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...try reducing your descent rate and begin your descent earlier... Calculate it for -2500fpm for FL400 until FL100 then reduce it more to about -1000ft. Extending the speedbrakes and the landing gear helps as well

You're not mistaken.. Wonder why would they double post it though?!?

Amazing as usual!!!

Roger that and thank you again! At least I know the cause now! I'll see what i could lower down in my settings. Already removed all cars and boats..

Word Not Allowed, I can't thank you enough for you trying to help.True! Looks like FPS set to unlimited in the sim caused the whole thing.. It's now loading everything in time but at the price of 5-7 fps.. Is that normal? Is there a possible way not to loose frames by using the FSX limiter itself?

Unfortunately, it's happening again.. :( I even tried on an unmodified fsx.cfg. Checked for textures missing alphas and that did't help neither.. It's really a mistery what i'm experiencing.. I haven't change anythimg from the last time it was working.. :(

Indeed.. I simply can't understand fsx sometimes... :ph34r:

It seems i finally managed the simulator to load it's textures fast enough. The weird thing that solved my issue is: TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=800

Fully agree on Samos! Greek islands have all those types of non-precision and visual approaches!

Benn there! Amazing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUQUdd1MA2Q&feature=g-upl

Try allocating more memory to fs. From another forum: (originaly posted by NickN)

Yes, it will. Along with the MCDU

Word Not Allowed, you are fully correct. The first thing i done with my fsx.cfg (it was about an year ago) was sending it to venetubo. By this time i didn't know about your guide. In time i learned more and more about the cfg tweaking and started sticking in it the advices you're giving. As you can see the final product is messed up.. I realized that i have never rebuilt the cfg. So now that i did so i'm about to set it entirely according to your guide. For now things are better than before but sure they're not as it should be. The loading of the ground textures takes decades if i'm in the air flying. The bad thing is that it's happening with all default settings (all sliders to the right though) and entirely bypassing the nspector .. I defragmented the drive. That helped a little witch suggests me that my hard disk may need a replacement.. It served me well for about 4 years now..

TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=40 MESH_COMPLEXITY=80 TextureMaxLoad=6 cars lowered to 5 With all these changes along with a fresh new fsx.cfg (second monitor vanished) i must say that it's running better. Now I can fly longer before the non-loaded areas left behind. As soon as i'm on the ground all the scenery loads up in no-time. Funny as i was wondering just last week if i should buy an SSD and move the whole simulator there. Daveo, it's W7 64bit. What are the lines you wrote for?

Guys, thanks a lot!!! It tried everyone's advice. UsePools=0 and Reject threshold=0 makes no difference here. I use external limiter (30fps) through the inspector. I have set vsync to 1/2 refresh rate. It's a single display setting.. Lowering the water detail didn't help so the only thing left now is to see is the TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT at 40.. Unfortunately I must try to have some sleep now. I will post here later if there is an improvement... Pretty exhausted after a night of proving 500 ways that don't resolve the issue :lol: Thank you, guys a lot for trying to help! Very kind of you!

Yes, thank you. I'm familiar with his guide and i built my fsx.cfg thanks to him. Actually i just deleted the file to let fsx generate a new one and there is no difference.. :( I will try defragmenting now.. Any other suggestions?

