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I purchased MSFS2020 when it first came out and after about a week of getting ticked off I uninstalled it and went about my business. In Jan this year I saw some articles of the improvements and decided to give it another go. I was "Blown Away!" with the changes and graphics. Yesterday I started a flight at a local airport next to where I live, I put everything in the sim to real world conditions including freezing rain, as I was taxiing I noticed that it was harder to track down the taxiway. Just before take-off I noticed a distortion on the corner of my windscreen, I took off, got about 2000 feet and went into an uncontrolled left turn, all the while my windscreen was getting harder to see out of and then I crashed! It was cool, why you ask? I am a retired Army Pilot/Commercial Pilot and I have a tendency to apply RW to Sim World and have to make concessions, to me this was a sign that MSFS2020 is coming into its own! My only major gripes now are: >I wish they would call this MF20 or FS20 or even FSXX the MSFS 2020 just gets tedious. >Make it easier to install add-ons. That is it for now, i still have more to learn before I can make any more comments.

First look at a lot of youtube vids on the basics of X-Plane 11. A lot of good people have taken the time to help your learning curve be much faster. Once you have the hang of X-Plane take a look at this: https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/29120-ortho4xp/ Awesome what it does, but you need to understand what and how to make this work. The nice thing about X-Plane unlike FSX through P3D, their is a lot of really good freeware made and being made (look at the 737 Zibo mod). Again their is a few youtube vids on Ortho4xp to walk you through how to make an area really look sharp.

Have you ever sat down to do something, then to discover that things do not work that used to? You then start looking on the web for explanations as who else may have had your same problem, only to find crickets to those who may have had your problem but no one responded, especially those that are selling or creating the product that you paid for. Case in point the Duke 60 I purchased and immediately after loading could not get the gauges to function and the props did not spin, not to mention no sound. I even contacted RWDesign and nothing. Three months later I purchased a ToLiss A319 only to have the main landing gear missing and all the doors open. Again I look and I try to see if their is someone else who may have this issue. NADA! Finally, this week I have solved both these issues, due to a new issue I had with my autopilot not working on any aircraft I had. Someone suggested I look at my SASL add-on and update it, come to find out my plugin folder had 3 SASL's plugins in it. I removed 2 of them leaving the most current and SHAZAMM! My Duke 60 and my ToLiss A319 worked as they should, but Allais, my autopilot issue I could not fix, After a few days of beating my head against my computer case I finally decided to reinstall X-Plane and all is working as it should. So here is my recommendation that I imagine most of you already knew: 1. Make a back up of X-Plane folder after you have it first installed and all updates have been made. 2. Be careful with add-ons, I think the main reason for my problems is I just this spring got into X-Plane and did the old what is the best free add-ons for X-Plane to loaded them all with out checking to see if they had issues with other programs. 3. If you add something, Stop! First do a test with a couple of planes to see if everything is still working, does the sound still work, do cockpit controls mimick your flight control movements? Does your mouse on a control do what it is supposed to? Is your graphics doing what they are supposed to? Does your aircraft look like it is supposed to outside and inside? 4. If something is wrong, look at your Add-On folder and see if you have a duplicate of something they may conflict with what was already there. 5. If you have an issue, first uninstall what you just added. Do another test flight. If the problem is resolved you know there is something specifically with that add-on and here is where you can look and post for an answer. 6. If your test work and all is good, BACKUP your X-plane folder! By following these steps it may save you a butt load of aggravation!

Weather so far has been clear blue and 22. Yes did try a autoland and it is OK, but you will get a 500 FPM or better rate. As for not buying the FF A320, looked at some you tube reviews and no one really commented on the landings, it was not until I was checking things out specifically on that topic, that I was seeing others were having a problem too. None of the FSX or P3D versions has the flight instability of this, also you cannot make it go into Direct Law like you can with FSX or P3D versions.

I purchased this over the weekend and loved it right up until I had to land it. My first landing rate was 700FPM and the lowest I have been able to achieve is 400 and that is rare. I have read others have had similar issues due to the autopilot once disconnected just before landing, it is like trying to land a drunk plane. Does anyone know of a mod or tweak that can calm this plane down once you disconnect the AP, and unlike the other versions I have flown, once you touch the controls the autopilot says "I'm out!" Oscillations are not realistic!

I was able to fix this problem by changing permissions of the Navigraph folder that Carenado installs.

Normally not done until you do something wrong. Think of it like driving your car, license not looked at every time you get into your car, but get into an accident everything better be in order. To rent a plane you will need your card on you.

