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  2. Posted

    For me, Norton was the problem.  Ezdok stopped working after I installed a new addon scenery and pmdg 737NGX repaint.  After numerous attempts and solving this issue, I uninstalled Ezdok, reinstalled it with my Norton completely disabled and added the Ezdok exe to Norton's exlusion lists, and now it works. 

     

    Kristof

  3. Posted

    Prior to PMDG's 777, I flew my 737NGX with an average FPS of 15-20.  After installing the 777, my FPS dropped to 5-8 FPS for both the T7 and 737NGX.  I've played around with the settings for days, carefully followed  Word Not Allowed's tweaking guide and read all the threads relating to performance issues.  I finally had some success last night after updating my Nvidia driver and creating a new Fsx.cfg with the 3 recommended tweaks. I'm seeing 8-12 FPS on average with the 777, but the 737NGX is a bit slower at around 8-10 FPS with default scenery and low to mid FSX settings.  My laptop is definitely sub-par, so I never expected much, but I was somewhat surprised at the decreased performance.   

     

    Why would the 777 affect the 737NGX's performance?

     

    KrisYYZ

  6. Posted

    Overall, I think she is amazing. Like with the NGX, it will take a few months to really feel comfortable with the flight dynamics, commands and overall set-up of the aircraft.  The 777 sure flies nice!

     

    I do miss the some add-on applications such as a fuel planner and take-off calculations, but I'm sure all that will come in due time.

     

    Kristof

  9. Posted

    I would say that regardless of the trip length the ToC wind should be entered as the CRZ WIND in PERF INIT and the LEGS, RTE DATA pages updated with the forcast winds where the differ significantly from the ToC. Then the FMC can calculate the most efficient speeds for each leg with the most accurate ETA and arrival fuel.

     

    If you were to enter an average wind in PERF INIT and leave it at that, I reckon the FMC would calculate speeds based on that wind, any significant difference in enroute wind from the forecast could affect all the predictions.

     

    That's my opinion, but any overall loss or gain over a number of flights is probably immeasurable and would thus remain conjecture :(

     

     

    I actually watched some JustPlanes videos last night, the pilots did enter the ToC wind in the PERF INIT page.

     

    Thanks for all the input everybody!

     

    Kristof

  10. Posted

    The FCOM merely says: Following on from some additional reading it seems the CRZ WIND entry is for the ToC wind for the entered CRZ ALT. Its purpose is to define the best econ speed in the climb starting with zero wind on the ground and linearly interpolating to the CRZ ALT. The LEG, RTE DATA pages are for entering forecast leg winds for predictions and smoothing against actual cruise wind. A general and unwritten rule of thumb is to enter a wind for a leg if it differs by more than 10kts or 10º of the previous entry.

     

    I fly with some guys who like to enter the average wind and leave it at that. Not my preferred method, but if there is a difference it is subtle.

     

    Yeah, the Embraer leads me to believe that it was a shorter flight and that the two would be similar enough not to matter (cruise average would be similar to T/C).

     

    What concerns me about all of the video evidence of things is that people in simming rarely ever fact check.  How many times have we seen the 250/10 "rule" come up and people just repeat it because the last guy said it?

     

    I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, it's just nice to have a specific official reference from an FCOM or other manufacturer-specific source.

     

     

    So if you are doing a short flight, let's say less than 500nm, entering the TOC wind as the CRZ wind on the PERF INIT page is sufficient.  However, if you are doing a longer sector, entering the average wind component would be the best approach? 

     

    I recently flew KDEN-CYYZ in a B738,  I had to change altitudes several times due to CBs and winds variations. I updated the winds on the LEGs page to match the new winds aloft (based on AS2012 flight log) and my ETE was still off by about 20minutes.  Is that the correct procedure?

     

    Thanks,

     

    Kristof

  11. Posted

    Hello! You mentioned FSBuild and AS2012. One thing you could do (if you haven't already), is to have FSBuild read wind data from AS2012 before your flight (during planning).

     

    When you have everything setup, the normal flow goes like this:

     

    Start AS2012 (DWC and winds aloft enabled). Wait for the AS2012 to read and process the weather data. After it has completed, plan your flight with FSBuild.

     

    Because FSBuild reads weather from AS2012, your FSBuild flight plan will be extremely accurate. I've managed to do flights, where my waypoint arrival times and fuel remaining have been spot on (+/- 1min and +/- 200lbs).

     

    EDIT: I forgot to mention that I personally do not start FSX until I have finished planning the flight with FSBuild.

     

     

    Thanks for that! I wasn't sure if the AS2012 weather snapshot txt file includes global weather or simply included the weather for the flight plan loaded in AS.  So I take it you could change the route and destination in FSbuild as long as AS2012 is going and you'll still get an accurate weather picture.

     

    Thanks,

    Kristof

  12. Posted

    You've answered your own question there...

     

    The FMC is asking for CRZ WND (short for 'cruise wind' of course), so would you think it would be better to use average cruise wind, or the wind at the very end of your cruise?