Since couple of days i observe a really strange behavior in my simulator. After a departure from an airport, where all the surroundings look as they should, no matter the course things change. After passing the initially loaded area i'm now flying above a non-loaded-look-alike area. Overflying it i see autogen slowly loads here and there but the ground textures are simply unrecognizable. I'm not speaking about any add-on sceneries here. It happens with the default ground and autogen. I tried settings FIBER_FRAME_TIME_FRACTION, but the result with 0.11, 0.15, 0.33 or even 0.50 looks the same. The DisablePreload=1 didn't help either. Here's my fsx.cfg: [quote] [DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580.0] Mode=1920x1200x32 Anisotropic=1 [VirtualCopilot] VirtualCopilotActive=0 [bufferPools] RejectThreshold=0 UsePools=1 [sOUND] AmbientUI=0 AmbientUIMusic=FSX05 AmbientUIMusicVolume=-6.000000 PrimaryDevice={DEF00000-9C6D-47ED-AAF1-4DDA8F2B5C03} SOUND=1 SOUND_FADER1=0.500000 SOUND_FADER2=0.550000 SOUND_FADER3=0.500000 SOUND_FADER4=0.260000 SOUND_LOD=1 SOUND_QUALITY=2 UISound=1 VoiceDevice={DEF00002-9C6D-47ED-AAF1-4DDA8F2B5C03} [slewTextInfo.1] AirSpeed=1,5 Altitude=1,3 Heading=1,4 Latitude=1,1 Longitude=1,2 [AContain] LabelColor=FFFF0000 LabelDelay=1000 ShowLabelAirline=0 ShowLabelAirlineAndFlightNumber=0 ShowLabelAirspeed=0 ShowLabelAltitude=1 ShowLabelContainerId=0 ShowLabelDistance=1 ShowLabelFlightPlan=0 ShowLabelHeading=0 ShowLabelManufacturer=1 ShowLabelModel=1 ShowLabelTailNumber=0 ShowLabels=1 ShowUserLabel=0 [TextInfo.1] AirSpeed=1,5 Altitude=1,3 Heading=1,4 Latitude=1,1 Longitude=1,2 WindDirectionAndSpeed=1,6 [ATC] AutoOpenAirTrafficWindow=1 COMM_MSG_AI_ATC_COLOR=FFFF7840 COMM_MSG_ATC_AI_COLOR=FF00FF00 COMM_MSG_ATC_USER_COLOR=FFB6FFB6 COMM_MSG_NONE_COLOR=FFFFFFFF COMM_MSG_USER_ATC_COLOR=FFFFD21B PilotVoice=0 ShowATCText=1 UsePilotVoice=1 [AccelerationPack] ControlsFirstRun=0 HomePageFirstRun=0 [CONTROLS] STICK_SENSITIVITY_MODE=0 Controls_Current=Standard Controls_Default=Standard KBDAIL=64 KBDELEV=64 KBDRUD=64 force_crash_enabled=0 force_gear_bump_enabled=0 force_ground_bumps_enabled=0 force_master_enabled=0 force_master_gain=10000 force_stick_force_enabled=0 force_stick_shaker_enabled=0 [iNTERNATIONAL] ASLAT=2 ASLON=1 MEASURE=1 [FACILITIES] CITY= COUNTRY= GTL_BUTTON=1400 STATE= [TextInfo.3] AirSpeed=1,5 Altitude=1,3 FrameRate=2,1 FuelPercentage=2,4 GForce=2,3 Heading=1,4 Latitude=1,1 LockedFrameRate=2,2 Longitude=1,2 WindDirectionAndSpeed=1,6 [PointOfInterestSystem] CycleSetting=0 [GRAPHICS] AC_SELF_SHADOW=0 AIRCRAFT_REFLECTIONS=1 AIRCRAFT_SHADOWS=1 ALLOW_SHADER_30=0 COCKPIT_HIGH_LOD=1 D3D10=0 EFFECTS_QUALITY=2 ForceFullScreenVSync=0 ForceWindowedVSync=1 GROUND_SHADOWS=0 HIGHMEMFIX=1 IMAGE_QUALITY=0 LANDING_LIGHTS=1 NUM_LIGHTS=8 STALE_BUFFER_THRESHOLD=2147483647 See_Self=1 TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=4096 TEXTURE_QUALITY=3 Text_Scroll=1 SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED_10=1693500672 SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED=1693500672 [TrafficManager] AIRPORT_SCENERY_DENSITY=0 AirlineDensity=0 FreewayDensity=22 GADensity=0 IFROnly=0 LeisureBoatsDensity=40 ShipsAndFerriesDensity=42 [DynamicHeadMovement] HeadMoveTimeConstant=1.000000 LonAccelOnHeadLon=-0.020000 LonAccelOnHeadPitch=-0.010000 MaxHeadAngle=5.000000 MaxHeadOffset=0.300000 RollAccelOnHeadLat=0.010000 RollAccelOnHeadRoll=0.100000 YawAccelOnHeadLat=-0.100000 [REALISM] AllowEngineDamage=True AutoCoord=False AutoTrim=False CrashDetection=True CrashTolerance=1.000000 CrashWithDyn=False GEffect=True General=1.000000 GyroDrift=False GyroEffect=1.000000 ManualLights=True PFactor=1.000000 RealMixture=True StressDamage=False Torque=1.000000 TrueAirspeed=False UnlimitedFuel=False [Weather] AdjustForMagVarInDialog=1 CLOUD_COVERAGE_DENSITY=8 CLOUD_DRAW_DISTANCE=8 DETAILED_CLOUDS=1 DisableTurbulence=1 DownloadWindsAloft=0 DynamicWeather=1 MaxGustRampSpeed=200 MaxGustTime=500 MaxVarRampSpeed=75 MaxVarTime=50 MinGustRampSpeed=1 MinGustTime=10 MinVarRampSpeed=10 MinVarTime=5 THERMAL_VISUALS=0 TurbulenceScale=0.500000 WeatherGraphDataInDialog=0 WeatherServerAddress=fs2k.zone.com WeatherServerPort=80 WindshieldPrecipitationEffects=1 [Misc] Com_Rate=7 [Main] FIBER_FRAME_TIME_FRACTION=0.15 HideMenuFullscreen=1 HideMenuNormal=0 Location=491,195,1531,972,\\.