CavalierDuck

I am having the same issues that others are obviously having, unable to copy the .DLL files into the Store version Flight Simulator folder in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps. I've spent the last couple of hours wrestling with permissions and ownership etc, I can now get into the folder but I can't copy anything into it. I've seen suggestions that some versions of Windows (I have W10 Home) just don't allow it, in which case, this mod is going to be inacccessible to a good number of us. Can anyone shed any light on this?

What is the source of the AI that you see? Is it the FSX default AI, or a commercial AI package, or various individual packages that you've added? As I understand it... if you have any FS9 traffic bgl's in your FSX installation then you will still see the all the FS9 traffic, but any FSX traffic bgl's won't show up. So you can still have lots of AI, it will be all the stuff from the FS9 bgl's. The FS9 boat traffic file should mean that no FSX traffic files will show up. Solution is either to convert the Wattisham traffic to FS9 format using TrafficTools or something similar, or convert your FS9 bgl's to FSX.

Lol, well done Ron! 56 Sqn paint is over on flightsim.com, link here. Edit: proxy for those who don't have the Milviz Phantom now available here.

Stew, I have the AI Phantoms package working at Wattisham so confirm it can do what it's supposed to. It was a while ago that I set it up so don't remember every step but don't think it was much of a struggle. Even managed to change half the Phantoms to Lightnings so both are stationed there. The thing about AI that often trips me up is that if you have a FS2004 traffic file present anywhere in your sim, it means no FSX traffic file will work (at least that's what I understand, someone correct me if I'm wrong). You can have one format or the other, but not a mixture of both.

LOL! I was working on flying the RAZBAM Harrier for this one, but I'm really not familiar enough with it yet (especially if anyone demands to see a vertical landing). So it's going to be the Phantom, which thanks to our SE Asia experiences is the jet I'm most comfortable in now. And yes, it can fly along happily at <300kts, I found that if you don't push those two levers on the left all the way forward, you don't go as fast.... I'll try to remember the duenna when we leave Waddington!

This week's highly anticipated flight will begin with a tour of the principal military airfields in the south of England, and will culminate in a run round the famous "Mach Loop" low-level training area in Wales. We'll begin at MoD Boscombe Down, the UK's aircraft testing centre and home of the Empire Test Pilots School. Our first stop will be RAF Brize Norton, a military transport hub. Next we visit the former RAF Wattisham, which was a front-line fighter base for Lightnings and Phantoms (Ron, we expect a guided tour!). We will call in at RAF Lakenheath, home of the USAF's 48th Fighter Wing before making our way north to RAF Coningsby, home of the Eurofighter Typhoon and of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, and then RAF Waddington before we head west into Wales to the Mach Loop, named after the nearby village of Machynlleth. After a lap or 2 (or 3) of the loop terrifying the local ovine population, we can then finish at RAF Valley on the isle of Anglesey. Aircraft suggestions have been covered in a separate post. Flight plans FSX Plan-G Scenery Nothing special required; Orbx England & Wales are likely to enhance the experience, as does the FTX Global + Vector + EU Landclass + Mesh package. A decent mesh is probably advisable; if you don't already have something applicable to the UK, there is a freeware UK mesh in the AVSIM library. Freeware enhancements: there are a number of worthwhile freeware airfield enhancements available: RAF Wattisham - ACG RAF Coningsby - ACG RAF Waddington - John Young RAF Valley - MSPG ... and even a small scenery adding aircraft spotters at various points on the Mach Loop! (thanks MSPG and Mike) Date and time: Saturday 17 September 2016, 1800 UTC Where: AVSIM RTWR Teamspeak - Casual Flights Channel Teamspeak Server Address: ts.teamavsim.com Multiplayer: FSX Multiplayer (IP will be provided on Teamspeak) If you want to help others enjoy the multiplayer experience, don't forget to enter your aircraft details on the multiplayer spreadsheet! (linked here) Note to Ron: Please set server time to 1100 Local, and I suggest turning the date back to August, as I got some very strange looking autumn textures when I tried it using the real date!