     

    (It's asking for an average of the wind across the entire cruise portion - wind at/after T/D would be entered on the descent page of the VNAV pages)

    Thanks! I meant say TOC wind, not TOD.  Entering the average winds make sense.

     

     

    Do yourself a favour and turn off winds aloft in AS2012..they dont play nice together anyway..and having it on just makes the ngx spaz out.

     

    Like so..

     

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    Havnt seen one case of this with winds aloft off.

     

    I appreciate your suggestion, but one of the reasons I got AS2012 was to inject a level of realism into FSX.  I was worried about the S-turn issue with PMDG, but I haven't experienced it yet.  As mentioned, I've played around with the winds settings so I don't get massive changes in wind direction/strength.

     

    Currently, I load up AS2012, then start FSX once I'm parked at the gate in the PMDG737, I start FSBuild for route planning.  However I have to reload the flight plan within AS2012 after the route is complete so I can get the waypoint winds.  Is that the correct order of setting up a flight?

     

    Greatly appreciated,

     

    Kristof

  13. Posted

    Hello,

     

    Sorry if this has been addressed in the past. I'm relatively new to using FS build and AS2012 with PMDG. The 737s FMC page asks for a CRZ WND entry. Is it better to use the TOD wind or the average wind component for the CRZ winds entry? I did some flights using AS2012, and the winds aloft from AS2012 were not as accurate inflight when compared to the AS flight log predictions. This affected the ETE. What method do you use to connect AS2012 wind predictions and PMDG CDU planning?

     

    Thanks

     

    Kristof

     

  14. Posted

    Don't expect much with an Intel Graphics card, I fly my PMDG 737 on a laptop, but it does have a Nvidia Geforce graphics card. I'm running FSX with a framerate locked at 30 and getting pretty good FPS, granted the internal graphics settings are set to almost the minimum.  It took me a while to fine-tune everything so I get the best performance with the best possible quality.  You may want to turn off the co-pilot displays, external animations and reduce the display refresh rates via the PMDG-setup page found in the PMDG CDU.

     

    KrisYYZ

  16. Posted

    Simply amazing! Well worth the wait.  I'm especially happy about the system performance, I was worried that I will need a new PC to run the 777, but if it will be less demanding on my laptop than the NGX, then I have nothing to worry about.  Thank you PMDG for all the time and work you guys are putting into the mighty triple seven!

     

    KrisYYZ

  18. Posted

    Nah I'll bet JustPlanes will since they've done Swiss in the past and carry a good relationship.

     Same here, JustPlanes has made 4 or 5 LX films.  Eventhough Swiss is owned by LH, they have a better relationship with Justplanes.  I don't think LH let's Justplanes film their flights due to a strong relationship with Pilotseye.

     

    I'm very happy about this order, although I was hoping for a new 747-8 operator.  It will be interesting to see whether LX goes with the dreaded 3-4-3 config in economy. 

     

    KrisYYZ

  19. Posted

    Thanks! I appreciate everyone input. I will give EZDOK a try. I did a few flights last night with mixed results. The HUD is great, but it seems to make my landing worse. I'm using a zoom of 0.60, as I've read that is the most realistic in VC. Perhaps I will try zooming out less and see if that changes anything.

     

    Thanks again.

  20. Posted

    Hello,

     

    I’m sorry if this has been covered before; I did search and I did find some similar posts, but nothing that addressed my question.

     

    I recently switched from flying the 737 with the 2D layout to using the VC. I was very hesitant to abandon the 2D view due to my laptop’s performance but I adjusted the FSX setting, settled for a bit less eye candy and now I’m sold on flying in VC mode. I’ve read the numerous posts on this site about the 2D vs. VC debate and while I understand both perspectives, flying VC give FSX a far more realistic feel.

     

    My landings were almost always right on the centre line and in the touchdown zone when flying in 2D. But since I switched to VC, I tend to drift towards the left on short final (not due to wind or engine failure). I also have a bit of difficulty in getting the VC camera back centre for landing or take off. I tried using the “reset viewpoint” key but it stops working after a few times. I realize that it may take some time to adjust to the new sense of depth and height in VC mode, but are there any programs that help realign the VC camera? I’m currently using a great camera add-on that allows for replays, but it doesn’t seem to help in VC mode.

     

     

    Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

     

     

    KrisYYZ

  23. Posted

    I can only imagine that your throttle is somehow interfering with the A/T. I believe there's an option concerning throttles "Overriding" the A/T in the FMC options. Try disabling it. If you look at your N1 readings, it looks like your throttle is all the way up, but the A/T wants it to reduce to idle so you don't tear the plane apart. I'm guessing you brought the throttles to idle at some point during the descent/approach, overriding the A/T again, and causing you to nearly stall on approach.

     

    And 2nd, you're gonna be arriving at your destination with a lot of fuel haha. Not pertinent, just something that caught my attention.

     

    Exactly, I don't think that blue line on the N1 indication should be there once the A/T has reached the desired N1 limit or setting. It looks like your N1 is at max cruise rating. I believe the option is called A/P inhibits throttles.

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