\DISPLAY1 Maximized=2 SimObjectPaths.0=SimObjects\Airplanes SimObjectPaths.1=SimObjects\Rotorcraft SimObjectPaths.2=SimObjects\GroundVehicles SimObjectPaths.3=SimObjects\Boats SimObjectPaths.4=SimObjects\Animals SimObjectPaths.5=SimObjects\Misc SimObjectPaths.6=SimObjects\TrafficX SimObjectPaths.7=MyTraffic\Aircraft SimObjectPaths.8=SimObjects\IVAO_MTL User Objects=Airplane, Helicopter ProcSpeed=9779 PerfBucket=7 [uSERINTERFACE] DisplayFuelAsWeight=1 Map_Orientation=2 OpenATCOnCreate=0 PAUSE_ON_LOST_FOCUS=0 PROMPT_ON_EXIT=1 PageID=1 SHOW_MISSION_CAPTIONS=0 SITUATION=E:\Users\Eddie\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\default SelectAircraftManufacturer=All SelectAircraftPublisher=All SelectAircraftType=All ShowAllACPaintSchemes=1 [TextInfo.2] FrameRate=1,1 FuelPercentage=1,4 GForce=1,3 LockedFrameRate=1,2 [sIM] SYSCLOCK=1 [Display] ActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=0,28,140,64 ActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,255 BLOOM_EFFECTS=0 ChangeTime=4.000000 InfoBrakesEnable=False InfoLowerLeftBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128 InfoLowerLeftTextColor=255,255,255 InfoLowerRightBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128 InfoLowerRightTextColor=255,255,255 InfoOverspeedEnable=False InfoParkingBrakesEnable=False InfoPauseEnable=False InfoSlewEnable=True InfoStallEnable=True InfoUpperRightBackGroundColor=0,0,0,0 InfoUpperRightTextColor=255,0,0 NonActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=24,33,87,64 NonActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,255 SKINNED_ANIMATIONS=1 TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=80 TextureMaxLoad=30 TransitionTime=4.000000 UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=0 WideViewAspect=True [JOBSCHEDULER] AffinityMask=14 [WeatherMap] SHOW_AIRPORTS=0 SHOW_AIRSPACE=0 SHOW_APPROACHES=0 SHOW_DATATAGS=1 SHOW_FLIGHTPLAN=1 SHOW_INTERSECTIONS=0 SHOW_JET=0 SHOW_NDBS=0 SHOW_TERRAIN=1 SHOW_VICTOR=0 SHOW_VORS=0 SHOW_WEATHERSTATIONS=1 SHOW_WEATHERSYSTEMS=1 [slewTextInfo.3] AirSpeed=1,5 Altitude=1,3 FrameRate=2,1 Heading=1,4 Latitude=1,1 LockedFrameRate=2,2 Longitude=1,2 [PANELS] DEFAULT_VIEW=0 IMAGE_QUALITY=1 PANEL_MASKING=1 PANEL_OPACITY=100 PANEL_STRETCHING=1 QUICKTIPS=0 UNITS_OF_MEASURE=1 [sTARTUP] DEMO=0 LoadWindow=1 SHOW_OPENING_SCREEN=1 STARTUP_DEMO=0 [slewTextInfo.2] FrameRate=1,1 LockedFrameRate=1,2 [TERRAIN] AUTOGEN_DENSITY=5 DETAIL_TEXTURE=1 LOD_RADIUS=6.500000 MESH_COMPLEXITY=100 MESH_RESOLUTION=25 SWAP_WAIT_TIMEOUT=2 TEXTURE_RESOLUTION=29 WATER_EFFECTS=5 TERRAIN_MAX_AUTOGEN_TREES_PER_CELL=2000 TERRAIN_MAX_AUTOGEN_BUILDINGS_PER_CELL=1700 [sCENERY] DAWN_DUSK_SMOOTHING=1 IMAGE_COMPLEXITY=5 LENSFLARE=1 MAX_ASYNC_BATCHING_JOBS=3 SmallPartRejectRadius=4.0 [FlightPlanMap] LineWidth=2 SHOW_AIRPORTS=1 SHOW_AIRSPACE=1 SHOW_APPROACHES=1 SHOW_DATATAGS=1 SHOW_FLIGHTPLAN=1 SHOW_INTERSECTIONS=1 SHOW_JET=0 SHOW_NDBS=1 SHOW_TERRAIN=1 SHOW_VICTOR=0 SHOW_VORS=1 SHOW_WEATHERSTATIONS=1 SHOW_WEATHERSYSTEMS=1 show_ac_twr=1 show_airways=1 show_markers=1 show_volume_boundaries=1 show_waypoints=1 [DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580.0.0] Mode=1280x800x32 [MULTIPLAYER] AccountLogin=1 AccoutUsername="dootoo" condAccoutPassword=0 AccoutPassword="(null)" LanUsername="Eddie" DefaultLobby="Free Flight" VoiceVolume=0.520000[/quote] Does someone know where the cause might be?