For years I have been a big supporter of flying Tubes, 727, 737, A321 and such but after a while it seemed to be a grind. I then when got bored jump to another VA thinking that would be the answer. Finally I took a break, about 2 years and now back into it only not the same. I always looked at General Aviation as a nice distraction but not the meat of my hobby. I found FSeconomy and tried a few flights and found I liked flying 300 lbs of shrimp 80 miles, or picking up 7 pax and flying them in a C208. This lead me to look at purchasing some planes, the bonus is I found that most are not overly bank breaking as apposed to the standard tube liner versions. I just recently found a VA operation called " Elite Air Taxi," and flew my first flight from KORL to MYGF, with 7 pax in Caranado Cheyenne III and dealing with winds and TS at night. Yep blood pressure ticked up but pax happy we made it! My reason for posting here is when I got back into Simming again, I installed P3Dv4 and X-Plane XI, the beauty is both FSeconomy and Elite Air Taxi afford me the opportunity to not have to choose only one. So if you feeling stale flying tubes, hate paying almost $100 for a virtual plane then you might want to try General Aviation.

Just looked up the cost for a salvaged Cessna 172 yoke, $345, with an Arduino kit, some pieces parts for gears, springs and bearings, you could build one for under $500. So I have to agree, not affordable nor reasonable!

I have been simming long time, took my breaks, and now I am getting back into Virtual Flying again. My problem is I am tired of tubelining, I started playing with FSeconomy and Air Hauler II, but I miss the interaction that flying with an airline can give. Is there an Aircharter that would be the Delta or TWA before they got big out there. A general aviation type Part 135 operation that fly's word not allowed and trash, but provides a forum of interchange of just plain old BSing on TS. I know I sound like I want my cake and pie together, but I would thin that I am not the only one who would like to take that 45 minute hop in my Cessna 404 to deliver a 4-surveyors to a small strip in "nowhereville" and then fly to pick up some courier documents needed in 3 hours to Austin. Any leads would be appreciated!

This too for me has been a big disappointment! I will never buy another product from RWDesigns, no customer support!

Is this out yet? If so is there a link?

Last night I purchased the Beechcraft 60 and was found that many gauges did not work, switches did not work even though I had the "hand" symbol indicating it was an active switch and too boot the X-plane would crash after trying to select other items on the panel. I have read and looked for answers especially to those that have had similar problems but I did not even see the dev offer help. So enough belly aching, before I throw this into the proverbial dust bin. I did notice that this plane has a recip and turbine version, is it possible split a x-plane file so that I have a turbine folder version and a recip folder version? Also, even though the sales pitch says x-plane 11 compliant, if this was a X-Plane 10 file, is their anything that I can try to ensure that I have the needed files for this to work in X-plane 11 ?

As an avid flight simmer who touted Prepar3D ver 1 over FSX and SE, I have come to stark realization that I really like X-Plane! When Version 11 came out I was not that impressed, but after hearing some of my friends tell me to check it out just recently, I reloaded and can say that I am now very impressed. The one thing I noted right off the bat was that I was able to set up my Logitech X-56 controls along with my Saitek rudder in just a few short minutes without having to revert to FSUIPC. Load time and FPS - Awesome, Plugins and the availability of free quality plugins I wish P3D could do. X-Plane 11 I am going to start leaning more on and weaning myself off P3D. Why you may ask? Simple, even though X-Plane does not have the 3rd Party developers like FSX or P3D, Research is doing a pretty damn good job and I think after looking at other sources its add ons will only become more available. Things I would like to see in 3rd Party as soon as possible: A quality weather add-on. More quality commercial planes (X-Plane is still pretty General Aviation Heavy) That is really at this time I can say that I would like to see soon! So if you haven't tried X-Plane 11 lately, I recommend giving it another shot!

Installed it last night, everything works but do agree that the flight dynamics need a tweek, a 280 knt 1800 fpm decent with the power levers back should not become an overspeed issue. But at leasr this company is making efforts to move beyond!

Yes it is scary, but you know what if it is your hobby then that is who you are!

