that problem). I say these are cyclic type errors because other than the dll.xml error that I actually had to address, most seem to take care of themselves over time (I have no idea why). It seems however to happen mostly with the older airport installers. When I install newer airports it eventually seems to take care of itself. Even the message that was popping up when FSX:SE starts has now vanished after about 3 other installs. Remember that I was always installing the new version of OrbxLibs after each airport install and then checking in FTX Central 2 to make sure all was well - even after the installers had pumped out their error messages. So, if anyone experiences something like this in the future when you are starting from scratch and needing to install many older ORBX airports my advice is - tighten your seatbelt you are in for a bumpy ride. However, other than the dll.xml file (which required an empty line being entered at the bottom of the file) the rest may take care of itself even though it loves to pump out some nasty error messages. Thanks again Michael.

Thanks Michael, Yes I did. Before I started the whole process I downloaded all the installers again (in case any of them were newer installers) and then... for any of the airports I have been having a problem with I again re-downloaded them.

Hi, No answer to this over at the official ORBX support forum so if someone here could assist I would greatly appreciate it. I have a fresh install of FSX:SE on a new machine and I started installing all of my ORBX products into it. Global and all regions installed perfectly. I then started installing my airports. Please note that after each product install I do an install of the latest ORBXLibs and then go into FTX Central 2 to ensure everything is OK. After installing KBZN and then running FSX I get the following error message: "Flight Simulator has detected a problem with a 3rd party program..." Name: Dynamig Object Placement, Version: 1,0,10,3, Company: Unknown File: ObjectFlow_KBZN.dll I reinstalled KBZN and then reinstalled latest ORBXLibs again just to make sure but I still get the error. Thanks.

I am considering getting REX Weather Architect as I think I would enjoy setting up my own weather scenarios. I have heard that besides the weather creation functionality it has some flight planning capability also. As I often do not have much time to flight sim I am wondering what is the best "quick" workflow for using Weather Architect to get up and flying. Do you jump back and forth when selecting the aircraft, flight plan, time, weather, season, setting fuel, etc. or is there a logical simple sequential flow? Thanks.

I came here to make the very same comment the OP did. I panicked about a week ago when I thought they were gone, however they had only moved from the left side of the page to the right. Today they do not seem to be there...OK I feel the anxiety setting in :>) I visit Avsim multiple times a day just to check the forum snippets (as the OP calls them) and get a quick overview on what is happening and what people are discussing. Hope to see them back very soon. Thanks.

I am doing a new install of FSX:SE on a new Windows 10 computer (latest versions of everything). I have so far just installed FSX:XE, Steve's DX-10 fixer and REX 4 Texture Direct. I am running it in DX-10 mode and I currently have left all the settings in Steve's DX-10 configuration tool at the defaults. Everything in the sim looks great so far except for one item. When sitting in the virtual cockpit from a default FSX single prop plane - the propeller texture is flashing and flickering quite a bit (very distracting). On my last computer with FSX on Windows 7 and Steve's fixer I did not experience this. Does anyone have any input as to what I can try either in Steve's fixer or FSX to eliminate this? thanks.

Very solid and useful advice gentlemen... thank you. I will now set forth.

I am just about to start reinstalling all of my ORBX products on a new FSX:SE setup on my new computer. I have read some of the other messages pretaining to a reinstall of Orbx products and have determined that I will follow the same suggested order: Global; Regions; Region SP's, airports, airport SP's, latest libraries. But a couple of things I still wonder about (it is becoming clear I really do not understand how FTX Central and Orbx libraries really work): 1) How will the whole FTX Central thing work given that there is FTX Central 1 and FTX Central 2? I will get both depending on which products I install and in what order, correct? Is there a way to get FTX Central 2 on the machine right away so it can download the newest Orbxlibs right away? Can I do that as soon as I have installed Global? 2) I plan to do this over a number of install sessions and not all at once. I plan to install Global and then fly for a bit, then later install a few regions and fly, etc. until I am done. Once I have installed the newest ORBXlibs and then I install older products what happens? Do I need to reinstall the latest libs again? Do I need to install older products to newer products in order? Any advise greatly appreciated.

I fully and totally agree with the OP. I too just hate the fact that I contributed to the Kickstarter and got others involved also. I could not be more disillusioned and disappointed in the directions they have taken, their business practices, their wavering vision and the software they have delivered to date.

Thanks for the input guys, I tried NCIX (phoned) and they said they were back-ordered. I will try Newegg given mwilk's experience (I had read they were really back ordered but if you got one last might it is certainly worth a try).