You could try this link I found in Word Not Allowed's article - http://www.overclock.net/t/910467/the-ultimate-sandy-bridge-oc-guide-p67a-ud7-performance-review It's pretty well described Good Luck!

I use heavily tweaked Wilco's evolution vol.1 merged with the exterior model of Project Airbus and I must say i'm pretty satisfied. From what I heard though it looks like Black Box Simulation's Airbus v.054 is pretty good too. That is all it is on the market for now but have in mind that Aerosoft, Airbus X Extended must get released soon. The biggest expectations go to FlightSim Lab's Airbus but don't know when it will be ready..

Stunning video, amazing quality! Is that teh good, ol' RFP? It's barely recognizable!

Sorry for the offtopic: Is there a place where it's properly described how to merge the CLS with Wilco v2 in FSX?

Does the VC work? Always wanted an An-24 for FSX!!!

1. Create a shortcut with the following address: "D:\FPS LIMITER\FPS_Limiter.exe" /r:D3D9 /f:20 /x:ON /l:OFF "D:\Simulator\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\fsx.exe" 2. Change the destinations to your exe's (fps limiter and fsx) to match their address on your system 3. Run your simulator by double- clicking the new shortcut! Good luck! P.S. "/f:20" means that FPS_Limiter is limiting to 20fps. You could change it to whatever number you want P.S.S watch out for these quotation marks in your address. They really help the shortcut find it's destination, especially when there are spaces in the folders names

For the A320 The landing speed is usually calculated that way: GW (kg)/1000 + 75 + 1/3 of the head wind component. Example GW of 60 000 kg and a 6kt head wind will give you 60 + 75 + 2 = 137 kt

I remember receiving the same crash when on final with the MD11 (VATSIM online).. Since then i paranoically switch TCAS to standby during all of my approaches