An F-86 should be very suitable for this flight! Hope you can join us. We should be getting to the Mach Loop something like 2030 UTC on Saturday.

Mach Loop Practice Here is the flight plan I use for practice. Fortunately there is an (actually disused) 8000ft long runway at nearby Llanbedr that we can use as a base. The north entrance to the loop is just 12nm away. But while flying in the loop I am following the roads and rivers as visual references. FSX format Plan-G A good resource is machloop.co.uk, where there is also a very helpful map. The scenery I am running is FTX Global + Vector + EU Landclass + Pilots FS Global 2010 mesh - you can see from the screenshot what I get, which seems to compare well with Google Earth images and the videos on YouTube. I dare say Orbx Wales region scenery might add a bit more detail but isn't required. The most important scenery element for this exercise must surely be a good mesh. If you don't have any mesh improvement that covers Wales, there is a decent UK mesh in the AVSIM library which I used to use - download here. Glad you like the Goshawk! Fear not, you'll still get to fly the loop! My idea is to do it at the end of the first flight, stop for the week at RAF Valley nearby, then do it again at the start of the second flight - giving another bite at the cherry for anyone who can't make the first one or who scatters their aircraft across a Welsh mountainside on the first attempt!

I'm not feeling too good today so I won't be joining you for the whole flight this evening, I'll drop in and say hello sometime though and might join for just a leg or two. Hope you have a good one and I should be OK to set up the Mach Loop flights starting next weekend.

For the Saturday flights on 17th and 24th September I am putting together flight plans involving the famous "Mach Loop" in Wales. This is a low-level military training area where both RAF and USAF pilots hone their skills in the dramatic scenery of the Welsh mountains. A quick search on YouTube for "Mach Loop" will result in many examples of what we're up against, as the Mach Loop is a favourite spot for photographers and videographers. The most appropriate (and exciting) aircraft to fly will be military fast jets. However, as these are something of a departure from the usual suspects for our Saturday flights I thought I would post some suggestions for some suitable, nicely modelled and easy to learn freeware jets for those who don't already have something in their hangars. There's no need to fly a Mach 2+ beast, a jet trainer or early subsonic jet will be ideal. If a fast jet is really not your thing, the next best alternative would be a warbird or maybe a turboprop trainer (e.g. IRIS Pilatus PC-9, freeware). Otherwise, pick up your fastest GA aircraft and put it through its paces! Aermacchi MB326 - Dino Cattaneo Dino's website: http://indiafoxtecho.blogspot.co.uk/ MB326 download on AVSIM Boeing T-45 Goshawk - Dino Cattaneo Goshawk download on AVSIM Hawker Hunter (photo above) - Dave Garwood Hunter download on CBFS F-80 Shooting Star - Alphasim/SOH F-80 download at SOH F-86 Sabre - SectionF8 Sabre download at AussieX The files needed are the basepack, SP1 and the FSX update. If you can think of something to add to this list, please feel free!

Looks like a very nice route Mike! Unfortunately I will be away on holiday for the next two weekends but I will certainly fly this when I get back. I lived in VA for 4 years so I know some of the area fairly well. Never got down as far as the Great Smoky Mountains though, I wished I had. Hope everyone has a lot of fun with this on Saturday!

Looks like I'll have to join late, watching Olympic cycling road race and we've got three Brits in contention, no way I'll miss the finish having watched for five hours!

Roman, a big thank you for the C185 mods. I used the "standard" mod for last night's flight and it made quite a difference! Hope you've had a great weekend with real aircraft too.

For those who don't follow football ("soccer"), or who are fortunate enough to not follow the England team, this is what Ron is talking about: http://www.thelocal.no/20120208/football-commentators-maggie-thatcher-outburst-makes-unesco-list Thanks for the flight plan Ron! Looking forward to it.

Nine signed up so far on the MP spreadsheet, it's going to be a good turnout again. Who's volunteering for ATC duty?