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Switch to P3D... I have a run of the mill desktop with a 6 year old i7 cpu @ 4ghz, GTX 470 and 6 gigs of Ram. I really did not expect to see the performance benefit from switching from FSX.SE to P3Dv3. Everything is sooooo much smoother at lower FPS. Admittedly, I have had to dial down the settings (not too much) but the sim still looks awesome with ORBX FTX global and the Queen. No traffic, 1024 clouds and stock airports. Its horses for courses on what your preference is but this works for me until I have the money to seriously upgrade. Last night I flew the tutorial from KDEN to KSFO and had 30 fps most the way there (the odd stutter but mostly smooth). I actually think the Queen performs better than the NGX for me. My advise for what its worth: try P3D. Best regards Martin Woulfe

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Ok guys thanks for your replies. I went and bought an X52 instead of the graphics card (impulse buy). Anyways, ill probably get a 1060 as the starting point of a full system overhaul in the next month or two when I have a few bob available again. Martin

Hi guys, I am about to pull the trigger and upgrade my GTX470 to a GTX1060. They are both GDDR5 PCI express cards but will the GTX1060 be compatible with my P6X58D-E X58 MOBO (Socket 1366 DDR3)? My system is about 7 years old. I7 950 @ 4ghz with 6 gb RAM and SATA HDD if that helps you. Any advice greatly appreciated Martin

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Hi Holdit, I have many study level aircraft and find I am like a jack of all trades, master of none. Most of my time however is in the PMDG NGX and this is the aircraft that I know the best. I am at a point where I have memorised most of the flows from C&D to shutdown. When the FsLabs A320 is released I will remove all other aircraft from my sim and concentrate on it alone. I would suggest the following: Pick an aircraft that suits your type of flying first i.e. Short haul/Long haul Pick an aircraft that has good video tutorials/training (payware if you can afford it, YouTube if you can't) Angle of attack do the NGX and 777 Airline2sim do the Q400 and 777 and a320 in future Learn the cockpit flows/checklists from C&D to shutdown so you become proficient at operating the aircraft in normal conditions and can conduct a flight from A to B as close to real world procedures as possible. (Very satisfying when you master it) this will get better with every flight so stick with it. While in the cruise on each flight, read as much as possible about about your chosen aircraft so you know as much as possible about it. That's how I will do it when they release the A320 for P3D Regards Wolfee

Chris/Jim, Thanks for your replies. @Chris, I had too had completely forgotten about the reset defaults button... After all these years of using FSX I just assumed it would be a convoluted process. I am programmed to expect nothing more. Got it sorted last night anyhow. Regards Martin

Hi, Can anyone tell me how to restore fsx back to its default key commands? Thanks Martin

Hi, I am having difficulty configuring my toe brakes on my saitek rudder pedals. Both the left and right toe brakes are using the x and y axis (elevator and ailerons) and I cannot change the assignments. I am doing this through the fs9 control assignments menu and not FSUIPC as I am using the unregistered version. I have the toe brakes configured perfectly in fsx so they do work. Any ideas Thanks Martin

Hi The only sound I hear in the vc are the engines. I don't have sounds for button/switch clicks, flap handle, pack flow, ground roll, oxygen test, gear handle etc. Basically all sound effects aren't playing except for the engines. What I have done... Fresh install of Fsx/777 (installed as admin) Checked all sound levels Ensured Ops centre updated Tested various different Liveries (no change) Any suggestions? Thanks in advance Martin Woulfe

Hi Current System: CPU-i7 950 (Bloomfield) oc stabally at 4ghz RAM-6 gigs (3x2) 1600 mhz GPU-gtx 470 HD-500 gig 7200 rpm SATA This system runs default FSX at 30 fps fairly smoothly with tweaks applied and pmdg grade addon aircraft. The visuals aren't great tho (dull) and scenery addons/ weather etc reduce the experience further. Proposed Upgrades HD-Western Digital 500gb 7200 rpm (solely for fsx) GPU-GTX 660/GTX 660ti RAM-2 sticks of 4gb (8gb) 1600 MHz CL 9 My question is: Will these proposed upgrades enhance the visuals and assist in running Fsx at 25-30 fps with various addons such as FsGenesis mesh, Ftx Global, active sky (moderate/low res cloud settings) and the airport addons? I don't necessarily want an "all sliders right" sim experience just better than I currently have. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Martin