I know I am kicking a bees nest with this post, but there comes a time when you have to pull the plug on those things that have outlived their time! I grant you FS9 has more than lived up to potential and then some even long after Microsoft abandon it. Flight sims like FS2000 and FS9 and now FSX have had their time but now should be behind us, but what is the reason they are still here? Money! Too many of my flight simmers are so heavily invested into FS9 or FSX with sims they bought almost 10 years ago they just cannot look ahead or open their wallets to a new platform. A lot of the excuses for not moving to a new platform was "not until they have a 64 bit platform." Well my maties, they have now! You can choose P3Dv4 or X-Plane, I thought FSX-SE was going to make the leap but they have just decided to stay in the Shire. So why might you ask is the purpose of this vomitus? Simply this, we will never get the full attention of software developers until we can give them a viable and profitable reason to take the time to create something. WalMart does not have copies of FSX on shelves anymore for a wanna be fledgling teen to buy, we are a closed society with very few avenues of exposure to new virtual pilots. Software developers need an incentive like money, and when you ask them to create a new plane and they had to choose, they will always go for the plaform that is profitable and uncomplicated, unlike where they have to deal with multi platforms like FS9, FSX, FSX-SE, or P3Dv3. I can tell you now if it was I writing the code it would be for either X-Plane or P3Dv4 today. I know a lot of FS9 followers would love to have new stuff, but it just not going to happen. When I down loaded Prepar3D V4 and realized something - Holy Crap! Did I spend a lot of money over the years. I also came to a conclusion that a lot of those flight sims are not going to be resurrected at least not with a simple update, meaning we will have to open our wallets and spend money on new stuff. So after reviewing, cursing, and finally acceptance I came to this one conclusion - Adapt! It was time for to realize that I needed to Restart from fresh, now that does not mean that if my bought and paid for PMDG 737 gets a free update that will work with P3DV4, I won't turn it away! But as already stated by Captain Sim or Quality Wings the 757 is not getting an update so they are now officially in the virtual bone yard where all old planes go to their final resting place. So here is what I am doing - first I am buying FSUIPC v5, it is a needed for my hardware, then I am going to wait for those developers to update those planes are deemed worthy to take the next evolution. TFDI 717 and and few others I am waiting for, as far as weather programs which ever comes out first for P3Dv4 will get my support and the one that drags it feet, too bad!. What I am not going to do like I have done in the past and always regretted it is try and make work arounds to get a V3 version to work on a V4 platform! Any new addition from this point forward, if not written for a 64bit platform it is not going to even get a glance from me or a swipe of my bank card. How many of you go to AVSIM to the freeware area and wish they had the plane you were looking for that worked or was not generic in its capabilities just because of cross platform issues? My only wish for X-Plane and P3Dv4 is that they make it as easy and uncomplicated as possible the flight sim population to be able to create their own planes and maybe make a few freeware makers into pay ware makers one day. Except for my wife, there is very few things that I have kept over the years. I do not still have my Adam or Radio Shack 64, nor do I have my Atari ST. I do not have the original Flight Simulator that you had to create an airport if the one you wanted was not around. As always there comes a time to say, that was a great (blank), smile and then start playing on your new sim. Me, before my time has come for me to go to the boneyard, I hope to see a flight sim, that I can sit in my lounge chair, push a button a small notebook size console, and find myself immersed and surrounded by a virtual cockpit that is just as real visually as the real thing.

If your running P3D my vote would be the TFDI B717, really impressed on how they have is running and the detail to features and for those that want to just kick the tires and light the fires it can do that also.

I use Flight Estonia Migration to install mine and have no issues on P3D V3

I too have no issue with the FMC, but since P3D 3.1 has arrived I have noticed that ISG Panel has become unreliable for the same reason edpatino is having with QW757 FMC, the buttons may work initially but after a very short period of time will stop working and no matter if I change aircraft and come back the buttons are unresponsive. The problem is similar to the PMDG 737, if you do not make that the first plane you fly after the initial startup to P3D, I will have button and other system issues.

Here is how I have found to install Coolsky, Majestic, and QualityWings with no issues. Reboot to Safe Mode with internet, load the program, then restart. I have found that by doing it this way you bypass your Malware, AV Programs, and anything else that can disrupt the loading process. CoolSky would load to 99% and hang indefinitely, and that is with my AV and Malware selected off, Majestics Q-400 would always show up with no landing gear. So give it a try!

Fixed the problem -- Credit goes to someone on Facebook that jscarano found and posted on QW forums. Livery manager is looking for a registry string value called AppPath under the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3, make sure it is there, if not create it. NEXT-The FIX: were you have your P3D.exe file installed, the manager is looking for a file that is not there. It is looking for slimdx.dll , chances are you won't find it on your installation. No worry just go to your note pad put anything in it, I just hit the "/" key and then saved it as slimdx.dll in the same area as your p3d.exe file. WORKS!

After reading this post and another about stutter free frame rates I decided to try a program last night on my PC, Process Lasso. I was really impressed with the quality of my system. I was able to see in real time what the effect was when I restricted a core from one program and directed it to for only certain programs. I have an I5-4670k 4-core processor with no HT. I was able to use core one for certain functionary programs and able to spread the work load for P3D across core 1-3. With my processor turned up to 4ghz, and my Nvidea 680 it was awesome to takeoff out of JFK in a PMDG 737 with Traffic 360-ON & traffic at 40%; EFB-ON; Next-ON with multi layered cloud base; ACARS-ON; and some other background programs going - NO STUTTERS! It is not going to happen at once or automatic, after watching a couple of Vids I learned that I had to really load my system up, then fly with it and tune it at the same time. Brilliant. Plus the nice thing is if you change by adding another program, scenery file, or whatever you can make immediate adjustments to level the work across the cores.

///Follow Up//// It CTD soon after I wrote my last post. Tried two more times and had the same results, I could slow it down by turning everything down low or off like traffic, but to me as much as I like the plane, it is not worth it! So back to the archives and hope there is a fix or a better alternative to the CoolSky. Has anyone been able to fly the MADDOG MD80 on P3D v3 without a ton of issues?

Well reloaded MD80 Pro into P3D V3 for second time by using safe mode. Did not load the update just the original to the P3D site. Made a flight plane from KGRK to KATL, about a 2.5 hour flight, have EFB and Next ASN on. Started with a VAS of 45% now I am curently 59 minutes from KATL and VAS is at 82% in the yellow. Don't think I will make it!