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Flight plan developed with FSX flight planner. Flight plans were saved during flight planner. Aircraft: Boeing 737-400 (the one that ships with the FSX software). Haven't tried other aircraft. FSX version 10.0.61344 using SP1. I tried to attach 2 flight plans that I put in a Notepad file but it kept giving me an error when I would try to attach it to this reply. So I have pasted the text of the file into his reply FLIGHT PLANS - Portland (KPDX) to Seattle (KSEA) <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <SimBase.Document Type="AceXML" version="1,0"> <Descr>AceXML Document</Descr> <FlightPlan.FlightPlan> <Title>KPDX to KSEA</Title> <FPType>IFR</FPType> <CruisingAlt>11000</CruisingAlt> <DepartureID>KPDX</DepartureID> <DepartureLLA>N45° 35' 23.25",W122° 35' 47.68",+000030.00</DepartureLLA> <DestinationID>KSEA</DestinationID> <DestinationLLA>N47° 25' 53.58",W122° 18' 28.83",+000433.00</DestinationLLA> <Descr>KPDX, KSEA</Descr> <DeparturePosition>GATE C 10</DeparturePosition> <DepartureName>Portland Intl</DepartureName> <DestinationName>Seattle-Tacoma Intl</DestinationName> <AppVersion> <AppVersionMajor>10</AppVersionMajor> <AppVersionBuild>61355</AppVersionBuild> </AppVersion> <ATCWaypoint id="KPDX"> <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType> <WorldPosition>N45° 35' 23.25",W122° 35' 47.68",+000030.00</WorldPosition> <ICAO> <ICAOIdent>KPDX</ICAOIdent> </ICAO> </ATCWaypoint> <ATCWaypoint id="KSEA"> <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType> <WorldPosition>N47° 25' 53.58",W122° 18' 28.83",+000433.00</WorldPosition> <ICAO> <ICAOIdent>KSEA</ICAOIdent> </ICAO> </ATCWaypoint> </FlightPlan.FlightPlan> </SimBase.Document> Seattle (KSEA) to Spokane (KGEG) <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <SimBase.Document Type="AceXML" version="1,0"> <Descr>AceXML Document</Descr> <FlightPlan.FlightPlan> <Title>KSEA to KGEG</Title> <FPType>IFR</FPType> <CruisingAlt>13000</CruisingAlt> <DepartureID>KSEA</DepartureID> <DepartureLLA>N47° 26' 21.52",W122° 17' 54.91",+000433.00</DepartureLLA> <DestinationID>KGEG</DestinationID> <DestinationLLA>N47° 37' 0.38",W117° 31' 14.08",+002372.00</DestinationLLA> <Descr>KSEA, KGEG</Descr> <DeparturePosition>GATE A 10</DeparturePosition> <DepartureName>Seattle-Tacoma Intl</DepartureName> <DestinationName>Spokane Intl</DestinationName> <AppVersion> <AppVersionMajor>10</AppVersionMajor> <AppVersionBuild>61355</AppVersionBuild> </AppVersion> <ATCWaypoint id="KSEA"> <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType> <WorldPosition>N47° 26' 21.52",W122° 17' 54.91",+000433.00</WorldPosition> <ICAO> <ICAOIdent>KSEA</ICAOIdent> </ICAO> </ATCWaypoint> <ATCWaypoint id="KGEG"> <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType> <WorldPosition>N47° 37' 0.38",W117° 31' 14.08",+002372.00</WorldPosition> <ICAO> <ICAOIdent>KGEG</ICAOIdent> </ICAO> </ATCWaypoint> </FlightPlan.FlightPlan> </SimBase.Document>

I've looked through most of the archives on this subject and couldn't find my specific issue. After a successful flight I'm back at the Free Flight screen. I click on Flight Planner to load another saved flight. It loads it then I click on Fly Now button, the Terrain Loading box comes up, reaches a random percentage each time and stops. After waiting for approximately 5 minutes I bring up Windows Task Manager to see what is going on. It shows Flight Simulator running. I close Task Manager and wait another 5 minutes then bring up Task Manager again and it still shows as running. At this point I give up and end the Flight Simulator X task. This happens every time I try to do 2 flights without exiting FSX. I even tried forcing FSX to load a new fsx.cfg by renaming the old one. This didn't help either. I'm running Windows 7 SP1. Processor: AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core Processor, 3.10 GHz RAM: 8.00 GB System: 64-bit Operating System Display: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti with 1GB VRAM I reset ALL settings to FSX defaults to see if this would fix the problem and it didn't. I don't have any add-on scenery files. Any suggestions?

I did right click the icon and chose properties - the original icon was not there! The only one I found was the one I described.

Finally got a computer that would run FSX. Problem #1 - After I installed FSX it placed an icon on the desktop that was a representation of the picture on the box. Two days later Windows could not find the icon in the fsx.exe file so it just displayed a generic Windows icon. Clicking on icon FSX still ran normally. I tried finding the missing icon but couldn't. Only icon I could find was a white airplane on a blue blackground that I found in the fsx.exe file. Any idea as to where the orignal icon went? Problem #2 - After a flight, when exiting the program I am not shown the Logbook entry for that flight and give the opportunity to edit it. I could do this in FS9. I remember in FS9 there was a place in general settings where you could turn this feature on or off. I can't find it in FSX. Any help would be appreciated.

Nope, nothing happens when I press and release either the 1 or 2 key.

Ok, I downloaded the zip file. Since I'm new to adding add-ons to FS could you help me make sure I do things right? I know I have to unzip the file first. Can I unzip it into any folder on my pc or do I need to unzip it to a specific folder with in FS9? Once it is unzipped how do I make FS9 aware of this add-on? Once FS9 is aware of it how do I use it with the aircraft I am currently flying?Thanks for any help you can provide.

I'm flying the default Boeing 737-400.

Ok, I tried the 2 suggestions. From SPOT view I pressed shift+p which began the pushback. Staying in SPOT view I continuously held down the 1 key (key above the Q key) for the entire pushback which lasted approximately 30 seconds. Nothing happened. The aircraft never turned. Now I'm really stumped.I checked by keyboard assignments with FS9 just to make sure I hadn't at some previous time changed the 1 and 2 assignments but they are still set at the default settings.

I've now advanced to learning how to fly the bigger jets (737-400) and since this aircraft is parked at a gate I need to use the "pushback" feature. According to the manual I need to release the brake, press ctrl+p to start and stop the pushback. This part works fine. The manual also says to use the numeric 1 & 2 keys to turn the aircraft during pushback. I can't get this to work. I have tried the 1 & 2 keys across the top of the keyboard. I have tried the ! & 2 keys on the numeric keypad with Num Lock turned on and off with no luck. I'm currently using Flight Sim 2004. What am I doing wrong?