mcair01

Ho-hum, just another way for REX to milk simmers. I bought REX 4. Then Overdrive. Then Texture Direct. Now they want me to buy Soft Clouds? FSX has been around for what, eight years, but it's taken until now for REX to produce "volumetric" clouds? P3D has them out of the box, and the low-lying fog effects are sublime. I'm not buying Soft Clouds even if it is just $10. I use OPUS weather engine because it is far superior to anything REX has. I detest all the REX UI's too - way too overblown for what should be a simple selection dialog. They're very slick-looking but leave the average user bewildered.

Ronzie, Thanks for the PM, I was hoping it would include my activation key! I no longer have the email with the bounceback from last weekend, I sent another registration request yesterday afternoon (US EDT) and have received nothing in return. Please PM a key! thanks

I've sent it twice. Last weekend it was bounced back after a few hours, yesterday - nothing. I just sent another request, double-checked the email format and I use Yahoo email. I'd appreciate a PM. 1181844916 ! william ! challen

Me too 1181844916 ! william ! challen

I really enjoy flying both, and switch between them often. I find the 737 easier to fly, the various AP modes generally work as I anticipate, where the 777's automation takes some getting used to, particularly the autothrottle, which seems to have a mind of its own sometimes.

:ph34r: I use ORBX FSX Go to launch FSX and manage config. I had buffer pool size set to 350000000 and was consistently bumping up around 3, 3.1 GB with NGX, especially over ORBX EU and close to a UK2000 airport. Had the occasional OOM. Consistent OOM's with 777. I reset it to FSX default and reduced memory to 2.8-9, no OOMs. Just a hint to those who may still be frustrated and looking for an OOM fix. :lol:

I noticed that it is slow on the update cycle, but it does eventually complete after a couple of minutes. Slowness probably due to the mass of T7 purchasers installing and looking for liveries.

If your sim preference includes airliners, this and the NGX is where its at. I have both. Once I had bought the NGX and was familiar with its systems, it became the only choice among the 7-8 airliners I've paid for. Out of the box, they are both solid products. The same cannot be said of that other company (you know the one - you pay to do their beta testing). At $90, this was a no-brainer. I will get a ton of enjoyment from it while learning a lot of the complex systems and interactions. That's a fantastic bargain if you ask me.

Cannot find any documentation on how to open the doors. The buttons and levers around the doors have no click spots. I'm on SP2.

The manual states that waypoints in a flight plan can be entered via the cockpit keyboard. This doesn't appear to work for dirt-to waypoints, you're stuck spinning the knob. I haven't found the keyboard to be usable for anything.

Have the same problem with the a/c on the ground. Heading changes by increments of 10 deg, adjustment is via mousewheel only, there are no click spots that I can find. I think this may have been introduced with SP2, I didn't have this problem with SP1.

Interesting. I'm reminded of the US Air 734 that rolled into a spin after a rudder hard-over. So I think you're right too, rudder should induce some roll. We need an aerodynamicist to explain things.

Received a PM from someone intimately familiar with Carenado FDE. He reminded me that the flightpath is controlled by the lift vector, rudder simply controls yaw. He's right, and I've been focusing on adding roll to maintain direction on landing, using the rudder to keep the nose straight. I think my technique is improving, and I appreciate the tip. The TBM is a whole different animal than the high-wing Cessnas I'm used to.

Biggest problem i have with this bird is lateral control on landing. Even with a boot-full of rudder I have trouble putting her down on the center line. I have the same problem with the Jet-Prop, and to a lesser extent, the C90. Not sure where the problem in my technique is with these birds, I'm able to land my other frequent fliers with no problem (T210, PMDG NGX).

The C210 has been my favorite bird since I picked it up a couple of months ago. I even set aside the PMDG 737NGX for a while, which I'd become addicted to because of the immersive experience. I have a couple hundred RW hours in 172's (including SP) and I have no problem with the FDE of the Carenado 210 in flight or for pattern/landing. I usually have it fairly well loaded and fly final around 80kt, reducing to 75 in the flare for a perfect touchdown everytime, although not much of a flare and it's usually a three-pointer. Flap 30 will induce float if you're above those numbers. Sidebar: best challenge I have found with this aircraft (or any other for that matter) is landing at Courcheval LFLJ. It isn't modelled perfectly by any means in FSX, but try getting down and stopped on that 525m runway 5 (there's a wall at the end!). Fun!