Richbro

Many thanks Mark, I'll take a look. Regards, Richard.

Hi all, I have a EVGA GTX 660Ti running a 24" and a 23" monitor. Usually, I fly in windowed mode on the 24" and the 23" displays Opus and ProATX windows and in this configuration I have no issues. However, with the Q400 it would be good to click and slide the PFD's etc over to the 23" and so I thought I'd try it out. To a degree it worked but, the cursor has a flashing 'wait' ( I use a circle, some use a sand timer) behind it and, despite going back to windowed view, the issue remains. I wondered if anyone of you clever people have ever come across this situation and what it might indicate. The card not man enough or some other component? Appreciate your advice. Regards, Richard.

Sorry for late reply for the offer Bdreher. Much appreciated but things have moved on a little. Since my last I thought I'd look into a DIY repair and in the process discovered there is an option using a trim pot available in the UK from a company called RS Components. The part is :- Bourns 3386W series Cermet Trimmer,10kohms, side adjust. The dimensions are almost exactly the same as the originals, although slightly thicker (can be filed down) The slot where the lever fits in is not quite so deep and , once again,careful filing is the answer. The only caveat is having to move the pcb about and these wires are very thin. They can break at the solder so you have to be ready to re-solder them or secure their location with hot glue before too much bending around. Tools are a slim crosshead screwdriver, hot glue gun, soldering iron and modeling files. Probably have to re calibrate once back on the sim. Allow about an hour for the work to be done. Each trim pot costs £1.47 delivered free once you open an account with RS Components. There may be alternative suppliers. The fundimental problem is that a trim pot is only normally set to one position (tuning in audio equipment) and is not something that is subject to almost continual movement. Regards, Richard. p.s. I'm not an electrician by trade, just prepared to save a few bob when I can.

Thanks for that Greg. I have a feeling it'll be alright although it leaves me with a bill £50.00 more than I'd hoped for! :wink: Maybe the newish quadrant will get e-bay'd to compensate. Appreciate your input. Richard.

Hello good folk, Once again my Saitek yoke throttle levers have spiked yet again and, despite dismantling the pots, I'm no further forward in resolving the problem. The additional throttle quadrant next to it is fine ( a more recent addition last year). Flightstore have no throttle quadrants in stock until November and so I'm wondering if a CH throttle set would work in combination with the existing yoke and pedals. Just wondered if anyone uses this combination of controllers. Any thoughts most welcome. Regards, Richard. p.s. The spiking occured during a descent in a Majestic Q400. Power all over the place! Scary! :Raised Eyebrow:

Go for it! Takes a while to get the used to after EZDOK but, well worth it. Reliability is 100% along with support but, reading the manual is a time saver by a big margin. Your patience will be rewarded. Richard.

Thanks for your rapid reply Ray. As I didn't see anything obvious I thought there might be something in the inner workings that I could tamper with...... Ah well. It's just that some aircraft are a bit noisier than others and they boast of their 'sound candy' which I was hoping to take advantage of. As you say, it's a balancing act. Thanks again. Regards, Richard.

Hi, Having just installed RC4.3 and tried a few flights I've noticed the voice volume of the controllers/pilot are fairly low in comparison to the FSX ATC. I've adjusted the sound levels in FSX voice to avoid hearing FSX ATC but I've also had to reduce the levels of engine and environment in order to clearly hear RC controllers whilst flying GA such as the Carenado 337 (take off particulalry) and the Duke V2 piston. The only adjustments appear to be the rate of speed controllers voice their instructions. Is there any way round this problem for my poor old ears? Help much appreciated. Richard.

Duke Turbine V2 is a masterpiece! Well worth the wait in every aspect. Fantastic work done by Rob and Sean. Second to none. Richard.

I appreciate what you're saying and I have tried to be discreet as I can regarding the supplier's name but you know who I mean. It took my phone call today to establish why, after 13 days after posting the product back, what was the outcome of their findings and at this point they offered the refund. Perhaps you need to follow this up. Respectfully, Richard.

Further to my last isn't it a shame ,nay, tragedy that GenX by Horizon didn't cover the Channel Isle as well as the British Isles ( including I.O.M!). :huh:

Much to-ing and fro-ing since my last but today ( yes, today) I'm informed by the supplier that there is an issue with the DVD and they have withdrawn the product until the issue is resolved. I've been promised a refund for the time being. Due to the parlous state of my internet connection downloading would take about 6 hours so, until that is resolved, Guernsey is off my scenery options. There are no point in expressing my frustrations over the time spent on this. Richard.

For those following this thread I am going to open a support ticket as advised. However, the problem seems to complex, more so than one would normally expect when purchasing software. Watch this space. Richard.

I would dearly love to uninstall ESI but every time I try the message is:- 'There is a problem with this Windows Installer package, The program for this to install completely could not be run. Contact your support personell or package vendor' So your advice simply to go to add/remove doesn't work. I scratched around on my system to find out where the hell it is but somehow it is embedded. It's not in my registry as CCleaner was run to check. I do believe you should advise the next step publicly on this thread as there is clearly a problem that others are likely to encounter. Richard.

Hi Christopher, I did initially last year when I had all my issues after an FSX reinstall. It took a week before a reply so, no, I can't really feel inclined. This is a DVD, for goodness sake. It should be an almost instant installation. I bought from Flightstore and they thought is could be a corrupted copy and will be sending a new. However, they are aware that ESI installation is not typical and they have offered technical back up if the problem arises again. Christopher, no other product has a track record like this and I feel a bit hacked off having fallen for it again. I'll keep this thread posted as to the outcome. Regards, Richard.