Thanks everyone for your advise and suggestions. I have some time for fsx tomorrow so I'll get back to you then let you know how it goes. Martin

Hello Anybody know how to ensure that the sim loads into the 2d panel all the time while using EZCA. I have it set to load in the 2d in FSX but on initialisation of the flight EZCA takes over and puts me in the virtual cockpit. I know now that FS2crew definitely will not work correctly if not loaded in the 2D. I have asked this question in the EZCA section over at Simforums earlier today but haven't got an answer yet. Maybe some of the learned folk here might have some advise. Thanks in advance for your help Martin

Hi guys Double Dutch to me... However I seem to have unwittingly solved the problem using some of jim's initial advise on the bios settings for RAM. All I did was tinker with the speeds. It advised me that one speed should be double or more what the other is so I changed that setting from auto to 3264mhz as offered in the drop down menu. (hope I've described it adequately I'm not at my PC to get you specifics) I have yet to experience a crash since making this change although I haven't really tested it much. Just a few circuits etc which would normally be enough to BSOD. Friday is set aside for flying so I'll know more after then and will report back but it looks promising so far. Regards Martin

JimAgain thanks for your help, I'll have a look and report back. One step closer maybe, I wouldn't mind but I have finally found a sweet spot in terms of performance just need to eliminate these BSOD's and occasional fatelerrs. (penny drop... I always wondered what BSOD meant, now i know) @Dean, we seem to have similar issues alright. Here's hopingRegards GuysMartin

hi Jim,I downloaded "Bluescreenview" and ran it after the latest Crash and it showed a record of all the previous Blue Screens which I had a look at.All the issues are caused mainly by driver ntoskrnl.exe+7cc40 and sometimes by driver Ntfs.sys. Any idea what these drivers do or why they are blue screening my sim. The CPU temps seem to be within limits and i ran the windows mem diag showing no memory problems (although I know that still might be the issue)If you are still hanging around here maybe you might know what the above drivers are doing.RegardsMartin

HeyAgreed 100% GSX most definitely on the shopping list it looks very niceMartin

HiAll goin very well with my new pal in the right seat. Not so much with my pal in the tug. He has managed to mess up every single push back. Between pushing me back so far I ended up outside the airport fence and only pushing me a few feet he ain't playin ball. Any suggestions?Sp1c intalled-pushback settings at 80ft. Regards MartinPs great product congratulationsEdit; I'll have to be careful how I approach this problem with the driver I don't want him gettin the union's involved :-)

Thanks Jim, I'll follow that in next few days, see how we go and let you know. Regards, martin

Hi y'allAfter about 10 mins flying, FSX freezes for approx 5 seconds before blue screen "windows has encountered a problem and is re-starting in order to prevent damage to your computer". Windows then restarts. This happens very regularly and FSX is unusable as a result. My computer is about 1 old - Windows 7 64bit, I7 950 @ 4ghz (factory overclocked) with GTX470. I'm not very technical at all, so any help greatly appreciated. I'm sure ye would need more info so just let me know what ye need n I'll try get it. I'm pulling my hair out....Thanks for your time Martin

An interesting, insightful and well written article, good job... I was lucky enough to have experienced a few jumpseat flights pre 9/11 with BA, mainly on 744's when my dad worked out of LHR. Alas at the time I was probably too young to appreciate it but old enough to remember it well. One I do remember was the checkerboard approach into Kai Tak. Simply magic! On a side note, pilots pride themselves on their landings so maybe Ronan should have been allowed a little editorial privilege. Ronan, I shared a similar experience on a much much smaller scale. Took my dad up for a spin not long after I got my ppl (EIWT) proud as punch, and at a time you would really want to impress with a greaser, He got about 4 landings for the price of 1. "think you should give that license back to them" was his response. Anyways, I digress, Well done to all involvedMartin Woulfe

Hey guysHad it too last night, that horn was wrecking my buzz. Auto fail light, switched to manual and it went away. I hadn't set the cruise or landing alt on the pressurisation panel during pre flight so I think that caused it also. Same as you guys reported. Learned my lesson, double checked it tonight before setting off...

go back to bed thanks guys

I think we just needed to know the problem was acknowledged it is now Thanks Ryan